Standard Bank International Series 1997/98
South Africa v Sri Lanka: South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
| Toss | South Africa, who chose to bat | Tournament | Standard Bank International Series 1997/98 |
| Umpires
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DF Becker and RE Koertzen | Match Date | 13 Apr 1998 |
| Match Referee | JR Reid | Ground | Sahara Oval, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth , Port Elizabeth |
| TV Umpire | CJ Mitchley | ||
| Player of Match | Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) |
South Africa Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Rindel | b Chaminda Vaas | 35 | 97 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 51.47 |
| 2 | Gary Kirsten | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 46 | 80 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 92.00 |
| 3 | Pat Symcox | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Kumar Dharmasena | 13 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 72.22 |
| 4 | Herschelle Gibbs | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Sanath Jayasuriya | 33 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 76.74 |
| 5 | Hansie Cronje * | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Jonty Rhodes | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 36 | 71 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 7 | Shaun Pollock | c Aravinda de Silva b Upul Chandana | 22 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 88.00 |
| 8 | Jacques Kallis | lbw Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 9 | Mark Boucher † | lbw Chaminda Vaas | 14 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| 10 | Lance Klusener | c Marvan Atapattu b Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| 11 | Roger Telemachus | not out | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extra | b 1, lb 9, w 2 | 12 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 49.5 overs; | 231 | 4.64 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-78 ( Gary Kirsten, 17.4 ) ; 2-94 ( Mike Rindel, 21.5 ) ; 3-104 ( Pat Symcox, 25.0 ) ; 4-104 ( Hansie Cronje, 25.3 ) ; 5-150 ( Herschelle Gibbs, 33.1 ) ; 6-186 ( Shaun Pollock, 40.4 ) ; 7-189 ( Jacques Kallis, 41.2 ) ; 8-201 ( Jonty Rhodes, 44.3 ) ; 9-230 ( Mark Boucher, 49.3 ) ; 10-231 ( Lance Klusener, 49.5 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7.5 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 9.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hansie Cronje b Roger Telemachus | 7 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| 2 | Romesh Kaluwitharana † | lbw Roger Telemachus | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 3 | Marvan Atapattu | b Jacques Kallis | 63 | 99 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 80.77 |
| 4 | Aravinda de Silva | b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 5 | Arjuna Ranatunga * | not out | 93 | 171 | 118 | 9 | 1 | 78.81 |
| 6 | Roshan Mahanama | not out | 46 | 85 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 73.02 |
| 7 | Kumar Dharmasena | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Upul Chandana | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Chaminda Vaas | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Pramodya Wickramasinghe | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | lb 9, w 7, nb 2 | 18 | ||||||
| Total | 4 wickets; 46.4 overs; | 232 | 4.97 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-8 ( Romesh Kaluwitharana, 1.3 ) ; 2-15 ( Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.5 ) ; 3-17 ( Aravinda de Silva, 4.3 ) ; 4-125 ( Marvan Atapattu, 26.1 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Roger Telemachus | 7.0 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Klusener | 8.0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje * | 7.4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 7.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Symcox | 9.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

