Scorecards / 2006 / South Africa v Sri Lanka
Test match · South Africa tour of Sri LankaSouth Africa v Sri Lanka: Test scorecard, 4 Aug 2006
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket. 4 Aug 2006, P Sara Oval, Colombo.
Result
Runs per over- P Sara Oval, ColomboSouth Africa 361(89.4 ov) Sri Lanka 321(85.1 ov) South Africa 311(107.5 ov) Sri Lanka 352/9(113.3 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket
South Africa first innings
361 (89.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH Gibbslbw b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AJ Hallc TM Dilshan b SL Malinga | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JA Rudolphb SL Malinga | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65.0 |
| HM Amlalbw b M Muralitharan | 40 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 85.1 |
| AG Princec HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 86 | 144 | 13 | 0 | 59.7 |
| AB de Villiersc HAPW Jayawardene b SL Malinga | 95 | 141 | 18 | 0 | 67.4 |
| MV Boucherb M Muralitharan | 32 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 78.0 |
| SM Pollocknot out | 57 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 81.4 |
| N Bojec KC Sangakkara b MF Maharoof | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.8 |
| DW Steync ST Jayasuriya b M Muralitharan | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 |
| M Ntinic MF Maharoof b M Muralitharan | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 48.1 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 8) | ||||
| Total | 361 (89.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (HH Gibbs, 0.2 ov); 2-4 (AJ Hall, 3.3 ov); 3-31 (JA Rudolph, 7.4 ov); 4-70 (HM Amla, 20.3 ov); 5-231 (AG Prince, 57.2 ov); 6-256 (AB de Villiers, 64.6 ov); 7-273 (MV Boucher, 67.1 ov); 8-307 (N Boje, 74.6 ov); 9-327 (DW Steyn, 81.1 ov); 10-361 (M Ntini, 89.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 18 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 3.94 |
| SL Malinga | 18 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 4.50 |
| M Muralitharan | 33.5 | 2 | 128 | 5 | 3.78 |
| MF Maharoof | 14.5 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 3.51 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5.80 |
Sri Lanka first innings
321 (85.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharangac N Boje b M Ntini | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| ST Jayasuriyac HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 47 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 70.1 |
| KC Sangakkarac HM Amla b M Ntini | 14 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 45.2 |
| DPMD Jayawardenec MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48.1 |
| TM Dilshanb M Ntini | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| CK Kapugederab N Boje | 63 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 |
| HAPW Jayawardeneb DW Steyn | 42 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 |
| MF Maharoofb DW Steyn | 56 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 50.9 |
| WPUJC Vaasc MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 64 | 130 | 10 | 0 | 49.2 |
| SL Malinganot out | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.0 |
| M Muralitharanc AJ Hall b DW Steyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 5) | ||||
| Total | 321 (85.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (WU Tharanga, 2.3 ov); 2-43 (KC Sangakkara, 10.5 ov); 3-74 (DPMD Jayawardene, 20.5 ov); 4-85 (TM Dilshan, 22.3 ov); 5-86 (ST Jayasuriya, 22.5 ov); 6-191 (CK Kapugedera, 43.2 ov); 7-191 (HAPW Jayawardene, 44.1 ov); 8-308 (MF Maharoof, 81.6 ov); 9-317 (WPUJC Vaas, 83.6 ov); 10-321 (M Muralitharan, 85.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Ntini | 21 | 3 | 84 | 4 | 4.00 |
| DW Steyn | 13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 6.23 |
| SM Pollock | 16 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 3.25 |
| AJ Hall | 15 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 2.07 |
| N Boje | 20 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 3.55 |
South Africa second innings
311 (107.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH Gibbsc ST Jayasuriya b M Muralitharan | 92 | 190 | 11 | 1 | 48.4 |
| AJ Hallc HAPW Jayawardene b MF Maharoof | 32 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 50.8 |
| JA Rudolphrun out | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| HM Amlarun out | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27.6 |
| AG Princec & b M Muralitharan | 17 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 22.4 |
| AB de Villiersc TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan | 33 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 52.4 |
| MV Boucherc TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan | 65 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 63.7 |
| SM Pollockc WU Tharanga b M Muralitharan | 14 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 |
| N Bojec HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 15 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 34.9 |
| DW Steynlbw b M Muralitharan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Ntininot out | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 15 (b 9, lb 4, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 311 (107.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (AJ Hall, 22.5 ov); 2-119 (JA Rudolph, 36.4 ov); 3-131 (HM Amla, 44.6 ov); 4-161 (HH Gibbs, 57.5 ov); 5-206 (AG Prince, 75.1 ov); 6-207 (AB de Villiers, 75.4 ov); 7-235 (SM Pollock, 85.1 ov); 8-280 (N Boje, 99.5 ov); 9-282 (DW Steyn, 101.6 ov); 10-311 (MV Boucher, 107.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 19 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 2.79 |
| SL Malinga | 12 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 4.58 |
| MF Maharoof | 21 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 2.52 |
| M Muralitharan | 46.5 | 12 | 97 | 7 | 2.07 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 |
Sri Lanka second innings
352/9 (113.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharangac HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ST Jayasuriyac HM Amla b N Boje | 73 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 98.6 |
| KC Sangakkarac HM Amla b SM Pollock | 39 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 60.9 |
| DPMD Jayawardenec HH Gibbs b N Boje | 123 | 248 | 11 | 2 | 49.6 |
| TM Dilshanc HH Gibbs b N Boje | 18 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 62.1 |
| CK Kapugederac AB de Villiers b N Boje | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
| HAPW Jayawardenelbw b AJ Hall | 30 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 38.0 |
| MF Maharoofnot out | 29 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 24.6 |
| WPUJC Vaasc AB de Villiers b AJ Hall | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| M Muralitharanb AJ Hall | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| SL Malinganot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 20 (b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 4) | ||||
| Total | 352/9 (113.3 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (WU Tharanga, 2.1 ov); 2-94 (KC Sangakkara, 19.6 ov); 3-121 (ST Jayasuriya, 27.6 ov); 4-164 (TM Dilshan, 38.2 ov); 5-201 (CK Kapugedera, 49.4 ov); 6-279 (HAPW Jayawardene, 78.1 ov); 7-341 (DPMD Jayawardene, 107.1 ov); 8-348 (WPUJC Vaas, 112.1 ov); 9-350 (M Muralitharan, 112.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Ntini | 7.2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1.77 |
| DW Steyn | 22.4 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 3.57 |
| N Boje | 39.3 | 11 | 111 | 4 | 2.81 |
| SM Pollock | 19 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 3.16 |
| AJ Hall | 25 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 3.00 |
Match summary
South Africa played Sri Lanka in a men's Test match at P Sara Oval, Colombo on 4 August 2006 (to 8 August 2006), part of South Africa tour of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
DPMD Jayawardene was named player of the match.
On 4 August 2006 the on-field umpires were BF Bowden and Aleem Dar, with J Srinath as match referee.
How the innings went
South Africa made 361 in 89.4 overs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 95 from 141 balls, including 18 fours and 0 sixes. M Muralitharan took 5 for 128. The biggest stand before a wicket was 161 runs between AG Prince and AB de Villiers.
Sri Lanka made 321 in 85.1 overs. WPUJC Vaas top-scored with 64 from 130 balls, including 10 fours and 0 sixes. DW Steyn took 5 for 82. The biggest stand before a wicket was 117 runs between MF Maharoof and WPUJC Vaas.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 311 in 107.5 overs. HH Gibbs top-scored with 92 from 190 balls, including 11 fours and 1 sixes. M Muralitharan took 7 for 97. The biggest stand before a wicket was 76 runs between AJ Hall and HH Gibbs.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 352/9 in 113.3 overs. DPMD Jayawardene top-scored with 123 from 248 balls, including 11 fours and 2 sixes. N Boje took 4 for 111. The biggest stand before a wicket was 82 runs between KC Sangakkara and ST Jayasuriya.
Extras
South Africa's innings of 361 in 89.4 overs included 8 extras: 0 wides, 8 no-balls, 0 byes and 0 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 321 in 85.1 overs included 8 extras: 2 wides, 5 no-balls, 0 byes and 1 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 311 in 107.5 overs included 15 extras: 1 wides, 1 no-balls, 9 byes and 4 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 352/9 in 113.3 overs included 20 extras: 4 wides, 4 no-balls, 4 byes and 8 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won South Africa v Sri Lanka on 4 August 2006?
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket.
Who top-scored in South Africa v Sri Lanka?
DPMD Jayawardene scored 123 from 248 balls for Sri Lanka, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in South Africa v Sri Lanka?
M Muralitharan, with 7 for 97.
What was the highest partnership?
161 runs between AG Prince and AB de Villiers for South Africa.
Who won the toss?
South Africa, who chose to bat.
Where was South Africa v Sri Lanka played?
At P Sara Oval, Colombo, on 4 August 2006.