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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Nairobi Club Ground
1 October 1996
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: ID Robinson, RB Tiffin
Third Umpire: SK Bansal
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 22 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Kumar Dharmasena | 28 | 32 | 50 | 4 | - |
| 3. Pat Symcox | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Sajeewa de Silva | 9 | 9 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Aravinda de Silva | 51 | 73 | 89 | 5 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | c Asanka Gurusinha b Muttiah Muralitharan | 7 | 25 | 32 | - | - |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 23 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 7. Derek Crookes | c Chaminda Vaas b Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 8. Brian McMillan | not out | 25 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| +9. Dave Richardson | run out | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Fanie de Villiers | c sub b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 19 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Allan Donald | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Andrew Hudson), 2-33 (Pat Symcox), 3-45 (Gary Kirsten), 4-69 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-105 (Hansie Cronje), 6-132 (Daryll Cullinan), 7-136 (Derek Crookes), 8-137 (Dave Richardson), 9-167 (Fanie de Villiers), 169 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 6w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 35 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Daryll Cullinan b Pat Symcox | 45 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 1 |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Pat Symcox | 27 | 28 | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | run out (Daryll Cullinan > Dave Richardson) | 22 | 35 | 48 | 5 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Derek Crookes | 11 | 32 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 6. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Fanie de Villiers | 10 | 20 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 7. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Brian McMillan b Fanie de Villiers | 13 | 32 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 18 | 43 | 52 | 3 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | b Allan Donald | 13 | 16 | 24 | 2 | - |
| 10. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-69 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-82 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-85 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-110 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-113 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-130 (Roshan Mahanama), 7-144 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-166 (Chaminda Vaas). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 40.4 ovs) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fanie de Villiers | 8 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (1w,1nb) |
| Allan Donald | 9.4 | 2 | 35 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Crookes | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Andrew Hudson, Gary Kirsten, Pat Symcox, Daryll Cullinan, Jonty Rhodes, Hansie Cronje, Derek Crookes, Brian McMillan, Dave Richardson, Fanie de Villiers, Allan Donald