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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Newlands, Cape Town
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 March 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, DL Orchard
Third Umpire: RE Koertzen
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: South Africa won by 70 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Adam Bacher | c Roshan Mahanama b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 30 | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 62 | 136 | 203 | 9 | - |
| 3. HD Ackerman | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 54 | 72 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 113 | 159 | 222 | 13 | 1 |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 49 | 90 | 92 | 6 | 1 |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 13 | 20 | - | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 92 | 138 | 198 | 8 | 1 |
| +8. Mark Boucher | run out (Roshan Mahanama > > ) | 33 | 94 | 126 | 2 | - |
| 9. Allan Donald | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 36 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 6 | 14 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 3 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Adam Bacher), 2-60 (HD Ackerman), 3-155 (Gary Kirsten), 4-251 (Hansie Cronje), 5-260 (Jacques Kallis), 6-272 (Daryll Cullinan), 7-367 (Mark Boucher), 8-402 (Allan Donald), 9-414 (Paul Adams), 418 (Shaun Pollock). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 124.4 ovs) 418 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 21 | 2 | 75 | 2 | (0w,8nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 20 | 3 | 81 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 28.4 | 7 | 75 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 8 | 135 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 17 | 15 | 19 | 3 | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Daryll Cullinan b Paul Adams | 60 | 129 | 194 | 7 | - |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 9 | 20 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 77 | 98 | 117 | 13 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c HD Ackerman b Paul Adams | 20 | 26 | 27 | 3 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 22 | 73 | 99 | 2 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 13 | 41 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 30 | 60 | 84 | 6 | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c sub b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 19 | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 15 | 22 | 37 | 3 | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 4 | 17 | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-36 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-165 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-194 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-195 (Marvan Atapattu), 6-219 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-241 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-270 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-300 (Chaminda Vaas), 306 (Ravindra Pushpakumara). |
| Extras | 8b, 7lb, 1w, 12nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.3 ovs) 306 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 21.3 | 7 | 66 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 26 | 5 | 83 | 4 | (0w,8nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 20 | 2 | 62 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 15 | 28 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 49 | 140 | 177 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 68 | 123 | 174 | 7 | 1 |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Sanath Jayasuriya | 74 | 147 | 197 | 4 | 3 |
| +6. Mark Boucher | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 32 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 7. HD Ackerman | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 54 | 54 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 38 | 43 | - | - |
| 9. Allan Donald | c Ravindra Pushpakumara b Sanath Jayasuriya | 18 | 50 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 6 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Adam Bacher), 2-18 (Gary Kirsten), 3-134 (Jacques Kallis), 4-146 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-166 (Mark Boucher), 6-188 (HD Ackerman), 7-219 (Shaun Pollock), 8-256 (Hansie Cronje), 9-260 (Paul Adams), 264 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103 ovs) 264 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 3 | 41 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (1w,1nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 41 | 10 | 108 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 33 | 7 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Allan Donald | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c & b Paul Adams | 71 | 200 | 243 | 9 | - |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 29 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Adams | 37 | 62 | 82 | 6 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Gary Kirsten b Jacques Kallis | 43 | 93 | 120 | 6 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Allan Donald | 13 | 56 | 74 | 2 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Shaun Pollock | 45 | 61 | 72 | 8 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Makhaya Ntini | 51 | 45 | 62 | 8 | 1 |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | run out (Daryll Cullinan > > ) | 10 | 14 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 9 | 15 | 21 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-27 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-98 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-171 (Marvan Atapattu), 5-175 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-234 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-234 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-239 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 9-287 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 306 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.3 ovs) 306 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 20 | 4 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 23 | 3 | 77 | 2 | (0w,9nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 5 | 45 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 5.3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 27 | 3 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Adam Bacher, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Mark Boucher, HD Ackerman, Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Paul Adams, Makhaya Ntini