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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 August 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, BF Bowden
Third Umpire: TH Wijewardene
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 1 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Hall | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | b Lasith Malinga | 13 | 20 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 4. Hashim Amla | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 40 | 47 | 76 | 7 | - |
| *5. Ashwell Prince | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 86 | 144 | 207 | 13 | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 95 | 141 | 182 | 18 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 32 | 41 | 42 | 6 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 57 | 70 | 106 | 5 | 2 |
| 9. Nicky Boje | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 11 | 23 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 | 22 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Farveez Maharoof b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 27 | 35 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-4 (Andrew Hall), 3-31 (Jacques Rudolph), 4-70 (Hashim Amla), 5-231 (Ashwell Prince), 6-256 (AB de Villiers), 7-273 (Mark Boucher), 8-307 (Nicky Boje), 9-327 (Dale Steyn), 361 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.5 ovs, 383 mins) 361 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 4 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 18 | 4 | 81 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 33.5 | 2 | 128 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 15 | 2 | 52 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Nicky Boje b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 9 | 12 | - | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini | 47 | 67 | 111 | 8 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Hashim Amla b Makhaya Ntini | 14 | 31 | 36 | 3 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 13 | 27 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 6. Chamara Kapugedera | b Nicky Boje | 63 | 77 | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | b Dale Steyn | 42 | 49 | 91 | 6 | 1 |
| 8. Farveez Maharoof | b Dale Steyn | 56 | 110 | 155 | 11 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 64 | 130 | 161 | 10 | - |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | not out | 8 | 10 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Andrew Hall b Dale Steyn | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Upul Tharanga), 2-43 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-74 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-85 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 5-86 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-191 (Chamara Kapugedera), 7-191 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 8-308 (Farveez Maharoof), 9-317 (Chaminda Vaas), 321 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.1 ovs, 372 mins) 321 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Makhaya Ntini | 21 | 3 | 84 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | (2w,3nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 16 | 4 | 52 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 15 | 7 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 20 | 6 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 92 | 190 | 247 | 11 | 1 |
| 2. Andrew Hall | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Farveez Maharoof | 32 | 63 | 96 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | run out (Chamara Kapugedera > > ) | 15 | 33 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 4. Hashim Amla | run out (Chamara Kapugedera > > ) | 8 | 29 | 36 | - | - |
| *5. Ashwell Prince | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 | 76 | 129 | 2 | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 33 | 63 | 79 | 5 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 65 | 102 | 123 | 7 | 2 |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Upul Tharanga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 32 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 43 | 54 | 3 | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 5 | 10 | 21 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (Andrew Hall), 2-119 (Jacques Rudolph), 3-131 (Hashim Amla), 4-161 (Herschelle Gibbs), 5-206 (Ashwell Prince), 6-207 (AB de Villiers), 7-235 (Shaun Pollock), 8-280 (Nicky Boje), 9-282 (Dale Steyn), 311 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 9b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.5 ovs, 446 mins) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 4 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 1 | 55 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 21 | 3 | 53 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 46.5 | 12 | 97 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hashim Amla b Nicky Boje | 73 | 74 | 131 | 9 | 3 |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Hashim Amla b Shaun Pollock | 39 | 64 | 82 | 8 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Herschelle Gibbs b Nicky Boje | 123 | 248 | 359 | 11 | 2 |
| 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Herschelle Gibbs b Nicky Boje | 18 | 29 | 43 | 4 | - |
| 6. Chamara Kapugedera | c AB de Villiers b Nicky Boje | 13 | 40 | 41 | 1 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | lbw b Andrew Hall | 30 | 79 | 110 | 3 | - |
| 8. Farveez Maharoof | not out | 29 | 118 | 159 | 2 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c AB de Villiers b Andrew Hall | 4 | 20 | 24 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Andrew Hall | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Lasith Malinga | not out | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Upul Tharanga), 2-94 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-121 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-164 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 5-201 (Chamara Kapugedera), 6-279 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-341 (Mahela Jayawardene), 8-348 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-350 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 4b, 8lb, 4w, 4nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 113.3 ovs, 488 mins) 352 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Makhaya Ntini | 7.2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 22.4 | 2 | 81 | 0 | (3w,2nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 39.3 | 11 | 111 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 19 | 2 | 60 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 25 | 3 | 75 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Prasanna Jayawardene, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga