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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
6, 7, 8, 10 September 1993 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: BL Aldridge, TM Samarasinghe
Third Umpire: JR Reid
Match Referee:
Match Result: South Africa won by an innings and 208 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 7 | 14 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Brian McMillan b Allan Donald | 34 | 122 | 175 | 3 | - |
| 3. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Hansie Cronje b Brian McMillan | 9 | 24 | 36 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 34 | 42 | 56 | 6 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Daryll Cullinan b Richard Snell | 11 | 8 | 17 | 2 | - |
| 6. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Brett Schultz | 44 | 79 | 100 | 7 | - |
| +7. Pubudu Dassanayake | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 5 | 18 | 36 | - | - |
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 3 | 31 | 48 | - | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Brett Schultz | 17 | 29 | 30 | 3 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Jonty Rhodes b Richard Snell | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-27 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 3-72 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-85 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-117 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 6-119 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 7-145 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-147 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 9-167 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 168 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62 ovs) 168 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 12 | 4 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Schultz | 20 | 8 | 48 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Snell | 19 | 3 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Kepler Wessels | c Pubudu Dassanayake b Muttiah Muralitharan | 92 | 220 | 304 | 7 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hudson | lbw b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 58 | 177 | 247 | 9 | - |
| 3. Hansie Cronje | b Aravinda de Silva | 122 | 295 | 410 | 11 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 52 | 138 | 177 | 7 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | run out (Roshan Mahanama > > ) | 10 | 21 | 26 | - | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 49 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 8. Pat Symcox | st Pubudu Dassanayake b Aravinda de Silva | 50 | 108 | 161 | 5 | 1 |
| 9. Richard Snell | st Pubudu Dassanayake b Aravinda de Silva | 48 | 65 | 79 | 8 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | not out | 4 | 19 | 21 | - | - |
| 11. Brett Schultz | st Pubudu Dassanayake b Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-137 (Andrew Hudson), 2-179 (Kepler Wessels), 3-284 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-306 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-307 (Brian McMillan), 6-333 (Dave Richardson), 7-401 (Hansie Cronje), 8-480 (Pat Symcox), 9-487 (Richard Snell), 495 (Brett Schultz). |
| Extras | 5b, 20lb, 1w, 16nb, 0pen) 42 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 181 ovs) 495 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 20 | 5 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 31 | 6 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 45 | 12 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 54 | 17 | 101 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 1 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 13 | 1 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | b Brett Schultz | 0 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Hansie Cronje b Allan Donald | 0 | 5 | 15 | - | - |
| 3. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Dave Richardson b Richard Snell | 9 | 34 | 58 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c & b Allan Donald | 24 | 76 | 114 | 2 | - |
| 5. Champaka Ramanayake | lbw b Brian McMillan | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 14 | 21 | 25 | 3 | - |
| 7. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Brett Schultz | 16 | 22 | 45 | 3 | - |
| +8. Pubudu Dassanayake | c Dave Richardson b Richard Snell | 10 | 54 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 2 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Allan Donald b Richard Snell | 21 | 15 | 26 | - | 2 |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-1 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-30 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 4-31 (Champaka Ramanayake), 5-49 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-54 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-69 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 8-76 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-101 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 119 (Pubudu Dassanayake). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43 ovs) 119 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Schultz | 16 | 4 | 58 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Snell | 12 | 4 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Roshan Mahanama, Chandika Hathurusingha, Hashan Tillakaratne, Aravinda de Silva, Champaka Ramanayake, Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Pubudu Dassanayake, Kumar Dharmasena, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan