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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Centurion Park
27, 28, 29, 30 March 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: Javed Akhtar, RE Koertzen
Third Umpire: DL Orchard
Match Referee: HAB Gardiner
Match Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 51 | 77 | 104 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | run out (Gary Kirsten > > ) | 12 | 70 | 89 | 2 | - |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Jacques Kallis b Hansie Cronje | 50 | 178 | 223 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Paul Adams b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Allan Donald | 73 | 177 | 264 | 12 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Gary Kirsten b Hansie Cronje | 55 | 134 | 184 | 9 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 9 | 15 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 8. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Paul Adams b Allan Donald | 10 | 13 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Mark Boucher b Hansie Cronje | 11 | 36 | 44 | - | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 0 | 14 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-53 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-66 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-68 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-186 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-228 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-240 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-254 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 8-255 (Nuwan Zoysa), 9-290 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 303 (Hashan Tillakaratne). |
| Extras | 6b, 14lb, 3w, 8nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.3 ovs) 303 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 33 | 10 | 73 | 3 | (3w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 7.1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 19 | 7 | 42 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Paul Adams | 22 | 6 | 77 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 22.5 | 7 | 61 | 2 | (0w,11nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 14.3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gerhardus Liebenberg | lbw b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 82 | 115 | 2 | - |
| 3. HD Ackerman | b Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe b Sanath Jayasuriya | 103 | 185 | 307 | 13 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 27 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 12 | 38 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 16 | 25 | - | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 71 | 73 | 2 | - |
| 9. Allan Donald | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 | 25 | 34 | - | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 12 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 2-11 (HD Ackerman), 3-75 (Gary Kirsten), 4-103 (Hansie Cronje), 5-122 (Jacques Kallis), 6-137 (Shaun Pollock), 7-170 (Mark Boucher), 8-182 (Daryll Cullinan), 9-186 (Allan Donald), 200 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 6w, 8nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78 ovs) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 16 | 2 | 55 | 1 | (1w,9nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 12 | 2 | 29 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 15 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 | 8 | 63 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Allan Donald | 16 | 23 | 30 | 3 | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 7 | 34 | 56 | - | - |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Allan Donald | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | run out (Mark Boucher > > ) | 41 | 75 | 99 | 6 | 1 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mark Boucher b Hansie Cronje | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c sub b Hansie Cronje | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Paul Adams | 21 | 59 | 74 | 4 | - |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 14 | 35 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Gary Kirsten b Allan Donald | 15 | 11 | 19 | 2 | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-19 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-40 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-40 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-42 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-42 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-85 (Aravinda de Silva), 8-98 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-118 (Nuwan Zoysa), 122 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 41.3 ovs) 122 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 3 | 12 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 8 | 3 | 13 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | not out | 75 | 203 | 233 | 12 | - |
| 2. Gerhardus Liebenberg | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 89 | 120 | 7 | - |
| 3. HD Ackerman | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 24 | 24 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Aravinda de Silva b Sanath Jayasuriya | 82 | 63 | 70 | 8 | 6 |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | not out | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | ||||||
| +8. Mark Boucher | ||||||
| 9. Allan Donald | ||||||
| 10. Paul Adams | ||||||
| 11. Makhaya Ntini |
| FOW | 1-89 (Gerhardus Liebenberg), 2-99 (HD Ackerman), 3-99 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-215 (Hansie Cronje). |
| Extras | 8b, 3lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 62.5 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 2 | 27 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 23.5 | 4 | 94 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 19 | 6 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Gerhardus Liebenberg, HD Ackerman, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Mark Boucher, Allan Donald, Paul Adams, Makhaya Ntini