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South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1998
Venue:
Newlands, Cape Town
Date & Time:
Thu, Mar 19, 2:00 AM LOCAL
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South Africa won by 70 runs
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
418-10
(124.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Adam Bacher
c Mahanama b Wickramasinghe
6
30
0
0
20.00
Gary Kirsten
lbw b Vaas
62
136
9
0
45.59
HD Ackerman
c & b Muralitharan
23
54
1
0
42.59
Daryll Cullinan
b Wickramasinghe
113
159
13
1
71.07
Hansie Cronje
c Mahanama b Vaas
49
90
6
1
54.44
Jacques Kallis
c Ranatunga b Muralitharan
3
13
0
0
23.08
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Wickramasinghe
92
138
8
1
66.67
Mark Boucher
run out (Mahanama)
33
94
2
0
35.11
Allan Donald
b Muralitharan
12
36
1
0
33.33
Paul Adams
st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
2
6
0
0
33.33
Makhaya Ntini
not out
3
7
0
0
42.86
Extras
20
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
418-10
(124.4 Overs, RR: 3.35)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
21
2
75
2
8
0
3.57
Ravindra Pushpakumara
20
3
81
0
4
0
4.05
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
28.4
7
75
3
3
0
2.64
Muttiah Muralitharan
45
8
135
4
0
0
3.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
6
1
29
0
0
0
4.83
Aravinda de Silva
4
0
15
0
0
0
3.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Bacher
19-1
6.6
H Ackerman
60-2
23.4
G Kirsten
155-3
46.6
H Cronje
251-4
70.6
Kallis
260-5
75.5
D Cullinan
272-6
78.6
M Boucher
367-7
109.2
A Donald
402-8
119.6
P Adams
414-9
123.1
S Pollock
418-10
124.4
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
306-10
(84.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Boucher b Donald
17
15
3
0
113.33
Marvan Atapattu
c Cullinan b Adams
60
129
7
0
46.51
Roshan Mahanama
c Boucher b Donald
9
20
2
0
45.00
Aravinda de Silva
c Boucher b Ntini
77
98
13
0
78.57
Arjuna Ranatunga
c Ackerman b Adams
20
26
3
0
76.92
Hashan Tillakaratne
c Boucher b Pollock
22
73
2
0
30.14
Romesh Kaluwitharana
lbw b Pollock
13
41
2
0
31.71
Chaminda Vaas
c Boucher b Pollock
30
60
6
0
50.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
c sub (L Klusener) b Pollock
11
19
0
0
57.89
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
15
22
3
0
68.18
Ravindra Pushpakumara
c Boucher b Donald
4
17
1
0
23.53
Extras
28
(b 8, lb 7, w 1, nb 12, p 0)
Total
306-10
(84.3 Overs, RR: 3.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
21.3
7
66
3
0
0
3.10
Shaun Pollock
26
5
83
4
8
0
3.19
Makhaya Ntini
10
1
57
1
5
0
5.70
Jacques Kallis
7
1
23
0
0
1
3.29
Paul Adams
20
2
62
2
0
0
3.10
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Jayasuriya
20-1
4.5
R Mahanama
36-2
8.5
A Silva
165-3
38.5
A Ranatunga
194-4
45.6
M Atapattu
195-5
47.1
Romesh Kaluwitharana
219-6
61.4
H Tillakaratne
241-7
69.6
P Wickramasinghe
270-8
75.5
C Vaas
300-9
79.4
Ravindra Pushpakumara
306-10
84.3
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
264-10
(103 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Gary Kirsten
c Mahanama b Vaas
15
28
2
0
53.57
Adam Bacher
c Kaluwitharana b Vaas
0
2
0
0
0.00
Jacques Kallis
st Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
49
140
5
1
35.00
Daryll Cullinan
c Tillakaratne b Muralitharan
68
123
7
1
55.28
Hansie Cronje
c Muralitharan b Jayasuriya
74
147
4
3
50.34
Mark Boucher
c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan
10
32
1
0
31.25
HD Ackerman
lbw b Muralitharan
8
54
0
0
14.81
Shaun Pollock
st Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
6
38
0
0
15.79
Allan Donald
c Pushpakumara b Jayasuriya
18
50
2
0
36.00
Paul Adams
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
3
6
0
0
50.00
Makhaya Ntini
not out
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
13
(b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
264-10
(103 Overs, RR: 2.56)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
11
3
41
2
3
0
3.73
Ravindra Pushpakumara
8
0
24
0
1
1
3.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
8
1
24
0
1
0
3.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
41
10
108
4
0
0
2.63
Aravinda de Silva
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
33
7
53
4
0
0
1.61
Marvan Atapattu
1
0
7
0
0
0
7.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Bacher
5-1
2.2
G Kirsten
18-2
8.1
Kallis
134-3
44.3
D Cullinan
146-4
53.2
M Boucher
166-5
61.5
H Ackerman
188-6
75.4
S Pollock
219-7
86.5
H Cronje
256-8
98.4
P Adams
260-9
101.3
A Donald
264-10
102.6
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
306-10
(95.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
lbw b Donald
0
7
0
0
0.00
Marvan Atapattu
c & b Adams
71
200
9
0
35.50
Roshan Mahanama
c Kallis b Pollock
11
29
1
0
37.93
Aravinda de Silva
c Kallis b Adams
37
62
6
0
59.68
Arjuna Ranatunga
c Kirsten b Kallis
43
93
6
0
46.24
Hashan Tillakaratne
lbw b Donald
13
56
2
0
23.21
Romesh Kaluwitharana
b Pollock
45
61
8
0
73.77
Chaminda Vaas
c Boucher b Donald
0
1
0
0
0.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
b Ntini
51
45
8
1
113.33
Muttiah Muralitharan
run out (Cullinan)
10
14
2
0
71.43
Ravindra Pushpakumara
not out
9
15
2
0
60.00
Extras
16
(b 5, lb 3, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
306-10
(95.3 Overs, RR: 3.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
20
4
64
3
0
0
3.20
Shaun Pollock
23
3
77
2
9
0
3.35
Jacques Kallis
15
5
45
1
1
0
3.00
Makhaya Ntini
5.3
0
17
1
0
0
3.21
Paul Adams
27
3
90
2
0
0
3.33
Hansie Cronje
5
3
5
0
0
0
1.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Jayasuriya
3-1
2.1
R Mahanama
27-2
11.6
A Silva
98-3
33.4
M Atapattu
171-4
62.3
A Ranatunga
175-5
65.1
H Tillakaratne
234-6
82.2
C Vaas
234-7
82.3
Romesh Kaluwitharana
239-8
83.3
Muralitharan
287-9
90.4
P Wickramasinghe
306-10
95.3
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
418-10
(124.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Adam Bacher
c Mahanama b Wickramasinghe
6
30
0
0
20.00
Gary Kirsten
lbw b Vaas
62
136
9
0
45.59
HD Ackerman
c & b Muralitharan
23
54
1
0
42.59
Daryll Cullinan
b Wickramasinghe
113
159
13
1
71.07
Hansie Cronje
c Mahanama b Vaas
49
90
6
1
54.44
Jacques Kallis
c Ranatunga b Muralitharan
3
13
0
0
23.08
Shaun Pollock
lbw b Wickramasinghe
92
138
8
1
66.67
Mark Boucher
run out (Mahanama)
33
94
2
0
35.11
Allan Donald
b Muralitharan
12
36
1
0
33.33
Paul Adams
st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
2
6
0
0
33.33
Makhaya Ntini
not out
3
7
0
0
42.86
Extras
20
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
418-10
(124.4 Overs, RR: 3.35)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
21
2
75
2
8
0
3.57
Ravindra Pushpakumara
20
3
81
0
4
0
4.05
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
28.4
7
75
3
3
0
2.64
Muttiah Muralitharan
45
8
135
4
0
0
3.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
6
1
29
0
0
0
4.83
Aravinda de Silva
4
0
15
0
0
0
3.75
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Bacher
19-1
6.6
H Ackerman
60-2
23.4
G Kirsten
155-3
46.6
H Cronje
251-4
70.6
Kallis
260-5
75.5
D Cullinan
272-6
78.6
M Boucher
367-7
109.2
A Donald
402-8
119.6
P Adams
414-9
123.1
S Pollock
418-10
124.4
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
306-10
(84.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Boucher b Donald
17
15
3
0
113.33
Marvan Atapattu
c Cullinan b Adams
60
129
7
0
46.51
Roshan Mahanama
c Boucher b Donald
9
20
2
0
45.00
Aravinda de Silva
c Boucher b Ntini
77
98
13
0
78.57
Arjuna Ranatunga
c Ackerman b Adams
20
26
3
0
76.92
Hashan Tillakaratne
c Boucher b Pollock
22
73
2
0
30.14
Romesh Kaluwitharana
lbw b Pollock
13
41
2
0
31.71
Chaminda Vaas
c Boucher b Pollock
30
60
6
0
50.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
c sub (L Klusener) b Pollock
11
19
0
0
57.89
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
15
22
3
0
68.18
Ravindra Pushpakumara
c Boucher b Donald
4
17
1
0
23.53
Extras
28
(b 8, lb 7, w 1, nb 12, p 0)
Total
306-10
(84.3 Overs, RR: 3.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
21.3
7
66
3
0
0
3.10
Shaun Pollock
26
5
83
4
8
0
3.19
Makhaya Ntini
10
1
57
1
5
0
5.70
Jacques Kallis
7
1
23
0
0
1
3.29
Paul Adams
20
2
62
2
0
0
3.10
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Jayasuriya
20-1
4.5
R Mahanama
36-2
8.5
A Silva
165-3
38.5
A Ranatunga
194-4
45.6
M Atapattu
195-5
47.1
Romesh Kaluwitharana
219-6
61.4
H Tillakaratne
241-7
69.6
P Wickramasinghe
270-8
75.5
C Vaas
300-9
79.4
Ravindra Pushpakumara
306-10
84.3
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
264-10
(103 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Gary Kirsten
c Mahanama b Vaas
15
28
2
0
53.57
Adam Bacher
c Kaluwitharana b Vaas
0
2
0
0
0.00
Jacques Kallis
st Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
49
140
5
1
35.00
Daryll Cullinan
c Tillakaratne b Muralitharan
68
123
7
1
55.28
Hansie Cronje
c Muralitharan b Jayasuriya
74
147
4
3
50.34
Mark Boucher
c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan
10
32
1
0
31.25
HD Ackerman
lbw b Muralitharan
8
54
0
0
14.81
Shaun Pollock
st Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
6
38
0
0
15.79
Allan Donald
c Pushpakumara b Jayasuriya
18
50
2
0
36.00
Paul Adams
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
3
6
0
0
50.00
Makhaya Ntini
not out
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
13
(b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
264-10
(103 Overs, RR: 2.56)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
11
3
41
2
3
0
3.73
Ravindra Pushpakumara
8
0
24
0
1
1
3.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
8
1
24
0
1
0
3.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
41
10
108
4
0
0
2.63
Aravinda de Silva
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
33
7
53
4
0
0
1.61
Marvan Atapattu
1
0
7
0
0
0
7.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Bacher
5-1
2.2
G Kirsten
18-2
8.1
Kallis
134-3
44.3
D Cullinan
146-4
53.2
M Boucher
166-5
61.5
H Ackerman
188-6
75.4
S Pollock
219-7
86.5
H Cronje
256-8
98.4
P Adams
260-9
101.3
A Donald
264-10
102.6
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
306-10
(95.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
lbw b Donald
0
7
0
0
0.00
Marvan Atapattu
c & b Adams
71
200
9
0
35.50
Roshan Mahanama
c Kallis b Pollock
11
29
1
0
37.93
Aravinda de Silva
c Kallis b Adams
37
62
6
0
59.68
Arjuna Ranatunga
c Kirsten b Kallis
43
93
6
0
46.24
Hashan Tillakaratne
lbw b Donald
13
56
2
0
23.21
Romesh Kaluwitharana
b Pollock
45
61
8
0
73.77
Chaminda Vaas
c Boucher b Donald
0
1
0
0
0.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
b Ntini
51
45
8
1
113.33
Muttiah Muralitharan
run out (Cullinan)
10
14
2
0
71.43
Ravindra Pushpakumara
not out
9
15
2
0
60.00
Extras
16
(b 5, lb 3, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
306-10
(95.3 Overs, RR: 3.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
20
4
64
3
0
0
3.20
Shaun Pollock
23
3
77
2
9
0
3.35
Jacques Kallis
15
5
45
1
1
0
3.00
Makhaya Ntini
5.3
0
17
1
0
0
3.21
Paul Adams
27
3
90
2
0
0
3.33
Hansie Cronje
5
3
5
0
0
0
1.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Jayasuriya
3-1
2.1
R Mahanama
27-2
11.6
A Silva
98-3
33.4
M Atapattu
171-4
62.3
A Ranatunga
175-5
65.1
H Tillakaratne
234-6
82.2
C Vaas
234-7
82.3
Romesh Kaluwitharana
239-8
83.3
Muralitharan
287-9
90.4
P Wickramasinghe
306-10
95.3
INFO
Match
RSA vs SL • 1st Test • Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1998
Series
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1998
Date
Thu, Mar 19
Time
2:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires
Steve Dunne, David Orchard
3rd Umpire
Rudi Koertzen
Referee
John Reid
South Africa squad
Players
Adam Bacher,
Gary Kirsten,
HD Ackerman,
Daryll Cullinan,
Hansie Cronje (c),
Jacques Kallis,
Shaun Pollock,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Allan Donald,
Paul Adams,
Makhaya Ntini
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Sanath Jayasuriya,
Marvan Atapattu,
Roshan Mahanama,
Aravinda de Silva,
Arjuna Ranatunga (c),
Hashan Tillakaratne,
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk),
Chaminda Vaas,
Pramodya Wickramasinghe,
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Ravindra Pushpakumara
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