12/07Result
3rd ODI, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Hambantota, Jul 12 2014
South Africa won by 82 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa
12/07Result
3rd ODI, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Hambantota, Jul 12 2014
South Africa won by 82 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HM Amla
    48
    61
    83
    4
    0
    78.68
    21.3 oh dear! Amla's not happy with himself here. He's out, just as he looked certain to make his third 50-plus score of the series. He was down the track, but Herath - that wily operator - beat him in the air for what seems like the 91st time today. Amla doesn't get to the pitch, and the shot that he tried to hit over the covers ends up going down long off's throat. Why do Sri Lanka refuse to play Herath regularly in ODIs? I'll never know. 118/1
    Q de Kock †
    128
    127
    162
    12
    3
    100.78
    40.4 doesn't matter. He's gone anyway. QdK attempts the same shot he played earlier in the over. It's a fullish ball, but Senanayake beats him in the flight and though the batsman gets a good chunk of the ball, he's hitting against the breeze. He hits that into the arms of Mendis at long off. End of a fine innings from a very promising player. 248/3
    JH Kallis
    4
    10
    17
    0
    0
    40
    25.3 gone! That's out, surely. Rangana Herath slides this one with the arm, and hits Kallis low on the front pad around off stump. He did get bat on it as well, but it was after the ball hit pad. Kallis has asked for a review, but it's not looking good. It looks like the tracking software is not working, perhaps because of the wind at the venue. Anyway, despite the lack of a proper review, the umpire upholds his decision. There wasn't much doubt about that one anyway. Beautiful bowling by Herath. Kallis' woes continue. 132/2
    AB de Villiers (c)
    108
    71
    101
    11
    4
    152.11
    48.4 he's gone. Finally, but the damage has been done. AB gets a googly and he tries to slam that over wide long on, but ends up mishitting it towards the cover sweeper. Priyanjan has had a poor day in the field, but he does well to keep his eyes on this one, as the wind carries it. A brilliant innings comes to an end. 328/4
    JP Duminy
    29
    24
    42
    2
    1
    120.83
    48.5 erm, what was that? A friendly full toss, and JP was way too early into the shot. This is chipped back at Mendis who swallows it with ease. Maybe the wind got a hold of this one and changed the direction. Either way, it's two in two for Sri Lanka. 328/5
    DA Miller
    not out
    4
    4
    8
    0
    0
    100
    R McLaren
    not out
    2
    3
    6
    0
    0
    66.66
    Extras
    16 (b 4, lb 3, w 9)
    TOTAL
    339/5 (50 Overs, RR: 6.78)
    Did not bat: M Morkel, DW Steyn, WD Parnell, Imran Tahir
    Fall of wickets: 1-118 (Hashim Amla, 21.3 ov), 2-132 (Jacques Kallis, 25.3 ov), 3-248 (Quinton de Kock, 40.4 ov), 4-328 (AB de Villiers, 48.4 ov), 5-328 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 48.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SL Malinga1008508.52412200
    SMSM Senanayake1006616.6325320
    AD Mathews604307.16144020
    BAW Mendis704826.85162210
    HMRKB Herath1004824.8282100
    TM Dilshan704206124000

  • Sri Lanka Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    MDKJ Perera
    37
    25
    32
    4
    2
    148
    5.3 a slower ball does the trick for Kusal. So often Kusal gets off to a flyer and gives it away. He's done a decent job here though. This is full outside off stump, Kusal tries to bang that over mid off, but he mistimes it and offers a simple catch to the man there instead. AB, the fielder, holds up a clenched fist. 57/1
    TM Dilshan
    30
    24
    65
    5
    0
    125
    11.1 mayhem! SA get the breakthrough via a run out where both batsmen end up at the same end. Dilshan is not happy with Sanga. He whips it straight to shortish-midwicket and takes off, Sanga moves towards him initially, but then turns back. Not sure who made which call. Sanga gets back to the non-striker's crease first and Dilshan has to walk off. QdK takes the bails off easy. 107/2
    KC Sangakkara †
    36
    23
    41
    6
    0
    156.52
    12.6 gone! Stangled down the leg side. Sanga goes now and that's a huge blow for this chase. That was an awful ball, waist height about six inches outside leg. Sanga tries to help it on its way, but gets an under edge. Two wickets in two overs now. McLaren had a sliver of his boot behind the white line, so it's not a no-ball, thought the umpires check it. 113/3
    DPMD Jayawardene
    2
    8
    12
    0
    0
    25
    13.2 gone! Sri Lanka are falling apart here. Mahela's gone now, playing a top-edged sweep that carried all the way to the man at fine leg, thanks to some help from the wind. He didn't want to sweep it that hard, but any shot to that side of the ground is going to carry further. Huge pressure on this inexperienced middle order now. They need a big stand. Imran Tahir is ecstatic. But isn't he always? 113/4
    HDRL Thirimanne
    22
    37
    46
    1
    0
    59.45
    24.2 what a ball! He's been turning a few quite sharply all innings, but this time he gets a wicket for it. He's coming in from wide of the crease, flighting it in to pitch at around off stump. The ball spins sharply, beats Thiri's blade, which is miles away, and crashes into off. Sri Lanka's woes continue. Huge job ahead. 151/5
    AD Mathews (c)
    58
    81
    127
    5
    1
    71.6
    41.4 super catch, and that may be the game for the hosts! Again the bouncer gets rid of a batsman. Mathews doesn't control the hook shot, and the tallest man on the park is at short fine leg. Morkel sticks his giant paws up and the ball sticks to his left palm like it's a glue trap. South Africa on the brink of making ODI history here. AB plants a big kiss on Morkel's cheek. He knows what that wicket means, and he's not afraid to show it. 249/7
    SMA Priyanjan
    30
    46
    72
    3
    0
    65.21
    39.3 gone! Priyanjan always looked uncomfortable against the slower bouncer. This one bounces less than he expected. He's trying to swat it away to the off side but it takes a thin edge through to the keeper. Mathews is now stuck with the tail and SL are still over 100 runs away. 234/6
    SMSM Senanayake
    13
    16
    22
    2
    0
    81.25
    43.5 two in two for Morkel. That's a full toss that Senanayake tries to loft over the off side, but he's hitting into the wind and has played the shot too early in any case. Jacques Kallis gets under it at the edge of the circle and pouches it no problem. SA one wicket away from their first ODI series win in the country. 257/9
    HMRKB Herath
    1
    4
    8
    0
    0
    25
    43.4 short and a little wide, Herath tries to heave it away to the leg side, but only gets a top edge. It goes high over the keeper, but QdK runs back to complete a pretty comfortable catch. 257/8
    BAW Mendis
    not out
    0
    1
    5
    0
    0
    0
    SL Malinga
    0
    3
    4
    0
    0
    0
    44.3 Malinga is down the track trying to smash it over the bowler's head, but mistimes it horribly and sends up a lob. Duminy backtracks from the crease and gets under it. Makes no mistake. 257/10
    Extras
    28 (b 2, lb 4, nb 2, w 20)
    TOTAL
    257 all out (44.3 Overs, RR: 5.77)
    Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Kusal Perera, 5.3 ov), 2-107 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 11.1 ov), 3-113 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.6 ov), 4-113 (Mahela Jayawardene, 13.2 ov), 5-151 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 24.2 ov), 6-234 (Ashan Priyanjan, 39.3 ov), 7-249 (Angelo Mathews, 41.4 ov), 8-257 (Rangana Herath, 43.4 ov), 9-257 (Sachithra Senanayake, 43.5 ov), 10-257 (Lasith Malinga, 44.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    DW Steyn705507.85247160
    M Morkel704927217120
    WD Parnell403819.596010
    R McLaren803734.62222001
    Imran Tahir1002912.9380110
    JP Duminy8.304325.05304040

Match Details

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota

Series

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

South AfricaAB de Villiers

Player Of The Series

South AfricaHashim Amla

Series result

South Africa won the 3-match series 2-1

Match number

ODI no. 3502

Season

2014

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45

Match days

12 July 2014 (50-over match)

Umpires

AustraliaSteve DavisSri LankaRanmore Martinesz

TV Umpires

EnglandNigel Llong

Reserve Umpire

Sri LankaRuchira Palliyaguruge

Match Referee

New ZealandJeff Crowe

Match Notes

Match Coverage

All Match News

Making History

1

This is South Africa's first ODI series win in Sri Lanka

Captain's contribution

8

No. of fifties Angelo Mathews has hit in a chase. He has 20 overall

Rising to the call

13.85

Ryan McLaren's bowling average this series. He's taken seven wickets with an economy of 4.85

When It Matters

1

Number of centuries scored by Dilshan in four innings in successful 300-plus chases

Productive Pursuits

66.46

Dilshan's batting average in successful chases

Century Stands

3

Number of partnerships worth 100 or more this series, all by South Africa

No Fifties

47

Quinton de Kock's next highest ODI score after his five hundreds

Consistent Conversion

4

Number of centuries Quinton de Kock has scored in his last six ODI innings

Tapering Off

25.14

Jacques Kallis' ODI batting average after the 2011 World Cup

Falling Early

4 1 0

Jacques Kallis' scores this series

Pace v Spin

92:34

Ratio of wickets taken by fast bowlers and spinners on this ground

Striking Big

332

Highest total on this ground, by Sri Lanka against Canada in 2011