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Test no. 1812

South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series - 2nd Test
Sri Lanka v South Africa

2006 season

Played at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 4,5,6,7,8 August 2006 (5-day match)

Result Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket


South Africa 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	HH Gibbs	lbw b Vaas	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
	AJ Hall	c Dilshan b Malinga	0	16	9	0	0	0.00
	JA Rudolph	b Malinga	13	35	20	2	0	65.00
	HM Amla	lbw b Muralitharan	40	76	47	7	0	85.10
	AG Prince	c HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	86	207	144	13	0	59.72
	AB de Villiers	c HAPW Jayawardene b Malinga	95	182	141	18	0	67.37
	MV Boucher	b Muralitharan	32	42	41	6	0	78.04
	SM Pollock	not out	57	106	70	5	2	81.42
	N Boje	c Sangakkara b Maharoof	11	33	23	2	0	47.82
	DW Steyn	c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan	6	24	22	0	0	27.27
	M Ntini	c Maharoof b Muralitharan	13	35	27	3	0	48.14
	Extras	(nb 8)	8

	Total	(all out; 89.5 overs; 383 mins)	361	(4.01 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Gibbs, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Hall, 3.3 ov), 3-31 (Rudolph, 7.4 ov), 4-70 (Amla, 20.3 ov), 5-231 (Prince, 57.2 ov), 6-256 (de Villiers, 64.6 ov), 7-273 (Boucher, 67.1 ov), 8-307 (Boje, 74.6 ov), 9-327 (Steyn, 81.1 ov), 10-361 (Ntini, 89.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	18	4	71	1	3.94
SL Malinga	18	4	81	3	4.50	(4nb)
M Muralitharan	33.5	2	128	5	3.78
MF Maharoof	15	2	52	1	3.46	(4nb)
ST Jayasuriya	5	0	29	0	5.80


Sri Lanka 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	WU Tharanga	c Boje b Ntini	2	12	9	0	0	22.22
	ST Jayasuriya	c Gibbs b Ntini	47	111	67	8	0	70.14
	KC Sangakkara	c Amla b Ntini	14	36	31	3	0	45.16
	DPMD Jayawardene	c Boucher b Steyn	13	47	27	2	0	48.14
	TM Dilshan	b Ntini	4	10	5	1	0	80.00
	CK Kapugedera	b Boje	63	89	77	9	2	81.81
	HAPW Jayawardene	b Steyn	42	91	49	6	1	85.71
	MF Maharoof	b Steyn	56	155	110	11	0	50.90
	WPUJC Vaas	c Boucher b Steyn	64	161	130	10	0	49.23
	SL Malinga	not out	8	17	10	2	0	80.00
	M Muralitharan	c Hall b Steyn	0	6	1	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(lb 1, w 2, nb 5)	8

	Total	(all out; 85.1 overs; 372 mins)	321	(3.76 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-16 (Tharanga, 2.3 ov), 2-43 (Sangakkara, 10.5 ov), 3-74 (DPMD Jayawardene, 20.5 ov), 4-85 (Dilshan, 22.3 ov), 5-86 (Jayasuriya, 22.5 ov), 6-191 (Kapugedera, 43.2 ov), 7-191 (HAPW Jayawardene, 44.1 ov), 8-308 (Maharoof, 81.6 ov), 9-317 (Vaas, 83.6 ov), 10-321 (Muralitharan, 85.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Ntini	21	3	84	4	4.00
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	6.22	(3nb, 2w)
SM Pollock	16	4	52	0	3.25	(2nb)
AJ Hall	15	7	31	0	2.06
N Boje	20	6	71	1	3.55


South Africa 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	HH Gibbs	c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan	92	247	190	11	1	48.42
	AJ Hall	c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof	32	96	63	2	1	50.79
	JA Rudolph	run out (Tharanga)	15	62	33	1	0	45.45
	HM Amla	run out (Kapugedera)	8	36	29	0	0	27.58
	AG Prince	c & b Muralitharan	17	129	76	2	0	22.36
	AB de Villiers	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	33	79	63	5	0	52.38
	MV Boucher	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	65	123	102	7	2	63.72
	SM Pollock	c Tharanga b Muralitharan	14	31	32	1	0	43.75
	N Boje	c HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	15	54	43	3	0	34.88
	DW Steyn	lbw b Muralitharan	0	10	7	0	0	0.00
	M Ntini	not out	5	21	10	1	0	50.00
	Extras	(b 9, lb 4, w 1, nb 1)	15

	Total	(all out; 107.5 overs; 446 mins)	311	(2.88 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-76 (Hall, 22.5 ov), 2-119 (Rudolph, 36.4 ov), 3-131 (Amla, 44.6 ov), 4-161 (Gibbs, 57.5 ov), 5-206 (Prince, 75.1 ov), 6-207 (de Villiers, 75.4 ov), 7-235 (Pollock, 85.1 ov), 8-280 (Boje, 99.5 ov), 9-282 (Steyn, 101.6 ov), 10-311 (Boucher, 107.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	19	4	53	0	2.78
SL Malinga	12	1	55	0	4.58	(1nb)
MF Maharoof	21	3	53	1	2.52	(1w)
M Muralitharan	46.5	12	97	7	2.07
ST Jayasuriya	9	0	40	0	4.44


Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 352 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	WU Tharanga	c Gibbs b Ntini	0	10	7	0	0	0.00
	ST Jayasuriya	c Amla b Boje	73	131	74	9	3	98.64
	KC Sangakkara	c Amla b Pollock	39	82	64	8	0	60.93
	DPMD Jayawardene	c Gibbs b Boje	123	359	248	11	2	49.59
	TM Dilshan	c Gibbs b Boje	18	43	29	4	0	62.06
	CK Kapugedera	c de Villiers b Boje	13	41	40	1	0	32.50
	HAPW Jayawardene	lbw b Hall	30	110	79	3	0	37.97
	MF Maharoof	not out	29	159	118	2	0	24.57
	WPUJC Vaas	c de Villiers b Hall	4	24	20	0	0	20.00
	M Muralitharan	b Hall	2	6	5	0	0	40.00
	SL Malinga	not out	1	4	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 4)	20

	Total	(9 wickets; 113.3 overs; 488 mins)	352	(3.10 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-12 (Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-94 (Sangakkara, 19.6 ov), 3-121 (Jayasuriya, 27.6 ov), 4-164 (Dilshan, 38.2 ov), 5-201 (Kapugedera, 49.4 ov), 6-279 (HAPW Jayawardene, 78.1 ov), 7-341 (DPMD Jayawardene, 107.1 ov), 8-348 (Vaas, 112.1 ov), 9-350 (Muralitharan, 112.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Ntini	7.2	2	13	1	1.77
DW Steyn	22.4	2	81	0	3.57	(2nb, 3w)
N Boje	39.3	11	111	4	2.81
SM Pollock	19	2	60	1	3.15	(2nb)
AJ Hall	25	3	75	3	3.00	(1w)

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
Series Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0

Player of the match DPMD Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Player of the series M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire TH Wijewardene
Match referee J Srinath (India)

Close of play
4 Aug day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 361
5 Aug day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 6/0 (HH Gibbs 4*, AJ Hall 2*, 2 ov)
6 Aug day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 257/7 (MV Boucher 28*, N Boje 5*, 92 ov)
7 Aug day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 262/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 77*, HAPW Jayawardene 27*, 72 ov)
8 Aug day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 352/9 (113.3 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Reserve umpire: R Martinesz

Day 1
South Africa 1st innings
Drinks: South Africa - 45/3 in 12.0 overs (HM Amla 28, AG Prince 4)
South Africa: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 0
South Africa: 100 runs in 25.5 overs (156 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: South Africa - 113/4 in 27.0 overs (AG Prince 28, AB de Villiers 31)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (AG Prince 12, AB de Villiers 39, Ex 0)
South Africa: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (220 balls), Extras 1
AG Prince: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
AB de Villiers: 50 off 59 balls (10 x 4)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 117 balls (AG Prince 40, AB de Villiers 58, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 181/4 in 42.0 overs (AG Prince 63, AB de Villiers 62)
South Africa: 200 runs in 46.6 overs (285 balls), Extras 3
South Africa 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (49th over, boweled by MF Maharoof, called by umpire BF Bowden)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 199 balls (AG Prince 69, AB de Villiers 78, Ex 3)
Tea: South Africa - 231/4 in 57.0 overs (AG Prince 86, AB de Villiers 88)
South Africa: 250 runs in 63.4 overs (385 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: South Africa - 283/7 in 70.0 overs (SM Pollock 9, N Boje 2)
South Africa: 300 runs in 73.3 overs (447 balls), Extras 7
New Ball Taken: South Africa 335/9 after 82.1 overs (SM Pollock 36, M Ntini 8)
South Africa: 350 runs in 83.6 overs (511 balls), Extras 8
SM Pollock: 50 off 53 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 0/0

Day 2
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 47/2 in 13.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 24, DPMD Jayawardene 4)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (90 balls), Extras 3
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 98/5 in 25.0 overs (CK Kapugedera 12, HAPW Jayawardene 1)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.6 overs (161 balls), Extras 5
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (CK Kapugedera 36, HAPW Jayawardene 13, Ex 1)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 37.4 overs (232 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 158/5 in 39.0 overs (CK Kapugedera 51, HAPW Jayawardene 21)
CK Kapugedera: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (CK Kapugedera 62, HAPW Jayawardene 38, Ex 1)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 48.4 overs (299 balls), Extras 7
Tea: Sri Lanka - 210/7 in 53.0 overs (MF Maharoof 4, WPUJC Vaas 14)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (MF Maharoof 17, WPUJC Vaas 33, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 65.5 overs (402 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 255/7 in 69.0 overs (MF Maharoof 22, WPUJC Vaas 40)
WPUJC Vaas: 50 off 87 balls (9 x 4)
8th Wicket: 100 runs in 200 balls (MF Maharoof 42, WPUJC Vaas 56, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 80.2 overs (489 balls), Extras 8
MF Maharoof: 50 off 106 balls (10 x 4)
South Africa 2nd innings
End Of Day: South Africa - 6/0 in 2.0 overs (HH Gibbs 4, AJ Hall 2)

Day 3
South Africa: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (92 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (HH Gibbs 30, AJ Hall 18, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 52/0 in 16.0 overs (HH Gibbs 31, AJ Hall 19)
HH Gibbs: 50 off 92 balls (8 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (176 balls), Extras 2
Lunch: South Africa - 106/1 in 31.0 overs (HH Gibbs 61, JA Rudolph 11)
Drinks: South Africa - 130/2 in 44.0 overs (HH Gibbs 71, HM Amla 8)
South Africa: 150 runs in 52.3 overs (316 balls), Extras 4
Tea: South Africa - 161/4 in 57.5 overs (AG Prince 10)
Drinks: South Africa - 190/4 in 73.0 overs (AG Prince 17, AB de Villiers 21)
South Africa: 200 runs in 74.3 overs (448 balls), Extras 9
New Ball Taken: South Africa 242/7 after 88.1 overs (MV Boucher 18, N Boje 0)
South Africa: 250 runs in 90.5 overs (546 balls), Extras 13
End Of Day: South Africa - 257/7 in 92.0 overs (MV Boucher 28, N Boje 5)

Day 4
MV Boucher: 50 off 90 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
South Africa: 300 runs in 105.3 overs (635 balls), Extras 15
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 48/1 in 11.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 13, KC Sangakkara 30)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (68 balls), Extras 5
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (ST Jayasuriya 14, KC Sangakkara 34, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (130 balls), Extras 7
ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 53 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 108/2 in 23.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 61, DPMD Jayawardene 1)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 33.6 overs (207 balls), Extras 7
Tea: Sri Lanka - 163/3 in 37.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 25, TM Dilshan 17)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 49.1 overs (300 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 206/5 in 51.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 49, HAPW Jayawardene 4)
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 90 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 66.2 overs (404 balls), Extras 11
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 26, HAPW Jayawardene 23, Ex 1)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 262/5 in 72.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 77, HAPW Jayawardene 27)

Day 5
DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 187 balls (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 298/6 in 86.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 104, MF Maharoof 4)
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 87.3 overs (531 balls), Extras 17
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 26, MF Maharoof 22, Ex 2)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 333/6 in 100.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 117, MF Maharoof 24)
Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 112.5 overs (685 balls), Extras 20
Test Match Commentator: Sajan Nair

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