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f43663t1414 South Africa v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in South Africa 1997/98 (2nd Test)
Venue Supersport Centurion, Centurion on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th March 1998 (5-day match)
Balls per over 6
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result South Africa won by 6 wickets
Umpires Javed Akhtar, RE Koertzen
TV umpire DL Orchard
Referee HAB Gardiner
Close of play day 1 Sri Lanka (1) 165/3 (Mahanama 44*, Ranatunga 40*; 60 overs)
Close of play day 2 South Africa (1) 75/3 (Cullinan 42*, Cronje 0*; 24.4 overs)
Close of play day 3 Sri Lanka (2) 93/7 (Wickramasinghe 16*, Zoysa 6*; 35 overs)
Player of the Match AA Donald

| Sri Lanka first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | -- | | | ST Jayasuriya | c Boucher b Ntini | 51 | 77 | 104 | 6 | 1 | | | MS Atapattu | run out (Kirsten) | 12 | 70 | 89 | 2 | - | | | RS Mahanama | c Kallis b Cronje | 50 | 178 | 223 | 4 | 1 | | | PA de Silva | c Adams b Ntini | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | | | *A Ranatunga | lbw b Donald | 73 | 177 | 264 | 12 | - | | | HP Tillakaratne | c Kirsten b Cronje | 55 | 134 | 184 | 9 | - | | | +RS Kaluwitharana | c Boucher b Donald | 9 | 15 | 20 | 1 | - | | | GP Wickramasinghe | c Adams b Donald | 10 | 13 | 22 | 2 | - | | | DNT Zoysa | lbw b Kallis | 0 | 8 | 9 | - | - | | | M Muralitharan | c Boucher b Cronje | 11 | 36 | 44 | - | - | | | KR Pushpakumara | not out | 0 | 14 | 21 | - | - | | | Extras | (6 b, 14 lb, 8 nb, 3 w) | 31 | | | | | | | Total | (all out, 118.3 overs) | 303 | | | | | | | Fall of wickets: | | | | | | | | | 1-53 (Atapattu, 21.4 ov), 2-66 (Jayasuriya, 24.6 ov), 3-68 (de Silva, 26.4 ov), 4-186 (Mahanama, 74.6 ov), 5-228 (Ranatunga, 90.4 ov), 6-240 (Kaluwitharana, 94.6 ov), 7-254 (Wickramasinghe, 100.1 ov), 8-255 (Zoysa, 101.4 ov), 9-290 (Muralitharan, 112.4 ov), 10-303 (Tillakaratne, 118.3 ov) | | | | | | | |

South Africa bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Donald 33 10 73 3 3 -
Pollock 7.1 3 9 0 - -
Kallis 19 7 42 1 - 2
Adams 22 6 77 0 - -
Ntini 22.5 7 61 2 - 11
Cronje 14.3 3 21 3 - -

| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | -- | | | GFJ Liebenberg | lbw b Pushpakumara | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | | | G Kirsten | b Muralitharan | 13 | 82 | 115 | 2 | - | | | HD Ackerman | b Zoysa | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - | | | DJ Cullinan | c Wickramasinghe b Jayasuriya | 103 | 185 | 307 | 13 | - | | | *WJ Cronje | st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan | 10 | 27 | 40 | 1 | - | | | JH Kallis | c Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe | 12 | 38 | 40 | 1 | - | | | SM Pollock | b Muralitharan | 1 | 16 | 25 | - | - | | | +MV Boucher | c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan | 13 | 71 | 73 | 2 | - | | | AA Donald | b Muralitharan | 6 | 25 | 34 | - | - | | | PR Adams | c and b Jayasuriya | 12 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | | | M Ntini | not out | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | - | | | Extras | (1 b, 6 lb, 8 nb, 6 w) | 21 | | | | | | | Total | (all out, 78 overs) | 200 | | | | | | | Fall of wickets: | | | | | | | | | 1-0 (Liebenberg, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Ackerman, 1.5 ov), 3-75 (Kirsten, 24.4 ov), 4-103 (Cronje, 32.6 ov), 5-122 (Kallis, 41.6 ov), 6-137 (Pollock, 48.3 ov), 7-170 (Boucher, 66.4 ov), 8-182 (Cullinan, 71.2 ov), 9-186 (Donald, 74.6 ov), 10-200 (Adams, 78 ov) | | | | | | | |

Sri Lanka bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Pushpakumara 16 2 55 1 1 9
Zoysa 12 2 29 1 2 2
Wickramasinghe 15 2 36 1 - 2
Muralitharan 30 8 63 5 - 2
Jayasuriya 5 2 10 2 - -

| Sri Lanka second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | -- | | | ST Jayasuriya | b Donald | 16 | 23 | 30 | 3 | - | | | MS Atapattu | c Boucher b Donald | 7 | 34 | 56 | - | - | | | RS Mahanama | lbw b Donald | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | | | PA de Silva | run out (Boucher) | 41 | 75 | 99 | 6 | 1 | | | *A Ranatunga | c Boucher b Cronje | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - | | | HP Tillakaratne | c sub (DN Crookes) b Cronje | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - | | | +RS Kaluwitharana | run out (sub [DN Crookes]) | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - | | | GP Wickramasinghe | b Adams | 21 | 59 | 74 | 4 | - | | | DNT Zoysa | c Boucher b Donald | 14 | 35 | 41 | 1 | - | | | M Muralitharan | c Kirsten b Donald | 15 | 11 | 19 | 2 | - | | | KR Pushpakumara | not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | | | Extras | (5 lb, 3 nb) | 8 | | | | | | | Total | (all out, 41.3 overs) | 122 | | | | | | | Fall of wickets: | | | | | | | | | 1-19 (Jayasuriya, 6.5 ov), 2-19 (Mahanama, 6.6 ov), 3-40 (Atapattu, 12.2 ov), 4-40 (Ranatunga, 14.3 ov), 5-42 (Tillakaratne, 16.3 ov), 6-42 (Kaluwitharana, 16.6 ov), 7-85 (de Silva, 29.5 ov), 8-98 (Wickramasinghe, 36.5 ov), 9-118 (Zoysa, 41.1 ov), 10-122 (Muralitharan, 41.3 ov) | | | | | | | |

South Africa bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Donald 13.3 2 54 5 - 1
Ntini 6 2 13 0 - 1
Kallis 7 3 12 0 - 1
Cronje 8 3 13 2 - -
Adams 7 1 25 1 - -

| South Africa second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | -- | | | G Kirsten | not out | 75 | 203 | 233 | 12 | - | | | GFJ Liebenberg | lbw b Muralitharan | 45 | 89 | 120 | 7 | - | | | HD Ackerman | b Muralitharan | 2 | 24 | 24 | - | - | | | DJ Cullinan | lbw b Muralitharan | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - | | | *WJ Cronje | c de Silva b Jayasuriya | 82 | 63 | 70 | 8 | 6 | | | JH Kallis | not out | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - | | | SM Pollock | did not bat | | | | | | | | +MV Boucher | did not bat | | | | | | | | AA Donald | did not bat | | | | | | | | PR Adams | did not bat | | | | | | | | M Ntini | did not bat | | | | | | | | Extras | (8 b, 3 lb, 11 nb) | 22 | | | | | | | Total | (4 wickets, 62.5 overs) | 226 | | | | | | | Fall of wickets: | | | | | | | | | 1-89 (Liebenberg, 30.4 ov), 2-99 (Ackerman, 38.4 ov), 3-99 (Cullinan, 40.1 ov), 4-215 (Cronje, 59.6 ov) | | | | | | | |

Sri Lanka bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Pushpakumara 7 2 27 0 - 4
Zoysa 2 0 11 0 - -
Wickramasinghe 6 1 7 0 - -
de Silva 5 1 14 0 - 2
Muralitharan 23.5 4 94 3 - 6
Jayasuriya 19 6 62 1 - -

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 72/3 (Mahanama 6*, Ranatunga 0*; 29 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 164/3 (Mahanama 44*, Ranatunga 40*; 60 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 227/4 (Ranatunga 73*, Tillakaratne 14*; 88 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 330 all out
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (1) 141/6 (Cullinan 82*, Boucher 1*; 53 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: South Africa (1) 200 all out
--> GFJ Liebenberg made his debut in Test matches
--> RS Mahanama made his last appearance in Test matches
--> HD Ackerman made his last appearance in Test matches
--> ST Jayasuriya (2) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> PA de Silva (2) passed 12000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 33
--> WJ Cronje (2) 50 in 31 balls, 32 minutes
--> GFJ Liebenberg made his debut for South Africa in First-Class matches
--> DNT Zoysa made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> DNT Zoysa made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> WJ Cronje achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed HP Tillakaratne in the Sri Lanka first innings (previous best was 2-6)
--> DNT Zoysa reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed HD Ackerman, his 1st wicket in the South Africa first innings
--> AA Donald reached 200 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed ST Jayasuriya, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings
--> AA Donald reached 1000 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed ST Jayasuriya, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings


Shaun Pollock was unable to complete his 8th over due to injury. Makhaya Ntini completed the over.
Makhaya Ntini bowled one ball (a no ball) of the 60th over and was unable to continue. Paul Adams completed the remaining six deliveries.
30 overs lost due to rain
Attendance: 3,850
RS Kaluwitharana was dropped by GFJ Liebenberg at gully when 7
In the 12th over of the South African innings, bowled by Pushpakumara, Umpire Koertzen miscounted and only 5 balls were bowled in the over.
Bad light stopped play at 5.40 pm and 7 overs were lost for the day
Attendance: 7,135
JH Kallis was dropped by DNT Zoysa at mid-on when 4
JH Kallis was dropped by PA de Silva at square leg when 6
MS Atapattu was dropped by HD Ackerman at 2nd slip when 0
PA de Silva was dropped by DJ Cullinan at fine leg when 14
Bad light stopped play at 5.44 pm and 2 overs were lost for the day
Attendance 14,050

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