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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006
Venue:
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Date & Time:
Thu, Jul 27, 10:30 AM LOCAL
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Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs
South Africa 1st Innings
169-10
(50.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
b Fernando
19
41
3
0
46.34
Andrew Hall
b Fernando
17
31
3
0
54.84
Jacques Rudolph
c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof
29
52
5
0
55.77
Hashim Amla
st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan
19
64
0
0
29.69
Ashwell Prince
c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof
1
15
0
0
6.67
AB de Villiers
c Kapugedera b Muralitharan
65
72
8
0
90.28
Mark Boucher
c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan
4
9
0
0
44.44
Nicky Boje
lbw b Muralitharan
5
10
1
0
50.00
Andre Nel
lbw b Fernando
0
2
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
b Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
Makhaya Ntini
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
169-10
(50.2 Overs, RR: 3.35)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Malinga
10
2
38
0
0
0
3.80
Farveez Maharoof
9
1
32
2
0
0
3.56
Dilhara Fernando
13
2
48
4
0
0
3.69
Muttiah Muralitharan
18.2
6
41
4
0
0
2.25
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Hall
32-1
9.6
H Gibbs
45-2
13.6
J Rudolph
78-3
25.2
A Prince
80-4
29.4
Amla
112-5
36.6
M Boucher
128-6
40.6
N Boje
148-7
44.5
A Nel
151-8
45.5
Steyn
151-9
45.6
de Villiers
169-10
50.2
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
756-5
(185.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Upul Tharanga
c Boucher b Steyn
7
10
1
0
70.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
lbw b Steyn
4
6
0
0
66.67
Kumar Sangakkara
c Boucher b Hall
287
457
35
0
62.80
Mahela Jayawardene
b Nel
374
572
43
1
65.38
Tillakaratne Dilshan
lbw b Steyn
45
67
6
0
67.16
Chamara Kapugedera
not out
1
7
0
0
14.29
Extras
38
(b 17, lb 5, w 8, nb 8, p 0)
Total
756-5
(185.1 Overs, RR: 4.08)
Did not Bat
Prasanna Jayawardene,
Farveez Maharoof,
Lasith Malinga,
Dilhara Fernando,
Muttiah Muralitharan
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Makhaya Ntini
31
3
97
0
1
0
3.13
Dale Steyn
26
1
129
3
6
2
4.96
Andre Nel
25.1
2
114
1
1
1
4.54
Andrew Hall
25
2
99
1
0
0
3.96
Nicky Boje
65
5
221
0
0
0
3.40
Jacques Rudolph
7
0
45
0
0
0
6.43
Ashwell Prince
2
0
7
0
0
1
3.50
AB de Villiers
4
0
22
0
0
0
5.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Jayasuriya
6-1
1.3
Tharanga
14-2
3.3
Sangakkara
638-3
160.3
Dilshan
751-4
182.1
Mahela
756-5
185.1
South Africa 2nd Innings
434-10
(157.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Rudolph
c Kapugedera b Fernando
90
182
13
0
49.45
Andrew Hall
lbw b Muralitharan
64
177
7
0
36.16
Hashim Amla
lbw b Fernando
2
14
0
0
14.29
Ashwell Prince
c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan
61
182
4
0
33.52
AB de Villiers
lbw b Muralitharan
24
38
3
0
63.16
Mark Boucher
c & b Jayasuriya
85
160
10
0
53.13
Herschelle Gibbs
c & b Muralitharan
18
32
3
0
56.25
Nicky Boje
not out
33
130
2
0
25.38
Andre Nel
b Muralitharan
0
8
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
b Muralitharan
4
9
1
0
44.44
Makhaya Ntini
b Malinga
16
32
1
1
50.00
Extras
37
(b 11, lb 4, w 2, nb 20, p 0)
Total
434-10
(157.2 Overs, RR: 2.75)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Malinga
16.2
0
85
1
7
1
5.25
Farveez Maharoof
15
3
48
0
5
1
3.20
Dilhara Fernando
24
6
69
2
8
0
2.88
Muttiah Muralitharan
64
11
131
6
0
0
2.05
Tillakaratne Dilshan
4
1
10
0
0
0
2.50
Sanath Jayasuriya
34
8
76
1
0
0
2.24
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Rudolph
165-1
51.6
Amla
171-2
55.5
A Hall
185-3
64.5
de Villiers
234-4
83.2
A Prince
312-5
106.6
H Gibbs
350-6
118.4
M Boucher
401-7
138.6
A Nel
404-8
141.5
Steyn
412-9
145.3
M Ntini
434-10
157.2
South Africa 1st Innings
169-10
(50.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
b Fernando
19
41
3
0
46.34
Andrew Hall
b Fernando
17
31
3
0
54.84
Jacques Rudolph
c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof
29
52
5
0
55.77
Hashim Amla
st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan
19
64
0
0
29.69
Ashwell Prince
c HAPW Jayawardene b Maharoof
1
15
0
0
6.67
AB de Villiers
c Kapugedera b Muralitharan
65
72
8
0
90.28
Mark Boucher
c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan
4
9
0
0
44.44
Nicky Boje
lbw b Muralitharan
5
10
1
0
50.00
Andre Nel
lbw b Fernando
0
2
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
b Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
Makhaya Ntini
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
169-10
(50.2 Overs, RR: 3.35)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Malinga
10
2
38
0
0
0
3.80
Farveez Maharoof
9
1
32
2
0
0
3.56
Dilhara Fernando
13
2
48
4
0
0
3.69
Muttiah Muralitharan
18.2
6
41
4
0
0
2.25
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
A Hall
32-1
9.6
H Gibbs
45-2
13.6
J Rudolph
78-3
25.2
A Prince
80-4
29.4
Amla
112-5
36.6
M Boucher
128-6
40.6
N Boje
148-7
44.5
A Nel
151-8
45.5
Steyn
151-9
45.6
de Villiers
169-10
50.2
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
756-5
(185.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Upul Tharanga
c Boucher b Steyn
7
10
1
0
70.00
Sanath Jayasuriya
lbw b Steyn
4
6
0
0
66.67
Kumar Sangakkara
c Boucher b Hall
287
457
35
0
62.80
Mahela Jayawardene
b Nel
374
572
43
1
65.38
Tillakaratne Dilshan
lbw b Steyn
45
67
6
0
67.16
Chamara Kapugedera
not out
1
7
0
0
14.29
Extras
38
(b 17, lb 5, w 8, nb 8, p 0)
Total
756-5
(185.1 Overs, RR: 4.08)
Did not Bat
Prasanna Jayawardene,
Farveez Maharoof,
Lasith Malinga,
Dilhara Fernando,
Muttiah Muralitharan
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Makhaya Ntini
31
3
97
0
1
0
3.13
Dale Steyn
26
1
129
3
6
2
4.96
Andre Nel
25.1
2
114
1
1
1
4.54
Andrew Hall
25
2
99
1
0
0
3.96
Nicky Boje
65
5
221
0
0
0
3.40
Jacques Rudolph
7
0
45
0
0
0
6.43
Ashwell Prince
2
0
7
0
0
1
3.50
AB de Villiers
4
0
22
0
0
0
5.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
S Jayasuriya
6-1
1.3
Tharanga
14-2
3.3
Sangakkara
638-3
160.3
Dilshan
751-4
182.1
Mahela
756-5
185.1
South Africa 2nd Innings
434-10
(157.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Jacques Rudolph
c Kapugedera b Fernando
90
182
13
0
49.45
Andrew Hall
lbw b Muralitharan
64
177
7
0
36.16
Hashim Amla
lbw b Fernando
2
14
0
0
14.29
Ashwell Prince
c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan
61
182
4
0
33.52
AB de Villiers
lbw b Muralitharan
24
38
3
0
63.16
Mark Boucher
c & b Jayasuriya
85
160
10
0
53.13
Herschelle Gibbs
c & b Muralitharan
18
32
3
0
56.25
Nicky Boje
not out
33
130
2
0
25.38
Andre Nel
b Muralitharan
0
8
0
0
0.00
Dale Steyn
b Muralitharan
4
9
1
0
44.44
Makhaya Ntini
b Malinga
16
32
1
1
50.00
Extras
37
(b 11, lb 4, w 2, nb 20, p 0)
Total
434-10
(157.2 Overs, RR: 2.75)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lasith Malinga
16.2
0
85
1
7
1
5.25
Farveez Maharoof
15
3
48
0
5
1
3.20
Dilhara Fernando
24
6
69
2
8
0
2.88
Muttiah Muralitharan
64
11
131
6
0
0
2.05
Tillakaratne Dilshan
4
1
10
0
0
0
2.50
Sanath Jayasuriya
34
8
76
1
0
0
2.24
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Rudolph
165-1
51.6
Amla
171-2
55.5
A Hall
185-3
64.5
de Villiers
234-4
83.2
A Prince
312-5
106.6
H Gibbs
350-6
118.4
M Boucher
401-7
138.6
A Nel
404-8
141.5
Steyn
412-9
145.3
M Ntini
434-10
157.2
INFO
Match
SL vs RSA • 1st Test • South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006
Series
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006
Date
Thu, Jul 27
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 5:00 AM GMT
Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Umpires
Mark Benson, Billy Bowden
3rd Umpire
Asoka De Silva
Referee
Javagal Srinath
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Upul Tharanga,
Sanath Jayasuriya,
Kumar Sangakkara,
Mahela Jayawardene (c),
Tillakaratne Dilshan,
Chamara Kapugedera,
Prasanna Jayawardene (wk),
Farveez Maharoof,
Lasith Malinga,
Dilhara Fernando,
Muttiah Muralitharan
South Africa squad
Players
Herschelle Gibbs,
Andrew Hall,
Jacques Rudolph,
Hashim Amla,
Ashwell Prince (c),
AB de Villiers,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Nicky Boje,
Andre Nel,
Dale Steyn,
Makhaya Ntini
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