JOHANNESBURG, April 5: Sri Lanka’s batsmen were unable to break the stranglehold of South Africa’s bowling and fielding in the second match of the Standard Bank triangular international limited overs series at the Wanderers Stadium, here, today.
South Africa won by 57 runs with opening bowler Roger Telemachus taking four for 43 to claim the Man of the Match award in his second international match.
SCOREBOARD
South Africa: Mike Rindel st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 59, Gary Kirsten b de Silva 29, Lance Klusener b de Silva 26, Daryll Cullinan b Chandana 24, Hansie Cronje c de Silva b Chandana 22, Jacques Kallis c Vaas b Chandana 5, Jonty Rhodes not out 43, Derek Crookes c Wickramasinghe b Dharmasena 26, Mark Boucher b Jayasuriya 6, Steve Elworthy not out 14; Extras (lb11, w1): 12.
Total (for eight wickets in 50 overs): 266
Fall of wickets: 1-67, 2-117, 3-121, 4-160, 5-169, 6-172, 7-218, 8-243.
Bowling: Vaas 7-0-33-0, Wickramasinghe 6-0-32-0, Dharmasena 6-0-37-1, de Silva 6-0-26-2,Muralitharan 10-0-39-1, Chandana 10-1-48-3, Jayasuriya 5-0-40-1
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya c Crookes b Cronje 68, Marvan Atapattu c Rhodes b Telemachus 4, Roshan Mahanama c Kirsten b Elworthy 11, Aravinda de Silva c Rindel b Cronje 28, Romesh Kaluwitharana c Boucher b Telmachus 19, Arjuna Ranatunga c Boucher b Crookes 0, Kumara Dharmasena c Rindel b Crookes 21, Upul Chandana c Klusener b Elworthy 26, Chaminda Vaas b Telemachus 8, Pramodaya Wickramasinghe b Telemachus 0, Muttiah Muralitharan not out 13;
Extras (b3, lb3, w3, nb2): 11. Total (all out in 46.3 overs) 209
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-51, 3-116, 4-127, 5-127, 6-151, 7-169, 8-182, 9-182
Bowling: Elworthy 8.3-1-34-2, Telemachus 10-0-43-4, Cronje 9-0-43-2, Klusener 9-0-46-0, Crookes 10-1-37-2.