The fourth Cricket ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka (4 of 5) at Kimberley. The game started at 14:30 SA Time on 20 January 2012.

This was the Live Discussion Article where we chatted about the match in progress and where the scores were updated regularly.

  • South Africa: 299/7 (50 overs)

  • Sri Lanka: 304 / 5 (48.4 overs)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).

South Africa innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AN Petersen c Tharanga b Herath 37 55 39 4 1 94.87
View dismissal GC Smith c Dilshan b Malinga 68 106 69 7 1 98.55
View dismissal AB de Villiers*† b Perera 96 116 76 8 3 126.31
View dismissal CA Ingram lbw b Kulasekara 1 4 4 0 0 25.00
View dismissal JP Duminy c †Sangakkara b Perera 36 50 47 2 0 76.59
View dismissal F du Plessis c †Sangakkara b Herath 5 13 12 0 0 41.66
View dismissal WD Parnell run out (Tharanga) 21 28 17 0 1 123.52
RJ Peterson not out 23 37 31 2 0 74.19
VD Philander not out 2 12 5 0 0 40.00
Extras (b 4, w 6) 10
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs; 214 mins) 299 (5.98 runs per over)
Did not bat M Morkel, LL Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets 1-84 (Petersen, 13.1 ov), 2-171 (Smith, 23.5 ov), 3-172 (Ingram, 24.3 ov), 4-242 (Duminy, 38.4 ov), 5-250 (de Villiers, 40.5 ov), 6-252 (du Plessis, 41.3 ov), 7-289 (Parnell, 47.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket SL Malinga 10 0 57 1 5.70 (4w)
View wicket KMDN Kulasekara 8 0 40 1 5.00
SMSM Senanayake 10 1 53 0 5.30
View wickets NLTC Perera 4 0 34 2 8.50 (1w)
AD Mathews 1 0 6 0 6.00
TM Dilshan 8 0 60 0 7.50
View wickets HMRKB Herath 9 0 45 2 5.00
Sri Lanka innings (target: 300 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal WU Tharanga c †de Villiers b Tsotsobe 6 13 10 1 0 60.00
View dismissal TM Dilshan* c Duminy b Tsotsobe 87 122 87 9 2 100.00
View dismissal KC Sangakkara† c Petersen b Peterson 32 56 31 2 1 103.22
View dismissal LD Chandimal b Tsotsobe 59 81 1 1 72.83
View dismissal HDRL Thirimanne c Duminy b Philander 13 15 0 0 86.66
NLTC Perera not out 65 44 2 5 147.72
AD Mathews not out 21 25 0 0 84.00
Extras (b 8, lb 5, w 6, nb 2) 21
Total (5 wickets; 48.4 overs) 304 (6.24 runs per over)
Did not bat KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, HMRKB Herath, SMSM Senanayake
Fall of wickets 1-17 (Tharanga, 3.1 ov), 2-100 (Sangakkara, 16.2 ov), 3-168 (Dilshan, 28.5 ov), 4-194 (Thirimanne, 34.4 ov), 5-246 (Chandimal, 40.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
M Morkel 8 0 43 0 5.37 (2w)
View wickets LL Tsotsobe 10 0 51 3 5.10 (1w)
View wicket VD Philander 6 0 39 1 6.50 (2w)
WD Parnell 9 0 48 0 5.33 (1nb)
JP Duminy 4.4 0 37 0 7.92
View wicket RJ Peterson 6 0 47 1 7.83
F du Plessis 5 0 26 0 5.20 (1w)
Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series South Africa led the 5-match series 3-1
ODI debut SMSM Senanayake (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match tba
Umpires JD Cloete and BR Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire NJ Llong (England)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire S George
Match notes
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 63 runs, 0 wicket)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 1
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (AN Petersen 27, GC Smith 24, Ex 1)
  • GC Smith: 50 off 45 balls (6 x 4)
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 – 20.0 (Bowling side – 36 runs, 0 wicket)
  • Drinks: South Africa – 97/1 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 54, AB de Villiers 5)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 1
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (GC Smith 22, AB de Villiers 25, Ex 5)
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 21.1 – 26.0 (Batting side – 41 runs, 2 wickets)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 6
  • AB de Villiers: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks: South Africa – 206/3 in 32.0 overs (AB de Villiers 74, JP Duminy 20)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AB de Villiers 21, JP Duminy 30, Ex 0)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 7
  • Innings Break: South Africa – 299/7 in 50.0 overs (RJ Peterson 23, VD Philander 2)
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 68 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (TM Dilshan 29, KC Sangakkara 19, Ex 2)
  • TM Dilshan: 50 off 50 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 – 20.0 (Bowling side – 32 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 2
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka – 100/2 in 16.2 overs (TM Dilshan 60)
  • Over 21.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire – BR Doctrove, Batsman – TM Dilshan (Upheld)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.4 overs (148 balls), Extras 6
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (TM Dilshan 18, LD Chandimal 28, Ex 4)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka – 188/3 in 33.0 overs (LD Chandimal 44, HDRL Thirimanne 11)
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 – 40.0 (Batting side – 48 runs, 0 wicket)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 35.3 overs (213 balls), Extras 12
  • LD Chandimal: 50 off 67 balls (1 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (LD Chandimal 10, NLTC Perera 33, Ex 7)
  • Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 41.6 overs (253 balls), Extras 16
  • NLTC Perera: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (NLTC Perera 24, AD Mathews 20, Ex 6)
  • Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 48.4 overs (293 balls), Extras 21

122 Responses to Cricket: 4th ODI – South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Kimberley – Live Game Article

  • 121

    Right, time to hit the sack. Will check in tomorrow. Stormers season starts tomorrow with a massive derby against the mighty Boland. Match being shown live on SS6 tomorrow afternoon. Beware the mighty Drizzlers, I say

  • 122

    OK, I’m outa here too… have placed 4 or so new Articles on for us…

    See you in the morning.

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