The 5th Cricket ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka (5 of 5) at Wanderers, Johannesburg. The game took place on Sunday 22 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: 312 / 4 (50 overs)

  • Sri Lanka: 294 / 5 (46.2 overs)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).

South Africa innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith c Chandimal b Malinga 125 203 143 9 4 87.41
View dismissal AN Petersen c Mathews b Malinga 6 16 7 1 0 85.71
View dismissal F du Plessis c Mathews b Senanayake 24 66 39 2 0 61.53
AB de Villiers*† not out 125 144 98 10 4 127.55
View dismissal JA Morkel run out (Dilshan/Perera) 18 17 11 3 0 163.63
JP Duminy not out 5 6 2 1 0 250.00
Extras (lb 2, w 7) 9
Total (4 wickets; 50 overs; 227 mins) 312 (6.24 runs per over)
Did not bat CA Ingram, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, M Morkel, LL Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets 1-10 (Petersen, 3.4 ov), 2-70 (du Plessis, 17.1 ov), 3-256 (Smith, 45.1 ov), 4-289 (JA Morkel, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
KMDN Kulasekara 10 1 46 0 4.60
View wickets SL Malinga 10 0 79 2 7.90 (1w)
AD Mathews 3 1 16 0 5.33 (2w)
NLTC Perera 7 0 64 0 9.14 (2w)
View wicket SMSM Senanayake 9 0 50 1 5.55
TM Dilshan 2 0 12 0 6.00
HMRKB Herath 9 0 43 0 4.77 (1w)
Sri Lanka innings (target: 313 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal WU Tharanga c Duminy b Tsotsobe 46 46 39 7 1 117.94
View dismissal TM Dilshan* c †de Villiers b Tsotsobe 41 88 49 5 0 83.67
View dismissal KC Sangakkara† c Peterson b Duminy 102 163 97 10 0 105.15
View dismissal LD Chandimal c †de Villiers b Parnell 20 54 35 1 0 57.14
View dismissal HDRL Thirimanne c JA Morkel b Peterson 69 100 63 7 0 109.52
View dismissal AD Mathews c Peterson b Parnell 6 11 5 1 0 120.00
View dismissal NLTC Perera c du Plessis b Duminy 2 13 8 0 0 25.00
View dismissal KMDN Kulasekara b Peterson 0 3 1 0 0 0.00
HMRKB Herath not out 1 6 1 0 0 100.00
SMSM Senanayake not out 6 3 2 0 1 300.00
Extras (lb 12, w 8, nb 1) 21
Total (8 wickets; 49.5 overs; 246 mins) 314 (6.30 runs per over)
Did not bat SL Malinga
Fall of wickets 1-72 (Tharanga, 9.6 ov), 2-119 (Dilshan, 18.6 ov), 3-175 (Chandimal, 29.5 ov), 4-275 (Sangakkara, 44.2 ov), 5-294 (Mathews, 46.2 ov), 6-307 (Perera, 48.6 ov), 7-307 (Kulasekara, 49.1 ov), 8-308 (Thirimanne, 49.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
M Morkel 9.1 0 49 0 5.34 (2w)
View wickets LL Tsotsobe 7 0 54 2 7.71 (2w)
View wickets JP Duminy 6.5 0 44 2 6.43
View wickets WD Parnell 10 0 51 2 5.10 (2w)
JA Morkel 10 0 66 0 6.60 (1nb, 2w)
View wickets RJ Peterson 6.5 0 38 2 5.56
Match details
Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to field
Series South Africa won the 5-match series 3-2
Player of the match tba
Umpires M Erasmus and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire BR Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire JD Cloete
Match notes
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 33 runs, 1 wicket)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (GC Smith 28, F du Plessis 18, Ex 4)
  • Drinks: South Africa – 61/1 in 15.0 overs (GC Smith 33, F du Plessis 18)
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 – 20.0 (Bowling side – 19 runs, 1 wicket)
  • GC Smith: 50 off 81 balls (5 x 4)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 4
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (GC Smith 27, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 0)
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 31.1 – 36.0 (Batting side – 44 runs, 0 wicket)
  • Drinks: South Africa – 147/2 in 32.0 overs (GC Smith 78, AB de Villiers 32)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 32.4 overs (196 balls), Extras 7
  • AB de Villiers: 50 off 47 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (GC Smith 46, AB de Villiers 51, Ex 3)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 39.1 overs (235 balls), Extras 8
  • GC Smith: 100 off 129 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 146 balls (GC Smith 72, AB de Villiers 74, Ex 4)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras 9
  • AB de Villiers: 100 off 88 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • South Africa: 300 runs in 48.6 overs (294 balls), Extras 9
  • Innings Break: South Africa – 312/4 in 50.0 overs (AB de Villiers 125, JP Duminy 5)
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 72 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 5
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (WU Tharanga 32, TM Dilshan 15, Ex 5)
  • Rain: Sri Lanka – 57/0 in 7.1 overs (WU Tharanga 34, TM Dilshan 17)
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 – 20.0 (Bowling side – 34 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 10
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.4 overs (149 balls), Extras 14
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka – 150/2 in 25.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 40, LD Chandimal 9)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 54 balls (5 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (KC Sangakkara 30, LD Chandimal 17, Ex 4)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 33.5 overs (204 balls), Extras 16
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 – 40.0 (Batting side – 43 runs, 0 wicket)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (KC Sangakkara 27, HDRL Thirimanne 22, Ex 1)
  • Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 39.6 overs (241 balls), Extras 18
  • KC Sangakkara: 100 off 96 balls (10 x 4)
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 86 balls (KC Sangakkara 50, HDRL Thirimanne 47, Ex 3)
  • HDRL Thirimanne: 50 off 49 balls (4 x 4)
  • Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 47.4 overs (287 balls), Extras 21

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