In what can only be described as a very dead rubber, SA faced a weakened Sri Lankan side in Columbo, where AB felt that losing 3-2 would be better than losing 4-1. Something I hadn’t thought of – well done, AB. Sri Lanka, with 3 Perera’s and as many changes, won the toss and chose to bat. Unfortunately AB’s side did go down 4-1. Good news is that AB did realise, at the interview, that they needed to improve
Sri Lanka 307/4 (50 ov)
South Africa 179 (43.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 128 runs
- South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series – 5th ODI
- ODI no. 3401 | 2013 season
- Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- 31 July 2013 – day/night (50-over match)
| Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| TM Dilshan | b McLaren | 99 | 110 | 13 | 0 | 90.00 | ||
| MDKJ Perera | c †de Kock b Morkel | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 56.25 | ||
| HDRL Thirimanne | c Duminy b Phangiso | 68 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 73.11 | ||
| KC Sangakkara† | not out | 75 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 166.66 | ||
| AD Mathews* | c Miller b Tsotsobe | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 104.54 | ||
| NLTC Perera | not out | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 121.42 | ||
| Extras | (lb 8, w 8) | 16 | ||||||
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| Total | (4 wickets; 50 overs) | 307 | (6.14 runs per over) | |||||
| Did not bat LD Chandimal, AK Perera, SMSM Senanayake, RAS Lakmal, BAW Mendis |
| Fall of wickets 1-13 (MDKJ Perera, 4.2 ov), 2-176 (Thirimanne, 33.4 ov), 3-212 (Dilshan, 38.6 ov), 4-257 (Mathews, 45.2 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| M Morkel | 10 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 7.80 | (5w) | ||
| LL Tsotsobe | 10 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 5.20 | |||
| R McLaren | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | (1w) | ||
| F Behardien | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | |||
| JP Duminy | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 6.57 | |||
| AM Phangiso | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 5.33 | (2w) |
| South Africa innings (target: 308 runs from 50 overs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| Q de Kock† | b Senanayake | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 128.57 | ||
| HM Amla | lbw b Senanayake | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 64.28 | ||
| JP Duminy | lbw b Dilshan | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 107.14 | ||
| F du Plessis | c †Sangakkara b NLTC Perera | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 | ||
| AB de Villiers* | c Mathews b Mendis | 51 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 100.00 | ||
| F Behardien | c Mathews b Lakmal | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | ||
| DA Miller | c †Sangakkara b Lakmal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| R McLaren | c Mathews b Mendis | 29 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 39.72 | ||
| M Morkel | b Mendis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| AM Phangiso | not out | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64.28 | ||
| LL Tsotsobe | b Lakmal | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Extras | (w 11) | 11 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 43.5 overs) | 179 | (4.08 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets 1-35 (de Kock, 5.4 ov), 2-60 (Amla, 9.5 ov), 3-61 (Duminy, 10.4 ov), 4-69 (du Plessis, 13.2 ov),5-85 (Behardien, 19.3 ov), 6-85 (Miller, 19.5 ov), 7-137 (de Villiers, 32.1 ov), 8-137 (Morkel, 32.5 ov), 9-171 (McLaren, 42.4 ov),10-179 (Tsotsobe, 43.5 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| RAS Lakmal | 5.5 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4.11 | (1w) | ||
| AD Mathews | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | |||
| SMSM Senanayake | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2.90 | |||
| TM Dilshan | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | (3w) | ||
| NLTC Perera | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 | (1w) | ||
| BAW Mendis | 9 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 4.00 | (2w) |
| Match details |
| Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat Series Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 4-1 |
| Player of the match tba |
| Umpires RA Kettleborough (England) and RR Wimalasiri TV umpire REJ Martinesz Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe) Reserve umpire RSA Palliyaguruge |
| Match notes |
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SL 13 after 3.4 overs. SA bowlers (Morkel, Tsotsobe) fairly economical. – Tsotsobe finishes with a maiden
Perera (number 1) nicks Morkel through to keeper. SL 13/1 after 4.2 overs.
3 Perera’s in the side for Sri Lanka – Your guess is as good as mine as to which is which!
Good to see Quinton De Kock behind the stumps, allows AB to concentrate on Captaincy.
Dilshan has decided that tap, tap is not the way, thumping Morkel for 2 X 4’s at the end of the last over. Morkel not having a good day at the office, giving away a couple of wides, and going for 22 off his first 4 overs. SL 28/1 after 7.3 overs
SL 51/1 after 13 overs
Dilshan – not out 53, and Thirimanne – not out 49, are toying with our very, very, average spinners Duminy and Phangiso. SL 119/1 after 26 overs
Both batsmen have now reached their fifties.
Geez. Blommetjies getting well and truly punished in the Tea Farmer’s back yard.
Start the rain dance AB.
SA bowlers getting hammered now. I know AB has been going on about this SA side being the “B” side, but, who, except Steyn, is an “A” side bowler? That goes for the Batsmen too. Apart from Smith and Kallis – both who aren’t interested in this type of cricket, or rather will retire fairly soon, who else is in the “A” side that is not on tour?
We need to take the blinkers off. This is the future (and very near future) “A” side. Whilst all are efficient in SA on out own pitches, most are woeful once leaving SA’s shores. The middle order have no idea what spin is, the spinners have about as much spin as a bottle of flat fizz, and a keeper who’s struggling to read all of that spin!
SL 170/1 after 33 overs, Morkel, Tsotsobe, Behardien, Duminy and Phangiso all going for over 5 an over (Behardien currently on 7 an over – and he’s meant to be the 6th bowler, can someone tell me why he’s been given so many overs?)
….At Last JP Duminy catches Thirimane for 68 in the deep off Phangiso. SL 176/2 after 33.4 overs
12 @ Just For Kicks:
WOW. A breakthrough of biblical proportions, which just causes the “not too shabby” Sangakara to stride to the crease to prolong the agony.
But then Mclaren gets Dilshan for 99.
Poor Bugger. (Dilshan, not McLaren)
216/3 – 39.4 Overs
SL 250/3 -Dilshan just missing out on his ton, getting bowled just as he was upping the pace by McLaren for 99.
SL should top the 300 mark here, with 6 overs to go. @ Scrumdown: I think they are agonising over the agonies that have agonised the side for 5 matches!
Matthews gone – c Miller b Tsotsobe 23. SL 257/4 after 45.2 overs
Perera No.2 enters the fray
Sangakkara gets his 50 from 35 balls. SL 271/4 after 47
SA will get fined for a slow over rate too, just to top it off. Dreadful all round, me thinks
Sl hit the 300 mark in the 50th over, helped by some woeful bowling from Morkel. Still a couple of balls left.
Sri Lanka finish their innings on 307, requiring the Protea’s to go at 6+ an over from the outset. A tall order, especially with such a fragile middle order, and The# who has injured his hand whilst fielding. However, all the weight of the SA innings will rest upon his, AB’s, Faf’s and JP shoulders if we are to take this one.
SA require 308 to win.
DeKock does well until the spinner comes on…..
Q de Kock b Senanayake 27. SA 39/1 after 6 overs. Our Spinning woes continue
Amla gone – to a spinner! – HM Amla lbw b Senanayake 18 (28b 2×4 0x6) SR: 64.28
…..Duminy goes – to a spinner – JP Duminy lbw b Dilshan 15 (14b 3×4 0x6) SR: 107.14. SA 62/3 after 11 overs
Well, the wickets keep falling, can’t accuse the Protea’s of swaying from their determination to get themselves out on a regular basis. Faf goes – at least to a fast bowler (but a rubbish shot), this time! F du Plessis c Sangakkara b NLTC Perera 6 (13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 46.15. SA 69/4 after 14 overs
Behardien, not to be left out, gets in on the act quickly, and plays the lovliest of dumb shots to mid off. F Behardien c Mathews b Lakmal 1 (22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 4.54. SA 85/5 after 19.4.
As I write this, Miller shows his worth and steps up to nick one through to keeper. Another rubbish shot.DA Miller c †Sangakkara b Lakmal 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00. SA 87/6 after 20.2
For your interest – from Sport24 – London – Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has come to a financial settlement with Cricket Australia (CA) following his sacking from the national team last month, the two parties said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
The South African was replaced by Darren Lehmann just over two weeks before the Ashes series with England began on July 10 after a string of poor results and ill-discipline in the squad.
He launched an unfair dismissal claim, demanding US$3.6m in compensation or reinstatement, saying he was forced to take legal action because Cricket Australia officials had failed to get in touch with him following his sacking.
However, a confidential settlement has now been agreed.
“Both Mickey and CA agree that it is unfortunate that the dispute was not settled prior to the issuing of legal proceedings,” they said in Wednesday’s statement.
“Both parties agree that a resolution now is in the interests of the Australian cricket team and cricket generally in Australia.
“Cricket Australia appreciates the efforts that Mickey applied to his coaching role, and wishes him the very best in his future career.”
In a separate statement, Arthur added: “I am very happy with the financial settlement we have reached with Cricket Australia.
“It was a real pity I had to launch legal proceedings but I’m glad we came to a settlement without the need to proceed with potentially expensive and protracted litigation.
“For me this was never solely about the money, I just wanted to be treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
“I have significantly reduced my claim as it has been settled tonight and is not dragging on at any significant cost.”
Arthur was the first non-Australian to coach the team when appointed in 2011 following their 3-1 home Ashes defeat.
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