South Africa vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2006

2nd Test · South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2006 · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 4 Aug 2006 to 8 Aug 2006

South Africa 361 & 311

Sri Lanka 321 & 352/9

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket

Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene

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Match summary

South Africa played Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2006 at P Sara Oval, Colombo, from 4 Aug 2006 to 8 Aug 2006. Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa made 361 in 89.4 overs, Sri Lanka made 321 in 85.1 overs, South Africa made 311 in 107.5 overs, Sri Lanka made 352/9 in 113.3 overs.

Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 136 runs in the match; Muttiah Muralitharan took 12/225 in the match; Mahela Jayawardene was named player of the match.

South Africa Innings

361/10 (89.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
HH Gibbs lbw b WPUJC Vaas	lbw b WPUJC Vaas	0	2	0	0	0.00
AJ Hall c TM Dilshan b SL Malinga	c TM Dilshan b SL Malinga	0	9	0	0	0.00
JA Rudolph b SL Malinga	b SL Malinga	13	20	2	0	65.00
HM Amla lbw b M Muralitharan	lbw b M Muralitharan	40	47	7	0	85.11
AG Prince c HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan	c HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan	86	144	13	0	59.72
AB de Villiers c HAPW Jayawardene b SL Malinga	c HAPW Jayawardene b SL Malinga	95	141	18	0	67.38
MV Boucher b M Muralitharan	b M Muralitharan	32	41	6	0	78.05
SM Pollock not out	not out	57	70	5	2	81.43
N Boje c KC Sangakkara b MF Maharoof	c KC Sangakkara b MF Maharoof	11	23	2	0	47.83
DW Steyn c ST Jayasuriya b M Muralitharan	c ST Jayasuriya b M Muralitharan	6	22	0	0	27.27
M Ntini c MF Maharoof b M Muralitharan	c MF Maharoof b M Muralitharan	13	27	3	0	48.15
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 8)	8
Total	89.4 Ov (RR: 4.03)	361/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (HH Gibbs, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (AJ Hall, 3.3 ov), 3-31 (JA Rudolph, 7.4 ov), 4-70 (HM Amla, 20.3 ov), 5-231 (AG Prince, 57.2 ov), 6-256 (AB de Villiers, 64.6 ov), 7-273 (MV Boucher, 67.1 ov), 8-307 (N Boje, 74.6 ov), 9-327 (DW Steyn, 81.1 ov), 10-361 (M Ntini, 89.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
WPUJC Vaas	18	4	71	1	3.94	84	14	0	0
SL Malinga	18	4	81	3	4.50	77	12	1	4
M Muralitharan	33.5	2	128	5	3.78	136	17	1	0
MF Maharoof	14.5	2	52	1	3.51	69	8	0	4
ST Jayasuriya	5	0	29	0	5.80	17	5	0	0

Sri Lanka Innings

321/10 (85.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga c N Boje b M Ntini	c N Boje b M Ntini	2	9	0	0	22.22
ST Jayasuriya c HH Gibbs b M Ntini	c HH Gibbs b M Ntini	47	67	8	0	70.15
KC Sangakkara c HM Amla b M Ntini	c HM Amla b M Ntini	14	31	3	0	45.16
DPMD Jayawardene c MV Boucher b DW Steyn	c MV Boucher b DW Steyn	13	27	2	0	48.15
TM Dilshan b M Ntini	b M Ntini	4	5	1	0	80.00
CK Kapugedera b N Boje	b N Boje	63	77	9	2	81.82
HAPW Jayawardene b DW Steyn	b DW Steyn	42	49	6	1	85.71
MF Maharoof b DW Steyn	b DW Steyn	56	110	11	0	50.91
WPUJC Vaas c MV Boucher b DW Steyn	c MV Boucher b DW Steyn	64	130	10	0	49.23
SL Malinga not out	not out	8	10	2	0	80.00
M Muralitharan c AJ Hall b DW Steyn	c AJ Hall b DW Steyn	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 5)	8
Total	85.1 Ov (RR: 3.77)	321/10

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (WU Tharanga, 2.3 ov), 2-43 (KC Sangakkara, 10.5 ov), 3-74 (DPMD Jayawardene, 20.5 ov), 4-85 (TM Dilshan, 22.3 ov), 5-86 (ST Jayasuriya, 22.5 ov), 6-191 (CK Kapugedera, 43.2 ov), 7-191 (HAPW Jayawardene, 44.1 ov), 8-308 (MF Maharoof, 81.6 ov), 9-317 (WPUJC Vaas, 83.6 ov), 10-321 (M Muralitharan, 85.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
M Ntini	21	3	84	4	4.00	96	14	2	0	0
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	6.23	52	15	0	2	3
SM Pollock	16	4	52	0	3.25	80	10	0	0	2
AJ Hall	15	7	31	0	2.07	76	5	0	0	0
N Boje	20	6	71	1	3.55	85	8	1	0	0

South Africa Innings

311/10 (107.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
HH Gibbs c ST Jayasuriya b M Muralitharan	c ST Jayasuriya b M Muralitharan	92	190	11	1	48.42
AJ Hall c HAPW Jayawardene b MF Maharoof	c HAPW Jayawardene b MF Maharoof	32	63	2	1	50.79
JA Rudolph run out	run out	15	33	1	0	45.45
HM Amla run out	run out	8	29	0	0	27.59
AG Prince c & b M Muralitharan	c & b M Muralitharan	17	76	2	0	22.37
AB de Villiers c TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan	c TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan	33	63	5	0	52.38
MV Boucher c TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan	c TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan	65	102	7	2	63.73
SM Pollock c WU Tharanga b M Muralitharan	c WU Tharanga b M Muralitharan	14	32	1	0	43.75
N Boje c HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan	c HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan	15	43	3	0	34.88
DW Steyn lbw b M Muralitharan	lbw b M Muralitharan	0	7	0	0	0.00
M Ntini not out	not out	5	10	1	0	50.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 4, w 1, nb 1)	15
Total	107.5 Ov (RR: 2.88)	311/10

Fall of wickets: 1-76 (AJ Hall, 22.5 ov), 2-119 (JA Rudolph, 36.4 ov), 3-131 (HM Amla, 44.6 ov), 4-161 (HH Gibbs, 57.5 ov), 5-206 (AG Prince, 75.1 ov), 6-207 (AB de Villiers, 75.4 ov), 7-235 (SM Pollock, 85.1 ov), 8-280 (N Boje, 99.5 ov), 9-282 (DW Steyn, 101.6 ov), 10-311 (MV Boucher, 107.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
WPUJC Vaas	19	4	53	0	2.79	93	8	1	0	0
SL Malinga	12	1	55	0	4.58	46	8	0	0	1
MF Maharoof	21	3	53	1	2.52	100	7	0	1	0
M Muralitharan	46.5	12	97	7	2.07	222	6	2	0	0
ST Jayasuriya	9	0	40	0	4.44	34	4	1	0	0

Sri Lanka Innings

352/9 (113.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga c HH Gibbs b M Ntini	c HH Gibbs b M Ntini	0	7	0	0	0.00
ST Jayasuriya c HM Amla b N Boje	c HM Amla b N Boje	73	74	9	3	98.65
KC Sangakkara c HM Amla b SM Pollock	c HM Amla b SM Pollock	39	64	8	0	60.94
DPMD Jayawardene c HH Gibbs b N Boje	c HH Gibbs b N Boje	123	248	11	2	49.60
TM Dilshan c HH Gibbs b N Boje	c HH Gibbs b N Boje	18	29	4	0	62.07
CK Kapugedera c AB de Villiers b N Boje	c AB de Villiers b N Boje	13	40	1	0	32.50
HAPW Jayawardene lbw b AJ Hall	lbw b AJ Hall	30	79	3	0	37.97
MF Maharoof not out	not out	29	118	2	0	24.58
WPUJC Vaas c AB de Villiers b AJ Hall	c AB de Villiers b AJ Hall	4	20	0	0	20.00
M Muralitharan b AJ Hall	b AJ Hall	2	5	0	0	40.00
SL Malinga not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 4)	20
Total	113.3 Ov (RR: 3.10)	352/9

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (WU Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-94 (KC Sangakkara, 19.6 ov), 3-121 (ST Jayasuriya, 27.6 ov), 4-164 (TM Dilshan, 38.2 ov), 5-201 (CK Kapugedera, 49.4 ov), 6-279 (HAPW Jayawardene, 78.1 ov), 7-341 (DPMD Jayawardene, 107.1 ov), 8-348 (WPUJC Vaas, 112.1 ov), 9-350 (M Muralitharan, 112.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
M Ntini	7.2	2	13	1	1.77	36	1	0	0	0
DW Steyn	22.4	2	81	0	3.57	99	12	0	3	2
N Boje	39.3	11	111	4	2.81	183	12	3	0	0
SM Pollock	19	2	60	1	3.16	80	4	2	0	2
AJ Hall	25	3	75	3	3.00	107	9	0	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the South Africa vs Sri Lanka match on 4 Aug 2006?

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket.

Who was player of the match in South Africa vs Sri Lanka?

Mahela Jayawardene.

Who scored the most runs in South Africa vs Sri Lanka?

Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) with 136 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs Sri Lanka?

Muttiah Muralitharan, with 12/225.

Who won the toss in South Africa vs Sri Lanka?

South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Where was South Africa vs Sri Lanka played?

At P Sara Oval, Colombo.