03/06Result
3rd Match Group B, ICC Champions Trophy at London, Jun 3 2017
South Africa won by 96 runs
Player of the Match
Imran Tahir
Imran TahirSouth Africa
03/06Result
3rd Match Group B, ICC Champions Trophy at London, Jun 3 2017
South Africa won by 96 runs
Player of the Match
Imran Tahir
Imran TahirSouth Africa

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HM Amla
    103
    115
    202
    5
    2
    89.56
    42.3 is this a big moment? Amla is run-out while trying to slide back in for the second. He tucked this to the man at the edge of the ring at midwicket. Kusal Mendis swooped in quickly and then fired a accurate throw on the bounce to Dickwella who smashed the stumps down to catch Amla at least a foot short. Tired end to a fabulous knock. Amla took a while to turn for the second and that cost him 232/5
    Q de Kock †
    23
    42
    62
    2
    0
    54.76
    12.1 beauty of a delivery to get a class batsman. Keeps at it - full and just around off stump - this one nips away slightly off the pitch, de Kock pushes feebly with minimal feet movement and gets a thick edge that has been pouched well by a diving Dickwella. Reward for persistence. Subdued knock from de Kock, didn't quite look a part today 44/1
    F du Plessis
    75
    70
    96
    6
    0
    107.14
    33.4 excellent catch by Chandimal at midwicket. This was short, he tried to flat-bat this into the midwicket boundary but the ball got slightly big on him and cramped him for room, so couldn't generate as much power as he would have liked. Chandimal dived low to his right held his composure to pull off a super catch. 189/2
    AB de Villiers (c)
    4
    4
    6
    0
    0
    100.00
    34.4 soft dismissal! Tries to rock back to pull but the ball didn't get to him as quickly as he anticipated. He was way too early into the stroke, the ball spun away a wee bit as well to hit the toe-end as the ball lobbed to cover. Simplest of catches for Kapugedara 194/3
    DA Miller
    18
    22
    34
    1
    1
    81.81
    41.4 looks to fetch this whip from outside off but ends up getting a thick leading edge that flies to third man. The angle and extra bounce have done the trick. 226/4
    JP Duminy
    not out
    38
    20
    48
    5
    1
    190.00
    CH Morris
    20
    19
    30
    3
    0
    105.26
    47.5 sensational from Tharanga. One stump to aim at from mid-off, clean pick up and a rocket throw at the bowler's end. Morris, who hammered it straight to the fielder, had given up and was caught comfortably short. 277/6
    WD Parnell
    not out
    7
    8
    11
    0
    0
    87.50
    Extras
    11 (lb 1, w 10)
    TOTAL
    299/6 (50 Overs, RR: 5.98)
    Did not bat: K Rabada, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
    Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Quinton de Kock, 12.1 ov), 2-189 (Faf du Plessis, 33.4 ov), 3-194 (AB de Villiers, 34.4 ov), 4-226 (David Miller, 41.4 ov), 5-232 (Hashim Amla, 42.3 ov), 6-277 (Chris Morris, 47.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SL Malinga1005705.70275050
    RAS Lakmal1005115.10335020
    N Pradeep1005425.40315110
    DAS Gunaratne1006406.40121110
    S Prasanna1007217.20216210

  • Sri Lanka Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    N Dickwella †
    41
    33
    42
    5
    1
    124.24
    8.2 length ball, angling into off stump, and Morne has taken out the danger man. Clears his front leg and looks to slam that over mid-off. A bit of extra bounce, and he only manages to slice it high in the air, down into the hands of third man 69/1
    WU Tharanga (c)
    57
    69
    118
    6
    0
    82.60
    25.2 is that the game for South Africa? Tharanga has hit this straight to Miller at deep cover. He read the googly, got to the pitch of the ball to go over the infield. It was almost as if he forgot there was a man there. Miller was running in with the sun right in his eyeline but he did well to keep his balance 146/5
    BKG Mendis
    11
    10
    20
    2
    0
    110.00
    11.5 taken! Mendis picked up one boundary with an uppish flick, but this time AB has stationed himself at a straight short midwicket. The ball, angling into the stumps and pitching on a good length, stopped on Mendis slightly, maybe, and AB jumps, times it just about perfectly, and plucks the ball out with an outstretched right hand. The ball was almost behind him when he caught it 94/2
    LD Chandimal
    12
    21
    29
    1
    0
    57.14
    17.2 the celebration in the South African camp tells you why that is a big moment in the match. Chandimal struck this firmly but de Villiers anticipates the dive and moves swiftly to his right from extra cover to slide and half-stop. Then quickly recovers to run a few paces to pick up the ball and hit the stumps direct at the bowler's end to catch Chandimal at least a feet short. Stunning 116/3
    CK Kapugedera
    0
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    17.5 the wrong'un has done the trick. Didn't look like Kapugeradara picked it. This one drifted back in a long way from wide of the crease, Kapu plays for the turning legbreak, stabs outside the line in an attempt to nurdle it to the legside and is struck plumb in front of middle. First-ball duck. Sri Lanka are sliding here 117/4
    MDKJ Perera
    not out
    44
    66
    99
    5
    0
    66.66
    DAS Gunaratne
    4
    13
    16
    0
    0
    30.76
    29.2 sliced to extra cover. Looked to hit him with the spin but didn't get to the pitch of the ball and spooned a simple catch to the man at the edge of the ring. Sri Lanka right on the edge. 155/6
    S Prasanna
    13
    20
    36
    0
    1
    65.00
    37.2 this one snakes back in from length on off stump, Prasanna pushes outside the line and is comprehensively beaten. Hit above the knee roll, closer to the flap of the pad. Ball tracking shows the ball would've gone on to hit the top of middle and leg. Three reds, Sri Lanka sink further. Prasanna had taken a step across with his front foot as the bowler released, and ended up in a completely closed-off position 191/7
    RAS Lakmal
    0
    3
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    37.5 back of a length on off stump, clubbed along the ground to mid-on, and is that another run-out? They think of a single, hesitate, turn around, and Tahir's direct hit catches Lakmal well short at the striker's end 191/8
    SL Malinga
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    50.00
    38.1 gone, Sri Lanka are nine down. Malinga stepped away to make room, Rabada banged it in short outside off. Was off-balance as he tried to cut, only managed a bottom-edge into his stumps 192/9
    N Pradeep
    5
    12
    15
    1
    0
    41.66
    41.3 and that is that. Tahir finishes with four. A bit of flight, and Pradeep gives it the big yahoo. Connects pretty well, to be fair, but only manages to hit it as far as the man at long-on 203/10
    Extras
    15 (lb 6, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    203 all out (41.3 Overs, RR: 4.89)
    Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Niroshan Dickwella, 8.2 ov), 2-94 (Kusal Mendis, 11.5 ov), 3-116 (Dinesh Chandimal, 17.2 ov), 4-117 (Chamara Kapugedera, 17.5 ov), 5-146 (Upul Tharanga, 25.2 ov), 6-155 (Asela Gunaratne, 29.2 ov), 7-191 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 37.2 ov), 8-191 (Suranga Lakmal, 37.5 ov), 9-192 (Lasith Malinga, 38.1 ov), 10-203 (Nuwan Pradeep, 41.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    K Rabada814615.75295131
    WD Parnell1005405.40338010
    M Morkel603115.16183020
    CH Morris703224.57231110
    Imran Tahir8.302743.17312000
    JP Duminy20703.5091010

Match Notes

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Tahir's haul

8

No. of four-wkt hauls for Tahir in ODIs, the most by any spinner since his debut. No other South Africa bowler has taken more than 5 such hauls in this period.

Parnell's transformation

9

Runs conceded by Parnell off his last 5 overs. In the first 5 overs he had gone for 45 runs.

losing in middle

23

Runs added by SL's No. 3, 4 and 5 combined, after their openers accumulated 98 runs.

Can SL get it?

2012

Last time SA failed to defend a target of 300 or more in ODIs. Since then, they have won all 23 ODIs defending such a target.

Attacking chase

40

No. of balls taken by Sri Lanka to reach fifty. South Africa had taken 83 balls for the same.

Awesome Amla

25

No. of centuries for Amla in ODIs, in 151 inns. He has taken the least inns to score 25 centuries, beating Kohli who took 162 inns.

Slow start

32

Runs scored by South Africa in the first 10 overs of the innings, is their joint second-lowest in ODIs since World Cup 2015.

SA's streak

7

No. of consecutive ODI wins for South Africa against Sri Lanka, before today's game.

Malinga's return

2015

Last time Malinga appeared in ODIs, before today. Among the players participating in Champions Trophy, he has the most wickets in the tournament's history (22).

ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut)

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.045
BAN31130
AUS3012-0.992
NZ3021-1.058
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND32141.37
PAK3214-0.68
SA31220.167
SL3122-0.798