10/02Result
5th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Feb 10 2017
South Africa won by 88 runs
Player of the Match
Hashim Amla
Hashim AmlaSouth Africa
10/02Result
5th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Feb 10 2017
South Africa won by 88 runs
Player of the Match
Hashim Amla
Hashim AmlaSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
50 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 384/6 | RR: 7.68

  • Chris Morris3 (4b)
  • Wayne Parnell1 (1b)
  • Suranga Lakmal10-0-71-3
  • Lahiru Madushanka8-0-70-2

Altaf : "Lakmal bowls cowardly. Every delivery outside off stump." Some people are just plain odd. It's called a bowling tactic! Anyhow, Sri Lanka could have done with a few more tactics in those 50 overs. Some pretty terrible cricket at times, but that takes nothing away from two supreme centuries from Messrs Hare and Tortoise, de Kock and Amla. Back in 20-odd for the resumption.

49.6
1
Lakmal to Morris, 1 run, wide full toss, good contact from Morris, but the cover sweeper limits the damage. Not a bad over despite all the wides, as South Africa finish on an imposing 384 for 6

Dewald Nel: "What is Lakmal complaining about? He's clearly bowling wides, and even got away with a few. Seems a bit outside the spirit of the game." Spirit of the game? Pah. What's he supposed to do? Serve up half-volleys?

49.5
1
Lakmal to Parnell, 1 run, round the wicket, Parnell chisels a single to long on
49.4
1
Lakmal to Morris, 1 run, better, another wide outswinger, that one would have been inside the tramlines, and Morris jabs a single to third man
49.4
1w
Lakmal to Morris, 1 wide, got to credit him for persistence, but that's another one that's the wrong side of the marker
49.3
0
Lakmal to Morris, no run, same line, and this time Morris does have a go, toe-ending to point
49.3
1w
Lakmal to Morris, 1 wide, wide once again, inches the wrong side of the guideline as Morris refuses to chase it

Vishnu: "Lakmal's tactic is good. Yorker length on outside off. Very difficult to hit for boundary or Six"

49.2
W
Lakmal to Behardien, OUT, persisting with that wide line, it was a full toss and Behardien thought he'd made good contact, but long-on makes no mistake, unlike his mirror-image

F Behardien c Gunaratne b Lakmal 32 (30m 20b 1x4 2x6) SR: 160.00

Hot Streak

11

Consecutive ODI wins for SA. There are only 3 instances of teams winning more games in a row – Aus (21, in 2003), SA (12, in 2005) and Pak 12 (in 2007-08).

Another 350-plus total

24

Number of 350-plus totals for South Africa in ODIs, the most by any team. India are next with 23

The Centurion

5

ODI hundreds for Amla in Centurion, in just 12 innings. At no other venue does he have more than two ODI hundreds

Quick De Kock

3000

Runs for Quinton De Kock in ODIs - 3rd quickest for South Africa behind Hashim Amla and Gary Kirsten.

Batting Paradise

316

Average runs scored by SA in the last 5 ODIs played at this venue. They won 4 of those games with one game washed out.

Deadly Duo

3

Consecutive 100's for Amla in Centurion His last 3 scores here are 133,124 and 127.His partner De Kock also has scores of 135 and 178 in the last 2 ODIs here.