South Africa v Sri Lanka @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
5 April 1998
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: SB Lambson, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: DF Becker
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: South Africa won by 57 runs
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mike Rindel | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 59 | 66 | 97 | 6 | - | |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | b Aravinda de Silva | 29 | 41 | 57 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Lance Klusener | b Aravinda de Silva | 26 | 31 | 33 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Upul Chandana | 24 | 31 | 41 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Aravinda de Silva b Upul Chandana | 22 | 20 | 26 | - | 2 | |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | c Chaminda Vaas b Upul Chandana | 5 | 12 | 15 | - | - | |
| 7. Jonty Rhodes | not out | 43 | 51 | 66 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Derek Crookes | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe b Kumar Dharmasena | 26 | 26 | 31 | 1 | 1 | |
| +9. Mark Boucher | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 10 | 15 | - | - | |
| 10. Steve Elworthy | not out | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Roger Telemachus |
| FOW | 1-67 (Gary Kirsten), 2-117 (Lance Klusener), 3-121 (Mike Rindel), 4-160 (Hansie Cronje), 5-169 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-172 (Jacques Kallis), 7-218 (Derek Crookes), 8-243 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 266 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 1 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Derek Crookes b Hansie Cronje | 68 | 83 | 117 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Jonty Rhodes b Roger Telemachus | 4 | 17 | 16 | - | - | |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Gary Kirsten b Steve Elworthy | 11 | 19 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Mike Rindel b Hansie Cronje | 28 | 46 | 64 | 3 | - | |
| +5. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mark Boucher b Roger Telemachus | 19 | 22 | 34 | 2 | - | |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mark Boucher b Derek Crookes | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - | |
| 7. Kumar Dharmasena | c Mike Rindel b Derek Crookes | 21 | 30 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Upul Chandana | c Lance Klusener b Steve Elworthy | 26 | 36 | 50 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | b Roger Telemachus | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Roger Telemachus | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 13 | 13 | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-51 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-116 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-127 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 5-127 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-151 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-169 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-182 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-182 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 209 (Upul Chandana). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 3w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.3 ovs) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Steve Elworthy | 8.3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Roger Telemachus | 10 | 0 | 43 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 9 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Derek Crookes | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa: Mike Rindel, Gary Kirsten, Lance Klusener, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes, Derek Crookes, Mark Boucher, Steve Elworthy, Roger Telemachus
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Roshan Mahanama, Aravinda de Silva, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Arjuna Ranatunga, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan
