South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Bellerive Oval, Hobart
7 February 2006
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: MR Benson, DJ Harper
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: JJ Crowe
Super Sub 1st Innings: Sri Lanka full substitute: CM Bandara (CK Kapugedera, South Africa innings, 20.0 ov).
Super Sub 2nd Innings: South Africa full substitute: J Botha (DW Steyn, Sri Lanka innings, 18.0 ov).
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 76 runs
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Marvan Atapattu | c Andrew Hall b Johannes van der Wath | 80 | 122 | 165 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Shaun Pollock | 25 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 1 | |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Boeta Dippenaar b Johannes van der Wath | 62 | 77 | 113 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Andrew Hall | 11 | 17 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Jehan Mubarak | c Ashwell Prince b Andrew Hall | 14 | 19 | 25 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Andrew Hall | 30 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7. Chamara Kapugedera | b Johan Botha | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Johan Botha b Charl Langeveldt | 5 | 5 | 7 | - | - | |
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Johan Botha b Charl Langeveldt | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | not out | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| 11. Ruchira Perera | not out | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| %12. Malinga Bandara |
| FOW | 1-52 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-175 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-190 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-207 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-212 (Jehan Mubarak), 6-220 (Chamara Kapugedera), 7-229 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-241 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 9-254 (Tillakaratne Dilshan). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 12w, 4nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs, 226 mins) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 | (3w,0nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Johannes van der Wath | 9 | 1 | 41 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Johan Botha | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Malinga Bandara | 67 | 76 | 124 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Boeta Dippenaar | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 21 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | c & b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| +4. Mark Boucher | b Dilhara Fernando | 24 | 36 | 53 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c & b Malinga Bandara | 22 | 41 | 63 | - | - | |
| 6. Justin Kemp | lbw b Malinga Bandara | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Kumar Sangakkara b Malinga Bandara | 15 | 26 | 30 | - | - | |
| 8. Andrew Hall | not out | 18 | 30 | 38 | - | - | |
| 9. Johannes van der Wath | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| %10. Johan Botha | c sub b Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 | 22 | 21 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Charl Langeveldt | c Jehan Mubarak b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | |
| 12. Dale Steyn |
| FOW | 1-19 (Boeta Dippenaar), 2-19 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-77 (Mark Boucher), 4-113 (Graeme Smith), 5-114 (Justin Kemp), 6-137 (Ashwell Prince), 7-146 (Shaun Pollock), 8-147 (Johannes van der Wath), 9-178 (Johan Botha), 181 (Charl Langeveldt). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 4w, 1nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43.4 ovs, 191 mins) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 3 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ruchira Perera | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4.4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 9 | 0 | 31 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
South Africa: Charl Langeveldt, Johan Botha, Johannes van der Wath, Andrew Hall, Shaun Pollock, Justin Kemp, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Boeta Dippenaar, Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Dale Steyn
Sri Lanka: Ruchira Perera, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Chamara Kapugedera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jehan Mubarak, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Malinga Bandara