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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Springbok Park, Bloemfontein
19 April 1998
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: DF Becker, DL Orchard
Third Umpire: WA Diedricks
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Herschelle Gibbs b Roger Telemachus | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | - |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Gary Kirsten b Roger Telemachus | 11 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 10 | 17 | - | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 13 | 37 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 6. Roshan Mahanama | c Mark Boucher b Hansie Cronje | 22 | 36 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 7. Kumar Dharmasena | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 14 | 50 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 8. Upul Chandana | c Gary Kirsten b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 14 | 23 | - | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 10 | 22 | 31 | - | 1 |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Hansie Cronje b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Shaun Pollock b Pat Symcox | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-23 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-23 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-26 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-50 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-71 (Roshan Mahanama), 7-93 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-95 (Upul Chandana), 9-104 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 105 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 10w, 1nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 36 ovs) 105 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 2 | 21 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Roger Telemachus | 8 | 1 | 23 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | (5w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 22 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 39 | 51 | 71 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c & b Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 43 | 67 | 1 | - |
| +5. Mark Boucher | run out (Chaminda Vaas > ) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | not out | 23 | 24 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | not out | 2 | 7 | 15 | - | - |
| *8. Hansie Cronje | ||||||
| 9. Pat Symcox | ||||||
| 10. Roger Telemachus | ||||||
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-7 (Gary Kirsten), 2-24 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-74 (Jacques Kallis), 4-80 (Mark Boucher), 5-91 (Daryll Cullinan). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 6w, 1nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 26.3 ovs) 106 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (5w,1nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 2 | 22 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 8.3 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Mark Boucher, Jonty Rhodes, Shaun Pollock, Hansie Cronje, Pat Symcox, Roger Telemachus, Allan Donald