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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
27, 28, 29, 30, 31 July 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: MR Benson, BF Bowden
Third Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | b Dilhara Fernando | 19 | 41 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hall | b Dilhara Fernando | 17 | 31 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Farveez Maharoof | 29 | 52 | 72 | 5 | - |
| 4. Hashim Amla | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 19 | 64 | 96 | - | - |
| *5. Ashwell Prince | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Farveez Maharoof | 1 | 15 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | c Chamara Kapugedera b Muttiah Muralitharan | 65 | 72 | 97 | 8 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 9 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Nicky Boje | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 9. Andre Nel | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 5 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-32 (Andrew Hall), 2-45 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-78 (Jacques Rudolph), 4-80 (Ashwell Prince), 5-112 (Hashim Amla), 6-128 (Mark Boucher), 7-148 (Nicky Boje), 8-151 (Andre Nel), 9-151 (Dale Steyn), 169 (AB de Villiers). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50.2 ovs, 238 mins) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 2 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 9 | 1 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 2 | 48 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 18.2 | 6 | 41 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Dale Steyn | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall | 287 | 457 | 675 | 35 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | b Andre Nel | 374 | 572 | 752 | 43 | 1 |
| 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b Dale Steyn | 45 | 67 | 83 | 6 | - |
| 6. Chamara Kapugedera | not out | 1 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | ||||||
| 8. Farveez Maharoof | ||||||
| 9. Lasith Malinga | ||||||
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-6 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-14 (Upul Tharanga), 3-638 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-751 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 5-756 (Mahela Jayawardene). |
| Extras | 17b, 5lb, 8w, 8nb, 0pen) 38 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 185.1 ovs, 782 mins) 756 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Makhaya Ntini | 31 | 3 | 97 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 26 | 1 | 129 | 3 | (2w,6nb) |
| Andre Nel | 25.1 | 2 | 114 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 25 | 2 | 99 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 65 | 5 | 221 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Rudolph | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashwell Prince | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| AB de Villiers | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jacques Rudolph | c Chamara Kapugedera b Dilhara Fernando | 90 | 182 | 206 | 13 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hall | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 64 | 177 | 263 | 7 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| *4. Ashwell Prince | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 61 | 182 | 211 | 4 | - |
| 5. AB de Villiers | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 38 | 67 | 3 | - |
| +6. Mark Boucher | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 85 | 160 | 232 | 10 | - |
| 7. Herschelle Gibbs | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 18 | 32 | 48 | 3 | - |
| 8. Nicky Boje | not out | 33 | 130 | 139 | 2 | - |
| 9. Andre Nel | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | b Lasith Malinga | 16 | 32 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-165 (Jacques Rudolph), 2-171 (Hashim Amla), 3-185 (Andrew Hall), 4-234 (AB de Villiers), 5-312 (Ashwell Prince), 6-350 (Herschelle Gibbs), 7-401 (Mark Boucher), 8-404 (Andre Nel), 9-412 (Dale Steyn), 434 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 11b, 4lb, 2w, 20nb, 0pen) 37 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 157.2 ovs, 624 mins) 434 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 16.2 | 0 | 85 | 1 | (1w,7nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 15 | 3 | 48 | 0 | (1w,5nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 24 | 6 | 69 | 2 | (0w,8nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 64 | 11 | 131 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 34 | 8 | 76 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Prasanna Jayawardene, Farveez Maharoof, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan