09/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jul 9 2014
Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
Player of the Match
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Tillakaratne DilshanSri Lanka
09/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jul 9 2014
Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
Player of the Match
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Tillakaratne DilshanSri Lanka

Best performances - Batsmen

HM Amla
HM Amla
101(102) 11x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 37 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
2 5 19 14 20 6 10 25
TM Dilshan
TM Dilshan
86(90) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 15 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
12 9 10 2 13 15 12 13

Best performances - Bowlers

SL Malinga
SL Malinga
O6
M1
R24
W4
Eco4
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
R McLaren
O10
M0
R48
W4
Eco4.8
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

Sri Lanka - Innings

26
TM Dilshan18 (14)
MDKJ Perera7 (9)
37
TM Dilshan30 (22)
KC Sangakkara7 (9)
62
TM Dilshan22 (32)
HDRL Thirimanne36 (49)
29
DPMD Jayawardene13 (29)
TM Dilshan16 (22)
71
DPMD Jayawardene35 (41)
AD Mathews30 (31)
31
AD Mathews4 (7)
SMA Priyanjan25 (14)
0
KMDN Kulasekara0 (4)
SMA Priyanjan0 (0)
0
SMA Priyanjan0 (1)
SMSM Senanayake0 (0)
10
BAW Mendis2 (6)
SMSM Senanayake8 (5)
1
SL Malinga0 (2)
SMSM Senanayake1 (1)

South Africa - Innings

9
HM Amla5 (7)
Q de Kock4 (6)
17
JH Kallis1 (7)
HM Amla15 (9)
75
HM Amla46 (46)
AB de Villiers29 (41)
3
HM Amla1 (1)
JP Duminy1 (4)
5
HM Amla1 (2)
DA Miller4 (8)
15
HM Amla12 (13)
R McLaren3 (17)
3
HM Amla2 (2)
VD Philander1 (5)
53
HM Amla19 (22)
DW Steyn23 (34)
0
DW Steyn0 (0)
M Morkel0 (2)
0
Imran Tahir0 (2)
DW Steyn0 (1)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2014 News

  • New South Africa begin on solid footing

    South Africa's performance in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was not the tip-toeing or trepidation of a team in the throes of a transformation. It was the swagger of a side that had already settled

  • Sea, sun, scandal

    Our correspondent takes in the sights and sounds of Galle and Colombo, and reports on a tampering controversy

  • Steyn and Morkel hunt in pairs, Tahir flops

    ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their series win against Sri Lanka

  • Mathews, Perera shine bright for Sri Lanka

    ESPNcricinfo marks the Sri Lankan players out of 10 following their series loss against South Africa

  • Mathews rues Galle collapse

    Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews bemoaned his team's batting collapse in the first Test in Galle which allowed South Africa to settle for a draw at the SSC and claim the series

Lone man scoring

1

Hashim Amla is the first South African and the sixth batsman to score a ton with the team being bowled out for under 200

Chasing history

1

No. of times South Africa's final three wickets have scored more than 100 runs in a win. They needed 141 when Amla and Steyn came together

Favourite Ground

4/4

Tillakaratne Dilshan's best bowling figures came at Pallekele. He averages 96 with the bat and 17 with the ball

The Mighty Hash

65.50

Hashim Amla's batting average against Sri Lanka

Lower order goes poof

11/5

Sri Lanka were 255 for 5 before being bundled out for 267

Stifling

6.38

South Africa's run-rate in the last 10 overs since 2001. They are the most economical death bowling team in the period

Sri Lanka booming

449

No. of runs Angelo Mathews has in ODIs this year. He is one of three Sri Lankans on the list

Bogged down

14-0

Sri Lanka's score between the 24th and 29th overs

Beware SA

49.65

Tillakaratne Dilshan's batting average against South Africa. His last three innings against them were 115* (at Pallekele), 99 and 40.

Field First

7:5

Seven games in Pallekele have been won by the side chasing, five by the one batting first

Home Truths

1.00

Sri Lanka's win-loss ratio in Pallekele, their poorest at a home venue