Men's Test · South Africa tour of Sri Lanka · Match 2

South Africa v Sri Lanka

4 Aug 2006 to 8 Aug 2006 · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa (1)	361	89.4
Sri Lanka (2)	321	85.1
South Africa (3)	311	107.5
Sri Lanka (4)	352/9	113.3

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Sri Lanka352/9 (113.3 ov)

Sri Lanka batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharangacaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	0	7	0	0	0.0
ST Jayasuriyacaught b N Boje	caught b N Boje	73	74	9	3	98.6
KC Sangakkaracaught b SM Pollock	caught b SM Pollock	39	64	8	0	60.9
DPMD Jayawardenecaught b N Boje	caught b N Boje	123	248	11	2	49.6
TM Dilshancaught b N Boje	caught b N Boje	18	29	4	0	62.1
CK Kapugederacaught b N Boje	caught b N Boje	13	40	1	0	32.5
HAPW Jayawardenelbw b AJ Hall	lbw b AJ Hall	30	79	3	0	38.0
MF Maharoof*not out	not out	29	118	2	0	24.6
WPUJC Vaascaught b AJ Hall	caught b AJ Hall	4	20	0	0	20.0
M Muralitharanb AJ Hall	b AJ Hall	2	5	0	0	40.0
SL Malinga*not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Extras	20 (b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 4)
Total	352/9 (113.3 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (WU Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-94 (KC Sangakkara, 19.6 ov), 3-121 (ST Jayasuriya, 27.6 ov), 4-164 (TM Dilshan, 38.2 ov), 5-201 (CK Kapugedera, 49.4 ov), 6-279 (HAPW Jayawardene, 78.1 ov), 7-341 (DPMD Jayawardene, 107.1 ov), 8-348 (WPUJC Vaas, 112.1 ov), 9-350 (M Muralitharan, 112.6 ov)

South Africa bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
M Ntini	7.2	2	13	1	1.77	0	0
DW Steyn	22.4	2	81	0	3.57	3	2
N Boje	39.3	11	111	4	2.81	0	0
SM Pollock	19	2	60	1	3.16	0	2
AJ Hall	25	3	75	3	3.00	1	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.