Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Smith	c Chandimal b Malinga	125	143	203	9	4	87.41

Alviro Petersen	c Mathews b Malinga	6	7	16	1	0	85.71

Faf du Plessis	c Mathews b Senanayake	24	39	66	2	0	61.53

AB de Villiers (c)†	not out	125	98	144	10	4	127.55
Albie Morkel	run out (Dilshan/Perera)	18	11	17	3	0	163.63

Jean-Paul Duminy	not out	5	2	6	1	0	250.00
Extras	(lb 2, w 7)	9
Total	50 Ov (RR: 6.24, 227 Mins)	312/4
Did not bat: Colin Ingram, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Alviro Petersen, 3.4 ov), 2-70 (Faf du Plessis, 17.1 ov), 3-256 (Graeme Smith, 45.1 ov), 4-289 (Albie Morkel, 48.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nuwan Kulasekara	10	1	46	0	4.60	35	6	0	0	0
Lasith Malinga	10	0	79	2	7.90	23	11	1	1	0
3.4 to AN Petersen, Malinga gets the breakthrough, short of length ball, Petersen decides to play that off the front foot, the ball moves away a hint, Petersen pokes at it, the outside edge results, a good low catch by Mathews at first slip. 10/1 45.1 to GC Smith, taken, Chandimal pulls off a much tougher catch than the one Dilshan spilled previous over, a low full toss that Smith thumped towards midwicket, Chandimal leaps to pluck that overhead catch and end a crucial innings from Smith, who gets an ovation as he walks off. 256/3
Angelo Mathews	3	1	16	0	5.33	12	2	0	2	0
Thisara Perera	7	0	64	0	9.14	9	5	2	2	0
Sachithra Senanayake	9	0	50	1	5.55	28	0	4	0	0
17.1 to F du Plessis, Senanayake takes his first wicket in ODIs, du Plessis again shuffles down the track, lofts the ball towards long-on, taking the fielder on, he fails to clear him, not enough power to clear Mathews, who calmly collects that after initially moving the wrong way, that's his second catch of the game, that struck the inside-half of du Plessis' bat. 70/2
Tillakaratne Dilshan	2	0	12	0	6.00	5	0	1	0	0
Rangana Herath	9	0	43	0	4.77	23	2	0	1	0

Sri Lanka (T: 313 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Upul Tharanga	c Duminy b Tsotsobe	46	39	46	7	1	117.94

Tillakaratne Dilshan (c)	c †de Villiers b Tsotsobe	41	49	88	5	0	83.67

Kumar Sangakkara †	c Peterson b Duminy	102	97	163	10	0	105.15

Dinesh Chandimal	c †de Villiers b Parnell	20	35	54	1	0	57.14

Lahiru Thirimanne	c JA Morkel b Peterson	69	63	100	7	0	109.52

Angelo Mathews	c Peterson b Parnell	6	5	11	1	0	120.00

Thisara Perera	c du Plessis b Duminy	2	8	13	0	0	25.00

Nuwan Kulasekara	b Peterson	0	1	3	0	0	0.00

Rangana Herath	not out	1	1	6	0	0	100.00
Sachithra Senanayake	not out	6	2	3	0	1	300.00
Extras	(lb 12, nb 1, w 8)	21
Total	49.5 Ov (RR: 6.30, 246 Mins)	314/8
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga
Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Upul Tharanga, 9.6 ov), 2-119 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 18.6 ov), 3-175 (Dinesh Chandimal, 29.5 ov), 4-275 (Kumar Sangakkara, 44.2 ov), 5-294 (Angelo Mathews, 46.2 ov), 6-307 (Thisara Perera, 48.6 ov), 7-307 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 49.1 ov), 8-308 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 49.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Morne Morkel	9.1	0	49	0	5.34	33	7	0	2	0
Lonwabo Tsotsobe	7	0	54	2	7.71	20	7	1	2	0
9.6 to WU Tharanga, sensational catch from Duminy, Tharanga was looking in great touch here, he's gone for 46 though, Tsotsobe sends in the slower one, Tharanga looks to slice that, off a thick outside edge, the ball swirls over cover, Duminy runs with his back towards the pitch, and then dives forward to pluck the ball even as it fell over his shoulder, South Africa needed something special to end that opening stand. 72/1 18.6 to TM Dilshan, Tsotsobe has struck, a short ball just outside off, inches outside off actually, Dilshan looks to glide that to third man, gets a bottom edge, carries nicely through to de Villiers, is that the last innings by captain Dilshan?. 119/2
Jean-Paul Duminy	6.5	0	44	2	6.43	10	4	0	0	0
44.2 to KC Sangakkara, gone, JP Duminy isn't the most dangerous of bowlers, but he has got the big breakthrough, he drops the ball a bit short, Sanga wanted to power Duminy out of the park last over as well, this time he ends up chipping it to long-off, Peterson hangs on to the catch. 275/4 48.6 to NLTC Perera, forget yorkers, start practising your high full tosses, Duminy sends one of those, Perera looks to end the game in style with a smash over midwicket, he can't get it far enough, the best fielder in the game, du Plessis, pouches that easily, Dilshan and sangakkara signalling a no-ball in the dressing room, umpire signals nothing, that looked to be at an acceptable height. 307/6
Wayne Parnell	10	0	51	2	5.10	29	5	0	2	0
29.5 to LD Chandimal, this time the cute dab cost Chandimal his wicket, a short ball angling in, Chandimal wanted to get it to third man though there was no room to play that shot, a thin top edge to the keeper, Sri Lanka lose their third. 175/3 46.2 to AD Mathews, the end of Mathews, a full toss above the knee height, Mathews was looking to hit that down the ground, ends up chipping it to short cover, where Peterson takes another catch, surely Sri Lanka can't mess this up now?. 294/5
Albie Morkel	10	0	66	0	6.60	18	5	0	2	1
Robin Peterson	6.5	0	38	2	5.56	19	3	1	0	0
49.1 to KMDN Kulasekara, the Joburg crowd yell in delight as Nuwan is bowled first ball, making room and looking to hit that over extra cover, he misses Peterson hits, that crashes into middle and leg, Peterson is ecstatic, six needed off five. 307/7 49.3 to HDRL Thirimanne, oh Sri Lanka, this is ridiculous, a short of length ball from Peterson, slightly quicker, Thirimanne charges out and looks hit that through the off, an outside edge carries nicely to Albie Morkel at short third man, Sanga and Dilshan look very tense in the dressing room. 308/8

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South Africa innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
South Africa: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (GC Smith 28, F du Plessis 18, Ex 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 61/1 in 15.0 overs (GC Smith 33, F du Plessis 18)
Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 19 runs, 1 wicket)
GC Smith: 50 off 81 balls (5 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 4
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (GC Smith 27, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 0)
Powerplay 3: Overs 31.1 - 36.0 (Batting side - 44 runs, 0 wicket)
Drinks: South Africa - 147/2 in 32.0 overs (GC Smith 78, AB de Villiers 32)
South Africa: 150 runs in 32.4 overs (196 balls), Extras 7
AB de Villiers: 50 off 47 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (GC Smith 46, AB de Villiers 51, Ex 3)
South Africa: 200 runs in 39.1 overs (235 balls), Extras 8
GC Smith: 100 off 129 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 146 balls (GC Smith 72, AB de Villiers 74, Ex 4)
South Africa: 250 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras 9
AB de Villiers: 100 off 88 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
South Africa: 300 runs in 48.6 overs (294 balls), Extras 9
Innings Break: South Africa - 312/4 in 50.0 overs (AB de Villiers 125, JP Duminy 5)

Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 72 runs, 1 wicket)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (WU Tharanga 32, TM Dilshan 15, Ex 5)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 57/0 in 7.1 overs (WU Tharanga 34, TM Dilshan 17)
Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 34 runs, 1 wicket)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 10
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.4 overs (149 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 150/2 in 25.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 40, LD Chandimal 9)
KC Sangakkara: 50 off 54 balls (5 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (KC Sangakkara 30, LD Chandimal 17, Ex 4)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 33.5 overs (204 balls), Extras 16
Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 43 runs, 0 wicket)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (KC Sangakkara 27, HDRL Thirimanne 22, Ex 1)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 39.6 overs (241 balls), Extras 18
KC Sangakkara: 100 off 96 balls (10 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 86 balls (KC Sangakkara 50, HDRL Thirimanne 47, Ex 3)
HDRL Thirimanne: 50 off 49 balls (4 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 47.4 overs (287 balls), Extras 21

Match Details

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
Season	2011/12
Player Of The Match	Kumar Sangakkara
Player Of The Series	AB de Villiers
Series result	South Africa won the 5-match series 3-2
Match number	ODI no. 3229
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days	22 January 2012 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	Marais Erasmus Nigel Llong
TV Umpire	Billy Doctrove
Reserve Umpire	Johan Cloete
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
WU Tharanga	caught	46	39
TM Dilshan	caught	41	49
KC Sangakkara	caught	102	97
LD Chandimal	caught	20	35
HDRL Thirimanne	caught	69	63
AD Mathews	caught	6	5
NLTC Perera	caught	2	8
KMDN Kulasekara	bowled	0	1
HMRKB Herath	not out	1	1
SMSM Senanayake	not out	6	2
Extras	(lb 12, nb 1, w 8)
Total	314(8 wkts; 49.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
M Morkel	9.1	49	0	5.34
LL Tsotsobe	7	54	2	7.71
JP Duminy	6.5	44	2	6.43
WD Parnell	10	51	2	5.1
JA Morkel	10	66	0	6.6 (1 nb)
RJ Peterson	6.5	38	2	5.56

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	72	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Upul Tharanga
2nd	47	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	56	Kumar Sangakkara	Dinesh Chandimal
4th	100	Kumar Sangakkara	Lahiru Thirimanne
5th	19	Angelo Mathews	Lahiru Thirimanne
6th	13	Thisara Perera	Lahiru Thirimanne
7th	0	Nuwan Kulasekara	Lahiru Thirimanne
8th	1	Rangana Herath	Lahiru Thirimanne
9th	6	Rangana Herath	Sachithra Senanayake

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