Match Overview
Date: March 02,1992
Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Teams: South Africa vs. Sri Lanka
Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
Match Type: Round-robin stage
Toss and Decision
Toss won by the south Africa. After winning the Toss Captain selected to field first.
Sri Lanka Innings
Final Score: Score was 190/9 in 50 Overs.
Run Rate: 3.80
Sri Lankan team lost their 3 players in only 31 runs. But after that, team shows some better performance with 101-run in the partnership between Athula Samarasekera made 75 runs and Arjuna Ranatunga made 64 runs which helped them recover. Samarasekera played a patient knock and facing 116 deliveries. While Ranatunga was more aggressive performance, scoring his 64 on 77 balls. Despite their efforts, South Africa’s was very disciplined bowling attack that ensured the Sri Lanka couldn’t perform better toward the end.
Key Batting Contributions:
Fall of Wickets (Sri Lanka):
- 18/1 – Ravi Ratnayeke (3.6 overs)
- 18/2 – Sanath Jayasuriya (4.2 overs)
- 31/3 – Roshan Mahanama (10.5 overs)
- 132/4 – Athula Samarasekera (39.2 overs)
- 146/5 – Arjuna Ranatunga (41.5 overs)
- 149/6 – Ruwan Kalpage (43.1 overs)
- 158/7 – Romesh Kaluwitharana (45.5 overs)
- 165/8 – Don Anurasiri (47.3 overs)
- 190/9 – Pramodya Wickramasinghe (49.5 overs)
Key Bowling Contributions (South Africa):
South Africa Innings
Final Score: 191/4 in 47.4 overs
Run Rate: 4.00
To chase 191 run rate, South Africa openers laid a solid foundation. Andrew Hudson leading the team and scored 75 runs on 94 Balls which include 7 fours and a six. Peter Kirsten was a partner with a steady runs of 47 on 67 balls. While Kepler Wessels contributed 27 runs. South Africa maintained the control throughout the chase and achieved the target with 14 balls spare.
Key Batting Contributions:
Fall of Wickets (South Africa):
- 28/1 – Kepler Wessels (7.6 overs)
- 129/2 – Andrew Hudson (31.1 overs)
- 155/3 – Adrian Kuiper (37.5 overs)
- 171/4 – Peter Kirsten (43.6 overs)
Key Bowling Contributions (Sri Lanka):
Key Highlights of the Match
1. Sri Lanka’s Middle-Order Recovery:
After that team were struggling at 31/3 Athula Samarasekera and Arjuna Ranatunga formed a vital partnership of 101 runs.
The best duo helped Sri Lanka post a respectable total of 190/9.
2. South Africa’s Disciplined Bowling:
Allan Donald and Richard Snell were picking 3 wickets also they were best bowlers of the team. So that wickets are expectation which helped to maintain the team performance.
3. Andrew Hudson’s Dominance:
Hudson’s fluent knock of 75 set the tone for South Africa’s chase and ensured there were no major hiccups.
4. Peter Kirsten’s Finishing Role:
Kirsten studied the innings in the middle of the match and played a key role in guiding South Africa to victory.
Match Impact
Points Table: By consolidating the position in the round-robin stage South Africa earned 2 points,.
Sri Lanka’s Struggles: With this loss of match with South Africa, Sri Lanka found themselves under pressure to win their remaining innings.
