Watch 2009 ICC Champions Trophy 1st Match South Africa vs Sri Lanka Highlights
2009 ICC Champions Trophy 1st Match South Africa vs Sri Lanka
1st Match: Group B Day/Night
Tuesday, 22nd September, 2009
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Timing: 14:30 local, 12:30 GMT, 6.00 PM IST, 6.30 PM Pak Time
Sri Lanka beat host South Africa in the opening match of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy by 55 runs (Duckwort-Lewis method) as rain stopped the match after 37.4 overs in South Africa’s inning on Tuesday, 22nd September, 2009 at Centurion.
Tilakratne Dilshan hit a 92 ball century 106 runs with 16 fours and a six and Ajantha Mendis took 3 wickets for 30 runs.
Match Summary:
Sri Lanka – 319/8 in 50 overs (Dilshan 106, Sangakkara 54, Jayawardane77, Steyn 3-47)
South Africa – 206/7 in 37.4 overs (Smith 58, Mendis 30-3)
Toss – South Africa, who chose to bowl first.
Result -Sri Lanka won by 55 runs.
Man of the Match -Tilakratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
South Africa Team (Playing Eleven)
Graeme Smith (c),Hashim Amla,Jacques Kallis,AB de Villiers,JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (w),Albie Morkel,Roelof van der Merwe/Wayne Parnell,Johan Botha,Makhaya Ntini,Dale Steyn.
Sri Lanka Team (Playing Eleven)
Sanath Jayasuriya,Tillakaratne Dilshan,Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk),Mahela Jayawardene,Thilina Kandamby,Chamara Kapugedera,Angelo Mathews,Thilan Thushara,Nuwan Kulasekara,Muttiah Muralitharan,Lasith Malinga.
