South Africa folds for 140 after Sangakkara’s 137-ball 169 helps Sri Lanka reach 320 for 5
Kumar Sangakkara recorded his highest one-day score
of 169 off 137 balls helping Sri Lanka thrash South Africa by 180 runs
in the first One-Day International in Colombo on Saturday (July 21).
Sangakkara's 16th ODI century took Sri Lanka to a commanding 320 for 5 after the hosts were sent in to bat in the day-night game at the R Premadasa Stadium. South Africa folded for 140 in reply, in just 31.5 overs, to leave Sri Lanka with a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Sangakkara, 35, contributed with two catches and a stumping, earning him the Man of the Match award, as Rangana Herath and Thisara Perera picked up three wickets each.
Sangakkara marked his 350th one-day match by surpassing his previous best of 138 not out, made against India in 2005, after Tillakaratne Dilshan was dismissed in just the fourth over of the innings. Sangakkara put on 70 for the second wicket with Upul Tharanga, the opener, 74 for the third with Mahela Jayawardene and 123 for the fourth with Lahiru Thirimanne. He was finally caught in the deep in the penultimate over of the innings, after hitting 18 boundaries and six sixes.
Morne Morkel, who recovered in time from a thigh injury to play the match, was South Africa's most impressive bowler with 2 for 34 from his 10 overs. But the inexperience of the depleted touring squad told in the end as the Sri Lankans batted fluently and bowled a steady line on the slow pitch. South Africa is without three frontline players -- Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis and former captain Graeme Smith -- for the tour, which also includes three Twenty20 matches. South Africa also missed Hashim Amla, who was unavailable for the first match due to a strained neck.
South Africa made the worst possible start when Colin Ingram was bowled off the first ball of the innings by Lasith Malinga. AB de Villiers and Alviro Petersen added 44 for the third wicket to lift the total to 73 for 2 when both batsmen fell in successive overs. Wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals, leaving Petersen and Robin Peterson as the top-scorers with 29 each.
Sangakkara's 16th ODI century took Sri Lanka to a commanding 320 for 5 after the hosts were sent in to bat in the day-night game at the R Premadasa Stadium. South Africa folded for 140 in reply, in just 31.5 overs, to leave Sri Lanka with a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Sangakkara, 35, contributed with two catches and a stumping, earning him the Man of the Match award, as Rangana Herath and Thisara Perera picked up three wickets each.
Sangakkara marked his 350th one-day match by surpassing his previous best of 138 not out, made against India in 2005, after Tillakaratne Dilshan was dismissed in just the fourth over of the innings. Sangakkara put on 70 for the second wicket with Upul Tharanga, the opener, 74 for the third with Mahela Jayawardene and 123 for the fourth with Lahiru Thirimanne. He was finally caught in the deep in the penultimate over of the innings, after hitting 18 boundaries and six sixes.
Morne Morkel, who recovered in time from a thigh injury to play the match, was South Africa's most impressive bowler with 2 for 34 from his 10 overs. But the inexperience of the depleted touring squad told in the end as the Sri Lankans batted fluently and bowled a steady line on the slow pitch. South Africa is without three frontline players -- Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis and former captain Graeme Smith -- for the tour, which also includes three Twenty20 matches. South Africa also missed Hashim Amla, who was unavailable for the first match due to a strained neck.
South Africa made the worst possible start when Colin Ingram was bowled off the first ball of the innings by Lasith Malinga. AB de Villiers and Alviro Petersen added 44 for the third wicket to lift the total to 73 for 2 when both batsmen fell in successive overs. Wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals, leaving Petersen and Robin Peterson as the top-scorers with 29 each.
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