ajat
in
blast_n_rip
Blaster of the day !
...
GRAEME SMITH
Graeme Smith's spell of 10-0-30-3 triggered a dramatic collapse, South Africa v Sri Lanka, 9th match, VB Series, Perth, January 31, 2006
http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1395013.cms - South Africa skipper Graeme Smith ended his prolonged slump in form with a strong all-round performance to lead his team to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a one-day international at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday.
Smith took career-best figures of three wickets for 30 runs as Sri Lanka collapsed to be all out for 222 then made 41 to lay the foundations for a comfortable South African victory.
"It was a good win for us at the end of the day," Smith said in a televised interview. "It gives us a bit of confidence going into the next game against Australia." South Africa’s victory means Australia are already assured of a place in the best-of-three finals series.
South Africa need to win just one of their last three matches to claim the other spot ahead of Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored for Sri Lanka with a brilliant 86 from only 65 balls but did not get enough support from the lower order.
South Africa cruised to the victory target with 4.5 overs to spare. In-form opener Boeta Dippenaar held the innings together with 87 from 94 deliveries, decorated by seven fours and three sixes. Jayasuriya smacked nine boundaries and three sixes in a dazzling display but only Dilshan Tillekeratne (37) and Jehan Mubarak (31) made more than 20.
Smith, a part-time spinner, dismissed Mubarak, Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene in a four-over spell to trigger a collapse that saw Sri Lanka’s last nine wickets tumble for just 84 runs.
Sri Lanka : J Mubarak b Smith 31, S Jayasuriya c Prince b Smith 86, K Sangakkara c Kemp b Langeveldt 16, D Jayawardene lbw b Smith, M Atapattu c Rudolph b van der Wath 7, R Arnold c Kemp b Pollock 15, T Dilshan run out (Kemp/van der Wath) 37, C Vaas run out (Prince/Smith) 0, Kulasekara c Kemp b Pollock 1, C Bandara run out (Prince/van der Wath) 11, M Muralitharan no 1.Total: 221 in 47.4 overs.
South Africa : G Smith c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 41, H Dippenaar c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 87, J Rudolph st Sangakkara b Bandara 25, H Gibbs b Muralitharan 4,M Boucher no 30, J Kemp st Sangakkara b Bandara 6, A Prince no 20,Total: 224/5 in 45.1 overs.
GRAEME SMITH
Graeme Smith's spell of 10-0-30-3 triggered a dramatic collapse, South Africa v Sri Lanka, 9th match, VB Series, Perth, January 31, 2006
http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1395013.cms - South Africa skipper Graeme Smith ended his prolonged slump in form with a strong all-round performance to lead his team to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a one-day international at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday.
Smith took career-best figures of three wickets for 30 runs as Sri Lanka collapsed to be all out for 222 then made 41 to lay the foundations for a comfortable South African victory.
"It was a good win for us at the end of the day," Smith said in a televised interview. "It gives us a bit of confidence going into the next game against Australia." South Africa’s victory means Australia are already assured of a place in the best-of-three finals series.
South Africa need to win just one of their last three matches to claim the other spot ahead of Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored for Sri Lanka with a brilliant 86 from only 65 balls but did not get enough support from the lower order.
South Africa cruised to the victory target with 4.5 overs to spare. In-form opener Boeta Dippenaar held the innings together with 87 from 94 deliveries, decorated by seven fours and three sixes. Jayasuriya smacked nine boundaries and three sixes in a dazzling display but only Dilshan Tillekeratne (37) and Jehan Mubarak (31) made more than 20.
Smith, a part-time spinner, dismissed Mubarak, Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene in a four-over spell to trigger a collapse that saw Sri Lanka’s last nine wickets tumble for just 84 runs.
Sri Lanka : J Mubarak b Smith 31, S Jayasuriya c Prince b Smith 86, K Sangakkara c Kemp b Langeveldt 16, D Jayawardene lbw b Smith, M Atapattu c Rudolph b van der Wath 7, R Arnold c Kemp b Pollock 15, T Dilshan run out (Kemp/van der Wath) 37, C Vaas run out (Prince/Smith) 0, Kulasekara c Kemp b Pollock 1, C Bandara run out (Prince/van der Wath) 11, M Muralitharan no 1.Total: 221 in 47.4 overs.
South Africa : G Smith c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 41, H Dippenaar c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 87, J Rudolph st Sangakkara b Bandara 25, H Gibbs b Muralitharan 4,M Boucher no 30, J Kemp st Sangakkara b Bandara 6, A Prince no 20,Total: 224/5 in 45.1 overs.