2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
{{date|March 28, 2007}}

[[w:South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] beat [[w:Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 1 wicket (with 10 balls remaining) in a dramatic finish in the Super 8 phase of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Providence Stadium|Providence Stadium]], [[w:Georgetown|Georgetown]], [[w:Guyana|Guyana]].

South Africa looked to be cruising to victory, needing just 4 more runs at 206-5, before Sri Lanka's [[w:Lasith Malinga|Lasith Malinga]] set a new [[w:Cricket_World_Cup_records#Bowling|World Cup record]] - and also ODI level record - with 4 wickets from 4 balls. Nevertheless, South Africa held their nerve to scrape home by one wicket.

[[w:Charl Langeveldt|Charl Langeveldt]] had earlier taken the first 5 wicket haul of the competition - dismissing 3 in his final over.

This was both teams' first game in the Super 8 stage, although Sri Lanka already had 2 points on the board, thanks to their victory over [[w:Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the group stage. South Africa entered empty-handed, having lost to their fellow group qualifiers, [[w:Australia cricket team|Australia]].


'''Toss: '''Sri Lanka won, and elected to bat first.

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kumar Sangakkara|Kumar Sangakkara]]|status=c Boucher b Hall|runs=28|balls=38|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=73.68}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Chamara Silva|Chamara Silva]]|status=run out (Gibbs)|runs=9|balls=27|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=33.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|status=c Kemp b Ntini|runs=58|balls=76|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=76.31}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Russel Arnold|Russel Arnold]]|status=c Boucher b Langeveldt|runs=50|balls=73|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=68.49}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Farveez Maharoof|Farveez Maharoof]]|status=c Ntini b Langeveldt|runs=5|balls=9|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=55.55}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|status=run out (Pollock)|runs=1|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 49.3 overs)|runs='''209'''|balls=|4s=18|6s=0|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-13 (Tharanga, 3.1 ov), 2-45 (Jayasuriya, 10.1 ov), 3-65 (Jayawardene, 14.4 ov), 4-90 (Sangakkara, 21.3 ov), 5-98 (Silva, 24.1 ov), 6-195 (Dilshan, 45.5 ov), 7-208 (Arnold, 48.2 ov), 8-208 (Maharoof, 48.5 ov), 9-208 (Vaas, 48.6 ov), 10-209 (Muralitharan, 49.3 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Makhaya Ntini|Makhaya Ntini]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=2|econ=3.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Charl Langeveldt|Charl Langeveldt]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=39|wickets=5|econ=3.90}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Hall|Andrew Hall]]|overs=9.3|maiden=0|runs=33|wickets=1|econ=3.47}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jacques Kallis|Jacques Kallis]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=24|wickets=0|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Robin Peterson|Robin Peterson]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=22|wickets=0|econ=4.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Graeme Smith|Graeme Smith]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=0|econ=5.33}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] [[w:South African cricket team|South Africa innings]] (Target: 210 runs from 50 overs)}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Graeme Smith|Graeme Smith]]|status=st Sangakkara b Muralitharan|runs=59|balls=65|4s=7|6s=1|strike_rate=90.76}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Abraham de Villiers|Abraham de Villiers]]|status=b Vaas|runs=0|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Jacques Kallis|Jacques Kallis]]|status=c Sangakkara b Malinga|runs=86|balls=110|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=78.18}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Herschelle Gibbs|Herschelle Gibbs]]|status=c & b Muralitharan|runs=31|balls=51|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=60.78}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mark Boucher|Mark Boucher]]|status=lbw b Muralitharan|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Justin Kemp|Justin Kemp]]|status=st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya|runs=5|balls=16|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=31.25}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Shaun Pollock|Shaun Pollock]]|status=b Malinga|runs=13|balls=24|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=54.16}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew Hall|Andrew Hall]]|status=c Tharanga b Malinga|runs=0|balls=2|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Robin Peterson|Robin Peterson]]|status=not out|runs=4|balls=8|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Makhaya Ntini|Makhaya Ntini]]|status=b Malinga|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Charl Langeveldt|Charl Langeveldt]]|status=not out|runs=1|balls=9|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=11.11}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 5; lb 4; w 3; nb 1)|runs=13|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''9 Wickets'''; 48.2 overs)|runs='''212'''|balls=|4s=14|6s=1|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-1 (de Villiers, 0.6 ov), 2-95 (Smith, 17.2 ov), 3-160 (Gibbs, 32.1 ov), 4-160 (Boucher, 32.2 ov), 5-182 (Kemp, 37.6 ov), 6-206 (Pollock, 44.5 ov), 7-206 (Hall, 44.6 ov), 8-207 (Kallis, 46.1 ov), 9-207 (Ntini, 46.2 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|20px]] [[w:Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Chaminda Vaas|Chaminda Vaas]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=31|wickets=1|econ=3.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Lasith Malinga|Lasith Malinga]]|overs=9.2|maiden=0|runs=54|wickets=4|econ=5.78}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Farveez Maharoof|Farveez Maharoof]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=0|econ=5.85}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=34|wickets=3|econ=3.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=34|wickets=1|econ=3.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=9|wickets=0|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Sri Lanka:</b> [[w:Upul Tharanga|W U Tharanga]], [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|S T Jayasuriya]], [[w:Kumar Sangakkara|K C Sangakkara]] (wkt), [[w:Mahela Jayawardene|D P M D Jayawardene]] (capt), [[w:Chamara Silva|L P C Silva]], [[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|T M Dilshan]], [[w:Farveez Maharoof|M F Maharoof]], [[w:Chaminda Vaas|W P U J C Vaas]], [[w:Russel Arnold|R P Arnold]], [[w:Lasith Malinga|S L Malinga]], [[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]]<br>
<b>South Africa:</b> [[w:Graeme Smith|G C Smith]] (capt), [[w:Abraham de Villiers|A B de Villiers]], [[w:Jacques Kallis|J H Kallis]], [[w:Herschelle Gibbs|H H Gibbs]], [[w:Justin Kemp|J M Kemp]], [[w:Mark Boucher|M V Boucher]] (wkt), [[w:Shaun Pollock|S M Pollock]], [[w:Andrew Hall|A J Hall]], [[w:Robin Peterson|R J Peterson]], [[w:Makhaya Ntini|M Ntini]], [[w:Charl Langeveldt|C K Langeveldt]] 

<b>Players of the match:</b> [[w:Charl Langeveldt|C K Langeveldt]] (South Africa) and [[w:Lasith Malinga|S L Malinga]] (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: [[w:Steve Bucknor|S A Bucknor]] (West Indies) and [[w:Daryl Harper|D J Harper]] (Australia) <br>
TV umpire: [[w:Mark Benson|M R Benson]] (England)<br>
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)<br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (Australia)<br>

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/3/13077/html/scorecard.stm|title=ICC World Cup: South Africa v Sri Lanka|author=|pub=BBC|date=March 28, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/287599.html|title=South Africa survive Malinga's menacing spell|author=Siddhartha Vaidyanathan|pub=Cricinfo|date=March 28, 2007}}
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South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 1 wicket (with 10 balls remaining) in a dramatic finish in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana.

South Africa looked to be cruising to victory, needing just 4 more runs at 206-5, before Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga set a new World Cup record - and also ODI level record - with 4 wickets from 4 balls. Nevertheless, South Africa held their nerve to scrape home by one wicket.

Charl Langeveldt had earlier taken the first 5 wicket haul of the competition - dismissing 3 in his final over.

This was both teams' first game in the Super 8 stage, although Sri Lanka already had 2 points on the board, thanks to their victory over Bangladesh in the group stage. South Africa entered empty-handed, having lost to their fellow group qualifiers, Australia.


'Toss: 'Sri Lanka won, and elected to bat first.

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Tharanga, 3.1 ov), 2-45 (Jayasuriya, 10.1 ov), 3-65 (Jayawardene, 14.4 ov), 4-90 (Sangakkara, 21.3 ov), 5-98 (Silva, 24.1 ov), 6-195 (Dilshan, 45.5 ov), 7-208 (Arnold, 48.2 ov), 8-208 (Maharoof, 48.5 ov), 9-208 (Vaas, 48.6 ov), 10-209 (Muralitharan, 49.3 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (de Villiers, 0.6 ov), 2-95 (Smith, 17.2 ov), 3-160 (Gibbs, 32.1 ov), 4-160 (Boucher, 32.2 ov), 5-182 (Kemp, 37.6 ov), 6-206 (Pollock, 44.5 ov), 7-206 (Hall, 44.6 ov), 8-207 (Kallis, 46.1 ov), 9-207 (Ntini, 46.2 ov)


Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, M F Maharoof, W P U J C Vaas, R P Arnold, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan
South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, J M Kemp, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A J Hall, R J Peterson, M Ntini, C K Langeveldt 

Players of the match: C K Langeveldt (South Africa) and S L Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and D J Harper (Australia) 
TV umpire: M R Benson (England)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: S J A Taufel (Australia)
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