Match No 03 – South Africa wins the game against Sri Lanka by 96 runs – HM Amla and Imran Tahir excel with willow and leather
Match No 3 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – at The Oval on 03.06.17 – South Africa won by 96 runs
Sri Lanka became the first team to play 25 games in the Champions Trophy. This game was its 25th game. WU Tharanga became the 55th captain to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. He became the seventh captain to lead Sri Lanka in the tournament
HM Amla and F de Plessis added 145 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel | 113 | 1st | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes | 117 | 4th | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 3 | JH Kallis, HH Dippenaar | 132* | 3rd | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 4 | HH Dippenaar, JN Rhodes | 117 | 4th | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 |
| 5 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 159 | 1st | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs, JH Kallis | 178* | 2nd | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 7 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 102 | 1st | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 |
| 8 | MV Boucher, JM Kemp | 131 | 6th | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 9 | RJ Peterson, AB de Villiers | 124 | 3rd | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 |
| 10 | HM Amla, F du Plessis | 145 | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla scored 103 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 141 | v England | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 113* | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 30 Oct 1998 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs | 101 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 |
HM Amla’s 103 in this game provide the 32nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | 101 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 141 | v England | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the 93rd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 53rd occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals.
It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 141 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Dhaka | 28 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ME Trescothick | 104 | 1 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 101 | 1 | Win | Eng | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 |
| 4 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 103 | 1 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 141 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Dhaka | 28 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ME Trescothick | 104 | 1 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 101 | 1 | Win | Eng | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 |
| 4 | HM Amla | 103 | 1 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla’s 103 in this game represent his 25th one day century. He became the sixth batsman to score 25 or more hundreds in the history of one day internationals.
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 49 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | Aus | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 30 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 28 |
| 4 | V Kohli | Ind | 2008-2017 | 179 | 171 | 25 | 7755 | 183 | 53.11 | 27 |
| 5 | HM Amla | RSA | 2008-2017 | 154 | 151 | 10 | 7135 | 159 | 50.60 | 25 |
| 6 | KC Sangakkara | Srk | 2000-2015 | 404 | 380 | 41 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 25 |
He also became the first South African batsman to score 25 hundreds in one day internationals. He went past AB de Villiers who had scored 24 one day hundreds.
WU Tharnaga opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the tenth captain to open the innings in the Champions Trophy.
N Dickwella opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the 17th wicket keeper to open the innings in the Champions Trophy. He also became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to open the innings in the tournament.
Rival wicket keepers – Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the sixth occasion of rival wicket keepers opening the innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MR Johnson | USA | Aus | Southampton | 13 Sep 2004 |
| AC Gilchrist | Aus | USA | Southampton | 13 Sep 2004 | |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Aus | Centurion | 30 Sep 2009 |
| TD Paine | Aus | Pak | Centurion | 30 Sep 2009 | |
| 3 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | NZl | Johannesburg | 03 Oct 2009 |
| BB McCullum | NZl | Pak | Johannesburg | 03 Oct 2009 | |
| 4 | BB McCullum | NZl | Aus | Centurion | 05 Oct 2009 |
| TD Paine | Aus | NZl | Centurion | 05 Oct 2009 | |
| 5 | MS Wade | Aus | NZl | Birmingham | 12 Jun 2013 |
| L Ronchi | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 12 Jun 2013 | |
| 6 | Q de Kock | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| N Dickwella | Srl | RSA | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 49th and 50th occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in the Champions Trophy.
N Dickwella {Wk} and WU Tharana {C} opened the Sri Lanka’s innings in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper opening the innings in the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was provided by Sri Lanka’s captain and wicket keeper. ST Jayasuriya {C} and KC Sangakkara {Wk} had opened the Sri Lanka’s innings against India at Col-RPS on 30.09.02
| No | Player | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | |
| 1 | * | ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1 | Srl | Ins | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 |
| + | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 1 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 | |
| 2 | + | N Dickwella (SL) | 2 | Srl | RSA | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| * | WU Tharanga (SL) | 2 | Srl | RSa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth occasion of two or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 1 | DJ Cullinan | 69 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 67 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 | |
| 3 | JN Rhodes | 61* | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 | |
| 2 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 69 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 60 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | R McLaren | 71* | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 70 | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 | |
| 3 | RJ Peterson | 68 | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 | |
| 4 | 1 | JH Kallis | 78* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | HH Dippenaar | 65* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 | |
| 5 | 1 | JN Rhodes | 61 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | HH Dippenaar | 53 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 97 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 7 | 1 | MV Boucher | 69 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | JM Kemp | 64 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 | |
| 8 | 1 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | F de Plessis | 75 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of one South African batsman scoring hundred and one or two South African batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 69 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 60 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 2 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 97 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | F de Plessis | 75 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla became the ninth South African batsman to score two or more fifties in the tournament. The performance of all the nine batsmen are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | 101 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 | |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | 77 | v West Indies | Jaipur | 02 Nov 2006 | |
| 2 | 1 | JH Kallis | 113* | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 30 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 78* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 | |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 60 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 97 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | AB de Villiers | 54 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 24 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 70* | v New Zealand | Centurion | 24 Sep 2009 | |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 70 | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 | |
| 4 | 1 | GC Smith | 69 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 58 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 22 Sep 2009 | |
| 3 | GC Smith | 141 | v England | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 | |
| 5 | 1 | HH Dippenaar | 65* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | HH Dippenaar | 53 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | 1 | JN Rhodes | 61* | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | JN Rhodes | 61 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | |
| 7 | 1 | MV Boucher | 60 | v India | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 69 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 | |
| 8 | 1 | WJ Cronje | 67 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 61* | v West Indies | Dhaka | 01 Nov 1998 | |
| 9 | 1 | HM Amla | 81 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2013 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | M Ntini | 6.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 7.3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 01 Nov 1998 |
| 3 | WD Parnell | 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 24 Sep 2009 |
| 4 | R McLaren | 8.0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2013 |
| 5 | Imran Tahir | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
It is interesting to note that none of the captioned five bowlers have not completed their ten overs quota while taking four or more wickets
Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in the tournament against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Abdul Razzaq | 7.2 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Jaipur | 17 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | MJ McClenaghan | 8.5 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Cardiff | 09 Jun 2013 |
| 3 | Imran Tahir | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game represent the best bowling figures by in the tournament against Sri Lanka. The previous best was four for 43 by MJ McClenaghan at Cardiff on 09.06.13. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | MJ McClenaghan | 8.5 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Cardiff | 09 Jun 2013 |
WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Ranatunga | 90* | 2 | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 26 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 102* | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 74 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Sep 2002 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 54 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 22 Sep 2009 |
| 5 | AD Mathews | 51 | 1 | v India | Cardiff | 20 Jun 2013 |
| 6 | WU Tharanga | 57 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 102* | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 74 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | WU Tharanga | 57 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
WU Tharanga’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 17th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the tournament. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AD Mathews | 51 | 1 | v India | Cardiff | 20 Jun 2013 |
| 2 | WU Tharanga | 57 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla {103} and WU Tharanga {57} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in a match in the Champions Trophy.
Sri Lanka became the fourth team to lose ten or more games in the Champions Trophy. Others are – Pakistan {11}, England {10} and West Indies {10}
| No | Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1998-2013 | 18 | 07 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | England | 1998-2017 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1998-2017 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | West Indies | 1998-2013 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Match No 3 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – at The Oval on 03.06.17
Sri Lanka became the first team to play 25 games in the Champions Trophy. This game was its 25th game. WU Tharanga became the 55th captain to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. He became the seventh captain to lead Sri Lanka in the tournament
HM Amla and F de Plessis added 145 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel | 113 | 1st | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes | 117 | 4th | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 3 | JH Kallis, HH Dippenaar | 132* | 3rd | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 4 | HH Dippenaar, JN Rhodes | 117 | 4th | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 |
| 5 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 159 | 1st | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs, JH Kallis | 178* | 2nd | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 7 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 102 | 1st | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 |
| 8 | MV Boucher, JM Kemp | 131 | 6th | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 9 | RJ Peterson, AB de Villiers | 124 | 3rd | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 |
| 10 | HM Amla, F du Plessis | 145 | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla scored 103 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 141 | v England | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 113* | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 30 Oct 1998 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs | 101 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 |
HM Amla’s 103 in this game provide the 32nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | 101 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 141 | v England | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the 93rd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 53rd occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals.
It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 141 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Dhaka | 28 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ME Trescothick | 104 | 1 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 101 | 1 | Win | Eng | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 |
| 4 | KS Williamson | 100 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 02 Jun 2017 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 103 | 1 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 141 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Dhaka | 28 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ME Trescothick | 104 | 1 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 101 | 1 | Win | Eng | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 |
| 4 | HM Amla | 103 | 1 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla’s 103 in this game represent his 25th one day century. He became the sixth batsman to score 25 or more hundreds in the history of one day internationals.
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 49 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | Aus | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 30 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 28 |
| 4 | V Kohli | Ind | 2008-2017 | 179 | 171 | 25 | 7755 | 183 | 53.11 | 27 |
| 5 | HM Amla | RSA | 2008-2017 | 154 | 151 | 10 | 7135 | 159 | 50.60 | 25 |
| 6 | KC Sangakkara | Srk | 2000-2015 | 404 | 380 | 41 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 25 |
He also became the first South African batsman to score 25 hundreds in one day internationals. He went past AB de Villiers who had scored 24 one day hundreds.
WU Tharnaga opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the tenth captain to open the innings in the Champions Trophy.
N Dickwella opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the 17th wicket keeper to open the innings in the Champions Trophy. He also became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to open the innings in the tournament.
Rival wicket keepers – Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the sixth occasion of rival wicket keepers opening the innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MR Johnson | USA | Aus | Southampton | 13 Sep 2004 |
| AC Gilchrist | Aus | USA | Southampton | 13 Sep 2004 | |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Aus | Centurion | 30 Sep 2009 |
| TD Paine | Aus | Pak | Centurion | 30 Sep 2009 | |
| 3 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | NZl | Johannesburg | 03 Oct 2009 |
| BB McCullum | NZl | Pak | Johannesburg | 03 Oct 2009 | |
| 4 | BB McCullum | NZl | Aus | Centurion | 05 Oct 2009 |
| TD Paine | Aus | NZl | Centurion | 05 Oct 2009 | |
| 5 | MS Wade | Aus | NZl | Birmingham | 12 Jun 2013 |
| L Ronchi | NZl | Aus | Birmingham | 12 Jun 2013 | |
| 6 | Q de Kock | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| N Dickwella | Srl | RSA | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 49th and 50th occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in the Champions Trophy.
N Dickwella {Wk} and WU Tharana {C} opened the Sri Lanka’s innings in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper opening the innings in the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was provided by Sri Lanka’s captain and wicket keeper. ST Jayasuriya {C} and KC Sangakkara {Wk} had opened the Sri Lanka’s innings against India at Col-RPS on 30.09.02
| No | Player | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | |
| 1 | * | ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1 | Srl | Ins | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 |
| + | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 1 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 | |
| 2 | + | N Dickwella (SL) | 2 | Srl | RSA | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| * | WU Tharanga (SL) | 2 | Srl | RSa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth occasion of two or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 1 | DJ Cullinan | 69 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 67 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 | |
| 3 | JN Rhodes | 61* | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 | |
| 2 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 69 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 60 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | R McLaren | 71* | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 70 | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 | |
| 3 | RJ Peterson | 68 | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 | |
| 4 | 1 | JH Kallis | 78* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | HH Dippenaar | 65* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 | |
| 5 | 1 | JN Rhodes | 61 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | HH Dippenaar | 53 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 97 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 7 | 1 | MV Boucher | 69 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | JM Kemp | 64 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 | |
| 8 | 1 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | F de Plessis | 75 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of one South African batsman scoring hundred and one or two South African batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 69 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 60 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 2 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 97 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | F de Plessis | 75 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla became the ninth South African batsman to score two or more fifties in the tournament. The performance of all the nine batsmen are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 1 | HH Gibbs | 116 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 116* | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | 101 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 | |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | 77 | v West Indies | Jaipur | 02 Nov 2006 | |
| 2 | 1 | JH Kallis | 113* | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 30 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 78* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 | |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 60 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 | |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 97 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | AB de Villiers | 54 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 24 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 70* | v New Zealand | Centurion | 24 Sep 2009 | |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 70 | v India | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2013 | |
| 4 | 1 | GC Smith | 69 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 58 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 22 Sep 2009 | |
| 3 | GC Smith | 141 | v England | Centurion | 27 Sep 2009 | |
| 5 | 1 | HH Dippenaar | 65* | v England | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | HH Dippenaar | 53 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | 1 | JN Rhodes | 61* | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | JN Rhodes | 61 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | |
| 7 | 1 | MV Boucher | 60 | v India | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 69 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 | |
| 8 | 1 | WJ Cronje | 67 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 61* | v West Indies | Dhaka | 01 Nov 1998 | |
| 9 | 1 | HM Amla | 81 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2013 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 103 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | M Ntini | 6.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | v Pakistan | Mohali | 27 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 7.3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 01 Nov 1998 |
| 3 | WD Parnell | 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 24 Sep 2009 |
| 4 | R McLaren | 8.0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2013 |
| 5 | Imran Tahir | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
It is interesting to note that none of the captioned five bowlers have not completed their ten overs quota while taking four or more wickets
Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in the tournament against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Abdul Razzaq | 7.2 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Jaipur | 17 Oct 2006 |
| 2 | MJ McClenaghan | 8.5 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Cardiff | 09 Jun 2013 |
| 3 | Imran Tahir | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game represent the best bowling figures by in the tournament against Sri Lanka. The previous best was four for 43 by MJ McClenaghan at Cardiff on 09.06.13. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 8.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | RSA | Srl | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | MJ McClenaghan | 8.5 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Cardiff | 09 Jun 2013 |
WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Ranatunga | 90* | 2 | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 26 Oct 1998 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 102* | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 74 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Sep 2002 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 54 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 22 Sep 2009 |
| 5 | AD Mathews | 51 | 1 | v India | Cardiff | 20 Jun 2013 |
| 6 | WU Tharanga | 57 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 102* | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 74 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | WU Tharanga | 57 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
WU Tharanga’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 17th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the tournament. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AD Mathews | 51 | 1 | v India | Cardiff | 20 Jun 2013 |
| 2 | WU Tharanga | 57 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
HM Amla {103} and WU Tharanga {57} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in a match in the Champions Trophy.
Sri Lanka became the fourth team to lose ten or more games in the Champions Trophy. Others are – Pakistan {11}, England {10} and West Indies {10}
| No | Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1998-2013 | 18 | 07 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | England | 1998-2017 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1998-2017 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | West Indies | 1998-2013 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |