ICC Champions Trophy 2009 : Sri Lanka edge past South Africa
Match Number 01 : Group B : South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Centurion on 22.09.09 : Sri Lanka won by 55 runs under Duckworth-Lewis Method.
Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene excel with the bat for Sri Lanka.
South Africa inserted the opposition in this game providing the 34th occasion of a team inserting the opposition in the tournament. As far South Africa is concerned, it is the fourth such occasion. The other three occasions are – vs West Indies at Dhaka on 01.11.98, vs West Indies at Col-SSC on 13.09.02 and vs New Zealand at Mum {BS} on 16.10.06. Of the four occasions in which South Africa has inserted the opposition, two games were won and two games were lost.
This game was ST Jayasuriya’s 18th appearance in the tournament and he is now on par with BC Lara of West Indies who also has 18 appearances to his credit in the tournament. ST Jayasurya went past his team mate MS Atapattu’s 17 appearances in the tournament thus carving the Sti Lankan record for most appearances in the tournament.
KC Sangakkara became the fourth wicket keeper captain to lead a team in the tournament. Others are T Taibu of Zimbabwe, Khalid Mashud of Bangladesh and Moin Khan of Pakistan. He earned the distinction of scoring the first fifty by a wicket keeper captain in the tournament when he scored 54 in this game.
KC Sangakkara’s 54 in this game represent the 28th occasion of a captain registering a fifty in the tournament. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain registering a fifty in the tournament. The other occasions are – A Ranatunga – 90* vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 26.10.98, ST Jayasuriya – 102* vs Pakistan at Col-RPS on 12.09.02 and ST Jayasuriya – 74 vs India at Col-RPS on 29.09.02
KC Sangakkara became the 38th captain to lead a team in the ICC Champions Trophy Knock out tournament.
TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game represent the 32nd hundred in the ICC Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in the tournament which are listed below
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DA Gunawardene | 132 | Win | Nairobi-G | 04.10.00 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 102* | Pak | Col-RPS | 12.09.02 |
| 3 | MS Atapattu | 101 | Net | Col-RPS | 16.09.02 |
| 4 | WU Tharanga | 105 | Ban | Mohali | 07.10.06 |
| 5 | WU Tharanga | 110 | Zim | Ahmedabad | 10.10.09 |
| 6 | TM Dilshan | 106 | RSA | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
It is quite interesting to note that all these six hundreds by Sri Lankan batsmen are scored when they have opened the innings.
TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game provide the 25th occasion of an opening batsman registering hundred in the tournament.
KC Sangakkara’s 54 in this game provide the 125th occasion of a batsman scoring a half century in the tournament.
TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game represent the fourth hundred against South Africa in the tournament. The other three batsmen are – PA Wallace of West Indies {103 at Dhaka on 01.11.98}, SC Ganguly of India {141* at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00} and CH Gayle of West Indies {133* at Jaipur on 02.11.06}
TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 47th occasion of a three figure partnership in the tournament. This stand also provide the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament,
TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the second occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament. The other occasion was the 116 run stand for the second wicket between MS Atapattu and KC Sangkkara against Netherlands at Col-RPS on 16.09.02. Thus the partnership of 158 runs between TM Dilshan and KC Sangkkara represent the record stand for the second wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament.
TM Dilshan and KC Sangkkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 13th occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games against South Africa. This partnership is a record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against South Africa in one day games. The previous best was 152 runs stand for the fourth wicket at Durban on 03.03.03.
TM Dilshan and KC Sangkkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 14th occasion of a team adding 150 plus runs in the tournament. As far as Sri Lanka is concerned this stand provides the fourth occasion of 150 plus runs partnership. The other three occasions are – 165 runs for the third wicket between WU Tharanga and KC Sangakkara vs Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06. 160 runs for the third wicket between DA Gunawardene and DPMD Jayawardene vs West Indies ar Nairobi {Gym} on 04.10.00 and 156* runs for the third wicket between ST Jayasuriya and PA de Silva vs Pakistan at Col-RPS on 12.09.02
TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game represent the 99th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in one day games. It also represents the 55th hundred by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in one day games.
TM Dilshan’a 106 in this game represents his third one day hundred. The other two are – 117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06 and 137* vs Pakistan at Lahore on 24.01.09
TM Dilshan’a 106 in this game represents the 44th hundred in the calendar year 2009 and also represents the fifth hundred by Sri Lankan batsman in the calendar year 2009.
DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 116 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 47th occasion of a three figure partnership in the tournament. It also represent the eighth occasion of a three figure stand posted by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament and the second occasion of a three figure stand for the fourth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen. The other occasion was 127 runs for the fourth wicket between RS Kaluwitharna and A Ranatunga against New Zealand at Dhaka on 26.10.98.
Sri Lankan innings witnessed two three figure partnerships – TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 158 runs for the second wicket and DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 116 runs for the fourth wicket. These two three figure partnerships in Sri Lanka’s innings provide the 100th occasion of batsmen posting two three figure innings in the same innings in the history of one day games.
These two three figure partnerships provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting two three figure innings in the same innings in the ICC Champions Trophy. The other three occasions are witnessed in the game between South Africa vs England at Dhaka on 25.10.08 {South African innings}, in the game between India vs Australia at Dhaka on 28.10.08 {Indian innings} and in the game between New Zealand and USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 {New Zealand’s innings}
Sri Lanka’s 319 for 8 in this game provide the fifth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the tournament which are listed below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | NZl | 347-4 | 50.0 | USA | The Oval | 10.09.04 |
| 2 | Srl | 319-8 | 50.0 | RSA | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
| 3 | RSA | 316-5 | 50.0 | Ken | Col-RPS | 20.09.02 |
| 4 | Ind | 307-8 | 50.0 | Aus | Dhaka | 28.10.98 |
| 5 | Srl | 302-8 | 50.0 | Ban | Mohali | 07.10.09 |
Sri Lanka became the first team to post 300 plus runs in the tournament on two occasions, the first being its 302 for 8 against Bangladesh at Mohali on 07.10.09. Thus, Sri Lanka’s total of 319 for 8 in this game represent its highest team total in the tournament. It also represents the second best team total in the tournament, the best being New Zealand’s 347 for 4 against USA at The Oval on 10.09.04
DPMD Jayawardene scored 77 in this game which represents his 50th one day half century. He became the 19th batsman in the history of one day games to register 50 plus half centuries. He is the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to achieve this distinction. Others are ST Jayasuriya {68}, PA de Silva {64} and MS Atapattu {59}. DPMD Jayawardene’s fifty half centuries include two half centuries representing Asia Eleven
WA Parnell conceded 79 runs {10.0-0-79-3} in this game providing the eighth occasion of a bowler conceding seventy plus runs in the tournament which are listed below
| No | Bowlers | W | R | Team | Vs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Panyangara | 1 | 86 | Zim | Vs | Eng | Birmingham | 10.09.04 |
| 2 | Parnell | 3 | 79 | RSA | Vs | Srl | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
| 3 | Obuya | 2 | 77 | Ken | Vs | RSA | Col-RPS | 20.09.02 |
| 4 | Staple | 2 | 76 | USA | Vs | NZl | The Oval | 10.09.04 |
| 5 | Anderson | 0 | 72 | Eng | Vs | Win | Ahmedabad | 28.10.06 |
| 6 | Kasprowicz | 3 | 71 | Aus | Vs | Ind | Dhaka | 28.10.98 |
| 7 | Kallis | 2 | 71 | RSA | Vs | Ind | Nairobi-G | 13.10.00 |
| 8 | Aga | 0 | 70 | Ken | Vs | Ind | Southampton | 11.09.04 |
Parnell’s figures represent the second most expensive figures in terms of runs in the tournament. The expensive bowling is credited to Payangara of Zimbabwe who conceded 86 runs against England at Birmingham on 10.09.04
Parnell is the second South African bowler to concede seventy plus runs in the tournament after JH Kallis who has conceded 71 runs against India at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00
TM Dilshan’s 106 contained 16 boundary fours providing the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring 15 plus boundary fours in his innings. The complete list is furnished below.
| No | Batsmen | Runs | 4s | Team | Vs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Sehwag | 126 | 21 | Ind | Vs | Eng | Col-RPS | 22.09.02 |
| 2 | Gunawardene | 132 | 19 | Srl | Vs | Win | Nairobi-G | 04.10.00 |
| 3 | S Nafees | 123* | 17 | Ban | Vs | Zim | Jaipur | 13.10.06 |
| 4 | Gayle | 133* | 17 | Win | Vs | RSA | Jaipur | 02.11.06 |
| 5 | Saeed Anwar | 104 | 16 | Pak | Vs | NZl | Nairobi-G | 11.10.00 |
| 6 | Gibbs | 116* | 16 | RSA | vs | Ind | Col-RPS | 25.09.02 |
| 7 | Dilshan | 106 | 16 | Srl | Vs | RSA | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
Sri Lankan innings in this game contained three fifties {TM Dilshan -106, KC Sangakkara – 54 and DPMD Jayawardene -77} providing the seventh occasion of an team’s innings with three fifties in the tournament. As far Sri Lanka is concerned this is the first such occasion.
KC Sangakkara scored 54 for Sri Lanka and GC Smith scored 58 for South Africa in this game as rival captains providing the 101st occasion of rival skippers scoring fifties in the history of one day games. As far as ICC Champions Trophy is concerned, Sangakkara and Smith’s fifties in this game provide the sixth instance of rival captains scoring fifties. The six occasions are listed below
| No | Captain-1 | Score | Captain-2 | Score | Team |
| Team-1 | Vs | Team-2 | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | AD Campbell | 100 | SP Fleming | 96 | Zim |
| Zim | Vs | NZl | Dhaka | 24.10.98 | |
| 2 | AJ Hollioake | 83* | WJ Cronje | 67 | |
| Eng | Vs | RSA | Dhaka | 25.10.98 | |
| 3 | M Odumbe | 51 | SC Ganguly | 66 | |
| Ken | Vs | Ind | Nairobi-G | 03.10.00 | |
| 4 | N Hussain | 75 | HH Streak | 50 | |
| Eng | Vs | Zim | Col-RPS | 18.09.02 | |
| 5 | R Dravid | 52 | RT Ponting | 58 | |
| Ind | Vs | Aus | Mohali | 29.10.06 | |
| 6 | Sangakkara | 52 | GC Smith | 58 | |
| Srl | Vs | RSA | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
JP Duminy was dismissed bowled for zero of the very first delivery he faced in this game. His dismissal of the first ball provides the 41st occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the tournament. He is the sixth South African batsman to suffer such an ignominy and the batsman’s list is as under
| No | Batsmen | Runs | BF | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MV Boucher | 0 | 1 | Srl | Dhaka | 30.10.98 |
| 2 | JN Rhodes | 0 | 1 | Srl | Dhaka | 30.10.98 |
| 3 | M van Jaarsveld | 0 | 1 | Win | The Oval | 18.09.04 |
| 4 | A Nel | 0 | 1 | Srl | Ahmedabad | 24.10.06 |
| 5 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 1 | Pak | Mohali | 27.10.06 |
| 6 | JP Duminy | 0 | 1 | Srl | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
KC Sangakakra with his 54 in this game became the ninth captain to register a fifty on his first captaincy assignment in the tournament. The following table shows all the nine captains with their performance.
| No | Captain | Runs | Team | Va | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ADR Campbell | 100 | Zim | Vs | NZl | Dhaka | 24.10.98 |
| 2 | SP Fleming | 96 | NZl | Vs | Zim | Dhaka | 24.10.98 |
| 3 | AJ Hollioake | 83* | Eng | Vs | RSA | Dhaka | 25.10.98 |
| 4 | WJ Cronje | 67 | RSA | Vs | Eng | Dhaka | 25.10.98 |
| 5 | A Ranatunga | 90* | Srl | Vs | NZl | Dhaka | 26.10.98 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly | 66 | Ind | Vs | Ken | Nairobi | 03.10.00 |
| 7 | N Hussain | 95 | Eng | Vs | Ban | Nairobi | 05.10.00 |
| 8 | SO Tikolo | 93 | Ken | Vs | Win | Col-SSC | 17.09.02 |
| 9 | Sangakkara | 54 | Srl | Vs | RSA | Centurion | 22.09.09 |
BAW Mendis earned the distinction of capturing a wicket of the very first ball he delivered in the tournament. He bowled South African skipper GC Smith for 58 in this game.