South Africa vs Sri Lanka Full Scorecard, 1st Quarter-Final, 18 March, 2015
COMPLETED / 1st Quarter-Final / Sydney Cricket Ground
 
        134/1 (18 ov)
 
        133/10 (37.2 ov)
South Africa won by 9 wkts (192b rem)
 
            Player of the match
                                    Imran Tahir,
                                South Africa
            
 
        | Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera  c Q Kock b K Abbott | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 
| Tillakaratne Dilshan  c F Plessis b D Steyn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Kumar Sangakkara  c D Miller b M Morkel | 45 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 46.87 | 
| Lahiru Thirimanne  c & b MI Tahir | 41 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 85.41 | 
| Mahela Jayawardene  c F Plessis b MI Tahir | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 
| Angelo Mathews  c F Plessis b J Duminy | 19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 59.37 | 
| Thisara Perera  c R Rossouw b MI Tahir | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Nuwan Kulasekara  c Q Kock b J Duminy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 
| Tharindu Kaushal  lbw b J Duminy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Dushmantha Chameera Not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 
| Lasith Malinga  c D Miller b MI Tahir | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 
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            Extras: 15 ( b 4, lb 2, w 7, nb 2, p 0)
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          Fall of wickets :3 - 1 ( Kusal Perera , 1.4 ov ) ,4 - 2 ( Tillakaratne Dilshan , 4.1 ov ) ,69 - 3 ( Lahiru Thirimanne , 19.1 ov ) ,81 - 4 ( Mahela Jayawardene , 23.1 ov ) ,114 - 5 ( Angelo Mathews , 32.6 ov ) ,115 - 6 ( Thisara Perera , 33.4 ov ) ,116 - 7 ( Nuwan Kulasekara , 34.1 ov ) ,116 - 8 ( Tharindu Kaushal , 34.2 ov ) ,127 - 9 ( Kumar Sangakkara , 36.2 ov ) ,133 - 10 ( Lasith Malinga , 37.2 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2.57 | 30 | 
| Kyle Abbott | 6 | 27 | 1 | 4.50 | 26 | 
| Morne Morkel | 7 | 27 | 1 | 3.85 | 30 | 
| Jean Paul Duminy | 9 | 29 | 3 | 3.22 | 29 | 
| Imran Tahir | 8.2 | 26 | 4 | 3.12 | 34 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla  c N Kulasekara b L Malinga | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 69.56 | 
| Quinton de Kock Not out | 78 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 136.84 | 
| Faf du Plessis Not out | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 67.74 | 
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            Extras: 19 ( b 0, lb 4, w 12, nb 3, p 0)
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            Did Not Batting : Rilee Rossouw , AB de Villiers , David Miller , Jean Paul Duminy , Dale Steyn , Kyle Abbott , Morne Morkel , Imran Tahir
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          Fall of wickets :40 - 1 ( Hashim Amla , 6.4 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 6 | 43 | 1 | 7.16 | 21 | 
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 5 | 
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 2 | 
| Tharindu Kaushal | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4.16 | 22 | 
| Dushmantha Chameera | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.50 | 3 | 
| Thisara Perera | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 
Match Info
- Match: 1st Quarter-Final
- Series: ICC Cricket World Cup
- Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
- Time: 09:00 AM
- Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
- City: Sydney
- Umpires: Nigel Llong (England), Rod Tucker (Australia), Richard Kettleborough (England, TV)
- Referee: David Boon (Australia)
