South Africa Beat Sri Lanka in the 5th ODI of Bilateral Series played in 2000-01

Sri Lanka was scheduled to play 6 match One Day International Series in South Africa in 2000-01. The 5th One Day international Match was to be played on Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, South Africa on 14th Jan, 2000.

South Africa won the toss and opts to bowl first, so this means Sri Lanka will bat first and will try to set target for South Africa to chase later in the game.

This is how Sri Lankan team and 11 was looking like in the 5th One Day International: Marvan Atapattu, Mahela J, Sanath Jayasuriya (c), Kumar S, T Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan, Russel Arnold, Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk), Pramodya Wickramasinghe

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 5th One Day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), Nicky Boje, Jacques K, Makhaya N, Shaun Pollock (c), Boeta D, Andrew Hall, Roger Telemachus, Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten, Lance K.

Sri lanka started badly and were 5 wickets down for 80 runs in the 16.1 over’s in the form of Ramesk K, Sanath J, Aravina de Silva, M Jaya and M Atatpattu. Sri Lanka kept losing wickets in regular intervals of the game and were bowled out for only 206 runs in 49.2 over’s with top score of 33 runs by Kumara S who made 33 runs in 52 balls with 3 4’s and strike rate of 64 runs in 100 balls and R Arnols who made 32 runs in 53 balls with 4 4’s and strike rate of 60 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was required to score 207 runs in win this match.

South Africa batted very well and were able to chase this target in only 42 over’s at the loss of only 5 wickets and top scored by H Gibbs who made 79 runs in 112 balls with 7 4’s and 1 six and strike rate of 71 runs in 100 balls and N Boje who made 40 runs in 31 balls with 5 4’s and strike rate of 129 runs in 100 balls. South Africa won the match by 5 wickets and H Gibbs was the man of the match for his great knock.

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