On Tuesday, South Africa clinched another victory against Sri Lanka in the 4^th ODI at Cape Town. South Africa decided to bat first after winning the toss and made a mammoth total 367/5 (50 overs).

Chasing down the big total, Sri Lanka began their innings incredibly well but fell 40 runs short of South Africa’s total. Sri Lanka were all out for 327 runs.

With this victory, South Africa is leading the 5-match ODI’s series by 4-0.

Brief Scores: South Africa – 367/5 in 50 overs (Faf du Plessis 185, AB de Villiers 64, Sachith Pathirana 2/55)

Sri Lanka – 327 in 48.1 overs (Upul Tharanga 119, Niroshan Dickwella 58, Wayne Parnell 4/58)

Result – South Africa won by 40 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

South African batsman Faf du Plessis scored a brilliant century in this match as he scored 185 runs before getting out. Here are some important stats of this innings:

i) It is the 2^nd highest ODI individual score by a South African batsman. Highest ODI individual score by a South African batsman is 188* by Gary Kirsten against UAE at Rawalpindi on 16^th February 1996.

ii) It is the 2^nd highest individual ODI score by a no. 3 batsman. The highest ODI score by a no.3 batsman is 194* by Zimbabwean batsman Charles Coventry against Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16^th August 2009.

iii) Also, it is the 3^rd highest individual ODI score by a non-opening batsman. The top two in this list are 194* by Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) against Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16^th August 2009 and 189* by Viv Richards (West Indies) against England at Manchester on 31^st May 1984.

iv) It is the highest individual ODI score by a batsman on South African soil. The previous best was 178 by Quinton de Kock (South Africa) against Australia at Centurion on 30^th September 2016.

v) Besides these, it is also the 2^nd highest individual ODI score by a batsman against Sri Lanka. The highest individual ODI score by a batsman against Sri Lanka is 264 by Rohit Sharma (India) at Kolkata on 13^th November 2014.

South Africa made 367/5 at the end of 50 overs. Here are some important stats of this innings:

i) It is South Africa’s highest ODI score against Sri Lanka. South Africa’s previous highest ODI score against Sri Lanka was 339/5 at Hambantota on 12^th July 2014.

ii) Also, it is the highest ODI total for a team at Newlands, Cape Town. The previous highest ODI total for a team at this ground was 354/3 (50 overs) against Kenya on 22^nd October 2001.

iii) Also, it was South Africa’s 23^rdtime 350+ total in ODI history which is the joint highest no.of 350+ ODI total for a team. India has also same no. of 350+ total in ODI.

iv) Also, it was the 12^th time when Sri Lanka conceded 350+ runs against a team in an ODI match which is the most by any team. India is next with 11 times conceding 350+ runs in an ODI match.

Sri Lankan opening batsmen Niroshan Dickwella and Upul Tharanga put on a brilliant 139-run partnership for the 1^st wicket. It is Sri Lanka’s highest ODI opening partnership against South Africa. The previous highest was 110 for two (Chandika Hathurusingha & Roshan Mahanama at Kandy on 22^nd August 1993 and Sanath Jayasuriya & Romesh Kaluwitharana at Paarl on 9^th January 2001).

Sri Lankan opening batsman and skipper Upul Tharanga played a superb knock of 119 runs in this ODI. Here are some important stats of this innings:

i) It is the first ever ODI century by a Sri Lankan captain against South Africa. Previous best by a Sri Lankan ODI captain against South Africa was 97* by Marvan Atapattu at Dambulla on 25^th August 2004.

ii) It is the 4^th highest individual ODI score by a Sri Lankan batsman against South Africa.

iii) Also, it is the 2^nd highest ODI score by a Sri Lankan captain in a losing cause. The highest in this list is 139* by Angelo Mathews against India at Ranchi on 16^th November 2014.

Sri Lanka made 327 runs before getting bowled out. It is Sri Lanka’s highest ODI score against South Africa. Sri Lanka’s previous highest ODI score against South Africa was 320/5 at Colombo (RPS) on 20^th July 2013.

Also, it is the highest 2^nd innings ODI total for a team in a losing cause on South African soil. The previous highest was 309 by Pakistan against South Africa at Johannesburg on 17^th March 2013.

Total 694 runs were scored aggregate in this ODI. It is the highest aggregated ODI total in a match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. The previous best was 626 at Johannesburg on 22^nd January 2012.

In this ODI, total 10 bowlers conceded 50+ runs each. It was the 4^th such incidents when total 10 bowlers conceded 50+ runs each in an ODI match. However, this incident was the first ever in an ODI match between South Africa and Sri Lanka.