Statistical Review: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI

South Africa completed whitewash against Sri Lanka in the 5-match ODI series after winning the last ODI by 88 runs at Centurion. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka sent the hosts South Africa to bat first and the Proteas put a mammoth 384/6 in 50 overs with the help of both openers’ centuries.

In reply, Sri Lanka managed only 296/8 at the end of 50 overs. With the 88-run victory, South Africa won this 5-match ODI series by 5-0.

Brief Scores: South Africa – 384/6 in 50 overs (Hashim Amla 154, Quinton de Kock 109, Suranga Lakmal 3/71)

Sri Lanka – 296/8 in 50 overs (Asela Gunaratne 114*, Sachith Pathirana 56, Chris Morris 4/31)

Result – South Africa won by 88 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

1. South African opening batsman Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla put a brilliant 187-runs partnership for the opening wicket. It is South Africa’s highest ODI partnership for any wicket against Sri Lanka. The previous best was for 186 runs between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers (for the 3^rd wicket) at Johannesburg on 22^nd January 2012.

 

2. During this ODI, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock completed his 3,000 ODI career runs. It was his 74^th ODI innings which is the fastest to complete 3,000 ODI career runs as a wicketkeeper-batsman. The previous record holder was former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni who had completed his 3,000 ODI career runs in 90^th ODI innings.

Also Quinton de Kock became the 3^rd fastest South African batsman to complete 3,000 ODI career runs. The top two in this list are: Hashim Amla (57 innings) and Gary Kirsten (72 innings).

Also Quinton de Kock became the 8^th fastest overall batsman to complete 3,000 ODI career runs.

 

3. South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock scored a brilliant century as he made 109 runs. It was the 3^rd ODI century by a South African wicketkeeper-batsman against Sri Lanka. The first two were: 125* by AB de Villiers (at Johannesburg on 22^nd January 2012) and 128 by Quinton de Kock (at Hambantota on 12^th July 2014).

 

4. Another South African batsman Hashim Amla scored an incredible 154 runs before getting dismissed. Here are some important stats of this innings:

i) It is the highest individual ODI score by a South African opening batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 128 by Quinton de Kock at Hambantota on 12^th July 2014.

ii) It is the 2^nd highest individual ODI score by a South African batsman against Sri Lanka. The highest score in this list is 185 by Faf du Plessis in the previous ODI.

iii) It is Hashim Amla’s 4^th time 150+ score in his ODI career. He became the 6^th batsman to score more than 3 times 150+ runs in an ODI innings. The other 5 batsmen are: former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar (5 times), Australian batsman David Warner (5 times), Indian batsman Rohit Sharma (4 times), West Indian batsman Chris Gayle (4 times) and former Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya (4 times).

iv) It was Hashim Amla’s 50^th century (26 in Tests and 24 in ODIs) in his international career and became 7^th batsman to do achieve this feat. It was his 348^th international innings which is the fastest to complete 50 centuries in international career.

 

5. South Africa made 384/6 at the end of 50 overs. Here are some important stats of this innings:

i) It is South Africa’s highest ODI total against Sri Lanka. South Africa’s previous highest ODI total against Sri Lanka was 367/5 in the previous ODI.

ii) Also, it is the 2^nd highest ODI total for a team at SuperSport Park, Centurion. The highest ODI total for a team at this ground is 392/6 (50 overs) by South Africa against Pakistan on 4^th February 2007.

iii) It was South Africa’s 24^th time 350+ total in ODI history which is the most no.of 350+ ODI total for a team. India is in the next spot with 23 times of 350+ ODI total.

 

6. Sri Lankan batsman Asela Gunaratne showed his brilliant skill of batting as he remained unbeaten on 114. It is the 2^nd highest individual ODI score by a Sri Lankan non-opening batsman against South Africa. The highest in this list is 169 by Kumar Sangakkara at Colombo (RPS) on 20^th July 2013.

Also it is the 3^rd ODI century by a Sri Lankan non-opening batsman against South Africa. Kumar Sangakkara had two ODI centuries against South Africa as a non-opening Sri Lankan batsman (another was 102 at Johannesburg on 22^nd January 2012).

 

7. Sri Lankan batsmen Asela Gunaratne and Suranga Lakmal put an unbroken 97-runs partnership for the 9^th wicket. It is the second highest 9^th wicket ODI partnership for Sri Lanka. The highest is 132 runs between Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga against Australia at Melbourne on 3^rd November 2010.

Also it is the second highest 9^th wicket ODI partnership for any team against South Africa. The highest in this list is 100 runs between Indian batsmen Yusuf Pathan and Zaheer Khan at Centurion on 23^rd January 2011.

 

8. South Africa won this ODI by 88 runs. It was South Africa’s 11^th consecutive ODI victories which is the joint 4^th most no. consecutive ODI victories for a team. The other teams to win the same no.of consecutive ODI matches were: West Indies (4^th June 1984 – 2^nd February 1985) and Australia (14^th March 2007 – 28^th April 2007).

The top 3 in this list are: Australia (21 ODIs; 11^th January 2003 – 24^th May 2003), South Africa (12 ODIs; 13^th February 2005 – 30^th October 2005) and Pakistan (12 ODIs; 18^th November 2007 – 8^th June 2008).