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Sri Lanka captifid Sanath Jayasuriya' rdn?- for a single during yesterday's Singer Cup final against South Africa in Colombo. —Internet photo
COLOMBO. July 14 (Internet report): An exhilarating batting display and five wickets from Mu-
ttiah Muralltharan saw Srl Lanka to a 30-run victory over South Africa in the Singer Cup final here today.
Skipper Sanath Jaysurlya and Russell Arnold scored hall centuries as (he home side piled up 294 for seven in their 50 overs, and Muralltharan then took five for 44 as South Africa fell short In their run chase.
Jayasuriya and opening partner Avishka Gunawardene set the tone for Sri Lanka's innings with a stand of 84 In Just 1 1 overs in front of a sell-out
< rowd of 30.000 in Colombo.
The South Africans were frustrated when a confident caught behind appeal against Gunawardene was turned down in the eighth over
He struck eight fours in making 49 from Just 47 balls before finally being bowled bv Paul Adams, the only South African to escape heavy punishment.
Jayasuriya contribued 68 before he was run out by Jonty Rhodes with the score on 174 for four, but there was no let-up as Kumar Sangakkara and Russell Arnold continued the run spree.
Wicket-keeper Sangakkara celbrated his inclusion in the squad for the forthcoming Test
series with 43 and Arnold's running between the wickets was superb as he made 51 from 53 balls.
Sri Lanka had high hopes of passing 300 but South African skipper Shaun Pollock dismissed Arnold and Upul Chan-dana In the final over of the Innings to leave them six runs short.
The tourists needed a good start in reply and Gary Kirsten and Andrew Hall provided It as they put on 91 Ln 17 overs
Hall was the first to go, bowled by Muralltharan for 35. and Srl Lanka then struck a vital blow when Jacques Kallis was run out for seven.
South Africa lost two more wickets before they had reached 150 and Kirsten followed when he was stumped by Sangakkara off Muralltharan after making 76 from 94 deliveries.
There was still hope while Jonty Rhodes and Lance Klusener were together but Kumar Dharmasena bowled tightly and they fell further and further behind the required rate.
Rhodes was lbw to Kumar Dharmasena for a run-a-ball 43 and Klusenere followed in the 48th over when he became San-gakkara's third stumping of the innings for 39.
Pollock weighed in with a breezy 22 at the end. but Sri Lanka had already done enough to make victory certain.
SCORECARD
Scoreboard in the Singer Cup triangular one-day tournament final between Sri Lanka and South Africa on Friday: SRI LANKA
Jayasuriya run out 68
Gunawardene b Adams 49
Atapattu c Kirsten b Kallis 11 J'wardene c McKenzie b Boje 27 S kara c Rhodes b Klusener 43 Arnold c Klusener b Pollock 51 Vaas not out 17
Chandana c Boucher b Pollock 1 Extras: (lb-10; w-10: nb-71 27
Total: (For 7 wkts in 50 overs) 294
Fall: 1-84. 2-110. 3-167. 4-174. 5-254.6-291. 7-294
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena. Nuwan Zoysa. Muttiah Muralltharan.
Bowler O M R W
FbBWtf' ^gr ^TO’ 54 2
Terbrugge'' I 41 *0 38 0
Adams 10 1 29 1
Kallis 10 1 64 1
Boje 10 0 56
Klusener 7 0 43 SOUTH AFRICA
Kirsten st S’kara b M'tharan
Hall b M'tharan
Kallis run out 7
McKenzie lbw b Chandana 10
Boje st S kara b M'tharan 11
Rhodes lbw b Dharmasena 43 Boucher lbw b Chandana 1
Klusener st S’kara b M'tharan 39 Pollock c S’kara b M’tharan 22 Adams not out 2
Terbrugge not out 0
Extras: (d-4: Ib-8; w-3: nb-3) 18
Total: (For 9 wkts in 50 overs) 264
Fall: 1-91. 2-102. 3-127. 4-142. 5-170. 6-175, 7-229. 8-251, 9-264 Bowler O M R W
Vaas 7 0 29 0
Zoysa 6 0 40 0
Arnold 2 0 11 0
Dharmasena 10 1 39 1
M’tharan 10 0 44 5
Jayasuriya 6 0 35 0
Chandana 9 0 54 2
Result: Sri Lanka won by 30 runs.
Man-of-the-match: Muttiah Mural itharan.
Man-of-the-series: Jacques Kallis.