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Rudolph and Amla
score commanding centuries |
July 23, 2006
Jacques Rudolph and Hashim Amla have struck
centuries to take the South Africans to a
commanding 351 for 3 at stumps on Day 1 of their
three-day match against Sri Lanka Board
President’s XI. The Sri Lankan Board team led by
Avishka Gunawardene had done a mistake in
winning the toss and putting the tourists to bat
first at the Colts Ground in Colombo. The
Proteas were off to a bad start losing Boeta
Dippenaar early and it took a decent partnership
from Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Rudolph to
repair the damage. The pair put on 83 runs
before Gibbs was dismissed by the left arm
spinner Ranganna Herath. After that it was a big
partnership of 242 that followed between Rudolph
and Amla that put the South Africans in a great
position. Rudolph fell in the 79th over after
plundering the Lankans for 157 which had come
off 213 balls with the help of 16 fours and a
six. At stumps, Hashim Amla remained unbeaten on
128 which came in 241 balls with the help of 14
fours and a six. Nuwan Zoysa and Upul Chandana
were the other two wicket takers for the
homeside.
Brief Scores : South
Africans 1st Inngs 351/3 (Jacques
Rudolph 157 Hashim Amla 128* Herschelle Gibbs
38, Nuwan Zoysa 1/29 Ranganna Herath 1/86 Upul
Chandana 1/89) Vs Sri
Lanka Board President’s XI – Stumps on
Day 1
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