31 July 2004	Saturday	13 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425

COLOMBO, July 30: Strike bowler Makhaya Ntini launched South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka with a five-wicket haul on the first day of their warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Board President's XI on Friday.

Ntini took five for 37 from 13 overs as the President's XI were bowled out for 251 in 79.4 overs. Former Sri Lanka one-day player Chamara Silva top-scored for the President's XI with 68 and Romesh Kaluwitharana with a lively run-a-ball 51 that included eight fours.

SCOREBOARD

SRI LANKA BOARD PRESIDENT'S XI (1st Innings):

M.G. Vandort b Ntini 6

N.T. Paranavitana c Boucher b Ntini 1

R.P. Arnold lbw b Hayward 9

T.T. Samaraweera c van Jaarsveld b Boje 20

R.Kaluwitharana c van Jaarsveld b Ntini 51

L.P.C. Silva c Boucher b Ntini 68

C.G. Wijesinghe c Boucher b Ntini 42

H.M.R.K.B. Herath lbw b Kallis 8

Wijesiriwardene c Boucher b Hayward 14

C.R.D. Fernando not out 10

A.B.T. Lakshitha lbw b Boje 0

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-9, NB-9) 22

TOTAL (all out, 79.4 overs) 251

FALL OF WKTS: 1-7, 2-10, 3-36, 4-96, 5-111, 6-188, 7-210, 8-229, 9-248.

BOWLING: Pollock 5-0-8-0 (2nb); Ntini 13-2-37-5 (3nb); Hayward 11-1-43-2 (1nb); Klusener 12-5-38-0; Boje 22.4-4-70-2; Kallis 11-3-29-1 (2nb); Rudolph 5-1-13-0 (1nb).

SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings):

G.C. Smith c Kaluwitharana b Fernando 21

A.G. Puttick lbw b Fernando 0

M. van Jaarsveld not out 8

J.H. Kallis not out 2

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-1, NB-1) 3

TOTAL (for two wkts, 8 overs) 34

FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-32.

BOWLING (to-date): Fernando 4-1-16-2 (1nb); Lakshitha 2-0-11-0 (1w); Hearth 2-1-6-0. -Agencies