Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test Commentary, Live Updates
SL vs SA, 2018 - Test Live Commentary
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 278 runs
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Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Match Info
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Venue
Galle International Stadium, Galle
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Weather
Sunny
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Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
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Result
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 278 runs
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Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
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Umpire
Rod Tucker (AUS), Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Nigel Llong (ENG)
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Referee
Sir Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Notes
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Innings Break: Sri Lanka 287/10 in 78.4 overs
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10th wkt Partnership: 51 off 84 balls between D Karunaratne (28) and L Sandakan (20)
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D Karunaratne : 150 runs in 215 balls (13x4) (1x6)
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 256/9 in 73.0 overs
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Sri Lanka 250/9 in 72.1 overs
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 214/8 in 59.0 overs
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Sri Lanka 200/8 in 54.5 overs
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D Karunaratne 8th Test Hundred: 103 runs in 159 balls (9x4) (1x6)
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Referral 3 (46.3 ovs): D Perera against SA (LBW) successful (SL: 2, SA: 1) (Retained)
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Tea: Sri Lanka 161/6 in 46.2 overs
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Rain Stoppage: Sri Lanka 161/6 in 46.2 overs
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Sri Lanka 151/5 in 43.3 overs
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Referral 2 (38.4 ovs): SA against N Dickwella (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 1)
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 128/5 in 38.0 overs
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Referral 1 (37.1 ovs): N Dickwella against SA (LBW) successful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
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D Karunaratne Test fifty: 50 runs in 82 balls (5x4) (1x6)
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Sri Lanka 100/2 in 27.3 overs
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Lunch: Sri Lanka 93/2 in 26.0 overs
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Kusal Mendis completes 2000 runs in Test
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Sri Lanka 52/1 in 13.1 overs
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 46/1 in 12.0 overs
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Sri Lanka 103/4 in 34.6 overs
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D Karunaratne 15th Test fifty: 50 runs in 67 balls (5x4) (0x6)
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Sri Lanka 64/3: K Mendis lbw b Keshav Maharaj 0(3)
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Referral 2 (21.5 ovs): Kusal Mendis against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 2)
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1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 102 balls between D Gunathilaka (17) and D Karunaratne (32)
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Sri Lanka 50/0 in 16.6 overs
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Tea: Sri Lanka 25/0 in 10.0 overs
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D Gunathilaka dropped on 9 by T Bavuma in 7.2 overs
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Referral 1 (5.3 ovs): SA against D Gunathilaka (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
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Innings Break: South Africa 126/10 in 54.3 overs
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South Africa 115/7: V Philander lbw b Dilruwan Perera 18(86)
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Referral 4 (49.4 ovs): V Philander against SL (LBW) unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1)
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V Philander dropped on 18 by A Mathews in 47.5 overs
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7th wkt Partnership: 51 off 141 balls between du Plessis (32) and V Philander (17)
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South Africa 100/6 in 43.3 overs
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Lunch: South Africa 86/6 in 37.0 overs
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Referral 3 (33.4 ovs): V Philander against SL (LBW) successful (SL: 1, SA: 2) (Retained)
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South Africa 50/5 in 20.3 overs
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Drinks: South Africa 48/5 in 20.2 overs
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Referral 2 (18.1 ovs): SL against T Bavuma (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 2)
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South Africa 40/4: Hashim Amla c Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera 15(36)
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Referral 1 (17.6 ovs): SL against H Amla (Caught) successful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
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Referral 5 (28.5 ovs): Sri Lanka against T Shamsi (LBW) successful (SL: 1, SA: 1) (Retained)
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D Perera 6th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/29 (9.1)
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Referral 4 (18.1 ovs): V Philander against Sri Lanka (LBW) successful (SL: 1, SA: 1) (Retained)
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South Africa 52/6 in 17.5 overs
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V Philander dropped on 0 by D Gunathilaka 16.4 overs
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Referral 3 (15.4 ovs): Sri Lanka against K Maharaj (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1) (Retained)
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South Africa 36/6: Quinton de Kock lbw b Dilruwan Perera 10(9)
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Referral 2 (15.3 ovs): de Kock against Sri Lanka (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1)
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Lunch: South Africa 5/0 in 3.0 overs
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Referral 1 (0.2 ovs): Sri Lanka against A Markram (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 2)
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Innings Break: Sri Lanka 190/10 in 57.4 overs
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Sri Lanka 163/9: R Herath lbw b Tabraiz Shamsi 0(5)
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Referral 4 (52.5 ovs): R Herath against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, SA: 1)
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Referral 3 (52.3 ovs): SA against S Lakmal (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1)
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Sri Lanka 154/7 in 49.5 overs
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Drinks: Sri Lanka 143/7 in 48.0 overs
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Kagiso Rabada takes his 150th Test wickets