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1st Test: South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats

1st Test: SA vs SL, 2020 - Test Head to Head

South Africa vs Sri Lanka Scorecard
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SuperSport Park, Centurion , Dec 26, 2020
South Africa South Africa
621
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
396&180 (46.1)
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 45 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Faf du Plessis
Match Info
  • Venue SuperSport Park, Centurion
  • Weather Bright and Sunny
  • Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result South Africa beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 45 runs
  • Player of the Match Faf du Plessis
  • Umpire Marais Erasmus (SA), Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
  • Referee Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 340/6 in 85.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 300/5 in 70.6 overs
  • Sri Lanka 296/5: N Dickwella lbw b W Mulder 49(86)
  • Referral 3 (70.3 ovs): N Dickwella against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 3, SL: 2)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 71 balls between D Chandimal (20) and N Dickwella (23)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 212/3 in 52.0 overs
  • D Chandimal 19th Test fifty: 50 runs in 116 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 200/3 in 50.3 overs
  • Referral 2 (41.4 ovs): South Africa against de Silva (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 3, SL: 3) (Retained)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 167/3 in 40.0 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 165 balls between D Chandimal (34) and de Silva (56)
  • Sri Lanka 150/3 in 34.5 overs
  • de Silva 7th Test fifty: 50 runs in 71 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • Referral 1 (31.6 ovs): South Africa against D Chandima (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 3, SL: 3) (Retained)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 90 balls between D Chandimal (17) and de Silva (32)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 102/3 in 25.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 100/3 in 24.2 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 54/3 in 10.5 overs
  • Sri Lanka 50/1 in 8.3 overs
  • Wanindu Hasaranga makes his Test debut for Sri Lanka
  • Lutho Sipamla makes his Test debut for South Africa
  • Referral 2 (71.4 ovs): SL against T Bavuma (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 3, SL: 1)
  • South Africa 300/4 in 65.2 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 51 off 72 balls between du Plessis (26) and T Bavuma (23)
  • South Africa 251/4 in 54.4 overs
  • South Africa 200/1 in 42.3 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 51 off 66 balls between D Elgar (30) and van der Dussen (12)
  • Tea: South Africa 180/1 in 38.0 overs
  • South Africa 152/1 in 31.5 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 129/0 in 25.0 overs
  • D Elgar 15th Test fifty: 53 runs in 71 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 100 off 134 balls between D Elgar (17) and A Markram (33)
  • A Markram 7th Test fifty: 51 runs in 64 balls (11x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 53 off 73 balls between D Elgar (19) and A Markram (29)
  • South Africa 53/0 in 12.1 overs
  • Referral 1 (11.1 ovs): SL against D Elgar (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 3, SL: 2)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 396/10 in 96.0 overs
  • Referral 4 (92.6 ovs): SA against D Shanaka (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, SL: 2)
  • 8th wkt Partnership: 53 off 79 balls between D Shanaka (33) and K Rajitha (11)
  • Referral 1 (10.2 ovs): SA against Kusal Perera (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, SL: 3)
  • South Africa 600/6 in 135.5 overs
  • K Maharaj 3rd Test fifty: 51 runs in 78 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 100 off 137 balls between du Plessis (48) and K Maharaj (48)
  • South Africa 501/6 in 114.3 overs
  • du Plessis: 150 runs in 205 balls (21x4) (0x6)
  • W Mulder dropped on 36 by W Hasaranga in 107.3 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 58 balls between du Plessis (26) and W Mulder (20)
  • South Africa 450/5 in 100.6 overs
  • du Plessis 10th Test hundred: 102 runs in 151 balls (15x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 403/5 in 91.4 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 150 off 230 balls between du Plessis (83) and T Bavuma (64)
  • South Africa 351/4 in 81.2 overs
  • T Bavuma 14th Test fifty: 51 runs in 93 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 101 off 157 balls between du Plessis (54) and T Bavuma (44)
  • Referral 3 (72.5 ovs): SL against du Plessis (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 3, SL: 0)
  • du Plessis Test fifty: 50 runs in 74 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • W Hasaranga Maiden Test fifty: 51 runs in 46 balls (10x4) (1x6)
  • Sri Lanka 152/7 in 40.1 overs
  • D Shanaka dropped on 6 by A Markram in 34.2 overs
  • Sri Lanka 114/5: K Perera c Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje 64(87)
  • Referral 4 (28.4 ovs): SA against K Perera (Caught) Successful (SA: 1, SL: 3)
  • Sri Lanka 100/4 in 24.3 overs
  • N Dickwella dropped on 2 by de Kock in 21.5 overs
  • K Perera 5th Test fifty: 50 runs in 67 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • Referral 3 (18.3 ovs): SA against K Perera (LBW) Successful (SA: 1, SL: 3)
  • D Chandimal dropped on 25 by du Plessis in 17.3 overs
  • Referral 2 (15.3 ovs): K Perera against SA (Caught) Successful (SA: 2, SL: 3)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 51 off 54 balls between K Perera (21) and D Chandimal (25)
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