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2nd Test: South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats

2nd Test: SA vs SL, 2017 - Test Head to Head

South Africa vs Sri Lanka Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Newlands, Cape Town , Jan 02, 2017
South Africa South Africa
392&224/7d
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
110&224 (62.0)
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 282 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Kagiso Rabada
Match Info
  • Venue Newlands, Cape Town
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
  • Result South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 282 runs
  • Player of the Match Kagiso Rabada
  • Umpire Aleem Dar (PAK), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
  • Referee David Boon (AUS)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: South Africa 297/6 in 90.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (87.6 ovs): SL against de Kock (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2,SL: 1)
  • Referral 2 (83.4 ovs): de Kock against SL (LBW) - Successful (SA: 2,SL: 2)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 101 off 131 balls between D Elgar (41) and Q de Kock (58)
  • New ball taken: South Africa 260/5 in 80.1 overs
  • Q de Kock 8th Test fifty: 50 runs in 61 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 253/5 in 78.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 224/5 in 73.0 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 66 balls between D Elgar (17) and Q de Kock (33)
  • D Elgar 6th Test Hundred: 102 runs in 186 balls (12x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 202/5 in 67.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (62.2 ovs): SL against de Kock (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2,SL: 1)
  • South Africa 150/4 in 54.3 overs
  • Tea: South Africa 147/4 in 54.0 overs
  • du Plessis dropped on 31 by U Tharanga in 47.1 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 111 balls between D Elgar (23) and du Plessis (27)
  • Drinks: South Africa 110/3 in 40.0 overs
  • South Africa 102/3 in 36.6 overs
  • D Elgar 5th Test fifty: 52 runs in 87 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • Lunch: South Africa 69/3 in 25.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 52 off 102 balls between D Elgar (30) and H Amla (21)
  • South Africa 52/1 in 17.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 38/1 in 13.0 overs
  • Stumps: South Africa 35/0 in 11.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (10.2 overs): SL against D Elgar (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA 2 , SL 1)
  • S Cook dropped on 11 by K Mendis in 9.5 overs
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 110/10 in 43.0 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 100/7 in 40.1 overs
  • Sri Lanka 100/7: R Herath LBW V Philander 1(14)
  • Referral 3 (40.1 overs): R Herath against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA 1 , SL 0)
  • Sri Lanka 100/6 in 39.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 78/5: D de Silva LBW K Maharaj 16(22)
  • Referral 2 (26.6 overs): D de Silva against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA 1 , SL 1)
  • Referral 1 (26.6 overs): SA against D de Silva (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA 1 , SL 2)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 56/2 in 24.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 54/1 in 21.4 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 29/0 in 12.0 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 392/10 in 116.0 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 392/10 in 116.0 overs
  • L Kumara meidan Test 5-wicket haul: 5/114 (22.1)
  • South Africa 350/8 in 105.4 overs
  • Drinks:South Africa 342/8 in 104.0 overs
  • de Kock 3rd Test hundred: 100 runs in 122 balls (11x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 301/6 in 90.1 overs
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 130/4 in 40.0 overs
  • 5h wkt Partnership: 50 off 72 balls between A Mathews (24) and D Chandimal (22)
  • Sri Lanka 103/4 in 33.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 62/2 in 22.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 50/2 in 16.3 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 17/1 in 8.0 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 224/7 dec in 51.5 overs
  • Referral 3 (51.3 ovs): SL against V Philander (Caught) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2,: SL: 0)
  • Drinks: South Africa 205/7 in 50.0 overs
  • South Africa 201/7 in 48.2 overs
  • South Africa 150/5 in 39.6 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 136/4 in 37.5 overs
  • Referral 2 (27.4 ovs): JP Duminy against SL (LBW) - Successful (SA: 2,SL: 1)
  • South Africa 100/2 in 27.3 overs
  • Dean Elgar 5th Test fifty: 50 runs in 82 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: South Africa 78/2 in 24.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 89 balls between D Elgar (27) and S Cook (22)
  • South Africa 50/0 in 14.4 overs
  • Sri Lanka 202/8 in 56.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 178/8 in 51.5 overs
  • K Rabada 5th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/40 (14.0)
  • Sri Lanka 153/5 in 45.3 overs
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