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South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket scoreboard 1st Test

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Match Ended   
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth , Dec 26, 2016
South Africa South Africa
286&406/6d
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
205&281 (96.3)
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 206 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Stephen Cook
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Stephen Cook 59 125 7 0 47.2
Stephen Cook c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal
Dean Elgar 45 98 5 0 45.91
Dean Elgar c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal
Hashim Amla 20 76 2 0 26.31
Hashim Amla c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal
JP Duminy 63 95 10 0 66.31
JP Duminy lbw b Rangana Herath
Faf du Plessis C 37 73 5 0 50.68
Faf du Plessis c Dimuth Karunaratne b Suranga Lakmal
Temba Bavuma 3 18 0 0 16.66
Temba Bavuma lbw b Rangana Herath
Quinton de Kock Wk 37 68 5 0 54.41
Quinton de Kock b Nuwan Pradeep
Vernon Philander 13 33 2 0 39.39
Vernon Philander c Dushmantha Chameera b Nuwan Pradeep
Keshav Maharaj Keshav Maharaj 3 0 0 0
Keshav Maharaj c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal
Kyle Abbott Kyle Abbott 3 0 0 0
Kyle Abbott run out (Kusal Perera)
Kagiso Rabada 0 6 0 0 0
Kagiso Rabada not out
Extras 9 Runs (lb: 3, wd: 1, nb: 5)
Total 286/10 98.5 (RR: 2.89)
Fall Of Wickets:
  • 104/1
    35.3 ov
    Stephen Cook
  • 105/2
    39.2 ov
    Dean Elgar
  • 178/3
    59.5 ov
    Hashim Amla
  • 213/4
    71 ov
    JP Duminy
  • 225/5
    74.5 ov
    Temba Bavuma
  • 253/6
    84 ov
    Faf du Plessis
  • 276/7
    94.4 ov
    Vernon Philander
  • 276/8
    95.3 ov
    Keshav Maharaj
  • 281/9
    96.2 ov
    Kyle Abbott
  • 286/10
    98.5 ov
    Quinton de Kock
Bowling O M R W Econ
Suranga Lakmal 27 9 63 5 2.33
Nuwan Pradeep 21.5 5 66 2 3.02
Angelo Mathews 13 5 26 0 2
Dushmantha Chameera 14 1 68 0 4.85
Rangana Herath 20 4 48 2 2.4
Dhananjaya de Silva 3 0 12 0 4
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Dimuth Karunaratne 5 10 0 0 50
Dimuth Karunaratne b Kyle Abbott
Kaushal Silva 16 59 3 0 27.11
Kaushal Silva lbw b Vernon Philander
Kusal Perera 7 13 0 0 53.84
Kusal Perera c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander
Kusal Mendis Kusal Mendis 9 0 0 0
Kusal Mendis c Quinton de Kock b Kyle Abbott
Angelo Mathews C 39 69 5 0 56.52
Angelo Mathews c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada
Dinesh Chandimal Wk 28 64 5 0 43.75
Dinesh Chandimal lbw b Vernon Philander
Dhananjaya de Silva 43 70 5 0 61.42
Dhananjaya de Silva c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander
Rangana Herath 24 32 4 0 75
Rangana Herath lbw b Keshav Maharaj
Dushmantha Chameera 19 51 2 0 37.25
Dushmantha Chameera c Hashim Amla b Kyle Abbott
Suranga Lakmal 4 5 1 0 80
Suranga Lakmal c Kyle Abbott b Vernon Philander
Nuwan Pradeep 8 10 1 0 80
Nuwan Pradeep not out
Extras 12 Runs (lb: 4, wd: 5, nb: 3)
Total 205/10 64.5 (RR: 3.16)
Fall Of Wickets:
  • 10/1
    3.2 ov
    Dimuth Karunaratne
  • 19/2
    6.2 ov
    Kusal Perera
  • 22/3
    8 ov
    Kusal Mendis
  • 61/4
    21.5 ov
    Kaushal Silva
  • 94/5
    31.1 ov
    Angelo Mathews
  • 121/6
    41.3 ov
    Dinesh Chandimal
  • 157/7
    50.1 ov
    Rangana Herath
  • 181/8
    57.1 ov
    Dhananjaya de Silva
  • 185/9
    58 ov
    Suranga Lakmal
  • 205/10
    64.5 ov
    Dushmantha Chameera
Bowling O M R W Econ
Vernon Philander 20 7 45 5 2.25
Kyle Abbott 21.5 4 63 3 2.88
Kagiso Rabada 13 3 63 1 4.84
Keshav Maharaj 10 3 30 1 3
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Stephen Cook 117 178 11 0 65.73
Stephen Cook c Dinesh Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera
Dean Elgar 52 102 4 0 50.98
Dean Elgar c Angelo Mathews b Suranga Lakmal
Hashim Amla 48 53 5 0 90.56
Hashim Amla lbw b Nuwan Pradeep
JP Duminy 25 36 2 0 69.44
JP Duminy c Angelo Mathews b Dhananjaya de Silva
Faf du Plessis C 67 86 3 0 77.90
Faf du Plessis not out
Temba Bavuma 8 10 1 0 80
Temba Bavuma c Kusal Mendis b Dhananjaya de Silva
Quinton de Kock Wk 69 86 6 0 80.23
Quinton de Kock lbw b Rangana Herath
Extras 20 Runs (b: 5, lb: 2, wd: 3, nb: 10)
Total 406/6 90.5 (RR: 4.46)
Did Not Bat
Fall Of Wickets:
  • 116/1
    32.1 ov
    Dean Elgar
  • 221/2
    51 ov
    Hashim Amla
  • 245/3
    58 ov
    Stephen Cook
  • 267/4
    62.4 ov
    JP Duminy
  • 277/5
    64.4 ov
    Temba Bavuma
  • 406/6
    90.5 ov
    Quinton de Kock
Bowling O M R W Econ
Suranga Lakmal 18 2 64 1 3.55
Nuwan Pradeep 14 0 65 1 4.64
Angelo Mathews 4 0 10 0 2.5
Dushmantha Chameera 15 0 85 1 5.66
Rangana Herath 24.5 1 84 1 3.38
Dhananjaya de Silva 15 0 91 2 6.06
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Dimuth Karunaratne 43 113 5 0 38.05
Dimuth Karunaratne run out (JP Duminy)
Kaushal Silva 48 118 7 0 40.67
Kaushal Silva lbw b Kagiso Rabada
Kusal Perera 6 13 1 0 46.15
Kusal Perera c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj
Kusal Mendis 58 90 9 0 64.44
Kusal Mendis c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada
Angelo Mathews C 59 120 7 0 49.16
Angelo Mathews lbw b Kyle Abbott
Dinesh Chandimal Wk 8 38 0 0 21.05
Dinesh Chandimal c Kagiso Rabada b Keshav Maharaj
Dhananjaya de Silva 22 36 4 0 61.11
Dhananjaya de Silva lbw b Kyle Abbott
Rangana Herath 3 11 0 0 27.27
Rangana Herath c & b Vernon Philander
Dushmantha Chameera Dushmantha Chameera 12 0 0 0
Dushmantha Chameera c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada
Suranga Lakmal 19 20 3 0 95
Suranga Lakmal not out
Nuwan Pradeep 4 9 1 0 44.44
Nuwan Pradeep b Keshav Maharaj
Extras 11 Runs (b: 4, lb: 3, wd: 3, nb: 1)
Total 281/10 96.3 (RR: 2.91)
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Fall Of Wickets:
  • 87/1
    32.4 ov
    Dimuth Karunaratne
  • 93/2
    35 ov
    Kusal Perera
  • 118/3
    46.2 ov
    Kaushal Silva
  • 193/4
    64.2 ov
    Kusal Mendis
  • 225/5
    77.3 ov
    Dinesh Chandimal
  • 246/6
    85.4 ov
    Angelo Mathews
  • 258/7
    89.3 ov
    Dhananjaya de Silva
  • 258/8
    90.1 ov
    Rangana Herath
  • 274/9
    93.3 ov
    Dushmantha Chameera
  • 281/10
    96.3 ov
    Nuwan Pradeep
Bowling O M R W Econ
Vernon Philander 22 5 65 1 2.95
Kyle Abbott 20 6 38 2 1.9
Kagiso Rabada 21 4 77 3 3.66
Keshav Maharaj * 30.3 7 86 3 2.81
JP Duminy 3 0 8 0 2.66
Match Info
  • Venue St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 206 runs
  • Player of the Match Stephen Cook
  • Umpire Aleem Dar (PAK), Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Shaun George (SA)
  • Referee David Boon (AUS)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: South Africa 267/6 in 90.0 overs
  • South Africa 254/6 in 85.0 overs
  • New ball taken: South Africa 234/5 in 80.1 overs
  • South Africa 225/5: T Bavuma lbw b R Herath 3(18)
  • Referral 2 (74.5 ovs): SL against T Bavuma (LBW) - Successful (SA:1,SL: 2)
  • Drinks: South Africa 215/4 in 73.0 overs
  • South Africa 213/4: JP Duminy lbw b R Herath 63(95)
  • Referral 1 (70.6 ovs): JP Duminy against SL (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA:1,SL: 2)
  • South Africa 203/3 in 67.4 overs
  • JP Duminy 8th Test fifty: 50 runs in 73 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • Tea: South Africa 174/2 in 57.0 overs
  • H Amla dropped on 14 by D Chandimal in 54.6 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 53 off 69 balls between H Amla (12) and JP Duminy (37)
  • South Africa 151/2 in 48.5 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 119/2 in 43.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 100 off 193 balls between S Cook (56) and D Elgar (43)
  • South Africa 100/0 in 32.0 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 92/0 in 29.0 overs
  • S Cook 2nd Test fifty: 50 runs in 102 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 53 off 108 balls between S Cook (26) and D Elgar (27)
  • South Africa 53/0 in 17.6 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 40/0 in 15.0 overs
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 181/7 in 57.0 overs
  • Bad Light: Sri Lanka 181/7 in 57.0 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 164/7 in 54.0 overs
  • de Silva dropped on 27 by K Maharaj in 52.2 overs
  • Sri Lanka 150/6 in 47.4 overs
  • Sri Lanka 121/6: D Chandimal lbw b V Philander 28(64)
  • Referral 4 (41.3 ovs): D Chandimal against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA:0,SL:0)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 104/5 in 38.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 103/5 in 34.5 overs
  • D Chandimal dropped on 17 by de Kock in 33.2 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 72/4 in 25.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 61/4: K Silva lbw b V Philander 16(59)
  • Referral 3 (21.5 ovs): K Silva against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA:0,SL:1)
  • Referral 2 (17.1 ovs): SA against A Mathews (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 0,SL: 2)
  • Sri Lanka 52/3 in 16.5 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 37/3 in 13.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (10.3 ovs): SA against A Mathews (Caught) - Unsuccessful (SA:1,SL: 2)
  • Innings Break: South Africa 286/10 in 98.5 overs
  • S Lakmal Maiden Test 5-wicket haul: 5/62 (25.3)
  • V Philander dropped on 11 by D Chandimal in 92.5 overs
  • Stumps: South Africa 351/5 in 80.0 overs
  • South Africa 350/5 in 79.2 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 62 balls between Du Plessis (20) and De Kock (26)
  • South Africa 300/5 in 70.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 267/4 in 62.4 overs
  • South Africa 250/3 in 59.4 overs
  • Tea: South Africa 221/2 in 51.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 100 off 110 balls between S Cook (47) and H Amla (44)
  • S Cook 3rd Test Hundred: 101 runs in 152 balls (10x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 200/1 in 48.4 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 53 off 70 balls between S Cook (22) and H Amla (30)
  • South Africa 150/1 in 40.1 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 137/1 in 37.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (34.5 ovs): SL against S Cook (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2,SL: 1)
  • S Cook dropped on 62 by De Silva in 34.1 overs
  • D Elgar 4th Test fifty: 50 runs in 96 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • S Cook Test fifty: 51 runs in 81 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 103 off 174 balls between S Cook (51) and D Elgar (49)
  • South Africa 103/0 in 28.4 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: South Africa 84/0 in 22.1 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 53 off 89 balls between S Cook (19) and D Elgar (33)
  • South Africa 53/0 in 14.4 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: South Africa 39/0 in 11.0 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 39/0 in 11.0 overs
  • Bad Light: South Africa 39/0 in 11.0 overs
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 205/10 in 64.5 overs
  • Sri Lanka 202/9 in 63.2 overs
  • V Philander 11th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/39 (17.0)
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 240/5 in 83.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (81.1 ovs): De Silva against SA (LBW) - Successful (SA: 2, SL: 2)
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 227/5 in 80.1 overs
  • A Mathews dropped on 53 by De Kock in 78.5 overs
  • A Mathews 26th Test fifty: 51 runs in 93 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • D Chandimal dropped on 3 by S Cook in 69.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 200/4 in 66.5 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 193/4 in 64.2 overs
  • K Mendis 3rd Test fifty: 51 runs in 75 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 53 off 56 balls between K Mendis (26) and A Mathews (25)
  • Referral 2 (55.3 ovs): SA against A Mathews (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 1, SL: 1)
  • Sri Lanka 150/3 in 53.5 overs
  • Sri Lanka 118/3: K Silva lbw b K Rabada 48(118)
  • Referral 1 (46.2 ovs): K Silva against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2, SL: 1)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 118/2 in 45.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 100/2 in 41.0 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 72/0 in 30.0 overs
  • K Silva dropped on 31 by D Elgar in 24.3 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 51 off 145 balls between D Karunaratne (17) and K Silva (31)
  • Sri Lanka 51/0 in 24.1 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 27/0 in 14.0 overs
  • K Silva dropped on 5 by De Kock in 11.1 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 406/6 dec in 90.5 overs
  • South Africa 406/6: De Kock lbw b R Herath 69(86)
  • Referral 3 (90.5 ovs): De Kock against SL (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 1, SL: 1)
  • Referral 2 (90.2 ovs): SL against De Kock (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2, SL: 1)
  • South Africa 400/5 in 89.2 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 100 off 133 balls between Du Plessis (41) and De Kock (53)
  • Du Plessis 9th Test Fifty : 52 runs in 73 balls (2x4) (0x6)
  • De Kock 7th Test Fifty : 50 runs in 66 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • New ball taken: South Africa 351/5 in 80.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 274/9 in 93.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 258/7: De Silva lbw b K Abbott 22(36)
  • Referral 5 (89.3 ovs): De Silva against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2,SL: 0)
  • Sri Lanka 253/6 in 87.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 246/6: A Mathews lbw b K Abbott 59(120)
  • Referral 4 (85.4 ovs): A Mathews against SA (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 2,SL: 1)
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