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Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Test Squads

SL vs SA, 2018 - Test Squads

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard
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Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo , Jul 20, 2018
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
338&275/5d
South Africa South Africa
124&290 (86.5)
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 199 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Player of the Series
    Dimuth Karunaratne
Substitute Player
bench
Substitute Player
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Match Info
  • Venue Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 199 runs
  • Player of the Match Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Player of the Series Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Umpire Nigel Llong (ENG), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
  • Referee Sir Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 277/9 in 86.0 overs
  • New ball taken: South Africa 272/9 in 84.1 overs
  • Sri Lanka 251/7 in 74.3 overs
  • Referral 2 (74.2 ovs): SA against Dhananjaya de Silva (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, SA: 1) (Retained)
  • K Maharaj 5th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/94 (25.4)
  • Dhananjaya 3rd Test fifty: 51 runs in 100 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 82 balls between Dhananjaya (27) and Roshen Silva (22)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 218/4 in 67.1 overs
  • Sri Lanka 200/4 in 61.5 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 168/3 in 54.0 overs
  • A Mathews completes 5000 runs in Test
  • Sri Lanka 152/2 in 48.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 136/2 in 42 overs
  • D Gunathilaka Maiden Test Fifty: 50 runs in 93 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • D Karunaratne 16th Test fifty: 50 runs in 96 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 100 off 183 balls between D Gunathilaka (49) and D Karunaratne (44)
  • Sri Lanka 100/0 in 30.2 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 93/0 in 28 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 50/0 in 13 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 75 balls between D Gunathilaka (26) and D Karunaratne (17)
  • Sri Lanka 50/0 in 12.2 overs
  • Referral 1 (9.5 ovs): SA against D Gunathilaka (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 1)
  • Sri Lanka 150/3 in 33.4 overs
  • D Karunaratne 17th Test fifty: 53 runs in 70 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • Referral 1 (20.2 ovs): SA against Dhananjaya de Silva (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
  • Sri Lanka 102/1 in 19.4 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 91/1 in 18.3 overs
  • D Gunathilaka 2nd Test fifty: 53 runs in 61 balls (5x4) (2x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 52 off 63 balls between D Gunathilaka (34) and D Karunaratne (17)
  • Sri Lanka 52/0 in 10.2 overs
  • Tea: South Africa 124/10 in 34.5 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 124/10 in 34.5 overs
  • A Dananjaya 2nd Test 5-wicket haul: 5/52 (12.4)
  • Referral 3 (33.4 ovs): D Steyn against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 0)
  • Referral 2 (33.3 ovs): SL against D Steyn (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1)
  • South Africa 100/5 in 27.2 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 97/5 in 27 overs
  • de Kock dropped on 8 by D de Silva in 26.4 overs
  • Referral 1 (25 ovs): du Plessis against SL (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 1)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 59 balls between H Amla (12) and du Plessis (38)
  • South Africa 50/3 in 15.3 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 19/3 in 11.0 overs
  • Hashim Amla completes 9000 runs in Test
  • H Amla dropped on 2 by D Gunathilaka in 6.6 overs
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 338/10 in 104.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 335/9 in 103.0 overs
  • 10th wkt Partnership: 50 off 104 balls between A Dananjaya (24) and R Herath (22)
  • Referral 3 (97.0 ovs): SA against R Herath (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 0)
  • Sri Lanka 300/9 in 93.5 overs
  • Stumps: South Africa 139/5 in 41.0 overs
  • Referral 5 (35.2 ovs): K Maharaj against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 1)
  • Referral 4 (35.1 ovs): SL against du Plessis (LBW) Successful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
  • South Africa 100/2 in 29.0 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 94/2 in 28.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (26.3 ovs): SL against H Amla (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
  • South Africa 50/1 in 13.5 overs
  • Tea: South Africa 42/1 in 12.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (11.5 ovs): SL against de Bruyn (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
  • Referral 1 (11.4 ovs): SL against de Bruyn (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
  • A Markram dropped on 5 by A Mathews in 6.1 overs
  • D Elgar dropped on 5 by D Perera in 2.3 overs
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 275/5 dec in 81.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 250/4 in 71 overs
  • 5TH wkt Partnership: 50 off 136 balls between A Mathews (29) and R Silva (21)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 237/ in 63.0 overs
  • A Mathews 29th Test fifty: 50 runs in 86 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 200/4 in 49.5 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 199/4 in 48.1 overs
  • 4TH wkt Partnership: 50 off 93 balls between D Karunaratne (25) and A Mathews (25)
  • R Herath 34th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/92 (31.5)
  • de Bruyn Maiden Test hundred: 101 runs in 228 balls (12x4) (0x6)
  • New ball taken: South Africa 256/7 in 80.1 overs
  • South Africa 253/7 in 79.0 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 246/7 in 75.5 overs
  • Referral 7 (75.5 ovs): de Kock against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1) (Retained)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 100 off 182 balls between de Bruyn (45) and T Bavuma (52)
  • T Bavuma 11th Test fifty: 50 runs in 69 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 200/5 in 60.1 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 194/5 in 59.0 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 87 balls between de Bruyn (19) and de T Bavuma (31)
  • de Bruyn Test fifty: 51 runs in 118 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 152/5 in 46.0 overs
  • Referral 6 (45.5 ovs): SL against de Bruyn (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, SA: 1)
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