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South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17
Venue:
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Date & Time:
Mon, Dec 26, 10:00 AM LOCAL
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Day 5: 1st Session - South Africa won by 206 runs
RSA 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
286-10
(98.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Cook
c Chandimal b Lakmal
59
125
7
0
47.20
Dean Elgar
c Chandimal b Lakmal
45
98
5
0
45.92
Hashim Amla
c Chandimal b Lakmal
20
76
2
0
26.32
Jean-Paul Duminy
lbw b Herath
63
95
10
0
66.32
Faf du Plessis (c)
c Karunaratne b Lakmal
37
73
5
0
50.68
Temba Bavuma
lbw b Herath
3
18
0
0
16.67
Quinton de Kock (wk)
b N Pradeep
37
68
5
0
54.41
Vernon Philander
c Chameera b N Pradeep
13
33
2
0
39.39
Keshav Maharaj
c Chandimal b Lakmal
0
3
0
0
0.00
Kyle Abbott
run out (K Perera/Chandimal)
0
3
0
0
0.00
Kagiso Rabada
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
9
(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
286-10
(98.5 Overs, RR: 2.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Suranga Lakmal
27
9
63
5
0
0
2.30
Nuwan Pradeep
21.5
5
66
2
2
0
3.00
Angelo Mathews (c)
13
5
26
0
0
1
2.00
Dushmantha Chameera
14
1
68
0
3
0
4.90
Rangana Herath
20
4
48
2
0
0
2.40
Dhananjaya de Silva
3
0
12
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Stephen Cook
104-1
35.3
Dean Elgar
105-2
39.2
Hashim Amla
178-3
59.5
Jean-Paul Duminy
213-4
70.6
Temba Bavuma
225-5
74.5
Faf du Plessis
253-6
83.6
Vernon Philander
276-7
94.4
Keshav Maharaj
276-8
95.3
Kyle Abbott
281-9
96.2
Quinton de Kock
286-10
98.5
Partnerships
Stephen Cook
59(125)
104(214)
Elgar
44(89)
Amla
0(14)
1(23)
Elgar
1(9)
Amla
20(62)
73(744)
Duminy
48(62)
du Plessis
19(35)
35(68)
Duminy
15(33)
du Plessis
7(7)
12(25)
Bavuma
3(18)
du Plessis
11(31)
28(55)
de Kock
17(24)
Philander
13(33)
23(64)
de Kock
10(31)
Maharaj
0(3)
0(5)
de Kock
0(2)
Kyle Abbott
0(3)
4(5)
de Kock
4(2)
Rabada
0(6)
5(15)
de Kock
5(9)
SL 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
205-10
(64.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Karunaratne
b Kyle Abbott
5
10
0
0
50.00
K Silva
lbw b Philander
16
59
3
0
27.12
K Perera
c de Kock b Philander
7
13
0
0
53.85
K Mendis
c de Kock b Kyle Abbott
0
9
0
0
0.00
Mathews (c)
c Elgar b K Rabada
39
69
5
0
56.52
Chandimal (wk)
lbw b Philander
28
64
5
0
43.75
de Silva
c de Kock b Philander
43
70
5
0
61.43
Herath
lbw b Maharaj
24
32
4
0
75.00
Chameera
c Amla b Kyle Abbott
19
51
2
0
37.25
Lakmal
c Kyle Abbott b Philander
4
5
1
0
80.00
N Pradeep
not out
8
10
1
0
80.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 3, p 0)
Total
205-10
(64.5 Overs, RR: 3.16)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Philander
20
7
45
5
2
0
2.20
Kyle Abbott
21.5
4
63
3
0
0
2.90
K Rabada
13
3
63
1
1
5
4.80
Maharaj
10
3
30
1
0
0
3.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Karunaratne
10-1
3.2
K Perera
19-2
6.2
K Mendis
22-3
7.6
K Silva
61-4
21.5
Mathews
94-5
31.1
Chandimal
121-6
41.3
Herath
157-7
50.1
de Silva
181-8
57.1
Lakmal
185-9
57.6
Chameera
205-10
64.5
Partnerships
Karunaratne
5(0)
10(21)
Kaushal Silva
4(0)
K Perera
7(0)
9(18)
Kaushal Silva
2(0)
Kusal Mendis
0(0)
3(10)
Kaushal Silva
1(0)
Mathews
23(0)
39(84)
Kaushal Silva
9(0)
Mathews
16(0)
33(56)
Chandimal
17(0)
de Silva
15(0)
27(62)
Chandimal
11(0)
de Silva
11(0)
36(53)
Herath
24(0)
de Silva
17(0)
24(42)
Chameera
7(0)
Lakmal
4(0)
4(5)
Chameera
0(0)
Pradeep
8(0)
20(41)
Chameera
12(0)
RSA 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
406-6
(90.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Cook
c Chandimal b Chameera
117
178
11
0
65.73
Dean Elgar
c Mathews b Lakmal
52
102
4
0
50.98
Hashim Amla
lbw b N Pradeep
48
53
5
0
90.57
Jean-Paul Duminy
c Mathews b de Silva
25
36
2
0
69.44
Faf du Plessis (c)
batting
67
86
3
0
77.91
Temba Bavuma
c K Mendis b de Silva
8
10
1
0
80.00
Quinton de Kock (wk)
lbw b Herath
69
86
6
0
80.23
Extras
20
(b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 10, p 0)
Total
406-6
(90.5 Overs, RR: 4.47)
Yet to Bat
Vernon Philander,
Keshav Maharaj,
Kagiso Rabada,
Kyle Abbott
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Suranga Lakmal
18
2
64
1
0
0
3.60
Nuwan Pradeep
14
0
65
1
8
1
4.60
Angelo Mathews (c)
4
0
10
0
0
0
2.50
Dushmantha Chameera
15
0
85
1
2
2
5.70
Rangana Herath
24.5
1
84
1
0
0
3.40
Dhananjaya de Silva
15
0
91
2
0
0
6.10
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dean Elgar
116-1
32.1
Hashim Amla
221-2
50.6
Stephen Cook
245-3
57.6
Jean-Paul Duminy
267-4
62.4
Temba Bavuma
277-5
64.4
Quinton de Kock
406-6
90.5
Partnerships
Stephen Cook
61(93)
116(195)
Elgar
52(102)
Stephen Cook
47(63)
105(116)
Amla
48(53)
Stephen Cook
9(22)
24(42)
Duminy
14(20)
du Plessis
11(12)
22(28)
Duminy
11(16)
du Plessis
2(2)
10(12)
Bavuma
8(10)
du Plessis
54(72)
129(158)
de Kock
69(86)
SL 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
281-10
(96.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Dimuth Karunaratne
run out (Duminy/de Kock)
43
113
5
0
38.05
Kaushal Silva
lbw b K Rabada
48
118
7
0
40.68
Kusal Perera
c de Kock b Maharaj
6
13
1
0
46.15
Kusal Mendis
c de Kock b K Rabada
58
90
9
0
64.44
Angelo Mathews (c)
lbw b Kyle Abbott
59
120
7
0
49.17
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
c K Rabada b Maharaj
8
38
0
0
21.05
Dhananjaya de Silva
lbw b Kyle Abbott
22
36
4
0
61.11
Rangana Herath
c and b Philander
3
11
0
0
27.27
Dushmantha Chameera
c de Kock b K Rabada
0
12
0
0
0.00
Suranga Lakmal
not out
19
20
3
0
95.00
Nuwan Pradeep
b Maharaj
4
9
1
0
44.44
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 1, p 0)
Total
281-10
(96.3 Overs, RR: 2.91)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Vernon Philander
22
5
65
1
0
0
3.00
Kyle Abbott
20
6
38
2
0
2
1.90
Kagiso Rabada
21
4
77
3
1
1
3.70
Keshav Maharaj
30.3
7
86
3
0
0
2.80
Jean-Paul Duminy
3
0
8
0
0
0
2.70
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dimuth Karunaratne
87-1
32.4
Kusal Perera
93-2
34.6
Kaushal Silva
118-3
46.2
Kusal Mendis
193-4
64.2
Dinesh Chandimal
225-5
77.3
Angelo Mathews
246-6
85.4
Dhananjaya de Silva
258-7
89.3
Rangana Herath
258-8
90.1
Dushmantha Chameera
274-9
93.3
Nuwan Pradeep
281-10
96.3
Partnerships
Karunaratne
43(113)
87(196)
Kaushal Silva
37(83)
K Perera
6(13)
6(14)
Kaushal Silva
0(1)
Kusal Mendis
14(34)
25(68)
Kaushal Silva
11(34)
Kusal Mendis
44(56)
75(108)
Mathews
30(52)
Chandimal
8(38)
32(80)
Mathews
23(42)
de Silva
14(23)
21(49)
Mathews
7(26)
de Silva
8(13)
12(23)
Herath
3(10)
Chameera
0(3)
0(4)
Herath
0(1)
Chameera
0(9)
16(20)
Lakmal
16(11)
Pradeep
4(9)
7(18)
Lakmal
3(9)
SL 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
281-10
(96.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Dimuth Karunaratne
run out (Duminy/de Kock)
43
113
5
0
38.05
Kaushal Silva
lbw b K Rabada
48
118
7
0
40.68
Kusal Perera
c de Kock b Maharaj
6
13
1
0
46.15
Kusal Mendis
c de Kock b K Rabada
58
90
9
0
64.44
Angelo Mathews (c)
lbw b Kyle Abbott
59
120
7
0
49.17
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
c K Rabada b Maharaj
8
38
0
0
21.05
Dhananjaya de Silva
lbw b Kyle Abbott
22
36
4
0
61.11
Rangana Herath
c and b Philander
3
11
0
0
27.27
Dushmantha Chameera
c de Kock b K Rabada
0
12
0
0
0.00
Suranga Lakmal
not out
19
20
3
0
95.00
Nuwan Pradeep
b Maharaj
4
9
1
0
44.44
Extras
11
(b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 1, p 0)
Total
281-10
(96.3 Overs, RR: 2.91)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Vernon Philander
22
5
65
1
0
0
3.00
Kyle Abbott
20
6
38
2
0
2
1.90
Kagiso Rabada
21
4
77
3
1
1
3.70
Keshav Maharaj
30.3
7
86
3
0
0
2.80
Jean-Paul Duminy
3
0
8
0
0
0
2.70
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dimuth Karunaratne
87-1
32.4
Kusal Perera
93-2
34.6
Kaushal Silva
118-3
46.2
Kusal Mendis
193-4
64.2
Dinesh Chandimal
225-5
77.3
Angelo Mathews
246-6
85.4
Dhananjaya de Silva
258-7
89.3
Rangana Herath
258-8
90.1
Dushmantha Chameera
274-9
93.3
Nuwan Pradeep
281-10
96.3
Partnerships
Karunaratne
43(113)
87(196)
Kaushal Silva
37(83)
K Perera
6(13)
6(14)
Kaushal Silva
0(1)
Kusal Mendis
14(34)
25(68)
Kaushal Silva
11(34)
Kusal Mendis
44(56)
75(108)
Mathews
30(52)
Chandimal
8(38)
32(80)
Mathews
23(42)
de Silva
14(23)
21(49)
Mathews
7(26)
de Silva
8(13)
12(23)
Herath
3(10)
Chameera
0(3)
0(4)
Herath
0(1)
Chameera
0(9)
16(20)
Lakmal
16(11)
Pradeep
4(9)
7(18)
Lakmal
3(9)
RSA 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
406-6
(90.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Cook
c Chandimal b Chameera
117
178
11
0
65.73
Dean Elgar
c Mathews b Lakmal
52
102
4
0
50.98
Hashim Amla
lbw b N Pradeep
48
53
5
0
90.57
Jean-Paul Duminy
c Mathews b de Silva
25
36
2
0
69.44
Faf du Plessis (c)
batting
67
86
3
0
77.91
Temba Bavuma
c K Mendis b de Silva
8
10
1
0
80.00
Quinton de Kock (wk)
lbw b Herath
69
86
6
0
80.23
Extras
20
(b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 10, p 0)
Total
406-6
(90.5 Overs, RR: 4.47)
Yet to Bat
Vernon Philander,
Keshav Maharaj,
Kagiso Rabada,
Kyle Abbott
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Suranga Lakmal
18
2
64
1
0
0
3.60
Nuwan Pradeep
14
0
65
1
8
1
4.60
Angelo Mathews (c)
4
0
10
0
0
0
2.50
Dushmantha Chameera
15
0
85
1
2
2
5.70
Rangana Herath
24.5
1
84
1
0
0
3.40
Dhananjaya de Silva
15
0
91
2
0
0
6.10
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dean Elgar
116-1
32.1
Hashim Amla
221-2
50.6
Stephen Cook
245-3
57.6
Jean-Paul Duminy
267-4
62.4
Temba Bavuma
277-5
64.4
Quinton de Kock
406-6
90.5
Partnerships
Stephen Cook
61(93)
116(195)
Elgar
52(102)
Stephen Cook
47(63)
105(116)
Amla
48(53)
Stephen Cook
9(22)
24(42)
Duminy
14(20)
du Plessis
11(12)
22(28)
Duminy
11(16)
du Plessis
2(2)
10(12)
Bavuma
8(10)
du Plessis
54(72)
129(158)
de Kock
69(86)
SL 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
205-10
(64.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Karunaratne
b Kyle Abbott
5
10
0
0
50.00
K Silva
lbw b Philander
16
59
3
0
27.12
K Perera
c de Kock b Philander
7
13
0
0
53.85
K Mendis
c de Kock b Kyle Abbott
0
9
0
0
0.00
Mathews (c)
c Elgar b K Rabada
39
69
5
0
56.52
Chandimal (wk)
lbw b Philander
28
64
5
0
43.75
de Silva
c de Kock b Philander
43
70
5
0
61.43
Herath
lbw b Maharaj
24
32
4
0
75.00
Chameera
c Amla b Kyle Abbott
19
51
2
0
37.25
Lakmal
c Kyle Abbott b Philander
4
5
1
0
80.00
N Pradeep
not out
8
10
1
0
80.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 3, p 0)
Total
205-10
(64.5 Overs, RR: 3.16)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Philander
20
7
45
5
2
0
2.20
Kyle Abbott
21.5
4
63
3
0
0
2.90
K Rabada
13
3
63
1
1
5
4.80
Maharaj
10
3
30
1
0
0
3.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Karunaratne
10-1
3.2
K Perera
19-2
6.2
K Mendis
22-3
7.6
K Silva
61-4
21.5
Mathews
94-5
31.1
Chandimal
121-6
41.3
Herath
157-7
50.1
de Silva
181-8
57.1
Lakmal
185-9
57.6
Chameera
205-10
64.5
Partnerships
Karunaratne
5(0)
10(21)
Kaushal Silva
4(0)
K Perera
7(0)
9(18)
Kaushal Silva
2(0)
Kusal Mendis
0(0)
3(10)
Kaushal Silva
1(0)
Mathews
23(0)
39(84)
Kaushal Silva
9(0)
Mathews
16(0)
33(56)
Chandimal
17(0)
de Silva
15(0)
27(62)
Chandimal
11(0)
de Silva
11(0)
36(53)
Herath
24(0)
de Silva
17(0)
24(42)
Chameera
7(0)
Lakmal
4(0)
4(5)
Chameera
0(0)
Pradeep
8(0)
20(41)
Chameera
12(0)
RSA 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
286-10
(98.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Stephen Cook
c Chandimal b Lakmal
59
125
7
0
47.20
Dean Elgar
c Chandimal b Lakmal
45
98
5
0
45.92
Hashim Amla
c Chandimal b Lakmal
20
76
2
0
26.32
Jean-Paul Duminy
lbw b Herath
63
95
10
0
66.32
Faf du Plessis (c)
c Karunaratne b Lakmal
37
73
5
0
50.68
Temba Bavuma
lbw b Herath
3
18
0
0
16.67
Quinton de Kock (wk)
b N Pradeep
37
68
5
0
54.41
Vernon Philander
c Chameera b N Pradeep
13
33
2
0
39.39
Keshav Maharaj
c Chandimal b Lakmal
0
3
0
0
0.00
Kyle Abbott
run out (K Perera/Chandimal)
0
3
0
0
0.00
Kagiso Rabada
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Extras
9
(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
286-10
(98.5 Overs, RR: 2.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Suranga Lakmal
27
9
63
5
0
0
2.30
Nuwan Pradeep
21.5
5
66
2
2
0
3.00
Angelo Mathews (c)
13
5
26
0
0
1
2.00
Dushmantha Chameera
14
1
68
0
3
0
4.90
Rangana Herath
20
4
48
2
0
0
2.40
Dhananjaya de Silva
3
0
12
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Stephen Cook
104-1
35.3
Dean Elgar
105-2
39.2
Hashim Amla
178-3
59.5
Jean-Paul Duminy
213-4
70.6
Temba Bavuma
225-5
74.5
Faf du Plessis
253-6
83.6
Vernon Philander
276-7
94.4
Keshav Maharaj
276-8
95.3
Kyle Abbott
281-9
96.2
Quinton de Kock
286-10
98.5
Partnerships
Stephen Cook
59(125)
104(214)
Elgar
44(89)
Amla
0(14)
1(23)
Elgar
1(9)
Amla
20(62)
73(744)
Duminy
48(62)
du Plessis
19(35)
35(68)
Duminy
15(33)
du Plessis
7(7)
12(25)
Bavuma
3(18)
du Plessis
11(31)
28(55)
de Kock
17(24)
Philander
13(33)
23(64)
de Kock
10(31)
Maharaj
0(3)
0(5)
de Kock
0(2)
Kyle Abbott
0(3)
4(5)
de Kock
4(2)
Rabada
0(6)
5(15)
de Kock
5(9)
INFO
Match
RSA vs SL • 1st Test • Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17
Series
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17
Date
Mon, Dec 26
Time
10:00 AM LOCAL, 8:00 AM GMT
Venue
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires
Aleem Dar, Bruce Oxenford
3rd Umpire
Rod Tucker
Referee
David Boon
South Africa squad
Players
Stephen Cook,
Dean Elgar,
Hashim Amla,
Faf du Plessis (c),
Jean-Paul Duminy,
Temba Bavuma,
Quinton de Kock (wk),
Vernon Philander,
Keshav Maharaj,
Kagiso Rabada,
Kyle Abbott
Bench
Wayne Parnell,
George Linde,
Theunis de Bruyn
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Kaushal Silva,
Dimuth Karunaratne,
Kusal Mendis,
Dinesh Chandimal (wk),
Angelo Mathews (c),
Dhananjaya de Silva,
Kusal Perera,
Rangana Herath,
Suranga Lakmal,
Nuwan Pradeep,
Dushmantha Chameera
Bench
Upul Tharanga,
Lahiru Kumara,
Dilruwan Perera,
Vikum Sanjaya
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