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Series:
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2020-21
Venue:
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Date & Time:
Sat, Dec 26, 10:00 AM LOCAL
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South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs
SL 1st Innings
396-10
(96 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Karunaratne (c)
b Lungi Ngidi
22
20
4
0
110.00
Kusal Perera
c de Kock b Mulder
16
29
2
0
55.17
Kusal Mendis
c Lungi Ngidi b Nortje
12
16
2
0
75.00
Chandimal
c du Plessis b Mulder
85
161
11
0
52.80
Dhananjaya de Silva
retd out
79
106
11
1
74.53
Dickwella (wk)
lbw b Mulder
49
86
6
0
56.98
Shanaka
not out
66
87
3
5
75.86
Wanindu Hasaranga
b Sipamla
18
20
3
0
90.00
Rajitha
c Elgar b Sipamla
12
49
2
0
24.49
Vishwa Fernando
b Sipamla
0
1
0
0
0.00
Lahiru Kumara
c van der Dussen b Sipamla
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
37
(b 16, lb 9, w 6, nb 6, p 0)
Total
396-10
(96 Overs, RR: 4.12)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lungi Ngidi
19
3
64
1
0
0
3.40
Sipamla
16
1
76
4
3
0
4.80
Nortje
22
3
88
1
0
6
4.00
Mulder
20
4
69
3
3
0
3.40
Maharaj
19
3
74
0
0
0
3.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Karunaratne
28-1
4.5
Kusal Mendis
54-2
9.5
Kusal Perera
54-3
10.5
Chandimal
284-4
65.4
Dickwella
296-5
70.3
Wanindu Hasaranga
320-6
76.3
Rajitha
387-7
93.2
Vishwa Fernando
387-8
93.3
Lahiru Kumara
396-9
95.6
Partnerships
Karunaratne
22(0)
28(29)
Kusal Perera
3(0)
Kusal Mendis
12(0)
26(31)
Kusal Perera
13(0)
Chandimal
0(0)
0(6)
Kusal Perera
0(0)
Chandimal
41(0)
131(208)
Dhananjaya de Silva
79(0)
Chandimal
44(0)
99(125)
Dickwella
43(0)
Shanaka
6(0)
12(29)
Dickwella
6(0)
Hasaranga
18(0)
24(36)
Shanaka
6(0)
Rajitha
12(0)
67(101)
Shanaka
46(0)
Fernando
0(0)
0(1)
Shanaka
0(0)
Kumara
0(0)
9(16)
Shanaka
8(0)
RSA 1st Innings
621-10
(142.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Elgar
c and b Shanaka
95
130
16
0
73.08
Markram
c Shanaka b Vishwa Fernando
68
94
14
0
72.34
van der Dussen
c Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara
15
42
2
0
35.71
du Plessis
c Karunaratne b Wanindu Hasaranga
199
276
24
0
72.10
de Kock (c & wk)
c (sub)Thirimanne b Wanindu Hasaranga
18
11
3
0
163.64
Bavuma
c Dickwella b Shanaka
71
125
7
0
56.80
Mulder
c Dickwella b Wanindu Hasaranga
36
63
4
1
57.14
Maharaj
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Vishwa Fernando
73
106
6
2
68.87
Nortje
c Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sipamla
lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga
0
1
0
0
0.00
Lungi Ngidi
not out
2
9
0
0
22.22
Extras
44
(b 9, lb 18, w 10, nb 7, p 0)
Total
621-10
(142.1 Overs, RR: 4.37)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Vishwa Fernando
31.1
3
129
3
0
3
4.10
Rajitha
2.1
0
16
0
1
0
7.40
Shanaka
28.5
2
98
2
3
0
3.40
Wanindu Hasaranga
45
5
171
4
1
0
3.80
Lahiru Kumara
21.1
0
103
1
0
7
4.90
Karunaratne (c)
6.5
0
36
0
0
0
5.30
Kusal Mendis
7
0
41
0
2
0
5.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Markram
141-1
28.4
van der Dussen
200-2
42.6
Elgar
200-3
43.4
de Kock
220-4
47.1
Bavuma
399-5
90.4
Mulder
476-6
107.4
du Plessis
609-7
137.5
Nortje
610-8
138.6
Sipamla
611-9
139.2
Maharaj
621-10
142.1
Partnerships
Elgar
61(0)
142(177)
Markram
68(0)
Elgar
35(0)
59(86)
van der Dussen
15(0)
Elgar
0(0)
0(4)
du Plessis
0(0)
de Kock
18(0)
20(21)
du Plessis
1(0)
Bavuma
71(0)
179(262)
du Plessis
97(0)
Mulder
36(0)
77(102)
du Plessis
37(0)
Maharaj
64(0)
133(183)
du Plessis
64(0)
Maharaj
0(0)
1(7)
Nortje
0(0)
Maharaj
1(0)
1(2)
Sipamla
0(0)
Maharaj
8(0)
10(17)
Ngidi
2(0)
SL 2nd Innings
180-10
(46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Dimuth Karunaratne (c)
b Lungi Ngidi
6
8
1
0
75.00
Kusal Perera
c de Kock b Nortje
64
87
10
0
73.56
Kusal Mendis
c van der Dussen b Lungi Ngidi
0
5
0
0
0.00
Dinesh Chandimal
b Mulder
25
45
4
0
55.56
Niroshan Dickwella (wk)
c de Kock b Mulder
10
15
2
0
66.67
Dasun Shanaka
c de Kock b Sipamla
6
35
0
0
17.14
Wanindu Hasaranga
c Bavuma b Sipamla
59
53
12
1
111.32
Vishwa Fernando
run out (Mulder/Maharaj)
0
1
0
0
0.00
Kasun Rajitha
c Maharaj b Nortje
0
27
0
0
0.00
Lahiru Kumara
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Dhananjaya de Silva
abs hurt
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
180-10
(46.1 Overs, RR: 3.9)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lungi Ngidi
10
2
38
2
1
0
3.80
Anrich Nortje
10.1
1
47
2
1
0
4.60
Wiaan Mulder
12
1
39
2
1
0
3.20
Lutho Sipamla
5
0
24
2
1
0
4.80
Keshav Maharaj
6
3
20
0
0
0
3.30
Aiden Markram
3
2
6
0
0
0
2.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dimuth Karunaratne
10-1
2.6
Kusal Mendis
22-2
4.5
Dinesh Chandimal
85-3
19.5
Niroshan Dickwella
99-4
23.6
Kusal Perera
114-5
28.4
Dasun Shanaka
142-6
35.5
Vishwa Fernando
148-7
37
Wanindu Hasaranga
179-8
45.2
Kasun Rajitha
180-9
46.1
Dhananjaya de Silva
180-10
46.1
Partnerships
Karunaratne
6(8)
10(18)
Kusal Perera
4(10)
Kusal Mendis
0(5)
12(11)
Kusal Perera
12(6)
Chandimal
25(45)
63(92)
Kusal Perera
32(47)
Dickwella
10(15)
14(25)
Kusal Perera
4(10)
Shanaka
2(15)
15(29)
Kusal Perera
12(14)
Shanaka
4(20)
28(43)
Hasaranga
24(23)
Fernando
0(1)
6(7)
Hasaranga
4(6)
Rajitha
0(26)
31(50)
Hasaranga
31(24)
Rajitha
0(1)
1(6)
Kumara
0(5)
Dhananjaya de Silva
0(1)
0(1)
Kumara
0(0)
SL 1st Innings
396-10
(96 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Karunaratne (c)
b Lungi Ngidi
22
20
4
0
110.00
Kusal Perera
c de Kock b Mulder
16
29
2
0
55.17
Kusal Mendis
c Lungi Ngidi b Nortje
12
16
2
0
75.00
Chandimal
c du Plessis b Mulder
85
161
11
0
52.80
Dhananjaya de Silva
retd out
79
106
11
1
74.53
Dickwella (wk)
lbw b Mulder
49
86
6
0
56.98
Shanaka
not out
66
87
3
5
75.86
Wanindu Hasaranga
b Sipamla
18
20
3
0
90.00
Rajitha
c Elgar b Sipamla
12
49
2
0
24.49
Vishwa Fernando
b Sipamla
0
1
0
0
0.00
Lahiru Kumara
c van der Dussen b Sipamla
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
37
(b 16, lb 9, w 6, nb 6, p 0)
Total
396-10
(96 Overs, RR: 4.12)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lungi Ngidi
19
3
64
1
0
0
3.40
Sipamla
16
1
76
4
3
0
4.80
Nortje
22
3
88
1
0
6
4.00
Mulder
20
4
69
3
3
0
3.40
Maharaj
19
3
74
0
0
0
3.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Karunaratne
28-1
4.5
Kusal Mendis
54-2
9.5
Kusal Perera
54-3
10.5
Chandimal
284-4
65.4
Dickwella
296-5
70.3
Wanindu Hasaranga
320-6
76.3
Rajitha
387-7
93.2
Vishwa Fernando
387-8
93.3
Lahiru Kumara
396-9
95.6
Partnerships
Karunaratne
22(0)
28(29)
Kusal Perera
3(0)
Kusal Mendis
12(0)
26(31)
Kusal Perera
13(0)
Chandimal
0(0)
0(6)
Kusal Perera
0(0)
Chandimal
41(0)
131(208)
Dhananjaya de Silva
79(0)
Chandimal
44(0)
99(125)
Dickwella
43(0)
Shanaka
6(0)
12(29)
Dickwella
6(0)
Hasaranga
18(0)
24(36)
Shanaka
6(0)
Rajitha
12(0)
67(101)
Shanaka
46(0)
Fernando
0(0)
0(1)
Shanaka
0(0)
Kumara
0(0)
9(16)
Shanaka
8(0)
RSA 1st Innings
621-10
(142.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Elgar
c and b Shanaka
95
130
16
0
73.08
Markram
c Shanaka b Vishwa Fernando
68
94
14
0
72.34
van der Dussen
c Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara
15
42
2
0
35.71
du Plessis
c Karunaratne b Wanindu Hasaranga
199
276
24
0
72.10
de Kock (c & wk)
c (sub)Thirimanne b Wanindu Hasaranga
18
11
3
0
163.64
Bavuma
c Dickwella b Shanaka
71
125
7
0
56.80
Mulder
c Dickwella b Wanindu Hasaranga
36
63
4
1
57.14
Maharaj
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Vishwa Fernando
73
106
6
2
68.87
Nortje
c Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando
0
3
0
0
0.00
Sipamla
lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga
0
1
0
0
0.00
Lungi Ngidi
not out
2
9
0
0
22.22
Extras
44
(b 9, lb 18, w 10, nb 7, p 0)
Total
621-10
(142.1 Overs, RR: 4.37)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Vishwa Fernando
31.1
3
129
3
0
3
4.10
Rajitha
2.1
0
16
0
1
0
7.40
Shanaka
28.5
2
98
2
3
0
3.40
Wanindu Hasaranga
45
5
171
4
1
0
3.80
Lahiru Kumara
21.1
0
103
1
0
7
4.90
Karunaratne (c)
6.5
0
36
0
0
0
5.30
Kusal Mendis
7
0
41
0
2
0
5.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Markram
141-1
28.4
van der Dussen
200-2
42.6
Elgar
200-3
43.4
de Kock
220-4
47.1
Bavuma
399-5
90.4
Mulder
476-6
107.4
du Plessis
609-7
137.5
Nortje
610-8
138.6
Sipamla
611-9
139.2
Maharaj
621-10
142.1
Partnerships
Elgar
61(0)
142(177)
Markram
68(0)
Elgar
35(0)
59(86)
van der Dussen
15(0)
Elgar
0(0)
0(4)
du Plessis
0(0)
de Kock
18(0)
20(21)
du Plessis
1(0)
Bavuma
71(0)
179(262)
du Plessis
97(0)
Mulder
36(0)
77(102)
du Plessis
37(0)
Maharaj
64(0)
133(183)
du Plessis
64(0)
Maharaj
0(0)
1(7)
Nortje
0(0)
Maharaj
1(0)
1(2)
Sipamla
0(0)
Maharaj
8(0)
10(17)
Ngidi
2(0)
SL 2nd Innings
180-10
(46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Dimuth Karunaratne (c)
b Lungi Ngidi
6
8
1
0
75.00
Kusal Perera
c de Kock b Nortje
64
87
10
0
73.56
Kusal Mendis
c van der Dussen b Lungi Ngidi
0
5
0
0
0.00
Dinesh Chandimal
b Mulder
25
45
4
0
55.56
Niroshan Dickwella (wk)
c de Kock b Mulder
10
15
2
0
66.67
Dasun Shanaka
c de Kock b Sipamla
6
35
0
0
17.14
Wanindu Hasaranga
c Bavuma b Sipamla
59
53
12
1
111.32
Vishwa Fernando
run out (Mulder/Maharaj)
0
1
0
0
0.00
Kasun Rajitha
c Maharaj b Nortje
0
27
0
0
0.00
Lahiru Kumara
not out
0
5
0
0
0.00
Dhananjaya de Silva
abs hurt
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
180-10
(46.1 Overs, RR: 3.9)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Lungi Ngidi
10
2
38
2
1
0
3.80
Anrich Nortje
10.1
1
47
2
1
0
4.60
Wiaan Mulder
12
1
39
2
1
0
3.20
Lutho Sipamla
5
0
24
2
1
0
4.80
Keshav Maharaj
6
3
20
0
0
0
3.30
Aiden Markram
3
2
6
0
0
0
2.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dimuth Karunaratne
10-1
2.6
Kusal Mendis
22-2
4.5
Dinesh Chandimal
85-3
19.5
Niroshan Dickwella
99-4
23.6
Kusal Perera
114-5
28.4
Dasun Shanaka
142-6
35.5
Vishwa Fernando
148-7
37
Wanindu Hasaranga
179-8
45.2
Kasun Rajitha
180-9
46.1
Dhananjaya de Silva
180-10
46.1
Partnerships
Karunaratne
6(8)
10(18)
Kusal Perera
4(10)
Kusal Mendis
0(5)
12(11)
Kusal Perera
12(6)
Chandimal
25(45)
63(92)
Kusal Perera
32(47)
Dickwella
10(15)
14(25)
Kusal Perera
4(10)
Shanaka
2(15)
15(29)
Kusal Perera
12(14)
Shanaka
4(20)
28(43)
Hasaranga
24(23)
Fernando
0(1)
6(7)
Hasaranga
4(6)
Rajitha
0(26)
31(50)
Hasaranga
31(24)
Rajitha
0(1)
1(6)
Kumara
0(5)
Dhananjaya de Silva
0(1)
0(1)
Kumara
0(0)
INFO
Match
RSA vs SL • 1st Test • Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2020-21
Series
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2020-21
Date
Sat, Dec 26
Time
10:00 AM LOCAL, 8:00 AM GMT
Venue
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires
Marais Erasmus, Adrian Holdstock
3rd Umpire
Allahudien Paleker
Referee
Andy Pycroft
South Africa squad
Players
Aiden Markram,
Dean Elgar,
Rassie van der Dussen,
Faf du Plessis,
Quinton de Kock (c) (wk),
Temba Bavuma,
Wiaan Mulder,
Keshav Maharaj,
Anrich Nortje,
Lutho Sipamla,
Lungi Ngidi
Bench
Dwaine Pretorius,
Glenton Stuurman,
Kyle Verreynne,
Sarel Erwee,
Migael Pretorius,
Raynard van Tonder
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Dimuth Karunaratne (c),
Kusal Perera,
Kusal Mendis,
Dinesh Chandimal,
Dhananjaya de Silva,
Niroshan Dickwella (wk),
Dasun Shanaka,
Wanindu Hasaranga,
Vishwa Fernando,
Kasun Rajitha,
Lahiru Kumara
Bench
Lahiru Thirimanne,
Minod Bhanuka,
Dilruwan Perera,
Lasith Embuldeniya,
Suranga Lakmal,
Dushmantha Chameera,
Asitha Fernando,
Oshada Fernando,
Santhush Gunathilake,
Dilshan Madushanka
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