South Africa v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, Srilanka Tour of South Africa, 2020
Srilanka Tour of South Africa 1st Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, December 26, 2020

South Africa
SA
621/10 (142.1)

Sri Lanka
SL
396/10 (96) & 180/10 (46.1)
Finished
SA won by an inns & 45 runs
Sri Lanka inningSL inn.396/10 (96 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne(C) | b L Ngidi | 22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 110.00 |
b L Ngidi | ||||||
| Kusal Perera | c Q Kock b PWA Mulder | 16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 55.17 |
c Q Kock b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Kusal Mendis | c L Ngidi b A Nortje | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
c L Ngidi b A Nortje | ||||||
| Dinesh Chandimal | c F Plessis b PWA Mulder | 85 | 161 | 11 | 0 | 52.79 |
c F Plessis b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Dhananjaya de Silva | Retired hurt | 79 | 106 | 11 | 1 | 74.52 |
Retired hurt | ||||||
| Niroshan Dickwella(WK) | lbw b PWA Mulder | 49 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 56.97 |
lbw b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Dasun Shanaka | Not out | 66 | 87 | 3 | 5 | 75.86 |
Not out | ||||||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b L Sipamla | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 90.00 |
b L Sipamla | ||||||
| Kasun Rajitha | c D Elgar b L Sipamla | 12 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 24.48 |
c D Elgar b L Sipamla | ||||||
| Vishwa Fernando | b L Sipamla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b L Sipamla | ||||||
| Lahiru Kumara | c RVD Dussen b L Sipamla | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c RVD Dussen b L Sipamla | ||||||
| Extra | 37 (b 16, w 6, nb 6, lb 9) | |||||
| Total | 396/10 (96) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungisani Ngidi | 19 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 3.36 |
| Lutho Sipamla | 16 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Anrich Nortje | 22 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 20 | 4 | 69 | 3 | 3.45 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 19 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 3.89 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (D Karunaratne - 4.5 ov), 2-54 (K Mendis - 9.5 ov), 3-54 (K Perera - 10.5 ov), 4-284 (D Chandimal - 65.4 ov), 5-296 (N Dickwella - 70.3 ov), 6-320 (W Hasaranga - 76.3 ov), 7-387 (K Rajitha - 93.2 ov), 8-387 (V Fernando - 93.3 ov), 9-396 (L Kumara - 95.6 ov)
South Africa inningSA inn.621/10 (142.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c & b D Shanaka | 95 | 130 | 16 | 0 | 73.07 |
c & b D Shanaka | ||||||
| Aiden Markram | c D Shanaka b V Fernando | 68 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 72.34 |
c D Shanaka b V Fernando | ||||||
| Rassie van der Dussen | c N Dickwella b L Kumara | 15 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 35.71 |
c N Dickwella b L Kumara | ||||||
| Faf du Plessis | c D Karunaratne b W Hasaranga | 199 | 276 | 24 | 0 | 72.10 |
c D Karunaratne b W Hasaranga | ||||||
| Quinton De Kock(WK/C) | c (sub L Thirimanne) b W Hasaranga | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 163.63 |
c (sub L Thirimanne) b W Hasaranga | ||||||
| Temba Bavuma | c N Dickwella b D Shanaka | 71 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 56.80 |
c N Dickwella b D Shanaka | ||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | c N Dickwella b W Hasaranga | 36 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 57.14 |
c N Dickwella b W Hasaranga | ||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | c W Hasaranga b V Fernando | 73 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 68.86 |
c W Hasaranga b V Fernando | ||||||
| Anrich Nortje | c N Dickwella b V Fernando | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c N Dickwella b V Fernando | ||||||
| Lutho Sipamla | lbw b W Hasaranga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b W Hasaranga | ||||||
| Lungisani Ngidi | Not out | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 44 (b 9, w 10, nb 7, lb 18) | |||||
| Total | 621/10 (142.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 31.1 | 3 | 129 | 3 | 4.13 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 2.1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7.38 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 28.5 | 2 | 98 | 2 | 3.39 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 45 | 5 | 171 | 4 | 3.80 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 21.1 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 4.86 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 6.5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5.26 |
| Kusal Mendis | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.85 |
Fall of wickets: 1-141 (A Markram - 28.4 ov), 2-200 (RVD Dussen - 42.6 ov), 3-200 (D Elgar - 43.4 ov), 4-220 (Q Kock - 47.1 ov), 5-399 (T Bavuma - 90.4 ov), 6-476 (PWA Mulder - 107.4 ov), 7-609 (F Plessis - 137.5 ov), 8-610 (A Nortje - 138.6 ov), 9-611 (L Sipamla - 139.2 ov), 10-621 (K Maharaj - 142.1 ov)
Sri Lanka inningSL inn.180/10 (46.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne(C) | b L Ngidi | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
b L Ngidi | ||||||
| Kusal Perera | c Q Kock b A Nortje | 64 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 73.56 |
c Q Kock b A Nortje | ||||||
| Kusal Mendis | c RVD Dussen b L Ngidi | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c RVD Dussen b L Ngidi | ||||||
| Dinesh Chandimal | b PWA Mulder | 25 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 55.55 |
b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Niroshan Dickwella(WK) | c Q Kock b PWA Mulder | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
c Q Kock b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Dasun Shanaka | c Q Kock b L Sipamla | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17.14 |
c Q Kock b L Sipamla | ||||||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c T Bavuma b L Sipamla | 59 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 111.32 |
c T Bavuma b L Sipamla | ||||||
| Vishwa Fernando | runout (K Maharaj / PWA Mulder) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (K Maharaj / PWA Mulder) | ||||||
| Kasun Rajitha | c K Maharaj b A Nortje | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c K Maharaj b A Nortje | ||||||
| Lahiru Kumara | Not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dhananjaya de Silva | Absent hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Absent hurt | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 4, w 0, nb 4, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 180/10 (46.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungisani Ngidi | 10 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 |
| Anrich Nortje | 10.1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 4.62 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 12 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.25 |
| Lutho Sipamla | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4.80 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 6 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (D Karunaratne - 2.6 ov), 2-22 (K Mendis - 4.5 ov), 3-85 (D Chandimal - 19.5 ov), 4-99 (N Dickwella - 23.6 ov), 5-114 (K Perera - 28.4 ov), 6-142 (D Shanaka - 35.5 ov), 7-148 (V Fernando - 36.6 ov), 8-179 (W Hasaranga - 45.2 ov), 9-180 (K Rajitha - 46.1 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2020-12-26 13:30 PM
Venue
SuperSport Park, Centurion, Centurion
Toss
Sri Lanka elected to bat
Umpires
- Marais Erasmus
- Adrian Holdstock
Tv Umpires
- Allahuddien Paleker
Match Referee
- Andy Pycroft
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