South Africa vs Sri Lanka Full Scorecard, 1st Test, 26 December, 2016
COMPLETED / 1st Test / St George's Park

286/10 (98.5 ov) & 406/6 (90.5 ov)

205/10 (64.5 ov) & 281/10 (96.3 ov)
South Africa won by 206 runs
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Player of the match
Stephen Cook,
South Africa

Player of the Series
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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Stephen Cook
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59 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 47.20 |
Dean Elgar
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45 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 45.91 |
Hashim Amla
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20 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 26.31 |
Jean Paul Duminy
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63 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 66.31 |
Faf du Plessis
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37 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 50.68 |
Temba Bavuma
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3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
Quinton de Kock
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37 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 54.41 |
Vernon Philander
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13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 39.39 |
Keshav Maharaj
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Kyle Abbott
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Kagiso Rabada Not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras: 9 ( b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
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Fall of wickets :104 - 1 ( Stephen Cook , 35.3 ov ) ,105 - 2 ( Dean Elgar , 39.2 ov ) ,178 - 3 ( Hashim Amla , 59.5 ov ) ,213 - 4 ( Jean Paul Duminy , 70.6 ov ) ,225 - 5 ( Temba Bavuma , 74.5 ov ) ,253 - 6 ( Faf du Plessis , 83.6 ov ) ,276 - 7 ( Vernon Philander , 94.4 ov ) ,276 - 8 ( Keshav Maharaj , 95.3 ov ) ,281 - 9 ( Kyle Abbott , 96.2 ov ) ,286 - 10 ( Quinton de Kock , 98.5 ov )
Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
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Suranga Lakmal | 27 | 63 | 5 | 2.33 | 63 |
Nuwan Pradeep | 21.5 | 66 | 2 | 3.02 | 66 |
Angelo Mathews | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2.00 | 26 |
Dushmantha Chameera | 14 | 68 | 0 | 4.85 | 68 |
Rangana Herath | 20 | 48 | 2 | 2.40 | 48 |
Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 12 |
Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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Dimuth Karunaratne
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5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Kaushal Silva
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16 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 27.11 |
Kusal Perera
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7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.84 |
Kusal Mendis
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0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Angelo Mathews
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39 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 56.52 |
Dinesh Chandimal
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28 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 43.75 |
Dhananjaya de Silva
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43 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 61.42 |
Rangana Herath
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24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 75.00 |
Dushmantha Chameera
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19 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 37.25 |
Suranga Lakmal
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4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
Nuwan Pradeep Not out | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
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Extras: 12 ( b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 3, p 0)
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Fall of wickets :10 - 1 ( Dimuth Karunaratne , 3.2 ov ) ,19 - 2 ( Kusal Perera , 6.2 ov ) ,22 - 3 ( Kusal Mendis , 7.6 ov ) ,61 - 4 ( Kaushal Silva , 21.5 ov ) ,94 - 5 ( Angelo Mathews , 31.1 ov ) ,121 - 6 ( Dinesh Chandimal , 41.3 ov ) ,157 - 7 ( Rangana Herath , 50.1 ov ) ,181 - 8 ( Dhananjaya de Silva , 57.1 ov ) ,185 - 9 ( Suranga Lakmal , 57.6 ov ) ,205 - 10 ( Dushmantha Chameera , 64.5 ov )
Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
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Vernon Philander | 20 | 45 | 5 | 2.25 | 45 |
Kyle Abbott | 21.5 | 63 | 3 | 2.88 | 63 |
Kagiso Rabada | 13 | 63 | 1 | 4.84 | 63 |
Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 30 |
Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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Stephen Cook
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117 | 178 | 11 | 0 | 65.73 |
Dean Elgar
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52 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 50.98 |
Hashim Amla
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48 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 90.56 |
Jean Paul Duminy
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25 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 69.44 |
Faf du Plessis Not out | 67 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 77.90 |
Temba Bavuma
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8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
Quinton de Kock
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69 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 80.23 |
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Extras: 20 ( b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 10, p 0)
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Did Not Batting : Vernon Philander , Keshav Maharaj , Kyle Abbott , Kagiso Rabada
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Fall of wickets :116 - 1 ( Dean Elgar , 32.1 ov ) ,221 - 2 ( Hashim Amla , 50.6 ov ) ,245 - 3 ( Stephen Cook , 57.6 ov ) ,267 - 4 ( Jean Paul Duminy , 62.4 ov ) ,277 - 5 ( Temba Bavuma , 64.4 ov ) ,406 - 6 ( Quinton de Kock , 90.5 ov )
Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
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Suranga Lakmal | 18 | 64 | 1 | 3.55 | 64 |
Nuwan Pradeep | 14 | 65 | 1 | 4.64 | 65 |
Angelo Mathews | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 10 |
Dushmantha Chameera | 15 | 85 | 1 | 5.66 | 85 |
Rangana Herath | 24.5 | 84 | 1 | 3.38 | 84 |
Dhananjaya de Silva | 15 | 91 | 2 | 6.06 | 91 |
Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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Dimuth Karunaratne
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43 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 38.05 |
Kaushal Silva
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48 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 40.67 |
Kusal Perera
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6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
Kusal Mendis
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58 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 64.44 |
Angelo Mathews
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59 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 49.16 |
Dinesh Chandimal
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8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
Dhananjaya de Silva
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22 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 61.11 |
Rangana Herath
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3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
Dushmantha Chameera
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0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Suranga Lakmal Not out | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 95.00 |
Nuwan Pradeep
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4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
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Extras: 11 ( b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 1, p 0)
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Fall of wickets :87 - 1 ( Dimuth Karunaratne , 32.4 ov ) ,93 - 2 ( Kusal Perera , 34.6 ov ) ,118 - 3 ( Kaushal Silva , 46.2 ov ) ,193 - 4 ( Kusal Mendis , 64.2 ov ) ,225 - 5 ( Dinesh Chandimal , 77.3 ov ) ,246 - 6 ( Angelo Mathews , 85.4 ov ) ,258 - 7 ( Dhananjaya de Silva , 89.3 ov ) ,258 - 8 ( Rangana Herath , 90.1 ov ) ,274 - 9 ( Dushmantha Chameera , 93.3 ov ) ,281 - 10 ( Nuwan Pradeep , 96.3 ov )
Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
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Vernon Philander | 22 | 65 | 1 | 2.95 | 65 |
Kyle Abbott | 20 | 38 | 2 | 1.90 | 38 |
Kagiso Rabada | 21 | 77 | 3 | 3.66 | 77 |
Keshav Maharaj | 30.3 | 86 | 3 | 2.81 | 86 |
Jean Paul Duminy | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 | 8 |
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Monday, December 26, 2016
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: St George's Park
- City: Port Elizabeth
- Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Rod Tucker (Australia, TV)
- Referee: David Boon (Australia)