Test · MEN'S CRICKET
Sri Lanka v South Africa
24 Jul 2014 – 28 Jul 2014 · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground · South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test SeriesRESULT
Sri Lanka421/10121.4 ov229/8d53.4 ov
South Africa282/10134.5 ov159/8111.0 ovdraw
Sri Lanka421/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Upul Tharanga | c Q de Kock b DW Steyn | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
 Kaushal Silva | c AB de Villiers b JP Duminy | 44 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 60.27 |
 Kumar Sangakkara | c Imran Tahir b DW Steyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Mahela Jayawardene | run out | 165 | 284 | 17 | 1 | 58.10 |
 Angelo Mathews | c Q de Kock b JP Duminy | 63 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 13 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 34.21 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | run out | 72 | 116 | 8 | 1 | 62.07 |
| Dilruwan Perera | c HM Amla b Imran Tahir | 12 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 29.27 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Ajantha Mendis | c Q de Kock b VD Philander | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
 Suranga Lakmal | c Q de Kock b VD Philander | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 730 legal balls | 421 | 121.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 28 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale Steyn | 22.0 | 69 | 2 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
 Vernon Philander | 21.4 | 52 | 2 | 2.40 | 0 | 1 |
 Morné Morkel | 26.0 | 69 | 1 | 2.65 | 0 | 1 |
 Imran Tahir | 33.0 | 121 | 1 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
 JP Duminy | 18.0 | 80 | 2 | 4.44 | 0 | 1 |
 Dean Elgar | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (WU Tharanga) · 2-16 (KC Sangakkara) · 3-115 (JK Silva) · 4-246 (AD Mathews) · 5-285 (KDK Vithanage) · 6-385 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 7-404 (MDK Perera) · 8-409 (N Dickwella) · 9-415 (BAW Mendis) · 10-421 (RAS Lakmal)
South Africa282/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alviro Petersen | caught and bowled · HMRKB Herath | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Dean Elgar | c JK Silva b MDK Perera | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
 Faf du Plessis | c N Dickwella b RAS Lakmal | 36 | 109 | 3 | 1 | 33.03 |
 Hashim Amla | not out | 139 | 382 | 12 | 0 | 36.39 |
 AB de Villiers | lbw · MDK Perera | 37 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 37.37 |
 Quinton de Kock | bowled · MDK Perera | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JP Duminy | stumped · HMRKB Herath | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 5.17 |
| Vernon Philander | bowled · MDK Perera | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31.03 |
| Dale Steyn | c KC Sangakkara b HMRKB Herath | 30 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 42.25 |
| Imran Tahir | c WU Tharanga b HMRKB Herath | 15 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Morné Morkel | c JK Silva b MDK Perera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 809 legal balls | 282 | 134.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 23.0 | 54 | 1 | 2.35 | 1 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | 45.0 | 71 | 4 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 41.5 | 69 | 5 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 21.0 | 68 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 2 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | 4.0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (AN Petersen) · 2-13 (D Elgar) · 3-71 (F du Plessis) · 4-150 (AB de Villiers) · 5-150 (Q de Kock) · 6-175 (JP Duminy) · 7-204 (VD Philander) · 8-251 (DW Steyn) · 9-279 (Imran Tahir) · 10-282 (M Morkel)
Sri Lanka229/8d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Q de Kock b DW Steyn | 30 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Kaushal Silva | c VD Philander b M Morkel | 26 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 45.61 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Q de Kock b M Morkel | 72 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c D Elgar b Imran Tahir | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 63 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 75.90 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c F du Plessis b M Morkel | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Dilruwan Perera | bowled · Imran Tahir | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Rangana Herath | c AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Total · 322 legal balls | 229 | 53.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 13.0 | 59 | 2 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 11.0 | 35 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 18.0 | 76 | 2 | 4.22 | 0 | 1 |
| Morné Morkel | 9.4 | 45 | 4 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (WU Tharanga) · 2-82 (JK Silva) · 3-83 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 4-164 (KC Sangakkara) · 5-174 (KDK Vithanage) · 6-203 (N Dickwella) · 7-214 (MDK Perera) · 8-229 (HMRKB Herath)
South Africa159/8
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alviro Petersen | c KDK Vithanage b HMRKB Herath | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dean Elgar | bowled · MDK Perera | 13 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | c KDK Vithanage b HMRKB Herath | 37 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 40.22 |
| Hashim Amla | c DPMD Jayawardene b MDK Perera | 25 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 15.72 |
| AB de Villiers | bowled · HMRKB Herath | 12 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 17.91 |
| Faf du Plessis | c DPMD Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 10 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 20.41 |
| JP Duminy | lbw · MDK Perera | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4.62 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 27 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 27.55 |
| Dale Steyn | c N Dickwella b HMRKB Herath | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Imran Tahir | not out | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Total · 666 legal balls | 159 | 111.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 22 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangana Herath | 45.0 | 40 | 5 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 44.0 | 60 | 3 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 3 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (AN Petersen) · 2-47 (D Elgar) · 3-68 (Q de Kock) · 4-93 (AB de Villiers) · 5-105 (HM Amla) · 6-110 (F du Plessis) · 7-130 (JP Duminy) · 8-148 (DW Steyn)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.