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South Africa v Sri Lanka
26 Dec 2016 – 30 Dec 2016 · St George's Park · Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test SeriesRESULT
South Africa286/1098.5 ov406/6d90.5 ov
Sri Lanka205/1064.5 ov281/1096.3 ovSouth Africa won by 206 runs
South Africa286/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stephen Cook | c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal | 59 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 47.20 |
 Dean Elgar | c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal | 45 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 45.92 |
 Hashim Amla | c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal | 20 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 26.32 |
 JP Duminy | lbw · HMRKB Herath | 63 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 66.32 |
 Faf du Plessis | c FDM Karunaratne b RAS Lakmal | 37 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 50.68 |
 Temba Bavuma | lbw · HMRKB Herath | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
 Quinton de Kock | bowled · N Pradeep | 37 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 54.41 |
 Vernon Philander | c PVD Chameera b N Pradeep | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 39.39 |
 Keshav Maharaj | c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Kyle Abbott | run out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Kagiso Rabada | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 593 legal balls | 286 | 98.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suranga Lakmal | 27.0 | 63 | 5 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 21.5 | 66 | 2 | 3.02 | 0 | 2 |
 Angelo Mathews | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 14.0 | 68 | 0 | 4.86 | 0 | 3 |
| Rangana Herath | 20.0 | 48 | 2 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-104 (SC Cook) · 2-105 (D Elgar) · 3-178 (HM Amla) · 4-213 (JP Duminy) · 5-225 (T Bavuma) · 6-253 (F du Plessis) · 7-276 (VD Philander) · 8-276 (KA Maharaj) · 9-281 (KJ Abbott) · 10-286 (Q de Kock)
Sri Lanka205/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dimuth Karunaratne | bowled · KJ Abbott | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kaushal Silva | lbw · VD Philander | 16 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 27.12 |
| Kushal Janith Perera | c Q de Kock b VD Philander | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Q de Kock b KJ Abbott | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c D Elgar b K Rabada | 39 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 56.52 |
 Dinesh Chandimal | lbw · VD Philander | 28 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Q de Kock b VD Philander | 43 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 61.43 |
| Rangana Herath | lbw · KA Maharaj | 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c HM Amla b KJ Abbott | 19 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 37.25 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c KJ Abbott b VD Philander | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | not out | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Total · 389 legal balls | 205 | 64.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 20.0 | 45 | 5 | 2.25 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Abbott | 21.5 | 63 | 3 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 13.0 | 63 | 1 | 4.85 | 5 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10.0 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (FDM Karunaratne) · 2-19 (MDKJ Perera) · 3-22 (BKG Mendis) · 4-61 (JK Silva) · 5-94 (AD Mathews) · 6-121 (LD Chandimal) · 7-157 (HMRKB Herath) · 8-181 (DM de Silva) · 9-185 (RAS Lakmal) · 10-205 (PVD Chameera)
South Africa406/6d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | c LD Chandimal b PVD Chameera | 117 | 178 | 11 | 0 | 65.73 |
| Dean Elgar | c AD Mathews b RAS Lakmal | 52 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 50.98 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw · N Pradeep | 48 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 90.57 |
| JP Duminy | c AD Mathews b DM de Silva | 25 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 69.44 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 67 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 77.91 |
| Temba Bavuma | c BKG Mendis b DM de Silva | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | lbw · HMRKB Herath | 69 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 80.23 |
| Total · 545 legal balls | 406 | 90.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 20 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 18.0 | 64 | 1 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 14.0 | 65 | 1 | 4.64 | 1 | 8 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 15.0 | 85 | 1 | 5.67 | 2 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 24.5 | 84 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 15.0 | 91 | 2 | 6.07 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-116 (D Elgar) · 2-221 (HM Amla) · 3-245 (SC Cook) · 4-267 (JP Duminy) · 5-277 (T Bavuma) · 6-406 (Q de Kock)
Sri Lanka281/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | run out | 43 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 38.05 |
| Kaushal Silva | lbw · K Rabada | 48 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 40.68 |
| Kushal Janith Perera | c Q de Kock b KA Maharaj | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Q de Kock b K Rabada | 58 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 64.44 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw · KJ Abbott | 59 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 49.17 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c K Rabada b KA Maharaj | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw · KJ Abbott | 22 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Rangana Herath | caught and bowled · VD Philander | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Q de Kock b K Rabada | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 95.00 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | bowled · KA Maharaj | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Total · 579 legal balls | 281 | 96.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 22.0 | 65 | 1 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Abbott | 20.0 | 38 | 2 | 1.90 | 2 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 21.0 | 77 | 3 | 3.67 | 1 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 30.3 | 86 | 3 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-87 (FDM Karunaratne) · 2-93 (MDKJ Perera) · 3-118 (JK Silva) · 4-193 (BKG Mendis) · 5-225 (LD Chandimal) · 6-246 (AD Mathews) · 7-258 (DM de Silva) · 8-258 (HMRKB Herath) · 9-274 (PVD Chameera) · 10-281 (N Pradeep)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.