Tour review

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2013

Apr 11, 2014: A review of South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2013

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013

'Sri Lanka is a hell of a tough place to tour' - Domingo

Aug 8, 2013: Sri Lanka was Russell Domingo's fact-finding mission and he seems to have discovered how much South Africa has to do to become contenders for the forthcoming ICC tournaments

South Africa news

Tsotsobe initally not part of SL tour

Aug 8, 2013: Russell Domingo admitted that Lonwabo Tsotsobe was not initially in his plans for the Sri Lanka tour, as he had concerns over his form, fitness and work ethic

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013

Faf better than AB, but no third option

Aug 7, 2013: While Faf du Plessis' captaincy was more confident than AB de Villiers' in Sri Lanka, South Africa have not invested in grooming a leader during a decade of Graeme Smith and are left with little choice beyond the two

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd T20, Hambantota

Dilshan keeps faith in young batsmen

Aug 7, 2013: Sri Lanka's misfiring middle order has been the cause of most concern in the 2-1 Twenty20 series loss to South Africa, but Tuesday's Man of the match Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the youngsters' failures do not necessarily bode ill for the team's future

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd T20, Hambantota

Dilshan powers Sri Lanka to consolation win

Aug 6, 2013: Sri Lanka's batsmen found fluency for the first time in the Twenty20 series, as the hosts rode a furious start and a fast finish to a conciliatory six-wicket win in Hambantota

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 3rd Twenty20, Hambantota

Sri Lanka look to avoid 0-3 drubbing

Aug 5, 2013: Sri Lanka's players might have often heard that the sport they play is a great leveller, but they might not have thought the highs and lows could come in such quick succession

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd T20I, Hambantota

Bowlers, Miller set up series win

Aug 4, 2013: In vicious winds, South Africa's attack held their nerve to defend a challenging total and ensure the series was won with a game to play

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd T20I, Hambantota

Sri Lanka's next generation need to stand up

Aug 3, 2013: Sri Lanka's youngsters were found out again in the last T20 and have long since been due while South Africa's batting needs more muscle as the action shifts to a more seamer-friendly Hambantota

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Twenty20, Colombo

'Feels nice for us to put pressure on them' - du Plessis

Aug 3, 2013: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said the plans his attack had drawn up for Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thisara Perera, whom they had identified as key batsmen, were vital to South Africa's 12-run victory in the first Twenty20

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Twenty20, Colombo

'Nothing in pitch warranted scores that low' - Chandimal

Aug 3, 2013: A succession of rash strokes and an inability to handle pressure brought Sri Lanka's downfall in the first Twenty20 in Colombo, captain Dinesh Chandimal has said

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st T20I, Colombo

Du Plessis' latest spin tangle

Aug 2, 2013: Plays of the Day from the first Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st T20I, Colombo

Duminy helps South Africa pull off heist

Aug 2, 2013: JP Duminy led with an all-round performance to help South Africa pull off a 12-run win in the low-scoring opener of the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013

Deferred Tests a lost opportunity for Sri Lanka

Aug 2, 2013: The indecision over the Tests between Sri Lanka and South Africa, in the wake of the SLPL's cancellation, has robbed cricket of a interesting contest. The worrying thing is that it may lead Sri Lanka down a path of Test mediocrity

South Africa's Sri Lanka-phobia

Aug 2, 2013: Since 2000, South Africa have a 1-12 win-loss record versus Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka; no team other than Bangladesh have done as badly

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Twenty20, Colombo

South Africa hope change of format brings change of form

Aug 1, 2013: South Africa have a task on hand, facing up to the No. 1 Twenty20 side and their much-vaunted short-format attack so soon after the ODI series thumping

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo

Thirimanne's calm approach bodes well for SL

Aug 1, 2013: Lahiru Thirimanne's innings in the fifth ODI was not very different from some of the other innings he has played before, but his calculated approach to run-making left an impression

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo

South Africa turn to introspection after thrashing

Aug 1, 2013: AB de Villiers had marked out the ODIs in Sri Lanka as the beginning of South Africa's approach to the 2015 World Cup, but South Africa's captain conceded, after the fifth ODI in Colombo, that the 4-1 thrashing may trigger changes in personnel

'I want to be classified as one of the best allrounders'

Aug 1, 2013: After catching the eye with his lower-order hitting in the Champions League, David Wiese, likely to debut soon in T20s for South Africa, has set his sights on Kallis' role

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo

Much work needed on several fronts for South Africa

Jul 31, 2013: The opening combination, the spinner's spot, the pace bowing in less helpful conditions, the wicketkeeping, the captaincy … there was little that went right for South Africa in Sri Lanka