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Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test at Galle, Jul 12 2018 - Cricket Photos

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1st Test, Galle, July 12 - 14, 2018, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
287 & 190
South Africa FlagSouth Africa
(T:352) 126 & 73

Sri Lanka won by 278 runs

Player Of The Match
158* & 60
dimuth-karunaratne
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Suranga Lakmal leaves the field with a stump, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Suranga Lakmal leaves the field with a stump••AFP
Dilruwan Perera led Sri Lanka's charge with the ball, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Dilruwan Perera led Sri Lanka's charge with the ball••Associated Press
Temba Bavuma was caught at leg slip, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Temba Bavuma was caught at leg slip••AFP
Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar try to avoid a collision while running between the wickets Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar try to avoid a collision while running between the wickets••Associated Press
Suranga Lakmal gets down on a knee to hammer one away, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Suranga Lakmal gets down on a knee to hammer one away••AFP
Angelo Mathews makes his way back to the pavilion, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Angelo Mathews makes his way back to the pavilion••AFP
Roshen Silva puts in a dive, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Roshen Silva puts in a dive••AFP
Dimuth Karunaratne drives with a straight bat, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018
Dimuth Karunaratne drives with a straight bat••AFP
Dale Steyn leaps to stop a ball from going past him, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018
Dale Steyn leaps to stop a ball from going past him••AFP
The Sri Lanka in-fielders appeal for a wicket , Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018
The Sri Lanka in-fielders appeal for a wicket ••AFP
Faf du Plessis was caught at slip, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Faf du Plessis was caught at slip••Associated Press
Rangana Herath is congratulated by his team-mates, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Rangana Herath is congratulated by his team-mates••Associated Press
Dilruwan Perera gets a hug from Niroshan Dickwella, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Dilruwan Perera gets a hug from Niroshan Dickwella••Associated Press
Dale Steyn gets a congratulatory embrace from Vernon Philander upon becoming South Africa's joint leading wicket-taker, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Dale Steyn gets a congratulatory embrace from Vernon Philander upon becoming South Africa's joint leading wicket-taker••AFP
Keshav Maharaj celebrates a wicket with his team-mates, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Keshav Maharaj celebrates a wicket with his team-mates••AFP
Angelo Mathews edges towards the slip cordon, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Angelo Mathews edges towards the slip cordon••Associated Press
Kagiso Rabada gets a high-five from Vernon Philander, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018
Kagiso Rabada gets a high-five from Vernon Philander••AFP
Keshav Maharaj gets a breakthrough for the visitors, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018
Keshav Maharaj gets a breakthrough for the visitors••AFP
Suranga Lakmal ad plenty of reasons to celebrate, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018
Suranga Lakmal ad plenty of reasons to celebrate••AFP
Quinton de Kock misread the line of the delivery, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018
Quinton de Kock misread the line of the delivery••AFP
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Karunaratne scored 218 runs on a Galle surface in which no other batsman could manage so much as a half-century, and this is not even his most impressive hundred in tough conditions

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'I'm a big fan of taking away the toss' - Du Plessis

The South Africa captain thinks allowing the visiting team to always decide on whether they want to bat or bowl will bring back some balance to Test cricket

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South Africa's attempt to put pressure back on spinners backfired - du Plessis

The South Africa captain explains what else went wrong for his team in Galle, such as the absence of reverse swing

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South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
AK Markram
stumped1946
D Elgar
stumped412
HM Amla
caught02
T Bavuma
caught217
F du Plessis
caught13
Q de Kock
lbw109
VD Philander
not out2238
KA Maharaj
caught99
K Rabada
bowled010
DW Steyn
caught26
T Shamsi
lbw221
Extras(b 2)
Total73(10 wkts; 28.5 ovs)
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