South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2006 | Live Score, Schedule, News

Match cancelled without a ball bowled

CANCELLED

5th Match (D/N), Colombo (RPS), August 26, 2006, Unitech Cup

IND

Match cancelled without a ball bowled

CANCELLED

3rd Match, Colombo (SSC), August 21, 2006, Unitech Cup

Match cancelled without a ball bowled

CANCELLED

2nd Match, Colombo (SSC), August 19, 2006, Unitech Cup

IND

Match cancelled without a ball bowled

ABANDONED

Postponed Match (D/N), Colombo (RPS), August 14 - 15, 2006, Unitech Cup

Match abandoned without a ball bowled

RESULT

Tour Match, Colombo (SSC), August 12, 2006, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

SLCD

(25/25 ov) 136/8

(24.3/25 ov, T:137) 139/7

Sth Africans won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

RESULT

2nd Test, Colombo (PSS), August 04 - 08, 2006, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

361 & 311

(T:352) 321 & 352/9

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket

RESULT

1st Test, Colombo (SSC), July 27 - 31, 2006, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

169 & 434

756/5d

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs

RESULT

Tour Match, Colombo (Colts), July 22 - 24, 2006, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

465/4d & 245/8d

SL-A

(T:549) 162 & 89/1

Match drawn

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Winner

Sri Lankawon the 2-match Test series 2-0

When Mahela Jayawardene masterminded a thriller at the Sara

Jayawardene, Sangakkara, Hall, Arthur and others look back at one of the all-time great Tests: Sri Lanka's one-wicket win in Colombo in 2006

A tale of two SSC Tests

In 1993 and 2006, South Africa's bowlers had vastly different results in Colombo. Brett Schultz and Makhaya Ntini look back

South Africa's humbling lesson from 2006

South Africa last played a Test series in Sri Lanka in 2006. What Hashim Amla should remember from then is that they remained in good spirits despite the heavy losses on the field and the civil war raging around them

Majola confused by Sonn's comments

ICC president Percy Sonn's comments on South Africa's return from the aborted tri-series in Sri Lanka have left Gerald Majola, the Cricket South Africa CEO, confused

'Pulling out of the tour is a disaster' - Arthur

Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, admitted that the tour of Sri Lanka was a disappointing one for the team

'The world we live in is an imperfect place' - Sonn

Percy Sonn speaks to the media during his visit to Sri Lanka

Dravid hopes to end island jinx

Despite India's failure to win a final in Sri Lanka since 1998, Rahul Dravid was quietly confident that his team could manage a reversal of fortune in the three-nation Unitech Cup

Shaun Pollock on the decline

Shaun Pollock and Chaminda Vaas have both lost considerable pace over the last couple of years, but while Vaas continues to be a force as a bowler, Pollock's numbers have declined alarmingly

South Africa face injury crisis

South Africa are facing an injury crisis ahead of the one-day tri-series against Sri Lanka and India on Monday, with three of their leading cricketers, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock and the captain, Mark Boucher, all nursing injuries

Sri Lanka's mental revolution

Sri Lanka's recent past reflects a paradigm shift for the better

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2006 Top Wicket Takers

Tests

List A

Muthiah Muralidaran

SL, Ob

Innings: 4Average: 18.04

Dale Steyn

SA, Rf

Innings: 3Average: 36.50

Dilhara Fernando

SL, Rfm

Innings: 2Average: 19.50

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Andre Nel

SA, Rfm

Innings: 2Average: 15.00

Upul Chandana

SL-A, Lb

Innings: 2Average: 49.00

Nicky Boje

SA, Sla

Innings: 2Average: 24.33

Rangana Herath

SLCD, Sla

Innings: 1Average: 9.66

Andre Nel

SA, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 7.50

Gayan Wijekoon

SLCD, Lm

Innings: 1Average: 11.50

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2006 Top Run Scorers

Tests

List A

Mahela Jayawardene

SL, Rhb

510

Innings: 3Average: 170.00

Kumar Sangakkara

SL, Lhb

340

Innings: 3Average: 113.33

AB de Villiers

SA, Rhb

217

Innings: 4Average: 54.25

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Jacques Rudolph

SA, Lhb

215

Innings: 2Average: 107.50

Hashim Amla

SA, Rhb

155

Innings: 2Average: 77.50

AB de Villiers

SA, Rhb

125

Innings: 2Average: 125.00

Mahela Udawatte

SLCD, Lhb

Innings: 1Average: 33.00

Loots Bosman

SA, Rhb

Innings: 1Average: 30.00

Chamara Silva

SLCD, Rhb

Innings: 1Average: 29.00

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