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1st Test, Colombo (SSC), July 27 - 31, 2006, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka
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169 & 434
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
756/5d

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs

Player Of The Match
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mahela-jayawardene
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South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
JA Rudolph
caught90182
AJ Hall
lbw64177
HM Amla
lbw214
AG Prince
caught61182
AB de Villiers
lbw2438
MV Boucher
caught85160
HH Gibbs
caught1832
N Boje
not out33130
A Nel
bowled08
DW Steyn
bowled49
M Ntini
bowled1632
Extras(b 11, lb 4, nb 20, w 2)
Total434(10 wkts; 157.2 ovs)
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