Our correspondent takes in the sights and sounds of Galle and Colombo, and reports on a tampering controversy

ESPNcricinfo marks the Sri Lankan players out of 10 following their series loss against South Africa

ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their series win against Sri Lanka

After a riveting, un-Youtubeable day of cricket, South Africa are back at the top of the Test rankings

In a year where Sri Lanka have won almost every prize they laid their eyes on, their luck was bound to run its course at some point. It did on Monday

Hashim Amla said the team showed great resilience and character in saving the second Test and securing the series

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews bemoaned his team's batting collapse in the first Test in Galle which allowed South Africa to settle for a draw at the SSC and claim the series

South Africa's go-slow approach may not have been attractive, but it was effective in driving the opposition to desperation. They never shook the belief that they deserved to take the series

Sri Lanka rattled along at well over four an over to set a target of 369 and give themselves well over three sessions to bowl out South Africa