result
1st Test, Galle, Jul 16 - Jul 20 2014, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka
455/9d & 206/6d
(71.3 ov, target 370)292 & 216
South Africa won by 153 runs
player of the match

South Africa
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alviro Petersen | lbw b Perera | 34 | 46 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 73.91 | ||
Dean Elgar | c †Chandimal b Lakmal | 103 | 187 | 246 | 11 | 3 | 55.08 | ||
Faf du Plessis | c Silva b Perera | 80 | 196 | 247 | 5 | 1 | 40.82 | ||
Hashim Amla (c) | c Perera b Herath | 11 | 36 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 30.56 | ||
AB de Villiers | b Lakmal | 21 | 48 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 43.75 | ||
Quinton de Kock † | c Jayawardene b Perera | 51 | 90 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 56.67 | ||
Dale Steyn | b Lakmal | 3 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | ||
Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 100 | 206 | 276 | 10 | 0 | 48.54 | ||
Vernon Philander | lbw b Mathews | 27 | 96 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 28.13 | ||
Morne Morkel | b Perera | 22 | 74 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 29.73 | ||
Extras | (lb 2, nb 1) | 3 | |||||||
TOTAL | (166.2 Ov, RR: 2.73, 665 Mts) | 455/9d | |||||||
Did not bat: Imran Tahir | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Alviro Petersen, 16.5 ov), 2-195 (Dean Elgar, 62.6 ov), 3-220 (Hashim Amla, 73.4 ov), 4-246 (Faf du Plessis, 82.3 ov), 5-266 (AB de Villiers, 89.6 ov), 6-290 (Dale Steyn, 99.3 ov), 7-314 (Quinton de Kock, 108.5 ov), 8-389 (Vernon Philander, 138.5 ov), 9-455 (Morne Morkel, 166.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suranga Lakmal | 33 | 12 | 75 | 3 | 2.27 | 160 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shaminda Eranga | 9 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3.56 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rangana Herath | 60 | 12 | 148 | 1 | 2.47 | 279 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Angelo Mathews | 11 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.27 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dilruwan Perera | 53.2 | 8 | 162 | 4 | 3.04 | 230 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaushal Silva | c Philander b Steyn | 8 | 43 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 18.60 | ||
Upul Tharanga | st †de Kock b Duminy | 83 | 155 | 188 | 14 | 1 | 53.55 | ||
Kumar Sangakkara | b Morkel | 24 | 34 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 70.59 | ||
Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Steyn | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Lahiru Thirimanne | c †de Kock b Steyn | 38 | 98 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 38.78 | ||
Angelo Mathews (c) | b Imran Tahir | 89 | 182 | 232 | 14 | 1 | 48.90 | ||
Dinesh Chandimal † | c Petersen b Steyn | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 | ||
Dilruwan Perera | c †de Kock b Steyn | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Rangana Herath | c de Villiers b Morkel | 19 | 61 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 31.15 | ||
Suranga Lakmal | c †de Kock b Morkel | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | ||
Shaminda Eranga | not out | 1 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 7, nb 1, w 3) | 15 | |||||||
TOTAL | (104.5 Ov, RR: 2.78, 465 Mts) | 292 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Kaushal Silva, 16.3 ov), 2-98 (Kumar Sangakkara, 31.6 ov), 3-104 (Mahela Jayawardene, 35.6 ov), 4-136 (Upul Tharanga, 42.4 ov), 5-190 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 71.1 ov), 6-200 (Dinesh Chandimal, 73.4 ov), 7-201 (Dilruwan Perera, 75.3 ov), 8-272 (Angelo Mathews, 94.6 ov), 9-283 (Suranga Lakmal, 99.6 ov), 10-292 (Rangana Herath, 104.5 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 23 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 2.35 | 114 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 15 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 2.07 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Morne Morkel | 18.5 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 2.60 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Imran Tahir | 26 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 2.88 | 121 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Paul Duminy | 15 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 3.13 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Elgar | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dean Elgar | c †Chandimal b Herath | 12 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 41.38 | ||
Alviro Petersen | c †Chandimal b Perera | 32 | 63 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 50.79 | ||
Faf du Plessis | b Herath | 37 | 78 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 47.44 | ||
Hashim Amla (c) | c Tharanga b Perera | 22 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 | ||
AB de Villiers | b Perera | 51 | 58 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 87.93 | ||
Quinton de Kock † | c & b Perera | 36 | 40 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 90.00 | ||
Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 4) | 8 | |||||||
TOTAL | (50.2 Ov, RR: 4.09, 205 Mts) | 206/6d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Dean Elgar, 11.5 ov), 2-54 (Alviro Petersen, 19.6 ov), 3-88 (Hashim Amla, 27.5 ov), 4-131 (Faf du Plessis, 37.4 ov), 5-193 (AB de Villiers, 46.4 ov), 6-206 (Quinton de Kock, 50.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suranga Lakmal | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.89 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rangana Herath | 22 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 3.82 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dilruwan Perera | 19.2 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 4.09 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS (target: 370 runs)
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upul Tharanga | c †de Kock b Steyn | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 107.69 | ||
Kaushal Silva | c †de Kock b Steyn | 38 | 98 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 38.78 | ||
Kumar Sangakkara | c Amla b Duminy | 76 | 145 | 205 | 9 | 1 | 52.41 | ||
Mahela Jayawardene | c †de Kock b Morkel | 10 | 31 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 32.26 | ||
Lahiru Thirimanne | c de Villiers b Steyn | 12 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 52.17 | ||
Angelo Mathews (c) | not out | 27 | 70 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 38.57 | ||
Dinesh Chandimal † | c †de Kock b Morkel | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | ||
Dilruwan Perera | c †de Kock b Steyn | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Rangana Herath | c de Villiers b Duminy | 20 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 111.11 | ||
Suranga Lakmal | c Imran Tahir b Morkel | 12 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
Shaminda Eranga | c Elgar b Morkel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (lb 5, nb 1) | 6 | |||||||
TOTAL | (71.3 Ov, RR: 3.02, 332 Mts) | 216 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Upul Tharanga, 2.4 ov), 2-118 (Kaushal Silva, 35.5 ov), 3-138 (Mahela Jayawardene, 46.1 ov), 4-149 (Kumar Sangakkara, 50.1 ov), 5-153 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 53.1 ov), 6-158 (Dinesh Chandimal, 54.3 ov), 7-161 (Dilruwan Perera, 57.3 ov), 8-190 (Rangana Herath, 64.2 ov), 9-216 (Suranga Lakmal, 71.2 ov), 10-216 (Shaminda Eranga, 71.3 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 17 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 2.65 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 11 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 3.09 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Morne Morkel | 13.3 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 2.15 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imran Tahir | 19 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 3.37 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Paul Duminy | 10 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Elgar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
Galle International Stadium | |
Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
Series | South Africa tour of Sri Lanka |
Season | 2014 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Dale Steyn |
Series result | South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0 |
Match number | TEST No. 2129 |
Hours of play (local time) | 10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00 |
Match days | 16,17,18,19,20 July 2014 - day match (5-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Billy Bowden![]() Richard Kettleborough |
TV Umpire | ![]() Nigel Llong |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Ruchira Palliyaguruge |
Match Referee | ![]() Jeff Crowe |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 16 Jul - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 268/5 (Quinton de Kock 17*, Dale Steyn 0*, 91 ov)
Thu, 17 Jul - day 2 -Sri Lanka 1st innings 30 (Kaushal Silva 8*, Upul Tharanga 20*, 12 ov)
Fri, 18 Jul - day 3 -Sri Lanka 1st innings 283/9 (Rangana Herath 12*, 100 ov)
Sat, 19 Jul - day 4 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 110/1 (Kaushal Silva 37*, Kumar Sangakkara 58*, 32 ov)
Sun, 20 Jul - day 5 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 216/10 (71.3 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- South Africa 1st innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (AN Petersen 25, D Elgar 27, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 58/0 in 12.5 overs (AN Petersen 26, D Elgar 32)
- Over 16.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AN Petersen (Struck down)
- D Elgar: 50 off 74 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 25.3 overs (153 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: South Africa - 111/1 in 29.0 overs (D Elgar 62, F du Plessis 14)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (D Elgar 34, F du Plessis 19, Ex 0)
- Over 38.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 146/1 in 44.0 overs (D Elgar 82, F du Plessis 29)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 44.3 overs (267 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 186 balls (D Elgar 55, F du Plessis 48, Ex 0)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 113 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- D Elgar: 100 off 162 balls (11 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Tea: South Africa - 194/1 in 60.0 overs (D Elgar 102, F du Plessis 57)
- Over 60.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 64.1 overs (385 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa - 222/3 in 76.0 overs (F du Plessis 72, AB de Villiers 0)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 84.2 overs (506 balls), Extras 2
- Over 86.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Upheld)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 268/5 in 91.0 overs (Q de Kock 17, DW Steyn 0)
Day 2
- South Africa: 300 runs in 101.5 overs (611 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 307/6 in 106.0 overs (Q de Kock 44, JP Duminy 9)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4)
- Over 108.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - Q de Kock (Struck down)
- Lunch: South Africa - 331/7 in 121.0 overs (JP Duminy 22, VD Philander 3)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 125.3 overs (754 balls), Extras 3
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls (JP Duminy 35, VD Philander 14, Ex 1)
- JP Duminy: 50 off 99 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 386/7 in 137.0 overs (JP Duminy 54, VD Philander 26)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 142.4 overs (857 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: South Africa - 414/8 in 149.0 overs (JP Duminy 72, M Morkel 9)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 136 balls (JP Duminy 34, M Morkel 18, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 450 runs in 164.2 overs (987 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: South Africa - 453/8 in 165.0 overs (JP Duminy 98, M Morkel 22)
- JP Duminy: 100 off 206 balls (10 x 4)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 455/9 in 166.2 overs (JP Duminy 100)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 30/0 in 12.0 overs (JK Silva 8, WU Tharanga 20)
Day 3
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 72/1 in 25.0 overs (WU Tharanga 45, KC Sangakkara 16)
- WU Tharanga: 50 off 100 balls (10 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (WU Tharanga 28, KC Sangakkara 23, Ex 2)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 98/1 in 31.4 overs (WU Tharanga 62, KC Sangakkara 24)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 32.2 overs (195 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 104/3 in 36.0 overs (WU Tharanga 65)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 147/4 in 51.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 19, AD Mathews 2)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 51.5 overs (312 balls), Extras 8
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 182/4 in 66.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 32, AD Mathews 24)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 154 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 25, AD Mathews 26, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 72.5 overs (438 balls), Extras 8
- AD Mathews: 50 off 114 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 229/7 in 80.0 overs (AD Mathews 56, HMRKB Herath 2)
- Over 81.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - HMRKB Herath (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 87.2 overs (525 balls), Extras 13
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (AD Mathews 42, HMRKB Herath 6, Ex 4)
- Over 87.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - HMRKB Herath (Upheld)
- Over 92.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AD Mathews (Struck down)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 283/9 in 100.0 overs (HMRKB Herath 12)
- Over 99.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - RAS Lakmal (Struck down)
Day 4
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 292/10 in 104.5 overs (RMS Eranga 1)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 33/1 in 11.5 overs (AN Petersen 17)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 4
- Over 19.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - AN Petersen (Struck down)
- Lunch: South Africa - 63/2 in 22.0 overs (F du Plessis 8, HM Amla 7)
- Over 24.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 131/4 in 37.4 overs (AB de Villiers 24)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 40.6 overs (246 balls), Extras 4
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 55 balls (6 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (AB de Villiers 26, Q de Kock 25, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 48.3 overs (291 balls), Extras 8
- Tea: South Africa - 206/6 in 50.2 overs (JP Duminy 8)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 51/1 in 13.0 overs (JK Silva 14, KC Sangakkara 23)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (JK Silva 17, KC Sangakkara 38, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.2 overs (146 balls), Extras 1
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 66 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 110/1 in 32.0 overs (JK Silva 37, KC Sangakkara 58)
Day 5
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 183 balls (JK Silva 37, KC Sangakkara 63, Ex 1)
- Over 37.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - DPMD Jayawardene (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 138/2 in 46.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 74, DPMD Jayawardene 10)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 51.5 overs (312 balls), Extras 2
- Over 54.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 161/6 in 56.0 overs (AD Mathews 8, MDK Perera 0)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 66.6 overs (403 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 207/8 in 69.0 overs (AD Mathews 26, RAS Lakmal 4)