South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Durban, SA vs SL, Nov 27 2024 - Playing XI

RESULT

1st Test, Durban, November 27 - 30, 2024, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa

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191 & 366/5d

(T:516) 42 & 282

South Africa won by 233 runs

Player Of The Match

, SA

7/13 & 4/73

	South Africa	Sri Lanka
1	Aiden Markram allrounder	Pathum Nissanka top-order batter
2	Tony de Zorzi top-order batter	Dimuth Karunaratne opening batter
3	Tristan Stubbs batter	Dinesh Chandimal wicketkeeper batter
4	Temba Bavuma (c) middle-order batter	Angelo Mathews allrounder
5	David Bedingham middle-order batter	Kamindu Mendis allrounder
6	Kyle Verreynne † wicketkeeper batter	Dhananjaya de Silva (c) allrounder
7	Wiaan Mulder allrounder	Kusal Mendis † wicketkeeper batter
8	Marco Jansen bowling allrounder	Prabath Jayasuriya bowler
9	Gerald Coetzee bowler	Vishwa Fernando bowler
10	Keshav Maharaj bowler	Lahiru Kumara bowler
11	Kagiso Rabada bowler	Asitha Fernando bowler
Bench
12	Matthew Breetzke batter	Lasith Embuldeniya bowler
13	Kwena Maphaka bowler	Oshada Fernando top-order batter
14	Senuran Muthusamy batting allrounder	Nishan Peiris bowler
15	Dane Paterson bowler	Kasun Rajitha bowler
16	Ryan Rickelton † wicketkeeper batter	Milan Rathnayake bowler
17	-	Sadeera Samarawickrama † wicketkeeper batter

Language

English

Match Coverage

Kandamby backs experienced SL to make a strong comeback: 'We've been in these situations before'

"I don't think the players are mentally down. We give them lot of confidence," says Sri Lanka's batting coach

Kandamby backs experienced SL to make a strong comeback: 'We've been in these situations before'

Sri Lanka show up with the bat, but there's no forgiving 42 all out

As good as Chandimal, de Silva and Mendis looked on day four, it was all ultimately futile

Sri Lanka show up with the bat, but there's no forgiving 42 all out

SA enter new era with renewed hope of emulating the glory days

The likes of Kallis and de Villiers conquered the world in 2012, and all signs suggest the current team, too, is at the very least heading in the right direction

SA enter new era with renewed hope of emulating the glory days

Coetzee picks up groin niggle, could be a doubt for second Sri Lanka Test

South Africa are already without Wiaan Mulder for the second Test; Dane Paterson is the other quick bowler in the squad

Coetzee picks up groin niggle, could be a doubt for second Sri Lanka Test

Jansen stars with 11 wickets after SL's resistance for WTC boost

Jansen finished took 4 for 73 in the second innings to add to his tally of seven in the first

Jansen stars with 11 wickets after SL's resistance for WTC boost

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Takeaways: Coetzee's injury a real concern for SA

Takeaways: Coetzee's injury a real concern for SA

Takeaways: Stubbs, Bavuma complemented each other very well

Takeaways: Stubbs, Bavuma complemented each other very well

Fernando: It was over before you could clock what was happening!