South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Gqeberha, Dec 26 2016 - Cricket Stats

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1st Test, Gqeberha, December 26 - 30, 2016, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa

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South Africa

286 & 406/6d

Sri Lanka

(T:488) 205 & 281

South Africa won by 206 runs

Player Of The Match

Stephen Cook

, SA

59 & 117

AllScoring BreakdownBest PerformancesPartnerships

Best Performances - Batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

SC Cook

117 runs (178)

11 fours0 six

Productive shot

flick

46 runs

1 four0 six

Control

84%

Q de Kock

69 runs (86)

6 fours0 six

Productive shot

cut shot

17 runs

3 fours0 six

Control

80%

Best Performances - Bowlers

VD Philander

ECO

2.25

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB



		1W
		2W
		1W

LEGOFF

LHB






			1W

RAS Lakmal

ECO

2.33

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB



	1W
	3W

LEGOFF

LHB




			1W

Partnerships

First innings

South Africa

SC CookD Elgar

59 (125)

104 (214)

44 (89)

HM AmlaD Elgar

0 (14)

1 (23)

1 (9)

HM AmlaJP Duminy

20 (62)

73 (124)

48 (62)

JP DuminyF du Plessis

15 (33)

35 (68)

19 (35)

F du PlessisT Bavuma

7 (7)

12 (25)

3 (18)

F du PlessisQ de Kock

11 (31)

28 (55)

17 (24)

VD PhilanderQ de Kock

13 (33)

23 (64)

10 (31)

KA MaharajQ de Kock

0 (3)

0 (5)

0 (2)

KJ AbbottQ de Kock

0 (3)

5 (5)

5 (2)

Q de KockK Rabada

5 (9)

5 (15)

0 (6)

Sri Lanka

JK SilvaFDM Karunaratne

4 (11)

10 (21)

5 (10)

JK SilvaMDKJ Perera

2 (5)

9 (18)

7 (13)

JK SilvaBKG Mendis

1 (1)

3 (10)

0 (9)

JK SilvaAD Mathews

9 (42)

39 (84)

23 (42)

AD MathewsLD Chandimal

16 (27)

33 (56)

17 (29)

LD ChandimalDM de Silva

11 (35)

27 (62)

15 (27)

HMRKB HerathDM de Silva

24 (32)

36 (53)

11 (21)

DM de SilvaPVD Chameera

17 (22)

24 (42)

7 (20)

RAS LakmalPVD Chameera

4 (5)

0 (0)

N PradeepPVD Chameera

8 (10)

20 (41)

12 (31)

Second innings

South Africa

SC CookD Elgar

61 (93)

116 (195)

52 (102)

HM AmlaSC Cook

48 (53)

105 (116)

47 (63)

SC CookJP Duminy

9 (22)

24 (42)

14 (20)

JP DuminyF du Plessis

11 (16)

22 (28)

11 (12)

F du PlessisT Bavuma

2 (2)

10 (12)

8 (10)

F du PlessisQ de Kock

54 (72)

129 (158)

69 (86)

Sri Lanka

JK SilvaFDM Karunaratne

37 (83)

87 (196)

43 (113)

JK SilvaMDKJ Perera

0 (1)

6 (14)

6 (13)

JK SilvaBKG Mendis

11 (34)

25 (68)

14 (34)

AD MathewsBKG Mendis

29 (52)

75 (108)

44 (56)

AD MathewsLD Chandimal

23 (42)

32 (80)

8 (38)

AD MathewsDM de Silva

7 (26)

21 (49)

14 (23)

HMRKB HerathDM de Silva

3 (10)

12 (23)

8 (13)

HMRKB HerathPVD Chameera

0 (1)

0 (4)

0 (3)

RAS LakmalPVD Chameera

16 (11)

16 (20)

0 (9)

RAS LakmalN Pradeep

3 (9)

7 (18)

4 (9)

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	run out	43	113
JK Silva	lbw	48	118
MDKJ Perera	caught	6	13
BKG Mendis	caught	58	90
AD Mathews	lbw	59	120
LD Chandimal	caught	8	38
DM de Silva	lbw	22	36
HMRKB Herath	caught	3	11
PVD Chameera	caught	0	12
RAS Lakmal	not out	19	20
N Pradeep	bowled	4	9
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 1, w 3)
Total	281(10 wkts; 96.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
VD Philander	22	5	65	1	2.95
KJ Abbott	20	6	38	2	1.9
K Rabada	21	4	77	3	3.66 (1 nb)
KA Maharaj	30.3	7	86	3	2.81
JP Duminy	3	0	8	0	2.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	87	Kaushal Silva	Dimuth Karunaratne
2nd	6	Kaushal Silva	Kusal Perera
3rd	25	Kaushal Silva	Kusal Mendis
4th	75	Angelo Mathews	Kusal Mendis
5th	32	Angelo Mathews	Dinesh Chandimal
6th	21	Angelo Mathews	Dhananjaya de Silva
7th	12	Rangana Herath	Dhananjaya de Silva
8th	0	Rangana Herath	Dushmantha Chameera
9th	16	Suranga Lakmal	Dushmantha Chameera
10th	7	Suranga Lakmal	Nuwan Pradeep

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