South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018
| South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018 | |||
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Sri Lanka | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 7 July–14 August 2018 | ||
| Captains | Suranga Lakmal (Tests) Angelo Mathews (ODIs and T20I) | Faf du Plessis (Tests and ODIs)[nb 1] JP Duminy (T20I) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (356) | Faf du Plessis (105) | |
| Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (16) | Keshav Maharaj (16) | |
| Player of the series | Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (235) | JP Duminy (227) | |
| Most wickets | Akila Dananjaya (14) | Lungi Ngidi (10) | |
| Player of the series | JP Duminy (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (36) | Quinton de Kock (20) | |
| Most wickets | Lakshan Sandakan (3) | Junior Dala (2) Kagiso Rabada (2) Tabraiz Shamsi (2) | |
The South Africa cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July and August 2018 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[1][2][3] Originally, the tour was for three Test matches, but the third match was dropped and replaced by the ODI and T20I fixtures.[4] The extra ODI fixtures were used as preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5]
Ahead of the tour, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named Dinesh Chandimal as the captain of the Test side. However, Chandimal faced disciplinary charges, for his role in alleged ball-tampering during the second Test against the West Indies in Saint Lucia in June 2018.[6] His hearing took place before the start of the first Test, with him found guilty. He received a two-match ban, with Suranga Lakmal captaining the side in his place.[7][8] After the conclusion of the first Test, the independent Judicial Commissioner handed down a further eight suspension points to Chandimal, meaning that he was also suspended for the first four ODIs of the series.[9]
Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0.[10]
During the ODI series, South Africa's captain, Faf du Plessis, injured himself during the third match and was ruled out of the rest of the tour, including the one-off T20I fixture.[11]Quinton de Kock was named as the captain of South Africa for the last two ODIs of the series.[12]JP Duminy was also named as the captain of the team for the T20I match.[12] South Africa won the ODI series 3–2.[13] Sri Lanka won the one-off T20I match by three wickets.[14]
Contents
1 Squads
2 Tour matches
2.1 Two-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs South Africa
2.2 One-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs South Africa
3 Test series
3.1 1st Test
3.2 2nd Test
4 ODI series
4.1 1st ODI
4.2 2nd ODI
4.3 3rd ODI
4.4 4th ODI
4.5 5th ODI
5 T20I series
5.1 Only T20I
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Squads
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 Sri Lanka[15] |  South Africa[16] | Sri Lanka[17] | South Africa[18] | Sri Lanka[19] | South Africa[20] |
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Sri Lanka named Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Peiris, Isuru Udana and Jeffrey Vandersay as standby players for the ODI series.[17] The day before the one-off T20I fixture, Isuru Udana and Kasun Rajitha were added to Sri Lanka's squad for the match.[21]
Tour matches
Two-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs South Africa
7–8 July 2018 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Board XI | v | South Africa |
287 (78.2 overs) Angelo Mathews 92 (124) Tabraiz Shamsi 5/45 (13.2 overs) | 338 (73.5 overs) Faf du Plessis 79 (85) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/72 (14 overs) | |
- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
One-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs South Africa
26 July 2018 09:30 Scorecard |
South Africa 293 (49.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Board XI 230 (44.1 overs) |
Faf du Plessis 71 (60) Prabath Jayasuriya 2/46 (10 overs) | Isuru Udana 53 (52) Willem Mulder 3/12 (4.1 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Test series
1st Test
12–16 July 2018[nb 2] Scorecard |
Sri Lanka | v | South Africa |
287 (78.4 overs) Dimuth Karunaratne 158* (222) Kagiso Rabada 4/50 (14 overs) | 126 (54.3 overs) Faf du Plessis 49 (88) Dilruwan Perera 4/46 (23 overs) | |
190 (57.4 overs) Dimuth Karunaratne 60 (80) Keshav Maharaj 4/58 (20 overs) | 73 (28.5 overs) Vernon Philander 22* (38) Dilruwan Perera 6/32 (14 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Dean Elgar (SA) and Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) both played in their 50th Test.[22]
- Kusal Mendis (SL) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.[23]
- Dimuth Karunaratne became the fourth batsman for Sri Lanka to carry his bat in Tests.[24]
- Kagiso Rabada (SA) became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests.[25]
- Dale Steyn became the joint-highest wicket-taker for South Africa in Tests (421).[26]
- South Africa's second innings total was their lowest score since readmission, and their lowest score in Tests since scoring 72 against England in 1957.[27]
2nd Test
20–24 July 2018[nb 2] Scorecard |
Sri Lanka | v | South Africa |
338 (104.1 overs) Dhananjaya de Silva 60 (109) Keshav Maharaj 9/129 (41.1 overs) | 124 (34.5 overs) Faf du Plessis 48 (51) Akila Dananjaya 5/52 (13 overs) | |
275/5d (81 overs) Dimuth Karunaratne 85 (136) Keshav Maharaj 3/154 (40 overs) | 290 (86.5 overs) Theunis de Bruyn 101 (232) Rangana Herath 6/98 (32.5 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Angelo Mathews became the ninth batsman for Sri Lanka to score 5,000 runs in Tests.[28]
- Hashim Amla became the third batsman for South Africa to score 9,000 runs in Tests.[29]
- Keshav Maharaj (SA) took his first ten-wicket haul in Tests.[30]
- Quinton de Kock (SA) became the fastest wicket-keeper to take 150 dismissals in Tests, in terms of matches played (35).[31]
- Theunis de Bruyn (SA) scored his first century in Tests.[32]
ODI series
1st ODI
29 July 2018 10:00 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 193 (34.3 overs) | v | South Africa 196/5 (31 overs) |
Kusal Perera 81 (72) Tabraiz Shamsi 4/33 (8.3 overs) | JP Duminy 53* (32) Akila Dananjaya 3/50 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Angelo Mathews (SL) played in his 100th ODI as captain.[33]
2nd ODI
1 August 2018 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 244/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 246/6 (42.5 overs) |
Angelo Mathews 79* (111) Andile Phehlukwayo 3/45 (9 overs) | Quinton de Kock 87 (78) Akila Dananjaya 3/60 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prabath Jayasuriya and Kasun Rajitha (SL) both made their ODI debuts.
- Kagiso Rabada (SA) played in his 50th ODI.[34]
- Suranga Lakmal (SL) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[35]
- Thisara Perera (SL) took his 150th wicket in ODIs.[35]
3rd ODI
5 August 2018 10:00 Scorecard |
South Africa 363/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 285 (45.2 overs) |
Reeza Hendricks 102 (89) Thisara Perera 4/75 (10 overs) | Dhananjaya de Silva 84 (66) Lungi Ngidi 4/57 (8.2 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Reeza Hendricks (SA) made his ODI debut
- Reeza Hendricks became the third batsman for South Africa, and fourteenth overall, to score a century on ODI debut.[36] It was also the fastest century by a batsman on ODI debut (88 balls).[37]
- This was South Africa's highest score in ODIs in Sri Lanka.[38][39]
4th ODI
8 August 2018 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 306/7 (39 overs) | v | South Africa 187/9 (21 overs) |
Dasun Shanaka 65 (34) JP Duminy 2/35 (6 overs) | Hashim Amla 40 (23) Suranga Lakmal 3/46 (5 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 191 runs from 21 overs due to rain.
- Junior Dala (SA) made his ODI debut.
- Quinton de Kock captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs.[40]
- Angelo Mathews (SL) played in his 200th ODI.[41]
- Kusal Perera (SL) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs.[42]
- Quinton de Kock (SA) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs.[43]
5th ODI
12 August 2018 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 299/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 121 (24 overs) |
Angelo Mathews 97* (97) Willem Mulder 2/59 (8 overs) | Quinton de Kock 54 (57) Akila Dananjaya 6/29 (9 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was South Africa's lowest score against Sri Lanka in ODIs.[44]
T20I series
Only T20I
14 August 2018 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
South Africa 98 (16.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 99/7 (16 overs) |
Quinton de Kock 20 (11) Lakshan Sandakan 3/19 (4 overs) | Dinesh Chandimal 36* (33) Junior Dala 2/22 (4 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was South Africa's lowest total in T20Is.[45]
Notes
^ Quinton de Kock captained South Africa for the last two ODIs.
^ ab While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days, and the second Test reached a result in four days.
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External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
