Sri Lanka v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka - 2006 (2006) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 27 July 2006 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs · Man of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 374 for Sri Lanka. Man of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene.
South Africa, 159 (10 wkts)
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled b Dilhara Fernando | 19 | 41 |
| Andrew Hall | bowled b Dilhara Fernando | 17 | 31 |
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Farveez Maharoof | 29 | 52 |
| Hashim Amla | stumping (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 64 |
| Ashwell Prince | caught (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Farveez Maharoof | 1 | 15 |
| AB de Villiers | caught (Chamara Kapugedera) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 65 | 72 |
| Mark Boucher | caught (Sanath Jayasuriya) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 9 |
| Nicky Boje | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 10 |
| Andre Nel | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Steyn | bowled b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 5 |
Lasith Malinga 10.00-2-38-0Farveez Maharoof 9.00-1-32-2Dilhara Fernando 13.00-2-48-4Muthiah Muralidaran 18.20-6-41-4
Sri Lanka, 718 (5 wkts)
| Upul Tharanga | caught (Mark Boucher) b Dale Steyn | 7 | 10 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Dale Steyn | 4 | 6 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andrew Hall | 287 | 457 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | bowled b Andre Nel | 374 | 572 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b Dale Steyn | 45 | 67 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | not out | 1 | 7 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Makhaya Ntini 31.00-3-97-0Dale Steyn 26.00-1-129-3Andre Nel 25.10-2-114-1Andrew Hall 25.00-2-99-1Nicky Boje 65.00-5-221-0Jacques Rudolph 7.00-0-45-0Ashwell Prince 2.00-0-7-0AB de Villiers 4.00-0-22-0
South Africa, 397 (10 wkts)
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Chamara Kapugedera) b Dilhara Fernando | 90 | 182 |
| Andrew Hall | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 64 | 177 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 14 |
| Ashwell Prince | caught (Mahela Jayawardene) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 61 | 182 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 24 | 38 |
| Mark Boucher | caught (Sanath Jayasuriya) b Sanath Jayasuriya | 85 | 160 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | caught (Muthiah Muralidaran) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 18 | 32 |
| Nicky Boje | not out | 33 | 130 |
| Andre Nel | bowled b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 8 |
| Dale Steyn | bowled b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 9 |
| Makhaya Ntini | bowled b Lasith Malinga | 16 | 32 |
Lasith Malinga 16.20-0-85-1Farveez Maharoof 15.00-3-48-0Dilhara Fernando 24.00-6-69-2Muthiah Muralidaran 64.00-11-131-6Tillakaratne Dilshan 4.00-1-10-0Sanath Jayasuriya 34.00-8-76-1
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