South Africa v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2016 (2016/17) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 26 December 2016 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
South Africa won by 206 runs · Man of the Match: Stephen Cook
South Africa won by 206 runs. Stephen Cook top-scored with 117 for South Africa. Man of the Match: Stephen Cook.
South Africa, 277 (10 wkts)
| Stephen Cook | caught (Dinesh Chandimal) b Suranga Lakmal | 59 | 125 |
| Dean Elgar | caught (Dinesh Chandimal) b Suranga Lakmal | 45 | 98 |
| Hashim Amla | caught (Dinesh Chandimal) b Suranga Lakmal | 20 | 76 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | lbw b Rangana Herath | 63 | 95 |
| Faf du Plessis | caught (Dimuth Karunaratne) b Suranga Lakmal | 37 | 73 |
| Temba Bavuma | lbw b Rangana Herath | 3 | 18 |
| Quinton de Kock | bowled b Nuwan Pradeep | 37 | 68 |
| Vernon Philander | caught (Dushmantha Chameera) b Nuwan Pradeep | 13 | 33 |
| Keshav Maharaj | caught (Dinesh Chandimal) b Suranga Lakmal | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Abbott | run out (Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal) | 0 | 3 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 0 | 6 |
Suranga Lakmal 27.00-9-63-5Nuwan Pradeep 21.50-5-66-2Angelo Mathews 13.00-5-26-0Dushmantha Chameera 14.00-1-68-0Rangana Herath 20.00-4-48-2Dhananjaya de Silva 3.00-0-12-0
Sri Lanka, 193 (10 wkts)
| Dimuth Karunaratne | bowled b Kyle Abbott | 5 | 10 |
| Kaushal Silva | lbw b Vernon Philander | 16 | 59 |
| Kusal Perera | caught (Quinton de Kock) b Vernon Philander | 7 | 13 |
| Kusal Mendis | caught (Quinton de Kock) b Kyle Abbott | 0 | 9 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Dean Elgar) b Kagiso Rabada | 39 | 69 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Vernon Philander | 28 | 64 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | caught (Quinton de Kock) b Vernon Philander | 43 | 70 |
| Rangana Herath | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 24 | 32 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | caught (Hashim Amla) b Kyle Abbott | 19 | 51 |
| Suranga Lakmal | caught (Kyle Abbott) b Vernon Philander | 4 | 5 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | not out | 8 | 10 |
Vernon Philander 20.00-7-45-5Kyle Abbott 21.50-4-63-3Kagiso Rabada 13.00-3-63-1Keshav Maharaj 10.00-3-30-1
South Africa, 386 (6 wkts)
| Stephen Cook | caught (Dinesh Chandimal) b Dushmantha Chameera | 117 | 178 |
| Dean Elgar | caught (Angelo Mathews) b Suranga Lakmal | 52 | 102 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Nuwan Pradeep | 48 | 53 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | caught (Angelo Mathews) b Dhananjaya de Silva | 25 | 36 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 67 | 86 |
| Temba Bavuma | caught (Kusal Mendis) b Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 10 |
| Quinton de Kock | lbw b Rangana Herath | 69 | 86 |
| Vernon Philander | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Abbott | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Suranga Lakmal 18.00-2-64-1Nuwan Pradeep 14.00-0-65-1Angelo Mathews 4.00-0-10-0Dushmantha Chameera 15.00-0-85-1Rangana Herath 24.50-1-84-1Dhananjaya de Silva 15.00-0-91-2
Sri Lanka, 270 (10 wkts)
| Dimuth Karunaratne | run out (Jean-Paul Duminy, Quinton de Kock) | 43 | 113 |
| Kaushal Silva | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 48 | 118 |
| Kusal Perera | caught (Quinton de Kock) b Keshav Maharaj | 6 | 13 |
| Kusal Mendis | caught (Quinton de Kock) b Kagiso Rabada | 58 | 90 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw b Kyle Abbott | 59 | 120 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | caught (Kagiso Rabada) b Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 38 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw b Kyle Abbott | 22 | 36 |
| Rangana Herath | caught (Vernon Philander) b Vernon Philander | 3 | 11 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | caught (Quinton de Kock) b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 12 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 19 | 20 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | bowled b Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 9 |
Vernon Philander 22.00-5-65-1Kyle Abbott 20.00-6-38-2Kagiso Rabada 21.00-4-77-3Keshav Maharaj 30.30-7-86-3Jean-Paul Duminy 3.00-0-8-0
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