South Africa v Sri Lanka 2nd Test

SL in SA - 2019 (2018/19) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 21 February 2019

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 86 for South Africa. Kagiso Rabada took 4/38.

South Africa ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 2019 TESTS St George's Park ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: SL in SA - 2019 (2018/19)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha
Dates: 21 February 2019 to 23 February 2019
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis
Captains: Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
Debut: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and IJ Gould
Match referee: RB Richardson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Wiaan Mulder's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 222 all out. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 86 off 87 balls, and Aiden Markram made 60. Vishwa Fernando took 3 for 62 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at St George's Park, 346 across 7 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 154 for 9. Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 42 off 36 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 4 for 38 for South Africa. South Africa led by 68 on first innings.

South Africa made 128 all out in their second innings. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 50 not out off 70 balls. Suranga Lakmal took 4 for 39 for Sri Lanka. From 90 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 116 for 9.

Set 197 to win, Sri Lanka made 197 for 2. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 84 not out off 110 balls, and Oshada Fernando made 75. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the third wicket between Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis, 83% of the total.

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 222 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	b Vishwa Fernando	6	13
Aiden Markram	lbw b Kasun Rajitha	60	116
Hashim Amla	b Vishwa Fernando	0	1
Temba Bavuma	run out (Kasun Rajitha)	0	2
Faf du Plessis	b Dimuth Karunaratne	25	60
Quinton de Kock	b Dhananjaya de Silva	86	87
Wiaan Mulder	lbw b Kasun Rajitha	9	9
Keshav Maharaj	c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha	0	5
Kagiso Rabada	c Niroshan Dickwella b Dhananjaya de Silva	22	65
Dale Steyn	not out	3	11
Duanne Olivier	c Niroshan Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando	0	3

Extras 11 · Total 222 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	13	2	33	0
Vishwa Fernando	18.2	2	62	3
Kasun Rajitha	15	2	67	3
Lasith Embuldeniya	5.3	0	26	0
Dimuth Karunaratne	4.3	1	12	1
Dhananjaya de Silva	5	0	15	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Dean Elgar, 5.3 ov), 2-15 (Hashim Amla, 5.4 ov), 3-15 (Temba Bavuma, 6.3 ov), 4-73 (Faf du Plessis, 26.5 ov), 5-130 (Aiden Markram, 37.2 ov), 6-145 (Wiaan Mulder, 39.6 ov), 7-157 (Keshav Maharaj, 41.6 ov), 8-216 (Quinton de Kock, 58.2 ov), 9-221 (Kagiso Rabada, 60.4 ov), 10-222 (Duanne Olivier, 61.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (6) and Aiden Markram (8)	15	33
second	Hashim Amla (0) and Aiden Markram (0)	0	1
third	Temba Bavuma (0) and Aiden Markram (0)	0	5
fourth	Faf du Plessis (25) and Aiden Markram (29)	58	123
fifth	Quinton de Kock (32) and Aiden Markram (23)	57	64
sixth	Quinton de Kock (5) and Wiaan Mulder (9)	15	17
seventh	Keshav Maharaj (0) and Quinton de Kock (12)	12	12
eighth	Quinton de Kock (37) and Kagiso Rabada (20)	59	99
ninth	Dale Steyn (3) and Kagiso Rabada (2)	5	14
tenth	Dale Steyn (0) and Duanne Olivier (0)	1	4

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 154 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	17	42
Lahiru Thirimanne	c & b Duanne Olivier	29	63
Oshada Fernando	b Duanne Olivier	0	9
Kusal Mendis	c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier	16	15
Kasun Rajitha	b Kagiso Rabada	1	10
Kusal Perera	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	20	15
Dhananjaya de Silva	c Quinton de Kock b Wiaan Mulder	19	24
Niroshan Dickwella	c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada	42	36
Suranga Lakmal	lbw b Keshav Maharaj	7	14
Vishwa Fernando	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Lasith Embuldeniya

Extras 3 · Total 154 for 9

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	10	2	39	0
Kagiso Rabada	12.4	3	38	4
Duanne Olivier	10	1	61	3
Wiaan Mulder	3	2	6	1
Keshav Maharaj	2	0	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 11.4 ov), 2-34 (Oshada Fernando, 14.5 ov), 3-59 (Kusal Mendis, 18.6 ov), 4-64 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 22.2 ov), 5-66 (Kasun Rajitha, 23.5 ov), 6-97 (Kusal Perera, 27.1 ov), 7-128 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 32.3 ov), 8-154 (Suranga Lakmal, 36.6 ov), 9-154 (Niroshan Dickwella, 37.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dimuth Karunaratne (17) and Lahiru Thirimanne (7)	25	70
second	Lahiru Thirimanne (9) and Oshada Fernando (0)	9	19
third	Lahiru Thirimanne (8) and Kusal Mendis (16)	25	26
fourth	Lahiru Thirimanne (5) and Kasun Rajitha (0)	5	20
fifth	Kusal Perera (1) and Kasun Rajitha (1)	2	9
sixth	Kusal Perera (19) and Dhananjaya de Silva (12)	31	20
seventh	Niroshan Dickwella (23) and Dhananjaya de Silva (7)	31	33
eighth	Suranga Lakmal (7) and Niroshan Dickwella (19)	26	27
ninth	Niroshan Dickwella (0) and Vishwa Fernando (0)	0	4

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 128 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Aiden Markram	c Oshada Fernando b Kasun Rajitha	18	27
Dean Elgar	c Niroshan Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando	2	17
Hashim Amla	c Kusal Mendis b Dhananjaya de Silva	32	72
Temba Bavuma	c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha	6	25
Faf du Plessis	not out	50	70
Quinton de Kock	c & b Suranga Lakmal	1	7
Wiaan Mulder	c Kusal Mendis b Dhananjaya de Silva	5	8
Keshav Maharaj	lbw b Suranga Lakmal	6	17
Kagiso Rabada	c Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal	0	8
Dale Steyn	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Dhananjaya de Silva	0	4
Duanne Olivier	lbw b Suranga Lakmal	6	13

Extras 2 · Total 128 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	16.3	3	39	4
Vishwa Fernando	10	1	32	1
Kasun Rajitha	7	1	20	2
Dhananjaya de Silva	11	1	36	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Dean Elgar, 5.2 ov), 2-31 (Aiden Markram, 9.6 ov), 3-51 (Temba Bavuma, 19.6 ov), 4-90 (Hashim Amla, 29.3 ov), 5-91 (Quinton de Kock, 30.4 ov), 6-100 (Wiaan Mulder, 33.3 ov), 7-113 (Keshav Maharaj, 38.4 ov), 8-115 (Kagiso Rabada, 40.3 ov), 9-116 (Dale Steyn, 41.2 ov), 10-128 (Duanne Olivier, 44.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (2) and Aiden Markram (8)	10	32
second	Hashim Amla (11) and Aiden Markram (10)	21	28
third	Hashim Amla (14) and Temba Bavuma (6)	20	60
fourth	Hashim Amla (7) and Faf du Plessis (31)	39	57
fifth	Faf du Plessis (0) and Quinton de Kock (1)	1	7
sixth	Faf du Plessis (4) and Wiaan Mulder (5)	9	17
seventh	Faf du Plessis (7) and Keshav Maharaj (6)	13	31
eighth	Faf du Plessis (2) and Kagiso Rabada (0)	2	11
ninth	Faf du Plessis (1) and Dale Steyn (0)	1	5
tenth	Faf du Plessis (5) and Duanne Olivier (6)	12	20

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 197 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	c Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier	19	31
Lahiru Thirimanne	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	10	27
Oshada Fernando	not out	75	106
Kusal Mendis	not out	84	110

Did not bat: Kusal Perera, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando

Extras 9 · Total 197 for 2

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	8	0	38	0
Kagiso Rabada	15	2	53	1
Duanne Olivier	12	2	46	1
Wiaan Mulder	4	1	6	0
Keshav Maharaj	6.4	0	45	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 9.2 ov), 2-34 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 10.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dimuth Karunaratne (18) and Lahiru Thirimanne (10)	32	56
second	Dimuth Karunaratne (1) and Oshada Fernando (1)	2	5
third	Oshada Fernando (74) and Kusal Mendis (84)	163	213

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