Sri Lanka v South Africa 1st Test
SA in SL - 2018 (2018) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 12 July 2018
Sri Lanka won by 278 runs
Sri Lanka won by 278 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 158* for Sri Lanka. Dilruwan Perera took 6/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- SA in SL - 2018 (2018)
- Ground
- Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Dates
- 12 July 2018 to 14 July 2018
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 278 runs
- Player of the match
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Captains
- Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
- Umpires
- PR Reiffel and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 287 all out. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 158 not out off 222 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 4 for 50 for South Africa. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Galle International Stadium, 393 across 18 Tests.
South Africa replied with 126 all out. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 49 off 88 balls. Dilruwan Perera took 4 for 46 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 161 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 190 all out in their second innings. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 60 off 80 balls. Keshav Maharaj took 4 for 58 for South Africa.
Set 352 to win, South Africa made 73 all out. Vernon Philander top-scored with 22 not out off 38 balls. Dilruwan Perera took 6 for 32 for Sri Lanka. From 12 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 36 for 6.
Sri Lanka won by 278 runs. South Africa's 73 all out is the lowest completed total at Galle International Stadium.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 287 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danushka Gunathilaka | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 26 | 31 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | not out | 158 | 222 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Tabraiz Shamsi | 11 | 36 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Kagiso Rabada b Dale Steyn | 24 | 36 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 1 | 10 |
| Roshen Silva | c Aiden Markram b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 2 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Hashim Amla b Tabraiz Shamsi | 18 | 31 |
| Dilruwan Perera | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 1 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | run out (Vernon Philander, Quinton de Kock) | 1 | 7 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 40 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | st Quinton de Kock b Tabraiz Shamsi | 25 | 55 |
Extras 12 · Total 287 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Dale Steyn | 13 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 1 | 50 | 4 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 17 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 25.4 | 2 | 91 | 3 |
| Dean Elgar | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 10.4 ov), 2-70 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 20.4 ov), 3-115 (Kusal Mendis, 31.2 ov), 4-119 (Angelo Mathews, 35.1 ov), 5-119 (Roshen Silva, 35.3 ov), 6-161 (Niroshan Dickwella, 46.2 ov), 7-164 (Dilruwan Perera, 47.1 ov), 8-176 (Rangana Herath, 50.3 ov), 9-224 (Suranga Lakmal, 62.4 ov), 10-287 (Lakshan Sandakan, 78.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (18) and Danushka Gunathilaka (26) | 44 | 64 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (15) and Dhananjaya de Silva (11) | 26 | 60 |
| third | Dimuth Karunaratne (21) and Kusal Mendis (24) | 45 | 64 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (1) and Dimuth Karunaratne (3) | 4 | 23 |
| fifth | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Roshen Silva (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Dimuth Karunaratne (23) and Niroshan Dickwella (18) | 42 | 65 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (1) and Dimuth Karunaratne (2) | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (1) and Dimuth Karunaratne (11) | 12 | 20 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (10) and Dimuth Karunaratne (30) | 48 | 73 |
| tenth | Dimuth Karunaratne (35) and Lakshan Sandakan (25) | 63 | 98 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 126 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Angelo Mathews b Dilruwan Perera | 8 | 29 |
| Aiden Markram | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 0 | 7 |
| Keshav Maharaj | lbw b Rangana Herath | 3 | 12 |
| Hashim Amla | c Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera | 15 | 36 |
| Temba Bavuma | b Lakshan Sandakan | 17 | 33 |
| Faf du Plessis | b Suranga Lakmal | 49 | 88 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Dilruwan Perera | 3 | 8 |
| Vernon Philander | lbw b Dilruwan Perera | 18 | 86 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b Suranga Lakmal | 2 | 9 |
| Dale Steyn | c Angelo Mathews b Suranga Lakmal | 8 | 17 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 3 · Total 126 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangana Herath | 19 | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 23 | 8 | 46 | 4 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 4.3 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Aiden Markram, 2.4 ov), 2-9 (Keshav Maharaj, 6.3 ov), 3-13 (Dean Elgar, 9.2 ov), 4-40 (Hashim Amla, 17.6 ov), 5-48 (Temba Bavuma, 20.2 ov), 6-51 (Quinton de Kock, 21.6 ov), 7-115 (Vernon Philander, 49.4 ov), 8-115 (Faf du Plessis, 50.1 ov), 9-123 (Kagiso Rabada, 52.6 ov), 10-126 (Dale Steyn, 54.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (1) and Aiden Markram (0) | 1 | 16 |
| second | Dean Elgar (5) and Keshav Maharaj (3) | 8 | 23 |
| third | Hashim Amla (2) and Dean Elgar (2) | 4 | 17 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (13) and Temba Bavuma (14) | 27 | 52 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (5) and Temba Bavuma (3) | 8 | 14 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (0) and Quinton de Kock (3) | 3 | 10 |
| seventh | Faf du Plessis (44) and Vernon Philander (18) | 64 | 166 |
| eighth | Faf du Plessis (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 0 | 3 |
| ninth | Dale Steyn (5) and Kagiso Rabada (2) | 8 | 18 |
| tenth | Dale Steyn (3) and Tabraiz Shamsi (0) | 3 | 9 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 190 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danushka Gunathilaka | c Kagiso Rabada b Keshav Maharaj | 17 | 65 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada | 60 | 80 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Keshav Maharaj | 9 | 12 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 3 |
| Angelo Mathews | b Keshav Maharaj | 35 | 86 |
| Roshen Silva | run out (Kagiso Rabada) | 13 | 24 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 9 | 14 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 2 | 2 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 33 | 46 |
| Rangana Herath | lbw b Tabraiz Shamsi | 0 | 5 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | c Temba Bavuma b Dale Steyn | 6 | 9 |
Extras 6 · Total 190 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Dale Steyn | 11.4 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 20 | 5 | 58 | 4 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 11 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Vernon Philander | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 17.5 ov), 2-64 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 21.2 ov), 3-64 (Kusal Mendis, 21.5 ov), 4-92 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 32.3 ov), 5-117 (Roshen Silva, 40.1 ov), 6-132 (Niroshan Dickwella, 44.2 ov), 7-134 (Dilruwan Perera, 44.4 ov), 8-156 (Angelo Mathews, 51.3 ov), 9-163 (Rangana Herath, 52.5 ov), 10-190 (Lakshan Sandakan, 57.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (33) and Danushka Gunathilaka (17) | 51 | 107 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (4) and Dhananjaya de Silva (9) | 13 | 21 |
| third | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Dimuth Karunaratne (23) | 28 | 64 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (12) and Roshen Silva (13) | 25 | 46 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (6) and Niroshan Dickwella (9) | 15 | 25 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (2) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 2 | 2 |
| eighth | Suranga Lakmal (9) and Angelo Mathews (12) | 22 | 41 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (0) and Suranga Lakmal (4) | 7 | 8 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (20) and Lakshan Sandakan (6) | 27 | 29 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 73 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | st Niroshan Dickwella b Rangana Herath | 19 | 46 |
| Dean Elgar | st Niroshan Dickwella b Dilruwan Perera | 4 | 12 |
| Hashim Amla | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilruwan Perera | 0 | 2 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilruwan Perera | 2 | 17 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 1 | 3 |
| Quinton de Kock | lbw b Dilruwan Perera | 10 | 9 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 22 | 38 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Lakshan Sandakan b Dilruwan Perera | 9 | 9 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b Dilruwan Perera | 0 | 10 |
| Dale Steyn | c & b Rangana Herath | 2 | 6 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | lbw b Lakshan Sandakan | 2 | 21 |
Extras 2 · Total 73 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangana Herath | 14 | 4 | 38 | 3 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 14 | 4 | 32 | 6 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Dean Elgar, 5.6 ov), 2-16 (Hashim Amla, 7.3 ov), 3-24 (Temba Bavuma, 11.4 ov), 4-25 (Faf du Plessis, 12.1 ov), 5-32 (Aiden Markram, 14.2 ov), 6-36 (Quinton de Kock, 15.3 ov), 7-58 (Keshav Maharaj, 19.1 ov), 8-58 (Kagiso Rabada, 21.5 ov), 9-67 (Dale Steyn, 24.2 ov), 10-73 (Tabraiz Shamsi, 28.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (4) and Aiden Markram (8) | 12 | 36 |
| second | Hashim Amla (0) and Aiden Markram (4) | 4 | 9 |
| third | Temba Bavuma (2) and Aiden Markram (6) | 8 | 25 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (1) and Aiden Markram (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Quinton de Kock (6) and Aiden Markram (1) | 7 | 13 |
| sixth | Vernon Philander (0) and Quinton de Kock (4) | 4 | 7 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (11) and Keshav Maharaj (9) | 22 | 22 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 0 | 16 |
| ninth | Vernon Philander (7) and Dale Steyn (2) | 9 | 15 |
| tenth | Vernon Philander (4) and Tabraiz Shamsi (2) | 6 | 27 |
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