Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2020

1st Test · Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2020 · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 26 Dec 2020 to 29 Dec 2020

Sri Lanka 396/9 & 180/9

South Africa 621

South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs

Player of the match: F du Plessis

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Match summary

Sri Lanka played South Africa in the 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2020 at SuperSport Park, Centurion, from 26 Dec 2020 to 29 Dec 2020. South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Sri Lanka made 396/9 in 96 overs, South Africa made 621 in 142.1 overs, Sri Lanka made 180/9 in 46.1 overs.

Faf du Plessis top-scored with 199 off 276 balls; Lutho Sipamla took 6/100 in the match; Faf du Plessis was named player of the match.

Sri Lanka Innings

396/9 (96 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
FDM Karunaratne b L Ngidi	b L Ngidi	22	20	4	0	110.00
MDKJ Perera c Q de Kock b PWA Mulder	c Q de Kock b PWA Mulder	16	29	2	0	55.17
BKG Mendis c L Ngidi b A Nortje	c L Ngidi b A Nortje	12	16	2	0	75.00
LD Chandimal c F du Plessis b PWA Mulder	c F du Plessis b PWA Mulder	85	161	11	0	52.80
DM de Silva retired hurt	retired hurt	79	106	11	1	74.53
N Dickwella lbw b PWA Mulder	lbw b PWA Mulder	49	86	6	0	56.98
MD Shanaka not out	not out	66	87	3	5	75.86
PWH de Silva b L Sipamla	b L Sipamla	18	20	3	0	90.00
CAK Rajitha c D Elgar b L Sipamla	c D Elgar b L Sipamla	12	49	2	0	24.49
MVT Fernando b L Sipamla	b L Sipamla	0	1	0	0	0.00
CBRLS Kumara c HE van der Dussen b L Sipamla	c HE van der Dussen b L Sipamla	0	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 16, lb 9, w 6, nb 6)	37
Total	96 Ov (RR: 4.13)	396/9

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (FDM Karunaratne, 4.5 ov), 2-54 (BKG Mendis, 9.5 ov), 3-54 (MDKJ Perera, 10.5 ov), 4-284 (LD Chandimal, 65.4 ov), 5-296 (N Dickwella, 70.3 ov), 6-320 (PWH de Silva, 76.3 ov), 7-387 (CAK Rajitha, 93.2 ov), 8-387 (MVT Fernando, 93.3 ov), 9-396 (CBRLS Kumara, 95.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
L Ngidi	19	3	64	1	3.37	83	6	1	0	0
L Sipamla	16	1	76	4	4.75	64	10	1	0	3
A Nortje	22	3	88	1	4.00	99	10	2	2	0
PWA Mulder	20	4	69	3	3.45	94	11	0	0	3
KA Maharaj	19	3	74	0	3.89	76	7	2	0	0

South Africa Innings

621/10 (142.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar c & b MD Shanaka	c & b MD Shanaka	95	130	16	0	73.08
AK Markram c MD Shanaka b MVT Fernando	c MD Shanaka b MVT Fernando	68	94	14	0	72.34
HE van der Dussen c N Dickwella b CBRLS Kumara	c N Dickwella b CBRLS Kumara	15	42	2	0	35.71
F du Plessis c FDM Karunaratne b PWH de Silva	c FDM Karunaratne b PWH de Silva	199	276	24	0	72.10
Q de Kock c HDRL Thirimanne b PWH de Silva	c HDRL Thirimanne b PWH de Silva	18	11	3	0	163.64
T Bavuma c N Dickwella b MD Shanaka	c N Dickwella b MD Shanaka	71	125	7	0	56.80
PWA Mulder c N Dickwella b PWH de Silva	c N Dickwella b PWH de Silva	36	63	4	1	57.14
KA Maharaj c PWH de Silva b MVT Fernando	c PWH de Silva b MVT Fernando	73	106	6	2	68.87
A Nortje c N Dickwella b MVT Fernando	c N Dickwella b MVT Fernando	0	3	0	0	0.00
L Sipamla lbw b PWH de Silva	lbw b PWH de Silva	0	1	0	0	0.00
L Ngidi not out	not out	2	9	0	0	22.22
Extras	(b 9, lb 18, w 10, nb 7)	44
Total	142.1 Ov (RR: 4.37)	621/10

Fall of wickets: 1-141 (AK Markram, 28.4 ov), 2-200 (HE van der Dussen, 42.6 ov), 3-200 (D Elgar, 43.4 ov), 4-220 (Q de Kock, 47.1 ov), 5-399 (T Bavuma, 90.4 ov), 6-476 (PWA Mulder, 107.4 ov), 7-609 (F du Plessis, 137.5 ov), 8-610 (A Nortje, 138.6 ov), 9-611 (L Sipamla, 139.2 ov), 10-621 (KA Maharaj, 142.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
MVT Fernando	31.1	3	129	3	4.14	126	17	1	3	0
CAK Rajitha	2.1	0	16	0	7.38	8	3	0	0	1
MD Shanaka	28.5	2	98	2	3.40	130	14	0	0	3
PWH de Silva	45	5	171	4	3.80	178	20	1	0	1
CBRLS Kumara	21.1	0	103	1	4.87	84	16	0	2	0
FDM Karunaratne	6.5	0	36	0	5.27	21	4	0	0	0
BKG Mendis	7	0	41	0	5.86	19	2	1	0	2

Sri Lanka Innings

180/9 (46.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
FDM Karunaratne b L Ngidi	b L Ngidi	6	8	1	0	75.00
MDKJ Perera c Q de Kock b A Nortje	c Q de Kock b A Nortje	64	87	10	0	73.56
BKG Mendis c HE van der Dussen b L Ngidi	c HE van der Dussen b L Ngidi	0	5	0	0	0.00
LD Chandimal b PWA Mulder	b PWA Mulder	25	45	4	0	55.56
N Dickwella c Q de Kock b PWA Mulder	c Q de Kock b PWA Mulder	10	15	2	0	66.67
MD Shanaka c Q de Kock b L Sipamla	c Q de Kock b L Sipamla	6	35	0	0	17.14
PWH de Silva c T Bavuma b L Sipamla	c T Bavuma b L Sipamla	59	53	12	1	111.32
MVT Fernando run out	run out	0	1	0	0	0.00
CAK Rajitha c KA Maharaj b A Nortje	c KA Maharaj b A Nortje	0	27	0	0	0.00
CBRLS Kumara not out	not out	0	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 4)	10
Total	46.1 Ov (RR: 3.90)	180/9

Did not bat: DM de Silva

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (FDM Karunaratne, 2.6 ov), 2-22 (BKG Mendis, 4.5 ov), 3-85 (LD Chandimal, 19.5 ov), 4-99 (N Dickwella, 23.6 ov), 5-114 (MDKJ Perera, 28.4 ov), 6-142 (MD Shanaka, 35.5 ov), 7-148 (MVT Fernando, 36.6 ov), 8-179 (PWH de Silva, 45.2 ov), 9-180 (CAK Rajitha, 46.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
L Ngidi	10	2	38	2	3.80	47	6	0	1
A Nortje	10.1	1	47	2	4.62	41	7	0	1
PWA Mulder	12	1	39	2	3.25	56	7	0	1
L Sipamla	5	0	24	2	4.80	22	5	0	1
KA Maharaj	6	3	20	0	3.33	29	4	0	0
AK Markram	3	2	6	0	2.00	17	0	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Sri Lanka vs South Africa match on 26 Dec 2020?

South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs.

Who was player of the match in Sri Lanka vs South Africa?

Faf du Plessis.

Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs South Africa?

Faf du Plessis (South Africa) with 199 off 276 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs South Africa?

Lutho Sipamla, with 6/100.

Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs South Africa?

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first.

Where was Sri Lanka vs South Africa played?

At SuperSport Park, Centurion.