Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st Test, South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series 2014

1st Test · South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series 2014 · Galle International Stadium · 16 Jul 2014 to 20 Jul 2014

South Africa 455/9d & 206/6d

Sri Lanka 292 & 216

South Africa won by 153 runs

Player of the match: DW Steyn

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Match summary

Sri Lanka played South Africa in the 1st Test, South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series 2014 at Galle International Stadium, from 16 Jul 2014 to 20 Jul 2014. South Africa won by 153 runs.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa made 455/9 declared in 166.2 overs, Sri Lanka made 292 in 104.5 overs, South Africa made 206/6 declared in 50.2 overs, Sri Lanka made 216 in 71.3 overs.

Faf du Plessis top-scored with 117 runs in the match; Dale Steyn took 9/99 in the match; Dale Steyn was named player of the match.

South Africa Innings

455/9d (166.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Petersen lbw b MDK Perera	lbw b MDK Perera	34	46	4	0	73.91
D Elgar c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal	c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal	103	187	11	3	55.08
F du Plessis c JK Silva b MDK Perera	c JK Silva b MDK Perera	80	196	5	1	40.82
HM Amla c MDK Perera b HMRKB Herath	c MDK Perera b HMRKB Herath	11	36	1	0	30.56
AB de Villiers b RAS Lakmal	b RAS Lakmal	21	48	4	0	43.75
Q de Kock c DPMD Jayawardene b MDK Perera	c DPMD Jayawardene b MDK Perera	51	90	6	0	56.67
DW Steyn b RAS Lakmal	b RAS Lakmal	3	20	0	0	15.00
JP Duminy not out	not out	100	206	10	0	48.54
VD Philander lbw b AD Mathews	lbw b AD Mathews	27	96	3	0	28.13
M Morkel b MDK Perera	b MDK Perera	22	74	4	0	29.73
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 1)	3
Total	166.2 Ov (RR: 2.74)	455/9

Did not bat: Imran Tahir

Fall of wickets: 1-70 (AN Petersen, 16.5 ov), 2-195 (D Elgar, 62.6 ov), 3-220 (HM Amla, 73.4 ov), 4-246 (F du Plessis, 82.3 ov), 5-266 (AB de Villiers, 89.6 ov), 6-290 (DW Steyn, 99.3 ov), 7-314 (Q de Kock, 108.5 ov), 8-389 (VD Philander, 138.5 ov), 9-455 (M Morkel, 166.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
RAS Lakmal	33	12	75	3	2.27	160	8	0	1
RMS Eranga	9	4	32	0	3.56	43	6	0	0
HMRKB Herath	60	12	148	1	2.47	279	14	2	0
AD Mathews	11	1	36	1	3.27	47	5	0	0
MDK Perera	53.2	8	162	4	3.04	230	15	2	0

Sri Lanka Innings

292/10 (104.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
JK Silva c VD Philander b DW Steyn	c VD Philander b DW Steyn	8	43	1	0	18.60
WU Tharanga st Q de Kock b JP Duminy	st Q de Kock b JP Duminy	83	155	14	1	53.55
KC Sangakkara b M Morkel	b M Morkel	24	34	3	0	70.59
DPMD Jayawardene lbw b DW Steyn	lbw b DW Steyn	3	9	0	0	33.33
HDRL Thirimanne c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	38	98	7	0	38.78
AD Mathews b Imran Tahir	b Imran Tahir	89	182	14	1	48.90
LD Chandimal c AN Petersen b DW Steyn	c AN Petersen b DW Steyn	6	11	1	0	54.55
MDK Perera c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	0	5	0	0	0.00
HMRKB Herath c AB de Villiers b M Morkel	c AB de Villiers b M Morkel	19	61	3	0	31.15
RAS Lakmal c Q de Kock b M Morkel	c Q de Kock b M Morkel	6	20	0	0	30.00
RMS Eranga not out	not out	1	12	0	0	8.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, w 3, nb 1)	15
Total	104.5 Ov (RR: 2.79)	292/10

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (JK Silva, 16.3 ov), 2-98 (KC Sangakkara, 31.6 ov), 3-104 (DPMD Jayawardene, 35.6 ov), 4-136 (WU Tharanga, 42.4 ov), 5-190 (HDRL Thirimanne, 71.1 ov), 6-200 (LD Chandimal, 73.4 ov), 7-201 (MDK Perera, 75.3 ov), 8-272 (AD Mathews, 94.6 ov), 9-283 (RAS Lakmal, 99.6 ov), 10-292 (HMRKB Herath, 104.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
DW Steyn	23	8	54	5	2.35	114	8	0	1	0
VD Philander	15	6	31	0	2.07	78	5	0	0	1
M Morkel	18.5	8	49	3	2.60	95	8	0	2	0
Imran Tahir	26	5	75	1	2.88	121	10	1	0	0
JP Duminy	15	4	47	1	3.13	71	7	1	0	0
D Elgar	7	1	25	0	3.57	33	5	0	0	0

South Africa Innings

206/6d (50.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar c LD Chandimal b HMRKB Herath	c LD Chandimal b HMRKB Herath	12	29	2	0	41.38
AN Petersen c LD Chandimal b MDK Perera	c LD Chandimal b MDK Perera	32	63	4	0	50.79
F du Plessis b HMRKB Herath	b HMRKB Herath	37	78	3	0	47.44
HM Amla c WU Tharanga b MDK Perera	c WU Tharanga b MDK Perera	22	24	2	0	91.67
AB de Villiers b MDK Perera	b MDK Perera	51	58	6	0	87.93
Q de Kock c & b MDK Perera	c & b MDK Perera	36	40	4	0	90.00
JP Duminy not out	not out	8	10	0	0	80.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)	8
Total	50.2 Ov (RR: 4.09)	206/6

Did not bat: M Morkel, DW Steyn, Imran Tahir, VD Philander

Fall of wickets: 1-33 (D Elgar, 11.5 ov), 2-54 (AN Petersen, 19.6 ov), 3-88 (HM Amla, 27.5 ov), 4-131 (F du Plessis, 37.4 ov), 5-193 (AB de Villiers, 46.4 ov), 6-206 (Q de Kock, 50.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
RAS Lakmal	9	0	35	0	3.89	34	4
HMRKB Herath	22	2	84	2	3.82	82	9
MDK Perera	19.2	1	79	4	4.09	71	8

Sri Lanka Innings

216/10 (71.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	14	13	2	0	107.69
JK Silva c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	38	98	5	0	38.78
KC Sangakkara c HM Amla b JP Duminy	c HM Amla b JP Duminy	76	145	9	1	52.41
DPMD Jayawardene c Q de Kock b M Morkel	c Q de Kock b M Morkel	10	31	2	0	32.26
HDRL Thirimanne c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	12	23	0	1	52.17
AD Mathews not out	not out	27	70	3	1	38.57
LD Chandimal c Q de Kock b M Morkel	c Q de Kock b M Morkel	1	6	0	0	16.67
MDK Perera c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	c Q de Kock b DW Steyn	0	7	0	0	0.00
HMRKB Herath c AB de Villiers b JP Duminy	c AB de Villiers b JP Duminy	20	18	4	0	111.11
RAS Lakmal c Imran Tahir b M Morkel	c Imran Tahir b M Morkel	12	18	3	0	66.67
RMS Eranga c D Elgar b M Morkel	c D Elgar b M Morkel	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 1)	6
Total	71.3 Ov (RR: 3.02)	216/10

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (WU Tharanga, 2.4 ov), 2-118 (JK Silva, 35.5 ov), 3-138 (DPMD Jayawardene, 46.1 ov), 4-149 (KC Sangakkara, 50.1 ov), 5-153 (HDRL Thirimanne, 53.1 ov), 6-158 (LD Chandimal, 54.3 ov), 7-161 (MDK Perera, 57.3 ov), 8-190 (HMRKB Herath, 64.2 ov), 9-216 (RAS Lakmal, 71.2 ov), 10-216 (RMS Eranga, 71.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
DW Steyn	17	4	45	4	2.65	80	6	0	0
VD Philander	11	4	34	0	3.09	54	6	0	1
M Morkel	13.3	6	29	4	2.15	68	5	0	0
Imran Tahir	19	3	64	0	3.37	83	7	2	0
JP Duminy	10	4	38	2	3.80	43	4	1	0
D Elgar	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Sri Lanka vs South Africa match on 16 Jul 2014?

South Africa won by 153 runs.

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

Dale Steyn.

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

Faf du Plessis (South Africa) with 117 runs across 2 innings.

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

Dale Steyn, with 9/99.

Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs South Africa?

South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Where was Sri Lanka vs South Africa played?

At Galle International Stadium.