Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series 2016/17
Test · 3 matches · 26 Dec 2016 to 12 Jan 2017
South Africa won the series 3–0
South Africa
Sri LankaMost runs
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Elgar | 2016–2017 | 5 | 308 | 129 | 61.60 | 53.57 | 1 |
| 2 | JP Duminy | 2016–2017 | 5 | 273 | 155 | 54.60 | 66.75 | 1 |
| 3 | Quinton de Kock | 2016–2017 | 5 | 270 | 101 | 54.00 | 76.49 | 1 |
| 4 | Hashim Amla | 2016–2017 | 5 | 231 | 134 | 46.20 | 49.46 | 1 |
| 5 | Stephen Cook | 2016–2017 | 5 | 216 | 117 | 43.20 | 54.27 | 1 |
| 6 | Faf du Plessis | 2016–2017 | 5 | 199 | 67* | 49.75 | 60.67 | 0 |
| 7 | Angelo Mathews | 2016–2017 | 6 | 178 | 59 | 29.67 | 52.05 | 0 |
| 8 | Kusal Mendis | 2016–2017 | 6 | 138 | 58 | 23.00 | 55.42 | 0 |
| 9 | Dimuth Karunaratne | 2016–2017 | 6 | 128 | 50 | 21.33 | 42.67 | 0 |
| 10 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 2016–2017 | 6 | 125 | 43 | 20.83 | 57.60 | 0 |
Most wickets
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | 2016–2017 | 6 | 19 | 6/55 | 17.16 | 3.75 | 1 |
| 2 | Vernon Philander | 2016–2017 | 6 | 17 | 5/45 | 14.59 | 2.70 | 1 |
| 3 | Suranga Lakmal | 2016–2017 | 5 | 12 | 5/63 | 30.83 | 3.04 | 1 |
| 4 | Lahiru Kumara | 2017 | 3 | 11 | 6/122 | 26.45 | 4.68 | 1 |
| 5 | Keshav Maharaj | 2016–2017 | 4 | 7 | 3/86 | 30.29 | 3.14 | 0 |
| 6 | Nuwan Pradeep | 2016–2017 | 5 | 7 | 4/78 | 43.00 | 3.36 | 0 |
| 7 | Rangana Herath | 2016–2017 | 5 | 6 | 2/48 | 48.00 | 3.27 | 0 |
| 8 | Wayne Parnell | 2017 | 2 | 6 | 4/51 | 14.83 | 4.20 | 0 |
| 9 | Duanne Olivier | 2017 | 2 | 5 | 3/38 | 11.40 | 3.17 | 0 |
| 10 | Kyle Abbott | 2016–2017 | 4 | 5 | 3/63 | 31.20 | 2.41 | 0 |
Highest scores
| # | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP Duminy | 155 | 221 | 19 | 0 | South Africa | 12 Jan 2017 v Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Hashim Amla | 134 | 265 | 16 | 0 | South Africa | 12 Jan 2017 v Sri Lanka |
| 3 | Dean Elgar | 129 | 230 | 15 | 0 | South Africa | 2 Jan 2017 v Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Stephen Cook | 117 | 178 | 12 | 0 | South Africa | 26 Dec 2016 v Sri Lanka |
| 5 | Quinton de Kock | 101 | 124 | 11 | 0 | South Africa | 2 Jan 2017 v Sri Lanka |
Best bowling
| # | Player | Figures | Overs | Econ | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | 6/55 | 17 | 3.24 | South Africa | 2 Jan 2017 v Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Lahiru Kumara | 6/122 | 25 | 4.88 | Sri Lanka | 2 Jan 2017 v South Africa |
| 3 | Vernon Philander | 5/45 | 20 | 2.25 | South Africa | 26 Dec 2016 v Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Suranga Lakmal | 5/63 | 27 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | 26 Dec 2016 v South Africa |
| 5 | Vernon Philander | 4/27 | 12 | 2.25 | South Africa | 2 Jan 2017 v Sri Lanka |