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Mahela Jayawardene holds several batting and fielding test cricket records for Sri Lanka. Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. [1] A Test match takes place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Test series was won by South Africa, 2–1. South Africa won the first Test in Centurion and Sri Lanka won the second in Durban, before South Africa won the third and deciding Test at Newlands, Cape Town, played from 3 to 6 January 2012. It was the first time that South Africa had won a Test series played in South Africa since 2008.
South Africa was building a defendable total against Sri Lanka as it reached 191-3 in its second innings and a lead of 221 runs on day three Saturday of the second test. Aiden Markram's 55 moved ...
Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2016–17 South Africa: Sri Lanka: Dates: 18 December 2016 – 10 February 2017: Captains: Faf du Plessis (Tests) Farhaan Behardien (T20Is) AB de Villiers (ODIs) Angelo Mathews (Tests, 1st & 2nd T20Is) Dinesh Chandimal (3rd T20I) Upul Tharanga (ODIs) Test series; Result: South Africa won the 3-match ...
South Africa had Sri Lanka on the rack at 205-5 in a chase of 348 on the fourth day of the second test at St George's Park on Sunday. Medium-pacer Dane Paterson and spinner Keshav Maharaj took two ...
Follow live coverage of South Africa vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in South Africa 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two ...
Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0, [7] their first Test series win in South Africa. [8] It was also the first time that a team from Asia had won a Test series in South Africa. [9] South Africa won the ODI series 5–0. [10] It was the fourth time in less than two years that Sri Lanka had been whitewashed in a five-match ODI series. [11]
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Only 20.4 overs of play was possible on Day 1 due to rain. Sri Lanka recorded their lowest total in Tests. [11] [12] Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) took his 100th wicket in Tests. [13] Marco Jansen (SA) took his maiden ten-wicket haul in Tests. [14] World Test Championship points: South Africa 12, Sri Lanka 0.