f57633 t2243	South Africa v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in South Africa 2016/17 (1st Test)
Venue	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th December 2016 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Result	South Africa won by 206 runs
Umpires	Aleem Dar (Pakistan), BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
TV umpire	RJ Tucker (Australia)
Referee	DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve Umpire	S George
Close of play day 1	South Africa (1) 267/6 (de Kock 25*, Philander 6*; 90 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (1) 181/7 (DM de Silva 43*, Chameera 7*; 57 overs)
Close of play day 3	South Africa (2) 351/5 (du Plessis 41*, de Kock 42*; 80 overs)
Close of play day 4	Sri Lanka (2) 240/5 (AD Mathews 58*, DM de Silva 9*; 83 overs)
Man of the Match	SC Cook
Articles	Maharaj achieves magical figure of Lord Hanuman
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SC Cook	c Chandimal b Lakmal	59	125	147	7	-
D Elgar	c Chandimal b Lakmal	45	98	164	5	-
HM Amla	c Chandimal b Lakmal	20	76	107	2	-
JP Duminy	lbw b Herath	63	95	141	10	-
*F du Plessis	c Karunaratne b Lakmal	37	73	107	5	-
T Bavuma	lbw b Herath	3	18	22	-	-
+Q de Kock	b Fernando	37	68	106	5	-
VD Philander	c Chameera b Fernando	13	33	45	2	-
KA Maharaj	c Chandimal b Lakmal	0	3	6	-	-
KJ Abbott	run out (Perera->Chandimal)	0	3	4	-	-
K Rabada	not out	0	6	12	-	-
Extras	(3 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 434 minutes, 98.5 overs)	286
Fall of wickets:
1-104 (Cook, 35.3 ov), 2-105 (Elgar, 39.2 ov), 3-178 (Amla, 59.5 ov), 4-213 (Duminy, 70.6 ov), 5-225 (Bavuma, 74.5 ov), 6-253 (du Plessis, 83.6 ov), 7-276 (Philander, 94.4 ov), 8-276 (Maharaj, 95.3 ov), 9-281 (Abbott, 96.2 ov), 10-286 (de Kock, 98.5 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Lakmal	27	9	63	5	-	-	125	8	-
Fernando	21.5	5	66	2	-	2	101	10	-
Mathews	13	5	26	0	1	-	65	3	-
Chameera	14	1	68	0	-	3	57	11	-
Herath	20	4	48	2	-	-	92	3	-
de Silva	3	0	12	0	-	-	10	1	-

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FDM Karunaratne	b Abbott	5	10	15	-	-
JK Silva	lbw b Philander	16	59	109	3	-
MDKJ Perera	c de Kock b Philander	7	13	14	-	-
BKG Mendis	c de Kock b Abbott	0	9	8	-	-
*AD Mathews	c Elgar b Rabada	39	69	115	5	-
+LD Chandimal	lbw b Philander	28	64	92	5	-
DM de Silva	c de Kock b Philander	43	70	120	5	-
HMRKB Herath	lbw b Maharaj	24	32	42	4	-
PVD Chameera	c Amla b Abbott	19	51	65	2	-
RAS Lakmal	c Abbott b Philander	4	5	4	1	-
ANPR Fernando	not out	8	10	28	1	-
Extras	(4 lb, 3 nb, 5 w)	12
Total	(all out, 310 minutes, 64.5 overs)	205
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Karunaratne, 3.2 ov), 2-19 (Perera, 6.2 ov), 3-22 (Mendis, 7.6 ov), 4-61 (JK Silva, 21.5 ov), 5-94 (Mathews, 31.1 ov), 6-121 (Chandimal, 41.3 ov), 7-157 (Herath, 50.1 ov), 8-181 (de Silva, 57.1 ov), 9-185 (Lakmal, 57.6 ov), 10-205 (Chameera, 64.5 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Philander	20	7	45	5	-	2	102	7	-
Abbott	21.5	4	63	3	-	-	99	5	-
Rabada	13	3	63	1	1	1	56	10	-
Maharaj	10	3	30	1	-	-	44	4	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SC Cook	c Chandimal b Chameera	117	178	245	11	-
D Elgar	c Mathews b Lakmal	52	102	133	4	-
HM Amla	lbw b Fernando	48	53	82	5	-
JP Duminy	c Mathews b de Silva	25	36	49	2	-
*F du Plessis	not out	67	86	125	4	-
T Bavuma	c Mendis b de Silva	8	10	8	1	-
+Q de Kock	lbw b Herath	69	86	98	6	-
VD Philander	did not bat
KJ Abbott	did not bat
KA Maharaj	did not bat
K Rabada	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 10 nb, 3 w)	20
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 373 minutes, 90.5 overs)	406
Fall of wickets:
1-116 (Elgar, 32.1 ov), 2-221 (Amla, 50.6 ov), 3-245 (Cook, 57.6 ov), 4-267 (Duminy, 62.4 ov), 5-277 (Bavuma, 64.4 ov), 6-406 (de Kock, 90.5 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Lakmal	18	2	64	1	-	-	70	5	-
Fernando	14	0	65	1	1	4	53	5	-
Mathews	4	0	10	0	-	-	18	1	-
Chameera	15	0	85	1	2	2	45	9	-
Herath	24.5	1	84	1	-	-	88	5	-
de Silva	15	0	91	2	-	-	30	7	-

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Sri Lanka second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FDM Karunaratne	run out (Duminy->de Kock)	43	113	143	5	-
JK Silva	lbw b Rabada	48	118	205	7	-
MDKJ Perera	c de Kock b Maharaj	6	13	10	1	-
BKG Mendis	c de Kock b Rabada	58	90	129	9	-
*AD Mathews	lbw b Abbott	59	120	170	7	-
+LD Chandimal	c Rabada b Maharaj	8	38	50	-	-
DM de Silva	lbw b Abbott	22	36	60	4	-
HMRKB Herath	c and b Philander	3	11	28	-	-
PVD Chameera	c de Kock b Rabada	0	12	20	-	-
RAS Lakmal	not out	19	20	29	3	-
ANPR Fernando	b Maharaj	4	9	13	1	-
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 3 w)	11
Total	(all out, 434 minutes, 96.3 overs)	281
Fall of wickets:
1-87 (Karunaratne, 32.4 ov), 2-93 (Perera, 34.6 ov), 3-118 (JK Silva, 46.2 ov), 4-193 (Mendis, 64.2 ov), 5-225 (Chandimal, 77.3 ov), 6-246 (Mathews, 85.4 ov), 7-258 (de Silva, 89.3 ov), 8-258 (Herath, 90.1 ov), 9-274 (Chameera, 93.3 ov), 10-281 (Fernando, 96.3 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Philander	22	5	65	1	-	-	104	9	-
Abbott	20	6	38	2	2	-	104	5	-
Rabada	21	4	77	3	1	1	95	12	-
Maharaj	30.3	7	86	3	-	-	138	11	-
Duminy	3	0	8	0	-	-	12	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: South Africa (1) 92/0 (Cook 52*, Elgar 39*; 29 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: South Africa (1) 174/2 (Amla 18*, Duminy 46*; 57 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 37/3 (JK Silva 12*, Mathews 5*; 13 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 104/5 (LD Chandimal 21*, de Silva 6*; 38 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (2) 39/0 (Cook 12*, Elgar 26*; 11 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: South Africa (2) 221/2 (Cook 108*; 51 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 27/0 (FDM Karunaratne 10*, JK Silva 14*; 14 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 118/2 (JK Silva 48*, BKG Mendis 14*; 45 overs)
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 17.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 31.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 48.5 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 200 in 67.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 250 in 83.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 16.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 34.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 47.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 63.2 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 14.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 28.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 40.1 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 48.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 250 in 59.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 300 in 70.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 350 in 79.2 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 400 in 89.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 24.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 40.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 53.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 200 in 66.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 250 in 87.3 overs
--> SC Cook (1) 50 in 102 balls with 7 fours
--> JP Duminy (1) 50 in 73 balls with 9 fours
--> AD Mathews (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> PVD Chameera (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Test matches
--> PVD Chameera (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> SC Cook (2) 50 in 81 balls with 7 fours
--> SC Cook (2) 100 in 152 balls with 10 fours
--> SC Cook (2) passed his previous highest score of 115 in Test matches
--> SC Cook (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 42
--> D Elgar (2) 50 in 96 balls with 4 fours
--> D Elgar (2) passed 1500 runs in Test matches when he reached 26
--> F du Plessis (2) 50 in 73 balls with 3 fours
--> F du Plessis (2) passed 6500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 29
--> Q de Kock (2) 50 in 66 balls with 4 fours
--> BKG Mendis (2) 50 in 75 balls with 9 fours
--> AD Mathews (2) 50 in 93 balls with 6 fours
--> LD Chandimal (2) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> PVD Chameera made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> PVD Chameera made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> BKG Mendis made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> BKG Mendis made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> RAS Lakmal made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> KA Maharaj made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> ANPR Fernando made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> MDKJ Perera made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> DM de Silva made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> DM de Silva made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> RAS Lakmal achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed KA Maharaj in the South Africa first innings (previous best was 4-78)
--> RAS Lakmal achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the South Africa first innings

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Over 70.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JP Duminy (decision upheld)
Over 74.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - T Bavuma (decision overturned)
Over 10.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - AD Mathews (decision upheld)
Over 17.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - AD Mathews (decision upheld)
Over 21.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JK Silva (decision upheld)
Over 41.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - LD Chandimal (decision upheld)
Over 34.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - SC Cook (decision upheld)
Over 90.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - Q de Kock (decision upheld)
Over 90.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - Q de Kock (decision upheld)
Over 46.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - JK Silva (decision upheld)
Over 55.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - AD Mathews (decision upheld)
Over 81.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - DM de Silva (decision overturned)
Over 85.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - AD Mathews (decision upheld)
Over 89.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - DM de Silva (decision upheld)
SC Cook (26) and D Elgar (27) added 50 in 108 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the first innings
SC Cook (56) and D Elgar (43) added 100 in 193 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the first innings
HM Amla (12) and JP Duminy (37) added 50 in 69 balls for the South Africa 3rd wicket in the first innings
SC Cook (19) and D Elgar (33) added 50 in 89 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the second innings
SC Cook (51) and D Elgar (49) added 100 in 174 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the second innings
SC Cook (22) and HM Amla (30) added 50 in 70 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
SC Cook (47) and HM Amla (44) added 100 in 110 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
F du Plessis (20) and Q de Kock (26) added 50 in 62 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket in the second innings
F du Plessis (41) and Q de Kock (53) added 100 in 133 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket in the second innings
FDM Karunaratne (17) and JK Silva (31) added 50 in 145 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings
BKG Mendis (26) and AD Mathews (25) added 50 in 56 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the second innings
F du Plessis' fours in the second innings includes one which was four overthrows