The South Africa cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July and August 2018 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[1][2][3] Originally, the tour was for three Test matches, but the third match was dropped and replaced by the ODI and T20I fixtures.[4] The extra ODI fixtures were used as preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5]
| South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 7 July – 14 August 2018 | ||
| Captains |
Suranga Lakmal (Tests) Angelo Mathews (ODIs and T20I) |
Faf du Plessis (Tests and ODIs)[nb 1] JP Duminy (T20I) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (356) | Faf du Plessis (105) | |
| Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (16) | Keshav Maharaj (16) | |
| Player of the series | Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (235) | JP Duminy (227) | |
| Most wickets | Akila Dananjaya (14) | Lungi Ngidi (10) | |
| Player of the series | JP Duminy (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (36) | Quinton de Kock (20) | |
| Most wickets | Lakshan Sandakan (3) |
Junior Dala (2) Kagiso Rabada (2) Tabraiz Shamsi (2) | |
Ahead of the tour, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named Dinesh Chandimal as the captain of the Test side. However, Chandimal faced disciplinary charges, for his role in alleged ball-tampering during the second Test against the West Indies in Saint Lucia in June 2018.[6] His hearing took place before the start of the first Test, with him found guilty. He received a two-match ban, with Suranga Lakmal captaining the side in his place.[7][8] After the conclusion of the first Test, the independent Judicial Commissioner handed down a further eight suspension points to Chandimal, meaning that he was also suspended for the first four ODIs of the series.[9]
Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0.[10]
During the ODI series, South Africa's captain, Faf du Plessis, injured himself during the third match and was ruled out of the rest of the tour, including the one-off T20I fixture.[11] Quinton de Kock was named as the captain of South Africa for the last two ODIs of the series.[12] JP Duminy was also named as the captain of the team for the T20I match.[12] South Africa won the ODI series 3–2.[13] Sri Lanka won the one-off T20I match by three wickets.[14]
Squads
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Sri Lanka named Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Peiris, Isuru Udana and Jeffrey Vandersay as standby players for the ODI series.[17] The day before the one-off T20I fixture, Isuru Udana and Kasun Rajitha were added to Sri Lanka's squad for the match.[21]
Tour matches
editTwo-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs South Africa
edit7–8 July 2018
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- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
One-day match: Sri Lanka Board XI vs South Africa
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Test series
edit1st Test
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dean Elgar (SA) and Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) both played in their 50th Test.[22]
- Kusal Mendis (SL) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.[23]
- Dimuth Karunaratne became the fourth batsman for Sri Lanka to carry his bat in Tests.[24]
- Kagiso Rabada (SA) became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests.[25]
- Dale Steyn became the joint-highest wicket-taker for South Africa in Tests (421).[26]
- South Africa's second innings total was their lowest score since readmission, and their lowest score in Tests since scoring 72 against England in 1957.[27]
2nd Test
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Angelo Mathews became the ninth batsman for Sri Lanka to score 5,000 runs in Tests.[28]
- Hashim Amla became the third batsman for South Africa to score 9,000 runs in Tests.[29]
- Keshav Maharaj (SA) took his first ten-wicket haul in Tests.[30]
- Quinton de Kock (SA) became the fastest wicket-keeper to take 150 dismissals in Tests, in terms of matches played (35).[31]
- Theunis de Bruyn (SA) scored his first century in Tests.[32]
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Angelo Mathews (SL) played in his 100th ODI as captain.[33]
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prabath Jayasuriya and Kasun Rajitha (SL) both made their ODI debuts.
- Kagiso Rabada (SA) played in his 50th ODI.[34]
- Suranga Lakmal (SL) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[35]
- Thisara Perera (SL) took his 150th wicket in ODIs.[35]
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Reeza Hendricks (SA) made his ODI debut
- Reeza Hendricks became the third batsman for South Africa, and fourteenth overall, to score a century on ODI debut.[36] It was also the fastest century by a batsman on ODI debut (88 balls).[37]
- This was South Africa's highest score in ODIs in Sri Lanka.[38][39]
4th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 191 runs from 21 overs due to rain.
- Junior Dala (SA) made his ODI debut.
- Quinton de Kock captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs.[40]
- Angelo Mathews (SL) played in his 200th ODI.[41]
- Kusal Perera (SL) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs.[42]
- Quinton de Kock (SA) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs.[43]
5th ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series
editOnly T20I
editNotes
edit- ^ Quinton de Kock captained South Africa for the last two ODIs.
- ^ a b While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days, and the second Test reached a result in four days.
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- ^ "Malinga snubbed for one-off T20I". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Chance for South Africa to finish Sri Lanka tour on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka T20I squad changes". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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- ^ "Maharaj's nine-for: South Africa's second-best". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "SL Vs SA, 2018: Quinton de Kock Fastest to 150 Dismissals in Test Cricket". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Proteas crash to series defeat despite De Bruyn's ton". Sport24. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Shamsi, Rabada four-fors take SA 1–0 up". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "I like responsibility, but don't see myself as any leader - Rabada". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "De Kock, bowlers, power South Africa to comfortable win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Reeza Hendricks 3rd South African and 14th overall to hit century on ODI debut". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Stats: Reeza Hendricks scores a 89-ball 102 on his ODI debut". Crictracker. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2018, 3rd ODI – Statistical Highlights". Crictracker. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "South Africa ride on Hendricks ton, Duminy 92 to seal series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "'Nervous' de Kock gets opportunity to show he could be next". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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