Cricket BallSri-Lanka and South Africa battle each other in the 1st 5-Day Cricket Test at Galle International Stadium in Sri-Lanka from 16 to 20 July 2014. Play starts early for SA viewers, as Sri-Lanka is a few hours ahead of South Africa in the time zones, so it is daly from about 06:00 SA Time every day.

South Africa have just won the ODI Series by 2 – 1, their first ever in Sri-Lanka.

The score cards will be updated at regular intervals here on Rugby-Talk.

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.

South Africa started well on Day 1 and then slightly lost their way towards the end of Day 1. At Stumps on Day 1, South Africa were 268 / 5, after 91 overs. On Day 2 South Africa continued their strong form and declared with 9 wickets down on 455 / 9 after 166.2 overs, leaving Sri-Lanka to field 12 uncomfortable overs before the close of play on Day 2 and with Sri-Lanka ending on 30 / 0 (12 Overs).

On Day 3 Sri-Lanka was steadily losing wickets and after 60 Overs bowled in the Sri-Lankan 1st Innings they were 165 / 4 (60 Overs). At close of play on Day 3 they were reeling at 283 / 9 after 100 Overs.

On Day 4 the Sri-Lankans were all out for 292 after 104.5 Overs and South Africa in their 2nd Innings declared at 206 / 6 (50.2 Overs). The Sri-Lankan 2nd Innings is underway, a target of 370 set.

At Stumps, Day 4, Sri-Lanka was 110 / 1 (32 Overs), 260 runs needed to win the game. One now wonders whether the South Adrican captain, Hashim Amla, declared the South African 2nd Innings too early!

On Day 5 the South African bowling attack and specifically the pace attack, obliterated the Sri-Lankans.

South Africa won the Test comfortably, by 153 runs.

 

South Africa:

  • First Innings – 455 / 9 Declared (166.2 Overs)

  • Second Innings – 206 / 6 Declared (50.2 Overs)

Sri-Lanka:

  • First Innings – 292 (104.5 Overs)

  • Second Innings – 216 (71.3 Overs)

 

South Africa won by 153 runs

South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series – 1st Test
Test no. 2129 | 2014 season
Played at Galle International Stadium
16,17,18,19,20 July 2014 (5-day match)
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
AN Petersen lbw b Perera 34 76 46 4 0 73.91
D Elgar c †Chandimal b Lakmal 103 246 187 11 3 55.08
F du Plessis c Silva b Perera 80 247 196 5 1 40.81
HM Amla* c Perera b Herath 11 41 36 1 0 30.55
AB de Villiers b Lakmal 21 66 48 4 0 43.75
Q de Kock† c Jayawardene b Perera 51 112 90 6 0 56.66
DW Steyn b Lakmal 3 37 20 0 0 15.00
JP Duminy not out 100 276 206 10 0 48.54
VD Philander lbw b Mathews 27 115 96 3 0 28.12
M Morkel b Perera 22 115 74 4 0 29.72
Extras (lb 2, nb 1) 3
Total (9 wickets dec; 166.2 overs; 665 mins) 455 (2.73 runs per over)

Did not bat:  Imran Tahir


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

Bowling O M R W Econ
RAS Lakmal 33 12 75 3 2.27 (1nb)
RMS Eranga 9 4 32 0 3.55
HMRKB Herath 60 12 148 1 2.46
AD Mathews 11 1 36 1 3.27
MDK Perera 53.2 8 162 4 3.03
Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
JK Silva c Philander b Steyn 8 75 43 1 0 18.60
WU Tharanga st †de Kock b Duminy 83 188 155 14 1 53.54
KC Sangakkara b Morkel 24 67 34 3 0 70.58
DPMD Jayawardene lbw b Steyn 3 17 9 0 0 33.33
HDRL Thirimanne c †de Kock b Steyn 38 147 98 7 0 38.77
AD Mathews* b Imran Tahir 89 232 182 14 1 48.90
LD Chandimal† c Petersen b Steyn 6 12 11 1 0 54.54
MDK Perera c †de Kock b Steyn 0 10 5 0 0 0.00
HMRKB Herath c de Villiers b Morkel 19 137 61 3 0 31.14
RAS Lakmal c †de Kock b Morkel 6 23 20 0 0 30.00
RMS Eranga not out 1 23 12 0 0 8.33
Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 3, nb 1) 15
Total (all out; 104.5 overs; 465 mins) 292 (2.78 runs per over)

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

Bowling O M R W Econ
DW Steyn 23 8 54 5 2.34 (1w)
VD Philander 15 6 31 0 2.06 (1nb)
M Morkel 18.5 8 49 3 2.60 (2w)
Imran Tahir 26 5 75 1 2.88
JP Duminy 15 4 47 1 3.13
D Elgar 7 1 25 0 3.57
South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar c †Chandimal b Herath 12 41 29 2 0 41.37
AN Petersen c †Chandimal b Perera 32 78 63 4 0 50.79
F du Plessis b Herath 37 103 78 3 0 47.43
HM Amla* c Tharanga b Perera 22 27 24 2 0 91.66
AB de Villiers b Perera 51 81 58 6 0 87.93
Q de Kock† c & b Perera 36 59 40 4 0 90.00
JP Duminy not out 8 16 10 0 0 80.00
Extras (b 4, lb 4) 8
Total (6 wickets dec; 50.2 overs; 205 mins) 206 (4.09 runs per over)

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


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

Bowling O M R W Econ
RAS Lakmal 9 0 35 0 3.88
HMRKB Herath 22 2 84 2 3.81
MDK Perera 19.2 1 79 4 4.08
Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 370 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
WU Tharanga c †de Kock b Steyn 14 12 13 2 0 107.69
JK Silva c †de Kock b Steyn 38 150 98 5 0 38.77
KC Sangakkara c Amla b Duminy 76 205 145 9 1 52.41
DPMD Jayawardene c †de Kock b Morkel 10 47 31 2 0 32.25
HDRL Thirimanne c de Villiers b Steyn 12 34 23 0 1 52.17
AD Mathews* not out 27 108 70 3 1 38.57
LD Chandimal† c †de Kock b Morkel 1 10 6 0 0 16.66
MDK Perera c †de Kock b Steyn 0 14 7 0 0 0.00
HMRKB Herath c de Villiers b Duminy 20 30 18 4 0 111.11
RAS Lakmal c Imran Tahir b Morkel 12 32 18 3 0 66.66
RMS Eranga c Elgar b Morkel 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 5, nb 1) 6
Total (all out; 71.3 overs; 332 mins) 216 (3.02 runs per over)

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

Bowling O M R W Econ
DW Steyn 17 4 45 4 2.64
VD Philander 11 4 34 0 3.09 (1nb)
M Morkel 13.3 6 29 4 2.14
Imran Tahir 19 3 64 0 3.36
JP Duminy 10 4 38 2 3.80
D Elgar 1 0 1 0 1.00

Match details


Toss – South Africa, who chose to bat
Series – South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Player of the match – DW Steyn (South Africa)
Umpires – BF Bowden (New Zealand) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire – NJ Llong (England)
Match referee – JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire – RSA Palliyaguruge
Close of play

  • Wed, 16 Jul – day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 268/5 (Q de Kock 17*, DW Steyn 0*, 91 ov)
  • Thu, 17 Jul – day 2 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 30/0 (JK Silva 8*, WU Tharanga 20*, 12 ov)
  • Fri, 18 Jul – day 3 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 283/9 (HMRKB Herath 12*, 100 ov)
  • Sat, 19 Jul – day 4 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 110/1 (JK Silva 37*, KC Sangakkara 58*, 32 ov)
  • Sun, 20 Jul – day 5 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 216 (71.3 ov) – end of match

148 Responses to Cricket: Sri-Lanka vs South Africa – 1st 5-Day Test (16 – 20 July 2014)

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  • 1

    Here’s your Cricket thread, fellas & flatties!

  • 2

    AB de Villiers almost, almost run out.

    SA 235 / 3

  • 3

    Sa really throwing away the advantage now. We will need 450-500 at least

  • 4

    @ grootblousmile:
    hey rudi. Are we going to have another Rugby talk prediction competition for the currie cup?

  • 5

    4 @ MacroBull:
    Yes, we’ll play SuperBru for the Currie Cup and also for The Rugby Championship!!

    Will create the Pools tonight sometime and invite all and sundry!

  • 6

    @ grootblousmile:
    I meant the game blommie bul made up

  • 7

    6 @ MacroBull:
    No, until we do not have a better format.. or a fine-tuned format for that type of thing, we won’t.

  • 8

    @ grootblousmile:
    alright Ill try to think of an idea with lttle admin work… it was fun while it lasted

  • 9

    @ grootblousmile:
    @ MacroBull:
    Have a look at the “last man standing” concept Sharksworld used for the SR
    Also looks quite interesting.

  • 10

    @ grootblousmile:
    how about we look at the schedule of one team (I.e the kings) and predict who they will win or lose to each week in the currie cup?

    I rate they will be a real dark horse that could spring a few surprises.

    Then for each round you predict correct like win/lose/draw everyone gets a point. the one with the most points at the end of the season wins.

  • 11

    we could create a single spreadsheet for everyone to dl and fill in and submit? import it to one large sheet and link all the cells. thus creating less admin work. or simply making it a one time effort.

  • 12

    @ nortierd:
    I think we would prefer a competition where everyone stays interested the whole season?

  • 13

    horrible shot from AB. we are on the backfoot now. Duminy and De kock needs to come to the party now.

  • 14

    MacroBull wrote:

    @ nortierd:
    I think we would prefer a competition where everyone stays interested the whole season?

    True, hopefully the CC itself stays exciting long enough to keep us interested.
    We need to give the Sharks supporters a couple of extra lifelines, we don’t want them to leave again if they lose a game Wink

  • 15

    12 @ MacroBull:
    Come up with a workable FORMAT for the Currie Cup… not just for 1 team… and we could certainly look at doing it!

  • 16

    @ grootblousmile:
    but the format is all about one team 🙂

  • 17

    A relatively neutral team…

  • 18

    @ nortierd:
    a +5 handicap 😀

  • 19

    I see that Beeld is reporting that Frik Kirsten has been advised to stop playing because of a bad neck injury.

  • 20

    @ Scrumdown:
    eish thats brutal

  • 21

    looks like Griquas will need to win SWD away from home by a BP to qualify for the CC.

    Leopards have an easy home game vs the bottom feeding bulldogs and look likely to get 5 points.

  • 22

    MacroBull wrote:

    @ nortierd:
    a +5 handicap

    Approve

  • 23

    De Kock falls for 50

    South africa 314/7 and in huge trouble… we need to limp to 400 now with jp20runs and hopefully a vern 50

  • 24

    from sport24
    “Four Stormers players found themselves beaten by a group of senior citizens in Gugulethu”
    ..
    now why aint I surprised? Happy-Grin

  • 25

    o and morning everyone!!
    o and stooooooooo …. agge ek mien …. dinges man …. uhm …. wats daai tieeem se naam nou weer? daai ouens van natal man!! Daze
    I-got-an-idea anyway, go “daai ouens van natal!!!”

  • 26

    375/7

    Jp Duminy really doing his part with a fifty. Excellent 😀

  • 27

    Highalnders team announced

    Highlanders : 15 Ben Smith (co-captain), 14 Richard Buckman, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Patrick Osborne,
    10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (co-captain), 7 Shane Christie, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Joe Wheeler, 4 Jarrad
    Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Kane Hames.
    Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Matias Diaz, 18 JP Koen, 19 Josh Bekhuis, 20 Tom Franklin, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22
    Trent Renata, 23 Gareth Evans.

    Weird bench… almost sounds like a Barbarians team.
    Matias Diaz, JP Koen, Josh Bekhuis, Fumiaki Tanaka and Gareth Evans.

    Sharks should take this game seriously, This Highlanders team will be quite effective neutralizing the sharks… strong forwards, tactical 9 and 10… Destructive game breaking 13 and 15.

    Not going to be too easy.

  • 28

    Sharks predictably relying on consistency

    – 15 SP Marais, 14 S’bura Sithole, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Paul Jordaan, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frans
    Steyn, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Albert, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4
    Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis (c), 1 Thomas du Toit.
    Subs: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Etienne Oosthuizen, 20 Jean
    Deysel, 21 Charl McLeod, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Tonderai Chavhanga.

  • 29

    SA 402/8. Good stuff, and a pretty decent score considering the mini collapse after 195/1 yesterday

  • 30

    MacroBull wrote:

    Sharks predictably relying on consistency

    – 15 SP Marais, 14 S’bura Sithole, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Paul Jordaan, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frans
    Steyn, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Albert, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4
    Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis (c), 1 Thomas du Toit.
    Subs: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Etienne Oosthuizen, 20 Jean
    Deysel, 21 Charl McLeod, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Tonderai Chavhanga.

    Lambie on the bench, I am very glad about that, and lets hope he makes a decent impact when he comes on (hopefully FS will move to FB, when he does), and the Guppies romp home with a decent win. Go Sharks

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