Men's Test · Sri Lanka tour of South Africa · Match 1

Sri Lanka v South Africa

26 Dec 2020 to 29 Dec 2020 · SuperSport Park, Centurion

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: F du Plessis

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka (1)	396/9	96.0
South Africa (2)	621	142.1
Sri Lanka (3)	180/9	46.1

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Sri Lanka180/9 (46.1 ov)

Sri Lanka batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
FDM Karunaratneb L Ngidi	b L Ngidi	6	8	1	0	75.0
MDKJ Pereracaught b A Nortje	caught b A Nortje	64	87	10	0	73.6
BKG Mendiscaught b L Ngidi	caught b L Ngidi	0	5	0	0	0.0
LD Chandimalb PWA Mulder	b PWA Mulder	25	45	4	0	55.6
N Dickwellacaught b PWA Mulder	caught b PWA Mulder	10	15	2	0	66.7
MD Shanakacaught b L Sipamla	caught b L Sipamla	6	35	0	0	17.1
PWH de Silvacaught b L Sipamla	caught b L Sipamla	59	53	12	1	111.3
MVT Fernandorun out	run out	0	1	0	0	0.0
CAK Rajithacaught b A Nortje	caught b A Nortje	0	27	0	0	0.0
CBRLS Kumara*not out	not out	0	5	0	0	0.0
Extras	10 (b 4, lb 2, nb 4)
Total	180/9 (46.1 ov)

Did not bat: DM de Silva

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (FDM Karunaratne, 2.6 ov), 2-22 (BKG Mendis, 4.5 ov), 3-85 (LD Chandimal, 19.5 ov), 4-99 (N Dickwella, 23.6 ov), 5-114 (MDKJ Perera, 28.4 ov), 6-142 (MD Shanaka, 35.5 ov), 7-148 (MVT Fernando, 36.6 ov), 8-179 (PWH de Silva, 45.2 ov), 9-180 (CAK Rajitha, 46.1 ov)

South Africa bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
L Ngidi	10	2	38	2	3.80	1
A Nortje	10.1	1	47	2	4.62	1
PWA Mulder	12	1	39	2	3.25	1
L Sipamla	5	0	24	2	4.80	1
KA Maharaj	6	3	20	0	3.33	0
AK Markram	3	2	6	0	2.00	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.