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

South Africa v Sri Lanka

27 Jul 2006 to 31 Jul 2006 · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

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

Result

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa (1)	169	50.2
Sri Lanka (2)	756/5d	185.1
South Africa (3)	434	157.2

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa434 all out (157.2 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JA Rudolphcaught b CRD Fernando	caught b CRD Fernando	90	182	13	0	49.5
AJ Halllbw b M Muralitharan	lbw b M Muralitharan	64	177	7	0	36.2
HM Amlalbw b CRD Fernando	lbw b CRD Fernando	2	14	0	0	14.3
AG Princecaught b M Muralitharan	caught b M Muralitharan	61	182	4	0	33.5
AB de Villierslbw b M Muralitharan	lbw b M Muralitharan	24	38	3	0	63.2
MV Boucherc & b ST Jayasuriya	c & b ST Jayasuriya	85	160	10	0	53.1
HH Gibbsc & b M Muralitharan	c & b M Muralitharan	18	32	3	0	56.3
N Boje*not out	not out	33	130	2	0	25.4
A Nelb M Muralitharan	b M Muralitharan	0	8	0	0	0.0
DW Steynb M Muralitharan	b M Muralitharan	4	9	1	0	44.4
M Ntinib SL Malinga	b SL Malinga	16	32	1	1	50.0
Extras	37 (b 11, lb 4, w 2, nb 20)
Total	434 all out (157.2 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-165 (JA Rudolph, 51.6 ov), 2-171 (HM Amla, 55.5 ov), 3-185 (AJ Hall, 64.5 ov), 4-234 (AB de Villiers, 83.2 ov), 5-312 (AG Prince, 106.6 ov), 6-350 (HH Gibbs, 118.4 ov), 7-401 (MV Boucher, 138.6 ov), 8-404 (A Nel, 141.5 ov), 9-412 (DW Steyn, 145.3 ov), 10-434 (M Ntini, 157.2 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
SL Malinga	16.2	0	85	1	5.20	1	7
MF Maharoof	15	3	48	0	3.20	1	5
CRD Fernando	24	6	69	2	2.88	0	8
M Muralitharan	64	11	131	6	2.05	0	0
TM Dilshan	4	1	10	0	2.50	0	0
ST Jayasuriya	34	8	76	1	2.24	0	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.