f58734 t2311	Sri Lanka v South Africa
	South Africa in Sri Lanka 2018 (1st Test)
Venue	Galle International Stadium, Galle on 12th, 13th, 14th July 2018 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sri Lanka won by 278 runs
Umpires	PR Reiffel (Australia), RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire	NJ Llong (England)
Referee	RB Richardson (West Indies)
Reserve Umpire	REJ Martinesz
Close of play day 1	South Africa (1) 4/1 (Elgar 4*, Maharaj 0*; 4 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (2) 111/4 (Mathews 14*, ARS Silva 10*; 37 overs)
Player of the Match	FDM Karunaratne

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MD Gunathilleke	c de Kock b Rabada	26	31	49	4	-	21
FDM Karunaratne	not out	158	222	360	13	1	135
DM de Silva	b Shamsi	11	36	46	1	-	30
BKG Mendis	c Rabada b Steyn	24	36	47	3	-	23
AD Mathews	c de Kock b Rabada	1	10	15	-	-	9
ARS Silva	c Markram b Rabada	0	2	3	-	-	2
+DPDN Dickwella	c Amla b Shamsi	18	31	53	-	-	20
MDK Perera	c de Kock b Philander	1	4	3	-	-	3
HMRKB Herath	run out (Philander->de Kock)	1	7	16	-	-	6
*RAS Lakmal	c de Kock b Rabada	10	40	52	1	-	34
PADLR Sandakan	st de Kock b Shamsi	25	55	76	3	-	44
Extras	(7 b, 1 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	12
Total	(all out, 78.4 overs)	287
Fall of wickets:
1-44 (Gunathilleke, 10.4 ov), 2-70 (de Silva, 20.4 ov), 3-115 (Mendis, 31.2 ov), 4-119 (Mathews, 35.1 ov), 5-119 (ARS Silva, 35.3 ov), 6-161 (Dickwella, 46.2 ov), 7-164 (Perera, 47.1 ov), 8-176 (Herath, 50.3 ov), 9-224 (Lakmal, 62.4 ov), 10-287 (Sandakan, 78.4 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Philander	8	1	28	1	-	-	32	3	-
Steyn	13	0	54	1	-	-	54	6	1
Rabada	14	1	50	4	2	1	60	4	-
Maharaj	17	3	49	0	-	1	72	3	-
Shamsi	25.4	2	91	3	-	-	104	8	-
Elgar	1	0	7	0	-	-	3	1	-

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	c Mathews b Perera	8	29	30	-	-	23
AK Markram	c Mathews b Herath	0	7	7	-	-	7
KA Maharaj	lbw b Herath	3	12	13	-	-	11
HM Amla	c Mendis b Perera	15	36	38	2	-	28
T Bavuma	b Sandakan	17	33	40	2	-	24
*F du Plessis	b Lakmal	49	88	121	5	-	60
+Q de Kock	b Perera	3	8	9	-	-	6
VD Philander	lbw b Perera	18	86	96	1	-	73
K Rabada	b Lakmal	2	9	17	-	-	8
DW Steyn	c Mathews b Lakmal	8	17	24	1	-	13
T Shamsi	not out	0	3	9	-	-	3
Extras	(2 b, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 54.3 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Markram, 2.4 ov), 2-9 (Maharaj, 6.3 ov), 3-13 (Elgar, 9.2 ov), 4-40 (Amla, 17.6 ov), 5-48 (Bavuma, 20.2 ov), 6-51 (de Kock, 21.6 ov), 7-115 (Philander, 49.4 ov), 8-115 (du Plessis, 50.1 ov), 9-123 (Rabada, 52.6 ov), 10-126 (Steyn, 54.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Herath	19	5	39	2	-	-	90	3	-
Perera	23	8	46	4	-	-	111	4	-
Sandakan	8	1	18	1	-	-	36	1	-
Lakmal	4.3	0	21	3	-	1	18	3	-

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Sri Lanka second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MD Gunathilleke	c Rabada b Maharaj	17	65	68	1	-	53
FDM Karunaratne	c Amla b Rabada	60	80	137	7	-	49
DM de Silva	b Maharaj	9	12	19	-	1	9
BKG Mendis	lbw b Maharaj	0	3	5	-	-	3
AD Mathews	b Maharaj	35	86	139	1	1	63
ARS Silva	run out (Rabada)	13	24	37	2	-	17
+DPDN Dickwella	c de Kock b Rabada	9	14	20	1	-	11
MDK Perera	lbw b Rabada	2	2	4	-	-	1
*RAS Lakmal	not out	33	46	61	5	-	31
HMRKB Herath	lbw b Shamsi	0	5	9	-	-	5
PADLR Sandakan	c Bavuma b Steyn	6	9	18	1	-	6
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 57.4 overs)	190
Fall of wickets:
1-51 (Gunathilleke, 17.5 ov), 2-64 (de Silva, 21.2 ov), 3-64 (Mendis, 21.5 ov), 4-92 (Karunaratne, 32.3 ov), 5-117 (ARS Silva, 40.1 ov), 6-132 (Dickwella, 44.2 ov), 7-134 (Perera, 44.4 ov), 8-156 (Mathews, 51.3 ov), 9-163 (Herath, 52.5 ov), 10-190 (Sandakan, 57.4 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Rabada	12	0	44	3	-	-	50	5	-
Steyn	11.4	1	35	1	-	-	48	2	-
Maharaj	20	5	58	4	-	-	91	5	2
Shamsi	11	0	37	1	-	-	47	5	-
Philander	3	0	10	0	-	-	12	1	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
AK Markram	st Dickwella b Herath	19	46	47	-	-	35
D Elgar	st Dickwella b Perera	4	12	17	-	-	9
HM Amla	c de Silva b Perera	0	2	6	-	-	2
T Bavuma	c de Silva b Perera	2	17	13	-	-	15
*F du Plessis	c Mathews b Herath	1	3	5	-	-	2
+Q de Kock	lbw b Perera	10	9	14	2	-	6
VD Philander	not out	22	38	68	-	2	29
KA Maharaj	c Sandakan b Perera	9	9	23	2	-	6
K Rabada	b Perera	0	10	9	-	-	10
DW Steyn	c and b Herath	2	6	9	-	-	4
T Shamsi	lbw b Sandakan	2	21	19	-	-	19
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 28.5 overs)	73
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (Elgar, 5.6 ov), 2-16 (Amla, 7.3 ov), 3-24 (Bavuma, 11.4 ov), 4-25 (du Plessis, 12.1 ov), 5-32 (Markram, 14.2 ov), 6-36 (de Kock, 15.3 ov), 7-58 (Maharaj, 19.1 ov), 8-58 (Rabada, 21.5 ov), 9-67 (Steyn, 24.2 ov), 10-73 (Shamsi, 28.5 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Herath	14	4	38	3	-	-	68	1	2
Perera	14	4	32	6	-	-	65	3	-
Sandakan	0.5	0	1	1	-	-	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 93/2 (Karunaratne 37*, Mendis 19*; 26 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 161/6 (Karunaratne 80*; 46.2 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: South Africa (1) 86/6 (du Plessis 22*, VD Philander 16*; 37 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 25/0 (Gunathilleke 10*, FDM Karunaratne 15*; 10 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (2) 5/0 (Markram 2*, Elgar 3*; 3 overs)
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 13.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 27.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 43.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 54.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 250 in 72.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 20.3 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 43.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 16.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 34.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 49.5 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 17.5 overs
--> T Shamsi made his last appearance in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 50 in 82 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 100 in 159 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 150 in 215 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 108
--> BKG Mendis (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 3
--> PADLR Sandakan (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) 50 in 67 balls with 5 fours
--> K Rabada made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> K Rabada made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> AK Markram made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> AK Markram made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> ARS Silva made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> KA Maharaj made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> KA Maharaj made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> T Bavuma made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> T Bavuma made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> T Shamsi made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> T Shamsi made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> T Shamsi achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed DPDN Dickwella in the Sri Lanka first innings (previous best was 1-49)
--> K Rabada reached 150 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed MDK Perera, his 3rd wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings
--> MDK Perera achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the South Africa second innings (previous best was 6-70)
--> FDM Karunaratne (28) and PADLR Sandakan (20) added 50 in 84 balls for the Sri Lanka 10th wicket in the first innings
--> F du Plessis (32) and VD Philander (17) added 50 in 141 balls for the South Africa 7th wicket in the first innings
--> MD Gunathilleke (17) and FDM Karunaratne (32) added 50 in 102 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings

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Over 37.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - DPDN Dickwella (decision overturned)
Over 38.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - DPDN Dickwella (decision upheld)
Over 46.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MDK Perera (decision overturned)
Over 17.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - HM Amla (decision overturned)
Over 18.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - T Bavuma (decision upheld)
Over 33.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - VD Philander (decision overturned)
Over 49.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - VD Philander (decision upheld)
Over 5.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MD Gunathilleke (decision upheld umpire's Call)
Over 21.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - BKG Mendis (decision upheld)
Over 52.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - RAS Lakmal (decision upheld)
Over 52.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - HMRKB Herath (decision upheld)
Over 0.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - AK Markram (decision upheld)
Over 15.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - Q de Kock (decision upheld)
Over 15.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - KA Maharaj (decision uphld umpire's Call)
Over 18.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - VD Philander (decision overturned)
Over 28.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - T Shamsi (decision overturned)
FDM Karunaratne (28) and PADLR Sandakan (20) added 50 in 84 balls for the Sri Lanka 10th wicket in the first innings
F du Plessis (32) and VD Philander (17) added 50 in 141 balls for the South Africa 7th wicket in the first innings
MD Gunathilleke (17) and FDM Karunaratne (32) added 50 in 102 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings