South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014
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| South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 3 July 2014 – 28 July 2014 | ||
| Captains | Angelo Mathews |
Hashim Amla (Tests) AB de Villiers (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (242) | Hashim Amla (197) | |
| Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (16) | Dale Steyn (13) | |
| Player of the series | Dilruwan Perera (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Hashim Amla (258) | Tillakaratne Dilshan (156) | |
| Most wickets | Ryan McLaren (9) | Ajantha Mendis (7) | |
| Player of the series | Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
The South African national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2014 to play two Test matches and three One Day International matches. The Test series was originally scheduled for July 2013 but was then postponed until 2015 before being brought forward to July 2014.
Squads
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Tour matches
[edit]One-day: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v South Africans
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- Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
[edit]2nd ODI
[edit]3rd ODI
[edit] 12 July 2014
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacques Kallis (SA), played his final ODI
Test series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]16–20 July
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- This is the first match for Hashim Amla as Test captain.
- Dean Elgar became the first South African opener to score century in Sri Lanka.[3]
- South Africa's first Test victory in Sri Lanka since 2000.
2nd Test
[edit]24–28 July
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain affected the first and third session of Day 5
- Niroshan Dickwella (SL) made his Test debut.
- Hashim Amla scored the first century by a South Africa captain in Sri Lanka.
- South Africa's 1st test series victory in Sri Lanka since 1993
References
[edit]- ^ Fernando, Andrew Fidel. "Sri Lanka call up Niroshan Dickwella". www.espncricinfo.com. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Perera, Dilruwan. "Dilruwan Perera Replaces Tharanga". www.cricketworld.com. Cricket World. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Moonda, Firdose. "Elgar's application hints at long-term promise". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links
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