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          06/07Result
          1st ODI, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 6 2014
          South Africa won by 75 runs
          Player of the Match
          Hashim Amla
          Hashim AmlaSouth Africa
          06/07Result
          1st ODI, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 6 2014
          South Africa won by 75 runs
          Player of the Match
          Hashim Amla
          Hashim AmlaSouth Africa

          South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2014 News

          • New South Africa begin on solid footing

            South Africa's performance in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was not the tip-toeing or trepidation of a team in the throes of a transformation. It was the swagger of a side that had already settled

          • Sea, sun, scandal

            Our correspondent takes in the sights and sounds of Galle and Colombo, and reports on a tampering controversy

          • Steyn and Morkel hunt in pairs, Tahir flops

            ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their series win against Sri Lanka

          • Mathews, Perera shine bright for Sri Lanka

            ESPNcricinfo marks the Sri Lankan players out of 10 following their series loss against South Africa

          • Mathews rues Galle collapse

            Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews bemoaned his team's batting collapse in the first Test in Galle which allowed South Africa to settle for a draw at the SSC and claim the series

          Captain Fantastic

          1166

          Number of international runs made by Angelo Mathews this year before this game, behind only Sangakkara and Williamson

          Prolific Pair

          5493

          Number of ODI runs added by Sangakkara and Jayawardene before this match, behind only Tendulkar and Ganguly's 8227

          Top Stuff

          1614

          Number of international runs made by Kumar Sangakkara this year, before this game. Kane Williamson is second on the list with 1172

          Day Difficulty

          240

          The highest successful chase in a day game at Premadasa Stadium, by Sri Lanka against India back in 1997

          Twice Triumphant

          2

          Number of times Sri Lanka have chased 300 or more successfully against South Africa, in six attempts before this game

          Big Chase

          289

          The highest successful chase in Sri Lanka, by the hosts against Pakistan in Dambulla in 2009

          High Score

          304

          South Africa's 304 for 5 in this match is their highest total against the hosts in Sri Lanka. Their previous best was 264 for 9, made in 2000

          Record Partnership

          151

          The third-wicket stand between Amla and de Villiers in this match is the highest for South Africa against the hosts in Sri Lanka

          Mystery Mendis

          15.70

          Ajantha Mendis' bowling average against South Africa, his second-best against Test-playing opposition after Zimbabwe

          Amla tied with Kirsten

          13

          Number of ODI centuries Hashim Amla and Gary Kirsten have made. For SA, only Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers have made more