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          16/07Result
          1st Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jul 16-20 2014
          South Africa won by 153 runs
          Player of the Match
          Dale Steyn
          Dale SteynSouth Africa
          16/07Result
          1st Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jul 16-20 2014
          South Africa won by 153 runs
          Player of the Match
          Dale Steyn
          Dale SteynSouth 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

          Terrific Travellers

          1.36

          South Africa's win-loss ratio in Asia, the best for a non-Asian team

          Simply The Best

          80

          Wickets taken by Steyn in Asia, the most by a non-Asian fast bowler

          Twin Triumphs

          2

          Number of Sri Lankans with fourth-innings centuries in victories - Jayawardene and Aravinda de Silva

          Final Stand

          151

          The highest fourth-innings partnership in Galle, between Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan, in 2012

          Strong Finish

          54

          Jayawardene's fourth-innings average at home, with three centuries

          Final Five

          5

          Number of times Sri Lanka have scored 300 or more in the fourth innings of a home Test

          Solid As Ever

          45.56

          Kumar Sangakkara's fourth innings batting average

          Tough Targets

          95

          The highest successful chase in Galle, by Sri Lanka against India in 2010

          Hanging In

          210/9

          Highest fourth-innings total in a drawn game in Galle, by England in 2003

          Triple Threat

          69.8

          Hashim Amla's third-innings batting average, his highest

          Third Shot

          225

          Average third innings score in Galle

          Oriental Success

          76

          Wickets taken by Steyn in Asia, the second-most for a non-Asian fast bowler

          Serious Striking

          41.2

          Steyn's strike-rate in the first and second innings of a match, next only to Syd Barnes' (min 100 wickets)

          Starting Blues

          41.60

          Mathews' batting average in the first innings of a match, his lowest