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

Best performances - Batsmen

HM Amla
HM Amla
109(130) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 25 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
2 2 15 6 27 16 19 22
KC Sangakkara
KC Sangakkara
88(84) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 24 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
11 2 11 16 22 8 11 7

Best performances - Bowlers

Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir
O7
M0
R50
W3
Eco7.14
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
BAW Mendis
O10
M0
R61
W3
Eco6.1
RHB
OFFLEG
1W2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

South Africa - Innings

58
HM Amla23 (42)
Q de Kock27 (35)
2
JH Kallis0 (2)
HM Amla1 (1)
151
HM Amla67 (67)
AB de Villiers75 (70)
28
HM Amla18 (20)
JP Duminy10 (15)
10
JP Duminy6 (10)
DA Miller4 (6)
55*
R McLaren22 (18)
DA Miller32 (15)

Sri Lanka - Innings

50
TM Dilshan13 (16)
MDKJ Perera34 (33)
48
TM Dilshan27 (30)
KC Sangakkara20 (21)
24
DPMD Jayawardene10 (16)
KC Sangakkara14 (18)
16
KC Sangakkara9 (7)
SMA Priyanjan5 (8)
26
KC Sangakkara12 (15)
AD Mathews13 (13)
52
KC Sangakkara33 (22)
HDRL Thirimanne15 (26)
1
KC Sangakkara0 (1)
KMDN Kulasekara1 (1)
6
KMDN Kulasekara0 (2)
SMSM Senanayake6 (3)
0
BAW Mendis0 (4)
SMSM Senanayake0 (2)
6
SL Malinga6 (4)
BAW Mendis0 (3)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

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