Rabada, Philander dismantle Sri Lanka
January 4th, 2017 | by
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South Africa 392 and 35 for 0 (Elgar 19*, Cook 15*) lead Sri Lanka 110 (Philander 4-27, Rabada 4-37) by 317 runs The Cape Town monster was more in Sri Lanka’s own mind than the startling nature of the Newlands pitch, but...
Elgar’s ton anchors South Africa’s recovery
January 3rd, 2017 | by
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South Africa 297 for 6 (de Kock 68*, Abbott 16*) v Sri Lanka The serious demeanour of Dean Elgar, a batsman not given to fripperies, dominated the opening day of the second Test at Newlands as Sri Lanka failed to gain lasting...
Green pitch set to test wounded Sri Lanka
January 2nd, 2017 | by
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Match facts January 2-6, 2017 Start time 1030 local (0830 GMT) Big Picture Table Mountain looms over the Newlands ground, grand and forbidding, with sheer crags in its higher reaches, and rugged pine forests on its lower spines....
Mendis aware opposition attacks learn fast
January 2nd, 2017 | by
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Even team-mates may not have known much about Kusal Mendis when he debuted for Sri Lanka in October 2015, so limited had his exposure been to senior cricket. Mendis had played in 10 first-class matches before playing a Test. He...
Abbott hastens South Africa’s crushing win
December 31st, 2016 | by
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South Africa 286 (Duminy 63, Elgar 59, Lakmal 5-63) and 406 for 6 dec (Cook 117, de Kock 69, du Plessis 67*, Elgar 52) beat Sri Lanka 205 (Philander 5-45) and 281 (Mathews 59, Mendis 58, Rabada 3-77, Maharaj 3-86) by 206 runs...
Loose dismissals harm Sri Lanka in 488 chase
December 30th, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka 205 and 240 for 5 (Mendis 58, Mathews 58*) need another 248 runs to beat South Africa 286 and 406 for 6 dec (Cook 117, de Kock 69, du Plessis 67*, Elgar 52) A succession of soft dismissals left Sri Lanka in danger...
South Africa surge ahead on seamers’ day
December 28th, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka 181 for 7 (De Silva 43*, Philander 3-35) trail South Africa 286 (Duminy 63, Cook 59, Lakmal 5-63) by 105 runs Vernon Philander and Kyle Abbott led South Africa’s fightback after they were bowled out for 286 early...
Advantage Sri Lanka as Lakmal grabs four
December 27th, 2016 | by
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South Africa 267 for 6 (Duminy 63, Cook 59, Lakmal 4-62) v Sri Lanka Suranga Lakmal picked up four wickets in an innings for only the second time in a 32-Test career as South Africa ended the first day of their Test series...
Hosts hold edge, but young side gives Sri Lanka hope
December 26th, 2016 | by
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Match facts December 26-30, 2016 Start time 1000 local (0800 GMT) Big Picture Sri Lanka’s tour record in South Africa does not make for pretty reading. Out of 10 Tests in the country, eight have been lost. Of those, half...
Maharaj hopes for spin lessons from Herath
December 26th, 2016 | by
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While most of the South African squad will try to exploit Sri Lanka’s weaknesses in the upcoming three-Test series, at least one of them will be concentrating on the opposition’s biggest strength. Left-arm spinner...
