South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014

South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014
	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)

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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[]

Tests		ODIs
Sri Lanka	South Africa	Sri Lanka	South Africa
Angelo Mathews (c) Lahiru Thirimanne (vc) Upul Tharanga Kaushal Silva Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Dinesh Chandimal (wk) Kithuruwan Vithanage Rangana Herath Dilruwan Perera Ajantha Mendis Suranga Lakmal Shaminda Eranga Dhammika Prasad Chanaka Welagedara Niroshan Dickwella[1]	Hashim Amla (c) Alviro Petersen Dean Elgar Faf du Plessis AB de Villiers (vc & wk) JP Duminy Stiaan van Zyl Wayne Parnell Vernon Philander Morne Morkel Dale Steyn Imran Tahir Kyle Abbott Quinton de Kock (wk) Dane Piedt	Angelo Mathews (c) Lahiru Thirimanne (vc) Tillakaratne Dilshan Kusal Perera (wk) Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Mahela Jayawardene Kithuruwan Vithanage Ashan Priyanjan Upul Tharanga Sachithra Senanayake Rangana Herath Ajantha Mendis Thisara Perera Nuwan Kulasekara Lasith Malinga Suranga Lakmal Dilruwan Perera[2]	AB de Villiers (c & wk) Hashim Amla Quinton de Kock (wk) Jacques Kallis JP Duminy David Miller Wayne Parnell Ryan McLaren Dale Steyn Morne Morkel Imran Tahir Vernon Philander Faf du Plessis Aaron Phangiso Beuran Hendricks

Tour matches[]

One-day: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v South Africans[]

3 July 2014 9:30 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Board President's XI 189 (39.2 overs)	v	South Africans 297/9 (50 overs)
Suraj Randiv 53 (51) Morné Morkel 3/29 (7 overs)		Hashim Amla 104 (79) Lahiru Gamage 3/36 (10 overs)

South Africans won by 108 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL) and (SL)

• Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elected to field.

ODI series[]

1st ODI[]

6 July 2014 Scorecard

South Africa  304/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 229 (40.3 overs)
Hashim Amla 109 (130) Ajantha Mendis 3/61 (10 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 88 (84) Imran Tahir 3/50 (7overs)

South Africa won by 75 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI[]

9 July 2014 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  267 (49.2 overs)	v	South Africa 180 (38.1 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 86 (90) Ryan McLaren 4/48 (10 overs)		Hashim Amla 101 (102) Lasith Malinga 4/24 (6 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 87 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)

• Sri Lanka won toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI[]

12 July 2014 Scorecard

South Africa  339/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 257 (44.3 overs)
Quinton de Kock 128 (127) Rangana Herath 2/48 (10 overs)		Angelo Mathews 58 (81) Ryan McLaren 3/37 (8 overs)

South Africa won by 82 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jacques Kallis (SA), played his final ODI

Test series[]

1st Test[]

16–20 July Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka
455/9d (166.2 overs) Dean Elgar 103 (187) Dilruwan Perera 4/162 (53.2 Overs)		292 (104.5 overs) Angelo Mathews 89 (182) Dale Steyn 5/54 (23 overs)
206/6d (50.2 overs) AB de Villiers 51 (58) Dilruwan Perera 4/79 (19.2 overs)		216 (71.3 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 76 (145) Morne Morkel 4/29 (13.3 overs)

South Africa won by 153 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Dale Steyn (SA)

• 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[]

24–28 July Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
421 (121.4 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 165 Vernon Philander 2/52 (21.4 overs)		282 (134.5 overs) Hashim Amla 139* (372) Dilruwan Perera 4/66 (41 overs)
229/8d (53.4 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 72 (90) Morne Morkel 4/45 (9.4 overs)		159/8 (111 overs) Quinton de Kock 37 (96) Rangana Herath 5/40 (45 overs)

Match Drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)

• 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[]

External links[]

• Series page on Wisden India