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Sri Lanka vs South Africa ஸ்கோர்கார்டு, 1st Test, South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2024
Result · Nov 27 2024, Wed - 01:00 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA191, 366/5 decl
SRI LANKA42, 282
South Africa won by 233 runs
CRR:3.54
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Match Info
| தொடர்: | Sri Lanka in South Africa 2024 |
| தேதி: | Nov 27 2024, Wed - 01:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Durban |
| இடம்: | Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium |
| டாஸ்: | Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada |
| Sri Lanka Playing XI: | Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando |
- South Africa defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 in their most recent men’s Test series (January 2021) after losing each of their two series against them prior in the format.
- South Africa have won each of their last two men’s Test series, as many as they won across their seven series in the format prior to that span (W2 D2 L3); the last time the Proteas won more consecutive series in the format was a span of three from October 2017 to April 2018.
- Sri Lanka have won two of their last three men’s Test series (L1), including a 2-0 victory in their most recent series (September 2024 v New Zealand); they will be aiming for back-to-back wins in such series for the first time since December 2021.
- South Africa will be aiming for back-to-back wins in men’s Tests at Kingsmead in Durban for the first time since January 2008, following their 220-run victory against Bangladesh in their last match at the venue (April 2022).
- South Africa have a batting false shot rate of 21.1% in men’s Tests in 2024, the best of any team this year; in addition, the Proteas’ bowling economy rate (3.1) is the second best of any team (Ireland – 2.7).
- Sri Lanka have a collective batting average of 37.6 in men’s Tests in 2024, the best of any team this year; in addition, their bowling strike rate (43.5) is the second best of any team (min. 3 matches played) behind only India (37.9).
- Marco Jansen (49) is one away from reaching 50 wickets for South Africa in men’s Tests; he’s taken at least one wicket in 11 of his 12 Test bowling innings in South Africa.
- Angelo Mathews (7,940) is 60 away from becoming the third player to score 8,000 runs for Sri Lanka in men’s Tests (Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400 and Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814); he’s scored 50+ in each of his last two Test innings (50, 88) – the last time he scored 50+ in more consecutive innings in the format was a span of three from July to November in 2018 (71, 52, 53).
- South Africa duo Senuran Muthusamy (19.2) and Kagiso Rabada (28.7) have the best and third best bowling strike rates of any players in men’s Tests (min. 11 overs bowled) in 2024 (Noman Ali – 27.2 for Pakistan).
- Kamindu Mendis has scored 22.8% of Sri Lanka’s runs when he’s played in men’s Tests in 2024, the best rate of any player for a team this year; his Test batting average in 2024 (94.3) is the second best (min. 11 innings) of any player for Sri Lanka in a calendar year (Mahela Jayawardene – 98.2 in 2007).
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