South Africa Hang On For Series Win
South Africa held on with eight wickets down to draw the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, with it sealing a 1-0 series win and returning to the top of the ICC Test rankings.
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South Africa held on with eight wickets down to draw the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, with it sealing a 1-0 series win and returning to the top of the ICC Test rankings.
Sri Lanka enjoyed an excellent fourth day of the second and final Test against South Africa in Colombo, which ended with the tourists still needing another 331 runs to win.
Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Niroshan Dickwella has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee and given an official reprimand for unfairly claiming a catch against South Africa in the second Test in Colombo.
South Africa will go into day four of the second and final Test 150 runs adrift of Sri Lanka but head coach Russell Domingo says they remain positive and hopeful that they can still win the game.
Hashim Amla became the first South African captain to score a Test century in Sri Lanka but the home side had built a commanding lead of 150 runs by stumps on day three of the second and final Test in Colombo.
Sri Lanka enjoyed the better of day two of the second and final Test against South Africa in Colombo, reducing their visitors to 98 for three at stumps in reply to their own score of 421.
Mahela Jayawardene struck his 34th Test century to guide Sri Lanka to stumps on day one of the second and final Test against South Africa on 305 for five.
Sri Lanka have added uncapped wicket-keeper Niroshan Dickwella to their squad ahead of the second and final Test against South Africa in Colombo.
There is a thin line, in sport as in life, between pushing the law and breaking the law. Ball tampering at the moment is turning out to be an art in lingering right on that fine line, although it has no business to be there.
South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has been named as the Cricket World Player Of The Week after his part in bowling his side to victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel combined to bowl South Africa to a first Test victory on Sri Lankan soil since 2000 – the pair sharing eight wickets to complete a 153-run victory in Galle.
An unbeaten final session partnership of 96 between Kaushal Silva and Kumar Sangakkara has left the first Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Galle firmly in the balance going into the final day.
Vernon Philander has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee after admitting to a charge of 'changing the condition of the ball' - or ball-tampering - during day three of the first Test against South Africa in Galle.
South Africa reduced Sri Lanka to 283 for nine at stumps on day three of the first Test in Galle, ending the day with a lead of 172 runs.
After scoring an unbeaten century on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, South African batsman JP Duminy says he believes day three will pivotal to the outcome of the game.
JP Duminy struck an unbeaten century before South Africa declared on 455 for nine on day two of the first Test in Galle against Sri Lanka, who closed on 30 without loss in reply.
South African batsman Dean Elgar said he had to 'find a way to get through it' as he scored a century on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Sri Lanka took four wickets in the final session of the opening day of the first Test against South Africa in Galle to leave the match evenly poised after Dean Elgar had earlier reached his century with a six.
AB de Villiers is expected to play the first Test against Sri Lanka as a specialist batsman as he struggles to recover from a right hamstring injury.
Wicket-keeper AB de Villiers is a minor doubt for South Africa ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, which begins on Wednesday 16th July.
Sri Lanka have named a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa that begins at Galle on 16th July.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has had his action assessed as illegal and been banned from bowling in international cricket.
Quinton de Kock and AB de Viliers scored centuries to set up an 82-run win for South Africa over Sri Lanka that sealed a first ever One-Day International series win for them in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka have called up Dilruwan Perera in place of Upul Tharanga ahead of the decisive third One-Day International against South Africa in Hambantota.
Tillakaratne Dilshan starred with bat and ball to help Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 87 runs in the second One-Day International in Pallekele and level the three-match series.
South African batsman Hashim Amla has been named as the Cricket World Player Of The Week after he scored a brace of centuries in Sri Lanka.
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