1st Test-South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series 2006 Match Stats

RESULTTESTSinhalese Sports Club Ground, ColomboThu, 27 Jul - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 - 10:30
SL
Sri Lanka
593/4 (18.00)
VS
South Africa
756/1 (20.00) & 434/10 (157.2)
SA
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE

Category kings

Who led the match
374
Most runs
MJMahela Jayawardene
374 off 572
43
Most fours
MJMahela Jayawardene
374 (572)
1
Most sixes
MNMakhaya Ntini
16 (32)
70.0
Fastest scoring
UTUpul Tharanga
7 off 10
572
Most balls faced
MJMahela Jayawardene
374 runs
6
Most wickets
MMMuthiah Muralidaran
6/131 in 64 ov
2.0
Best economy
MMMuthiah Muralidaran
6/131 in 64 ov
11
Most maidens
MMMuthiah Muralidaran
6/131 in 64 ov

Team battle

Sri Lanka ahead
South Africa 0categories led6 Sri Lanka
397Jacques Rudolph 90Runs▲718Mahela Jayawardene 374
2.47Run rate▲3.85
44Jacques Rudolph 13Fours▲85Mahela Jayawardene 43
1Makhaya Ntini 1Sixes1Mahela Jayawardene 1
46%Runs in boundaries▲48%
5Dale Steyn 3/129Wickets taken▲10Muthiah Muralidaran 6/131
3.96Makhaya Ntini 3.13Economy▲2.66Muthiah Muralidaran 2.05
1Dot balls1

Bowler vs batter

Career record
Tillakaratne DilshanBATVSRudi SteynBWL
BATTERBOWLER
177 balls · 161 runs · 6 outsEVEN
Upul TharangaBATVSRudi SteynBWL
BATTERBOWLER
85 balls · 66 runs · 5 outsEVEN
Mahela JayawardeneBATVSRudi SteynBWL
BATTERBOWLER
196 balls · 80 runs · 5 outsBATTER
Mark BoucherBATVSSanath JayasuriyaBWL
BATTERBOWLER
220 balls · 122 runs · 4 outsBATTER
Nicky BojeBATVSSanath JayasuriyaBWL
BATTERBOWLER
121 balls · 90 runs · 4 outsBATTER
Hashim AmlaBATVSLasith MalingaBWL
BATTERBOWLER
253 balls · 229 runs · 3 outsBATTER