Thu, 27 Jul - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs
Sri LankaSri Lanka
593/4 (18.00)
South AfricaSouth Africa
756/1 (20.00) & 434/10 (157.2)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Mark Boucher 2 Ashwell Prince 2 Andrew Hall 2 Jacques Rudolph 2 AB de Villiers
Best Average 17.2 Muttiah Muralitharan 19.5 Dilhara Fernando 40 Farveez Maharoof 43 Dale Steyn 76 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Runs Conceed 221 Nicky Boje 172 Muttiah Muralitharan 129 Dale Steyn 123 Lasith Malinga 117 Dilhara Fernando
Best Economy 2.09 Muttiah Muralitharan 2.24 Sanath Jayasuriya 2.5 Tillakaratne Dilshan 3.13 Makhaya Ntini 3.16 Dilhara Fernando
Most Wickets 10 Muttiah Muralitharan 6 Dilhara Fernando 3 Dale Steyn 2 Farveez Maharoof 1 Lasith Malinga
Best Bowling Fig 6 Muttiah Muralitharan 4 Dilhara Fernando 3 Dale Steyn 2 Farveez Maharoof 1 Lasith Malinga
Most Runs 374 Mahela Jayawardene 287 Kumar Sangakkara 119 Jacques Rudolph 89 AB de Villiers 89 Mark Boucher
Highest Score 374 Mahela Jayawardene 287 Kumar Sangakkara 90 Jacques Rudolph 85 Mark Boucher 65 AB de Villiers
Best Averages 374 Mahela Jayawardene 287 Kumar Sangakkara 59.5 Jacques Rudolph
Most Runs Conceed 99 Andrew Hall
Best Averages 45 Tillakaratne Dilshan 44.5 Mark Boucher 44.5 AB de Villiers
Most Fours 43 Mahela Jayawardene 35 Kumar Sangakkara 18 Jacques Rudolph 11 AB de Villiers 10 Andrew Hall
Best Strike Rate 0.81 AB de Villiers 0.7 Upul Tharanga 0.67 Tillakaratne Dilshan 0.67 Sanath Jayasuriya 0.65 Mahela Jayawardene
Most Wickets 1 Sanath Jayasuriya 1 Andrew Hall
Best Economy 3.4 Nicky Boje
Best Strike Rate 37 Dilhara Fernando 49.32 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Average 114 Andre Nel
Most Dots 1 Sanath Jayasuriya 1 Jacques Rudolph
Best Strike Rate 52 Dale Steyn 72 Farveez Maharoof 150 Andrew Hall
Best Bowling Fig 1 Sanath Jayasuriya 1 Andrew Hall
Most Not Outs 2 Makhaya Ntini 2 Nicky Boje 1 Chamara Kapugedera
Best Strike Rate 150.6 Andre Nel 157.2 Lasith Malinga
Best Averages 40.5 Andrew Hall 38 Nicky Boje
Most 100s 1 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Strike Rate 0.53 Mark Boucher
Most Runs 62 Ashwell Prince 45 Tillakaratne Dilshan
Most Ducks 2 Andre Nel 2 Dale Steyn
Highest Score 61 Ashwell Prince
Most sixes 1 Makhaya Ntini 1 Mahela Jayawardene
Most 100s 1 Kumar Sangakkara
Worst Bowling Fig 221 Nicky Boje 131 Muttiah Muralitharan 129 Dale Steyn 114 Andre Nel 99 Andrew Hall
Most Balls Faced 572 Mahela Jayawardene 457 Kumar Sangakkara 234 Jacques Rudolph 208 Andrew Hall 197 Ashwell Prince
Worst Bowling Fig 97 Makhaya Ntini 85 Lasith Malinga
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.5
Balanced matchup
Upul Tharanga vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Mahela Jayawardene vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Boucher vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nicky Boje vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashim Amla vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 84.3
✔ Batsman advantage
AB de Villiers vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Kumar Sangakkara vs Alf Hall
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 177.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Kumar Sangakkara vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Makhaya Ntini vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.5
Balanced matchup
Nicky Boje vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Andrew Hall vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jacques Rudolph vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.5
Balanced matchup
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Alf Hall
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mahela Jayawardene vs Alf Hall
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Herschelle Gibbs vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Herschelle Gibbs vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mark Boucher vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Herschelle Gibbs vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Boucher vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Makhaya Ntini vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Makhaya Ntini vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Nicky Boje vs Farveez Maharoof
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Andre Nel vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Andre Nel vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ashwell Prince vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Ashwell Prince vs Farveez Maharoof
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Andrew Hall vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Andrew Hall vs Farveez Maharoof
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Jack Nel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 572.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashim Amla vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Alf Hall
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Jack Nel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Rudolph vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 182.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Rudolph vs Farveez Maharoof
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Dale Steyn vs Susil Fernando
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Dale Steyn vs Lasith Malinga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance