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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 Lanka
593/4 (18.00)
South Africa
756/1 (20.00) & 434/10 (157.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Mark Boucher
2
Ashwell Prince
2
Andrew Hall
2
Jacques Rudolph
2
AB de Villiers
2
Most Runs Conceed
Nicky Boje
221
Muttiah Muralitharan
172
Dale Steyn
129
Lasith Malinga
123
Best Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
6
Dilhara Fernando
4
Dale Steyn
3
Farveez Maharoof
2
Most Wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan
10
Dilhara Fernando
6
Dale Steyn
3
Farveez Maharoof
2
Best Bowling Fig
Lasith Malinga
1
Andre Nel
1
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Andrew Hall
1
Best Economy
Muttiah Muralitharan
2.092457
Sanath Jayasuriya
2.235294
Tillakaratne Dilshan
2.500000
Makhaya Ntini
3.129032
Best Average
Muttiah Muralitharan
17.200000
Dilhara Fernando
19.500000
Farveez Maharoof
40.000000
Dale Steyn
43.000000
Best Strike Rate
AB de Villiers
0.809090
Upul Tharanga
0.700000
Tillakaratne Dilshan
0.671641
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.666666
Best Averages
Mahela Jayawardene
374.000000
Kumar Sangakkara
287.000000
Jacques Rudolph
59.500000
Tillakaratne Dilshan
45.000000
Most Runs
Mahela Jayawardene
374
Kumar Sangakkara
287
Jacques Rudolph
119
AB de Villiers
89
Mark Boucher
89
Highest Score
Mahela Jayawardene
374
Kumar Sangakkara
287
Jacques Rudolph
90
Mark Boucher
85
Most Fours
Mahela Jayawardene
43
Kumar Sangakkara
35
Jacques Rudolph
18
AB de Villiers
11
Andrew Hall
10
Mark Boucher
10
Herschelle Gibbs
6
Most Wickets
Lasith Malinga
1
Andre Nel
1
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Andrew Hall
1
Most Runs Conceed
Dilhara Fernando
117
Andre Nel
114
Andrew Hall
99
Best Averages
Mark Boucher
44.500000
AB de Villiers
44.500000
Andrew Hall
40.500000
Nicky Boje
38.000000
Most 100s
Mahela Jayawardene
1
Best Strike Rate
Mahela Jayawardene
0.653846
Kumar Sangakkara
0.628008
Mark Boucher
0.526627
Most Runs
Andrew Hall
81
Ashwell Prince
62
Tillakaratne Dilshan
45
Most Ducks
Andre Nel
2
Most Not Outs
Chamara Kapugedera
1
Makhaya Ntini
2
Nicky Boje
2
Best Economy
Dilhara Fernando
3.162162
Farveez Maharoof
3.333333
Nicky Boje
3.400000
Best Strike Rate
Dilhara Fernando
37
Muttiah Muralitharan
49.32
Dale Steyn
52
Farveez Maharoof
72
Andrew Hall
150
Andre Nel
150.6
Lasith Malinga
157.2
Most Ducks
Dale Steyn
2
Most 100s
Kumar Sangakkara
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Nicky Boje
221
Muttiah Muralitharan
131
Dale Steyn
129
Best Average
Sanath Jayasuriya
76.000000
Andrew Hall
99.000000
Andre Nel
114.000000
Most Dots
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Jacques Rudolph
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Andre Nel
114
Andrew Hall
99
Makhaya Ntini
97
Lasith Malinga
85
Highest Score
AB de Villiers
65
Andrew Hall
64
Ashwell Prince
61
Most sixes
Makhaya Ntini
1
Mahela Jayawardene
1
Most Balls Faced
Mahela Jayawardene
572
Kumar Sangakkara
457
Jacques Rudolph
234
Andrew Hall
208
Ashwell Prince
197
Mark Boucher
169
Nicky Boje
140