Summary

TESTSinhalese 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
SL vs SA — 1st Test
Match No
1st Test
Date
Thu, 27 Jul 2006
Teams
Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Series
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss
South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires
Billy BowdenMark Benson
Result
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs
Season
2006
Player of Match
Mahela Jayawardene
South AfricaSouth Africa innings
756/1 (20.00)
BATTING
Total
169 50.2 Ov (RR: 3.35, 238 Mins)		169 (169)
AB de Villiers 65 (65)
Jacques Rudolph 29 (29)
Sri LankaSri Lanka innings
593/4 (18.00)
BATTING
Total
756/5d 185.1 Ov (RR: 4.08, 782 Mins)		756 (756)
Mahela Jayawardene (c)374 (374)
Kumar Sangakkara 287 (287)
BOWLING
Dale Steyn3/129
Andre Nel1/114
Andrew Hall1/99
South AfricaSouth Africa innings
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BATTING
Total
434 157.2 Ov (RR: 2.75, 624 Mins)		434 (434)
Jacques Rudolph 90 (90)
Mark Boucher (WK)85 (85)
Sri LankaSri Lanka innings
434/10 (157.2)