Thu, 19 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar 1998 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa won by 70 runs
South AfricaSouth Africa
599/3 (20.00) & 264/10 (103)
Sri LankaSri Lanka
580/2 (20.00) & 306/10 (95.3)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Aravinda de Silva 2 Marvan Atapattu 2 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2 Hansie Cronje 2 Daryll Cullinan
Best Average 20.5 Sanath Jayasuriya 21.67 Allan Donald 26.67 Shaun Pollock 29 Chaminda Vaas 30.38 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Bowling Fig 4 Sanath Jayasuriya 4 Muttiah Muralitharan 4 Shaun Pollock 3 Allan Donald 3 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Most Runs Conceed 243 Muttiah Muralitharan 160 Shaun Pollock 152 Paul Adams 130 Allan Donald 116 Chaminda Vaas
Best Economy 1 Hansie Cronje 2.1 Sanath Jayasuriya 2.72 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2.83 Muttiah Muralitharan 3 Aravinda de Silva
Most Wickets 8 Muttiah Muralitharan 6 Allan Donald 6 Shaun Pollock 4 Paul Adams 4 Chaminda Vaas
Most 50s 2 Shaun Pollock
Best Strike Rate 0.97 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 0.77 Sanath Jayasuriya 0.71 Aravinda de Silva 0.69 Muttiah Muralitharan 0.64 Daryll Cullinan
Most Fours 20 Daryll Cullinan 19 Aravinda de Silva 16 Marvan Atapattu 11 Gary Kirsten 10 Hansie Cronje
Most Runs 181 Daryll Cullinan 131 Marvan Atapattu 123 Hansie Cronje 114 Aravinda de Silva 98 Shaun Pollock
Best Averages 90.5 Daryll Cullinan 65.5 Marvan Atapattu 61.5 Hansie Cronje 57 Aravinda de Silva 49 Shaun Pollock
Highest Score 113 Daryll Cullinan 92 Shaun Pollock 77 Aravinda de Silva 74 Hansie Cronje 71 Marvan Atapattu
Best Economy 3.15 Allan Donald
Best Strike Rate 41.3 Allan Donald 45.9 Makhaya Ntini 48 Chaminda Vaas 49 Shaun Pollock 58.5 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Strike Rate 0.56 Shaun Pollock
Best Averages 31.5 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most 100s 2 Daryll Cullinan
Worst Bowling Fig 135 Muttiah Muralitharan 90 Paul Adams 83 Shaun Pollock 81 Ravindra Pushpakumara 75 Chaminda Vaas
Most Runs Conceed 99 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Most Not Outs 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Ravindra Pushpakumara 2 Makhaya Ntini
Best Strike Rate 64.5 Muttiah Muralitharan 70.5 Paul Adams
Most Balls Faced 329 Marvan Atapattu 282 Daryll Cullinan 237 Hansie Cronje 176 Shaun Pollock 164 Gary Kirsten
Best Average 37 Makhaya Ntini
Worst Bowling Fig 57 Makhaya Ntini
Most Runs 63 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Ducks 2 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Chaminda Vaas 2 Adam Bacher
Most Balls Faced 153 Jacques Kallis
Highest Score 51 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.6
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.5
Balanced matchup
Chaminda Vaas vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.7
Balanced matchup
Aravinda de Silva vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.8
Balanced matchup
Aravinda de Silva vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.2
Balanced matchup
Jacques Kallis vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.8
âš  Bowler dominance
Roshan Mahanama vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.3
Balanced matchup
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Boucher vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Boucher vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Gary Kirsten vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Daryll Cullinan vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 124.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Daryll Cullinan vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 107.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.0
Balanced matchup
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.3
âš  Bowler dominance
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 108.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 134.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.0
Balanced matchup
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.3
âš  Bowler dominance
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.3
Balanced matchup
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.3
âš  Bowler dominance
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Chaminda Vaas vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.0
Balanced matchup
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Gary Kirsten vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Makhaya Ntini vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Roshan Mahanama vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Adams vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Shaun Pollock vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Allan Donald vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.5
Balanced matchup
Hansie Cronje vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Hansie Cronje vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hansie Cronje vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Hansie Cronje vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 90.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Donald vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Daryll Cullinan vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 78.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Daryll Cullinan vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 84.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 138.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Bacher vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Bacher vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Mark Boucher vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 220.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Makhaya Ntini vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Makhaya Ntini vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Mark Boucher vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 93.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ravindra Pushpakumara vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Chaminda Vaas vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Chris Adams
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup