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TESTNewlands, Cape TownThu, 19 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar 1998 - 13:30

SA

South Africa

599/3 (20.00) & 264/10 (103)

VS

Sri Lanka

580/2 (20.00) & 306/10 (95.3)

SL

South Africa won by 70 runs

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SA vs SL — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998
Teams: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Series: Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series
Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
Toss: South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires: David OrchardSteve Dunne
Result: South Africa won by 70 runs
Season: 1997/98

South Africa

South Africa innings

599/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 418 124.4 Ov (RR: 3.35)	418 (418)
Daryll Cullinan	113 (113)
Shaun Pollock	92 (92)

BOWLING

Muthiah Muralidaran	4/135
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	3/75
Chaminda Vaas	2/75

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka innings

580/2 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 306 84.3 Ov (RR: 3.62)	306 (306)
Aravinda de Silva	77 (77)
Marvan Atapattu	60 (60)

BOWLING

Shaun Pollock	4/83
Allan Donald	3/66
Paul Adams	2/62

South Africa

South Africa innings

264/10 (103)

BATTING

Total 264 103 Ov (RR: 2.56)	264 (264)
Hansie Cronje (c)	74 (74)
Daryll Cullinan	68 (68)

BOWLING

Sanath Jayasuriya	4/53
Muthiah Muralidaran	4/108
Chaminda Vaas	2/41

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka innings

306/10 (95.3)

BATTING

Total 306 95.3 Ov (RR: 3.20)	306 (306)
Marvan Atapattu	71 (71)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	51 (51)

BOWLING

Allan Donald	3/64
Shaun Pollock	2/77
Paul Adams	2/90

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