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)

SA vs SL - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Thu 03 1998
Teams
South Africa, 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
Match Result
South Africa won by 70 runs, Sri Lanka
Type No
Test no. 1410 Test, Sri Lanka
Season
1997/98, Sri Lanka
South Africa innigs
599/3 (20.00)
Total
418 124.4 Ov (RR: 3.35)		7942 (7942)
Daryll Cullinan 113 (113)
Shaun Pollock 92 (92)
Muthiah Muralidaran4/135
Pramodya Wickramasinghe3/75
Chaminda Vaas2/75
Sri Lanka innigs
580/2 (20.00)
Total
306 84.3 Ov (RR: 3.62)		5814 (5814)
Aravinda de Silva 77 (77)
Marvan Atapattu 60 (60)
Shaun Pollock4/83
Allan Donald3/66
Paul Adams2/62
South Africa innigs
264/10 (103)
Total
264 103 Ov (RR: 2.56)		5016 (5016)
Hansie Cronje (c)74 (74)
Daryll Cullinan 68 (68)
Sanath Jayasuriya4/53
Muthiah Muralidaran4/108
Chaminda Vaas2/41
Sri Lanka innigs
306/10 (95.3)
Total
306 95.3 Ov (RR: 3.20)		5814 (5814)
Marvan Atapattu 71 (71)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 51 (51)
Allan Donald3/64
Shaun Pollock2/77
Paul Adams2/90