Wed, 04 Aug - Sun, 08 Aug 2004 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Galle International Stadium
Match drawn
Sri LankaSri Lanka
540/10 (20.00) & 214/9 (67)
South AfricaSouth Africa
713/2 (20.00) & 203/3 (90)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Chaminda Vaas 2 Kumar Sangakkara
Best Average 27 Tillakaratne Dilshan 33.4 Muttiah Muralitharan 35 Chaminda Vaas 35 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Wickets 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most 50s 2 Jacques Kallis 2 Graeme Smith
Best Average 11.17 Shaun Pollock
Most Wickets 2 Chaminda Vaas 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan
Best Bowling Fig 4 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Average 33.71 Nicky Boje 34 Nantie Hayward 54.5 Lance Klusener
Best Bowling Fig 2 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Chaminda Vaas 1 Upul Chandana
Most Runs Conceed 167 Muttiah Muralitharan 128 Upul Chandana
Best Economy 1.67 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Wickets 7 Nicky Boje 6 Shaun Pollock 3 Nantie Hayward
Best Economy 1.92 Farveez Maharoof 2 Chaminda Vaas 2.45 Tillakaratne Dilshan
Most Wickets 2 Lance Klusener 1 Makhaya Ntini
Best Bowling Fig 5 Nicky Boje
Best Strike Rate 0.88 Kumar Sangakkara 0.72 Upul Chandana 0.56 Mahela Jayawardene 0.54 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Runs 242 Mahela Jayawardene 86 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Bowling Fig 4 Shaun Pollock 3 Nantie Hayward 2 Lance Klusener
Most Runs 82 Chaminda Vaas 71 Kumar Sangakkara
Most Fours 25 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Bowling Fig 1 Makhaya Ntini
Most Runs Conceed 236 Nicky Boje 109 Lance Klusener
Most Fours 13 Kumar Sangakkara 11 Chaminda Vaas 8 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Most Runs Conceed 102 Nantie Hayward 80 Makhaya Ntini 74 Jacques Kallis
Highest Score 237 Mahela Jayawardene 74 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Averages 121 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Economy 1.78 Jacques Rudolph 1.91 Shaun Pollock
Best Strike Rate 0.56 Nicky Boje
Best Averages 82 Chaminda Vaas
Highest Score 69 Chaminda Vaas 58 Kumar Sangakkara
Best Strike Rate 0.54 Jacques Kallis
Most Runs 129 Jacques Rudolph 111 Jacques Kallis
Best Averages 43 Sanath Jayasuriya 35.5 Kumar Sangakkara
Most Dots 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Fours 16 Jacques Rudolph 15 Jacques Kallis
Highest Score 102 Jacques Rudolph
Most Dots 1 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Bowling Fig 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan
Most Not Outs 2 Chaminda Vaas
Highest Score 74 Graeme Smith
Best Averages 129 Jacques Rudolph 111 Jacques Kallis
Best Economy 2.52 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Strike Rate 66 Tillakaratne Dilshan 79.68 Muttiah Muralitharan
Highest Score 59 Jacques Kallis 46 Boeta Dippenaar
Most Not Outs 2 Jacques Kallis
Best Strike Rate 105 Chaminda Vaas
Most Wickets 1 Upul Chandana
Most Not Outs 2 Farveez Maharoof
Most Ducks 2 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Balls Faced 435 Mahela Jayawardene 172 Chaminda Vaas
Most Not Outs 2 Jacques Rudolph
Best Strike Rate 35 Shaun Pollock 44.8 Nantie Hayward
Most 100s 2 Mahela Jayawardene
Worst Bowling Fig 130 Muttiah Muralitharan 68 Upul Chandana
Best Strike Rate 54.86 Nicky Boje 99 Lance Klusener
Most Not Outs 1 Nantie Hayward
Most Dots 4 Nicky Boje
Most Runs 97 Graeme Smith
Most sixes 1 Jacques Kallis 1 Nicky Boje
Best Averages 48.5 Graeme Smith
Most 100s 2 Jacques Rudolph
Most sixes 3 Mahela Jayawardene 1 Upul Chandana
Best Strike Rate 0.49 Shaun Pollock
Most Fours 9 Martin van Jaarsveld
Most Balls Faced 372 Jacques Rudolph 241 Graeme Smith 214 Martin van Jaarsveld 207 Jacques Kallis 169 Boeta Dippenaar
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
Chaminda Vaas vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Kumar Sangakkara vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Kumar Sangakkara vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 104.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 70.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Upul Chandana vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.8
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graeme Smith vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.3
Balanced matchup
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
Mahela Jayawardene vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Kumar Sangakkara vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 69.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 69.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Boucher vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.4
Balanced matchup
Mahela Jayawardene vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 84.8
✔ Batsman advantage
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
Shaun Pollock vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Nicky Boje vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Nicky Boje vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Boeta Dippenaar vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.3
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Klusener vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Lance Klusener vs Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.0
Balanced matchup
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
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mahela Jayawardene vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 77.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Upul Chandana vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.3
Balanced matchup
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Kumar Sangakkara vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Kumar Sangakkara vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 84.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 209.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Upul Chandana vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Upul Chandana vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Makhaya Ntini
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Makhaya Ntini vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Makhaya Ntini vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Shaun Pollock vs Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Klusener vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jacques Rudolph vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Rudolph vs Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Graeme Smith vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 133.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nantie Hayward vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Graeme Smith vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 78.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Nicky Boje vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nicky Boje vs Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Boeta Dippenaar vs Upul Chandana
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Nantie Hayward vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Martin van Jaarsveld vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Martin van Jaarsveld vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Martin van Jaarsveld vs Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Rudolph vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Boeta Dippenaar vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Makhaya Ntini vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 98.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Nicky Boje
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Tom Hayward
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Thilan Samaraweera vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Thilan Samaraweera vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage