Sri Lankan national cricket team toured South Africa from 18 December 2016 to 10 February 2017. The tour consisted of three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[1] After the initial tour schedule was announced, the dates were moved slightly to accommodate South Africa's domestic T20 tournament.[2]
| Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2016–17 | |||
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| South Africa | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 18 December 2016 – 10 February 2017 | ||
| Captains |
Faf du Plessis (Tests) Farhaan Behardien (T20Is) AB de Villiers (ODIs) |
Angelo Mathews (Tests, 1st & 2nd T20Is) Dinesh Chandimal (3rd T20I) Upul Tharanga (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dean Elgar (308) | Angelo Mathews (178) | |
| Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (19) | Suranga Lakmal (12) | |
| Player of the series | Dean Elgar (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Faf du Plessis (410) | Niroshan Dickwella (197) | |
| Most wickets | Wayne Parnell (11) | Suranga Lakmal (5) | |
| Player of the series | Faf du Plessis (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Farhaan Behardien (64) | Niroshan Dickwella (134) | |
| Most wickets |
Lungi Ngidi (6) Imran Tahir (6) |
Lakshan Sandakan (5) Nuwan Kulasekara (5) | |
| Player of the series | Niroshan Dickwella (SL) | ||
On 12 December 2016 AB de Villiers stood down as South Africa's Test captain. He named his stand-in Faf du Plessis as replacement, a move that was confirmed by Cricket South Africa (CSA).[3] Immediately prior to this series, du Plessis was found guilty of ball tampering during the second Test against Australia that took place in November 2016. He appealed the charge, but it was rejected. He lost his match fee from the second Test, but escaped the more serious charge of a one-match ban.[4] De Villiers returned to team when he was named captain for the ODI fixtures.[5] He also played in the third and final T20I match, with Farhaan Behardien retained as captain.[6]
South Africa won the Test series 3–0.[7] Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2–1, their first ever series win in any format in South Africa.[8] South Africa won the ODI series 5–0 and moved to the number one position in the ICC ODI Championship.[9]
Squads
editDuanne Olivier was added to South Africa's squad following the second Test to replace Kyle Abbott, who earlier had quit international cricket to sign for the English team Hampshire as a Kolpak player.[15][16] Nuwan Pradeep fractured his hand in the first T20I match and was ruled out of the rest of the tour.[17] Following the second T20I, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Pradeep and Danushka Gunathilaka all left Sri Lanka's squad. Pradeep and Gunathilaka suffered injuries, while Mathews left on personal grounds. Dinesh Chandimal was named the captain of the side in Mathews' absence.[18] Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the ODI series because of an abdominal injury.[19] On the day before the first ODI, Sri Lanka dropped Isuru Udana, Thikshila de Silva and Seekkuge Prasanna replacing them with Lahiru Kumara, Vikum Sanjaya and Jeffrey Vandersay.[20] David Miller was ruled out of the final three ODI matches after suffering a finger injury.[21]
Tour match
editThree-day match: South African Invitation XI v Sri Lankans
edit18–20 December 2016
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- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series
edit1st Test
edit26–30 December 2016
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lightning stopped play in the morning session on day 3 with lunch being taken.
- Suranga Lakmal (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[22]
- Hashim Amla's (SA) dismissal by Nuwan Pradeep (SL) in South Africa's second innings was the 10,000th lbw in Test cricket.[23][24]
2nd Test
edit2–6 January 2017
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Rod Tucker (Aus) stood in his 50th Test as an umpire.[25]
- Quinton de Kock (SA) passed 1,000 runs in Tests and became the first South African wicket-keeper to score a Test century against Sri Lanka.[26][27]
- Lahiru Kumara (SL) took his first five wicket haul in Tests.[28]
- Kagiso Rabada (SA) took his 50th Test wicket.[27]
- Vernon Philander (SA) took his 150th Test wicket.[27]
3rd Test
edit12–16 January 2017
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light stopped play on day 2.
- Duanne Olivier (SA) made his Test debut.
- Hashim Amla (SA) played in his 100th Test and became the eighth batsman to score a century in his 100th Test.[29][30]
- Hashim Amla and JP Duminy's 292-runs partnership is South Africa's highest ever against Sri Lanka in Tests.[30]
- Sri Lanka lost 16 wickets on the third day, the most they have lost in a single day in Tests.[31]
T20I series
edit1st T20I
edit 20 January 2017
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the match to 10 overs per-side.
- Theunis de Bruyn, Mangaliso Mosehle, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, JJ Smuts (SA) and Thikshila de Silva (SL) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
edit 22 January 2017
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bongani Jele (SA) stood in his first T20I as an umpire.
- Lakshan Sandakan (SL) made his T20I debut and took a wicket with his first delivery.[32]
3rd T20I
edit 25 January 2017
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dane Paterson (SA) made his T20I debut.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit 28 January 2017
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Sandun Weerakkody (SL) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit 4 February 2017
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Lahiru Kumara and Lahiru Madushanka (SL) both made their ODI debuts.
- Faf du Plessis (SA) played in his 100th ODI.[33]
- Play was delayed for one hour during Sri Lanka's innings due to a swarm of bees in the ground, but no overs were lost.[34]
- This was South Africa's twelfth consecutive victory in ODIs at home, beating their previous record of eleven set in the 1996–97 season.[35]
4th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Faf du Plessis made the second-highest score by a batsman for South Africa in an ODI.[36]
- This was South Africa's thirteenth consecutive victory in ODIs at home, the most for any team.[37]
5th ODI
edit 10 February 2017
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Hashim Amla (SA) made his 50th international hundred, achieving this in the fewest innings by any player (348).[38]
- South Africa set a new record for the most scores above 350 in ODIs (24).[38]
- South Africa's total is their highest against Sri Lanka in ODIs, beating their previous best set in the 4th ODI of this series.[38]
- Asela Gunaratne (SL) made his first century in an ODI.[9]
References
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- ^ "Du Plessis loses appeal against ball-tampering verdict". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "De Villiers, Ngidi included in SA one-day squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "De Villiers' return adds intrigue to series showdown". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Dominant South Africa completes series sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Prasanna hauls Sri Lanka to series victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b "De Kock, Amla headline South Africa's sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Uncapped Theunis de Bruyn in South Africa Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Uncapped Vikum Sanjaya picked for South Africa tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka in ODIs against South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Behardien to lead in T20 as SA ring changes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pick uncapped Thikshila de Silva for SA T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Duanne Olivier called up following Abbott's axe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Abbott's Test career over as Hampshire move is confirmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Pradeep out of tour with fractured hand; Gunathilake prognosis poor". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Lungi Ngidi to miss ODIs against Sri Lanka with abdomen injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Kumara, Sanjaya, Vandersay added to SL ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Miller ruled out of rest of Sri Lanka series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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- ^ "Marshall's lbw bunny, and a Darling who never got that way". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Umpire Rod Tucker reaches half-century of Test matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Elgar's ton anchors South Africa's recovery". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Sri Lanka's collapse, and the personal landmarks of Rabada and Philander". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Lahiru Kumara claims maiden 5-wicket haul for Sri Lanka". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Amla could be last South African to 100 Tests – du Plessis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Amla joins the 'Hundred in Hundredth' club". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's batting debacle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Records: Twenty20 Internationals: Bowling records: Wicket with first ball in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Misfiring Sri Lanka face must-win game at high-scoring venue". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "The Wanderers scramble to find Plan Bee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "De Villiers targets clinical finish to series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Du Plessis' 185: SA's second-highest score". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI Stats: South Africa create world record for most consecutive home ODI wins". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "11 consecutive wins & Most 350-plus totals in ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2017.