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) |
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]
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]
Duanne 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]
18–20 December 2016 |
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373 (98.5 overs) |
289 (69.5 overs) | |
212/5 (47.1 overs) |
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Match drawn |
26–30 December 2016 |
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286 (98.5 overs) |
205 (64.5 overs) | |
406/6d (90.5 overs) |
281 (96.3 overs) |
South Africa won by 206 runs |
2–6 January 2017 |
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392 (116 overs) |
110 (43 overs) | |
224/7d (51.5 overs) |
224 (62 overs) |
South Africa won by 282 runs |
12–16 January 2017 |
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426 (124.1 overs) |
131 (45.4 overs) | |
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177 (42.3 overs) (f/o) |
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs |
20 January 2017 |
South Africa |
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David Miller 40 (18) |
Niroshan Dickwella 43 (19) |
South Africa won by 19 runs |
22 January 2017 |
South Africa |
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Heino Kuhn 29 (20) |
Angelo Mathews54* (50) |
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets |
25 January 2017 |
South Africa |
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AB de Villiers 63 (44) |
Niroshan Dickwella 68 (51) |
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets |
28 January 2017 |
Sri Lanka |
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Kusal Mendis 62 (94) |
Hashim Amla 57 (71) |
South Africa won by 8 wickets |
1 February 2017 |
South Africa |
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David Miller 117* (98) |
Dinesh Chandimal 36 (46) |
South Africa won by 121 runs |
4 February 2017 |
Sri Lanka |
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Niroshan Dickwella 74 (80) |
AB de Villiers60* (61) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets |
7 February 2017 |
South Africa |
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Faf du Plessis 185 (141) |
Upul Tharanga 119 (90) |
South Africa won by 40 runs |
10 February 2017 |
South Africa |
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Hashim Amla 154 (134) |
Asela Gunaratne 114* (117) |
South Africa won by 88 runs |
International cricket tours of South Africa
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Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, collectively known as the South African rebel tours. | |
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See also: International cricket in South Africa from 1971 to 1981 |
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2016 | |
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Ongoing |
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Following season: International cricket in 2017 |