Best performances - Batsmen
KC Sangakkara
169(137) 18x4 - 6x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- on side drive on front foot
- 38 runs
- 2x4 - 2x6
WU Tharanga
43(64) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %77%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 17 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
20/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 20 2013
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
320/5 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
140 (31.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
20/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 20 2013
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
320/5 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
140 (31.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
HMRKB Herath
- O8.5
- M1
- R25
- W3
- Eco2.83
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
NLTC Perera
- O7
- M0
- R31
- W3
- Eco4.42
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
South Africa - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2013 News
'Sri Lanka is a hell of a tough place to tour' - Domingo
Sri Lanka was Russell Domingo's fact-finding mission and he seems to have discovered how much South Africa has to do to become contenders for the forthcoming ICC tournaments
Tsotsobe initally not part of SL tour
Russell Domingo admitted that Lonwabo Tsotsobe was not initially in his plans for the Sri Lanka tour, as he had concerns over his form, fitness and work ethic
Faf better than AB, but no third option
While Faf du Plessis' captaincy was more confident than AB de Villiers' in Sri Lanka, South Africa have not invested in grooming a leader during a decade of Graeme Smith and are left with little choice beyond the two
Dilshan keeps faith in young batsmen
Sri Lanka's misfiring middle order has been the cause of most concern in the 2-1 Twenty20 series loss to South Africa, but Tuesday's Man of the match Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the youngsters' failures do not necessarily bode ill for the team's future
Dilshan powers Sri Lanka to consolation win
Sri Lanka's batsmen found fluency for the first time in the Twenty20 series, as the hosts rode a furious start and a fast finish to a conciliatory six-wicket win in Hambantota
