Best performances - Batsmen
F du Plessis
199(276) 24x4 - 0x6
Control %88%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 56 runs
- 9x4 - 0x6
D Elgar
95(130) 16x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 34 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
26/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2020
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
396 & 180 (46.1 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
26/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2020
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
396 & 180 (46.1 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
L Sipamla
- O16
- M1
- R76
- W4
- Eco4.75
| 1W | 1W | |||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
PW Hasaranga
- O45
- M5
- R171
- W4
- Eco3.80
| 1W | 1W | |||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
- SL - 1st
- SA - 1st
- SL - 2nd
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
South Africa - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsClassy Elgar unveils a new dimension in farewell series
If Temba Bavuma is ruled out of the Cape Town Test, Elgar might be asked to lead South Africa. And that may be the toughest goodbye of all
Mark Boucher: Kagiso Rabada not a guaranteed starter in Johannesburg
South Africa coach concerned about workloads with Rabada having not played a Test since January
South Africa savour victory over Sri Lanka like one of their best
"Test wins never comes easy, you've still got to earn it," says captain Quinton de Kock
Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla impress as South Africa bowlers seal innings win
Half-centuries for Kusal Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga can't prevent heavy loss
Dimuth Karunaratne: Sri Lanka 'could have dominated' but for injuries
"Never faced a situation like this," says Sri Lanka captain after losing three members of six-man attack
