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Result: SA won the 3-match Test series 3-0, 5-match ODI series 5-0; Sri Lanka won the 2-match T20 series 2-1

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17

Date & time Detail
Dec-2016
Sun 18 - Tue 20
10:00 local | 08:00 GMT
Tour-game - South African Invitation XI vs Sri Lankans
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Match drawn
Mon 26 - Fri 30
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
1st Test - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
South Africa won by 206 runs
Jan-2017
Mon 02 - Thu 05
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
2nd Test - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa won by 282 runs
Thu 12 - Sat 14
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
3rd Test - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs
Fri 20 D/N
18:00 local | 16:00 GMT
1st T20I - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 19 runs
Sun 22
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
2nd T20I - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Wed 25 D/N
18:00 local | 16:00 GMT
3rd T20I - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Newlands, Cape Town
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Sat 28
10:00 local | 08:00 GMT
1st ODI - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
Feb-2017
Wed 01 D/N
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
2nd ODI - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Kingsmead, Durban
South Africa won by 121 runs
Sat 04 D/N
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
3rd ODI - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 108 balls remaining)
Tue 07 D/N
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
4th ODI - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa won by 40 runs
Fri 10 D/N
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
5th ODI - South Africa vs Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa won by 88 runs

Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa from 18 December 2016 to 10 February 2017. The tour consists of a series of three Sunfoil Test matches, five Momentum One day internationals (ODIs) and three KFC T20 Internationals (T20Is) matches.

South Africa won the Test series 3-0. Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2-1, their first ever series win in any format in South Africa. South Africa won the ODI series 5-0 and moved to the number one position in the ICC ODI Championship.

Test series statistics

  • Most runs: Dean Elgar, SA (308)
  • Most wickets: Kagiso Rabada, SA (19)
  • Captains: SA - Faf du Plessis; SL - Angelo Mathews
  • Player of the series: Dean Elgar (SA)

One-day Internationals (ODIs) stats

  • Most runs: Faf du Plessis, SA (410)
  • Most wickets: Wayne Parnell, SA (11)
  • Captains: SA - AB de Villiers; SL - Upul Tharanga
  • Player of the series: Faf du Plessis (SA)

Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) stats

  • Most runs: Niroshan Dickwella, SL (134)
  • Most wickets: Lungi Ngidi, SA and Imran Tahir, SA (6)
  • Captains: SA - Farhaan Behardien; SL - Angelo Mathews (1st & 2nd T20Is) and Dinesh Chandimal (3rd T20I)
  • Player of the series: Niroshan Dickwella (SL)

Series Squad

Sri Lanka ODI squad (25-Jan-2017)

Upul Tharanga (Captain), Lahiru Kumara, Seekkuge Prasanna, Vikum Sanjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Kusal Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Asela Gunaratne, Sandun Weerakkody (Wicket Keeper), Niroshan Dickwella (Wicket Keeper), Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal (Wicket Keeper), Lahiru Madushanka, Chaturanga de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay

South Africa ODI squad (23-Jan-2017)

AB de Villiers (Captain), Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, Chris Morris, David Miller, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Quinton de Kock (Wicket Keeper), Farhaan Behardien, Hashim Amla, Tabraiz Shamsi

Sri Lanka T20 squad (11-Jan-2017)

Angelo Mathews (Captain), Lakshan Sandakan, Sachith Pathirana, Asela Gunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Niroshan Dickwella (Wicket Keeper), Seekkuge Prasanna, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dinesh Chandimal (Vice Captain/Wicket Keeper), Thikshila de Silva

South Africa T20 squad (09-Jan-2017)

Farhaan Behardien (Captain), Andile Phehlukwayo, Aaron Phangiso, Dane Paterson, Wayne Parnell, Lungi Ngidi, Mangaliso Mosehle (Wicket Keeper), David Miller, Heino Kuhn, Imran Tahir, Reeza Hendricks, Theunis de Bruyn, JJ Smuts

South Africa Test squad (14-Dec-2016)

Faf du Plessis (Captain), Kagiso Rabada, Vernon Philander, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Dean Elgar, Kyle Abbott, Jean-Paul Duminy, Quinton de Kock (Wicket Keeper), Stephen Cook, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Hashim Amla, Duanne Olivier

Sri Lanka Test squad (08-Dec-2016)

Angelo Mathews (Captain), Rangana Herath, Vikum Sanjaya, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Upul Tharanga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera (Wicket Keeper), Kusal Mendis, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal (Vice Captain/Wicket Keeper), Dilruwan Perera

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Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17 News
South Africa reclaims number-one ODI ranking [+]
South Africa has returned to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings after sweeping aside Sri Lanka 5-0 at Centurion on Friday.
SA whitewash SL 5-0 and Move to No. 1 in ODI [+]
Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla hit centuries as South Africa completed a 5-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka in the fifth ODI at SuperSport Park on Friday.
Faf du Plessis 185 trumps spirited Sri Lanka [+]
Faf du Plessis trumped a thrilling century of Upul Tharanga as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs in the fourth one-day international at Newlands on Tuesday.
South Africa rout Sri Lanka to win series [+]
South Africa took a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series after bowling out Sri Lanka for 163.
Twin tons give South Africa 2-0 lead [+]
South Africa posted 307 for six before restricting Sri Lanka to 186 all out to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Inexperience Sri Lanka look to bounce back [+]
The Sri Lankan batsmen must give a good of themselves if they are to prevent the South Africans from running away with the series.
Tahir, Parnell set up 1-0 series lead [+]
South AFrica beat by eight wickets in first ODI to gain a 1-0 in the 5-match ODI series.
Dickwella haul Sri Lanka to series victory [+]
Niroshan Dickwella made 68 runs as Sri Lanka beat South Africa by five wickets in third T20I at Newlands to secure their first trophy on South African soil.
Tharanga to captain to South Africa ODIs [+]
Upul Tharanga has been chosen to Sri Lankan captain for five One Day International matches against South Africa after skipper Angelo Mathews returned home with a sprained ankle.
Proteas an Edge After SL hits injuries [+]
Series on the line, visitor must cope with loss through injuries of skipper Mathews and paceman Pradeep while AB de Villiers returns for Proteas.

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