South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014

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Dates 3 July 2014 – 28 July 2014
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Angelo Mathews (242)
South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014
 
  Sri Lanka South Africa
Dates 3 July 2014 – 28 July 2014
Captains Angelo Mathews Hashim Amla (Tests)
AB de Villiers (ODIs)
Test series
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Angelo Mathews (242) Hashim Amla (197)
Most wickets Dilruwan Perera (16) Dale Steyn (13)
Player of the series Dilruwan Perera (SL)
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Hashim Amla (258) Tillakaratne Dilshan (156)
Most wickets Ryan McLaren (9) Ajantha Mendis (7)
Player of the series Hashim Amla (SA)

The South African national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2014 to play two Test matches and three One Day International matches. The Test series was originally scheduled for July 2013 but was then postponed until 2015, primarily to accommodate scheduling changes requested by Sri Lanka Cricket,[1][AI-retrieved source] before being brought forward to July 2014.

Tour matches

One-day: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v South Africans

3 July 2014
9:30
Scorecard
v
 South Africans
297/9 (50 overs)
Suraj Randiv 53 (51)
Morné Morkel 3/29 (7 overs)
Hashim Amla 104 (79)
Lahiru Gamage 3/36 (10 overs)
South Africans won by 108 runs
Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL) and RMPJ Rambukwella (SL)
  • Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elected to field.

ODI series

1st ODI

6 July 2014
Scorecard
South Africa 
304/5 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
229 (40.3 overs)
Hashim Amla 109 (130)
Ajantha Mendis 3/61 (10 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 88 (84)
Imran Tahir 3/50 (7overs)
South Africa won by 75 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

9 July 2014
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
267 (49.2 overs)
v
 South Africa
180 (38.1 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 86 (90)
Ryan McLaren 4/48 (10 overs)
Hashim Amla 101 (102)
Lasith Malinga 4/24 (6 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL)
Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

12 July 2014
Scorecard
South Africa 
339/5 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
257 (44.3 overs)
Quinton de Kock 128 (127)
Rangana Herath 2/48 (10 overs)
Angelo Mathews 58 (81)
Ryan McLaren 3/37 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 82 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jacques Kallis (SA), played his final ODI

Test series

References

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