South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22
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The South Africa cricket team toured Sri Lanka in September 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4]
| South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 2 – 14 September 2021 | ||
| Captains | Dasun Shanaka |
Temba Bavuma (ODIs)[n 1] Keshav Maharaj (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Charith Asalanka (196) | Janneman Malan (162) | |
| Most wickets |
Dushmantha Chameera (4) Wanindu Hasaranga (4) Maheesh Theekshana (4) | Tabraiz Shamsi (8) | |
| Player of the series | Charith Asalanka (SL) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (71) | Quinton de Kock (153) | |
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (3) | Bjorn Fortuin (5) | |
| Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (SA) | ||
The tour was originally scheduled for June 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic put the tour in doubt, with Ashley de Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket and Graeme Smith, acting director of Cricket South Africa, both stating that the teams would need plenty of time to train.[5] On 20 April 2020, both cricket boards confirmed that the tour had been postponed due to the pandemic.[6][7] On 1 August 2020, Graeme Smith confirmed that the tour had been postponed indefinitely, due to scheduling clashes with the 2020 Caribbean Premier League and the 2020 Indian Premier League.[8]
On 30 July 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed the tour, with all the matches taking place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in a bio-secure bubble.[9][10] Sri Lanka won the first ODI match by 14 runs.[11] South Africa then won the rain-affected second ODI match by 67 runs to level the series.[12] Sri Lanka won the third ODI by 78 runs to win the series 2–1.[13] South Africa won the first two T20I matches to win the series with a match to spare.[14] South Africa won the third and final T20I by ten wickets to win the series 3–0.[15]
Squads
On 22 August 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket named a preliminary 30-man squad for the tour,[19] with Dasun Shanaka retaining his captaincy.[20] Sri Lanka did not name individual squads for the ODI and T20I matches, opting instead to name a combined squad of 22 players for the tour.[21]
Junior Dala was ruled out of South Africa's ODI squad after a positive COVID-19 test with Lutho Sipamla named as his replacement.[22] South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out the rest of the series, after suffering a fractured thumb in the first ODI.[23] Keshav Maharaj was named as the captain of South Africa for the second and third ODIs.[24]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, South Africa 0.
2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 265 runs from 41 overs due to rain.
- George Linde (SA) made his ODI debut.
- Keshav Maharaj captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs.[25]
- Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[26]
- World Cup Super League points: South Africa 10, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maheesh Theekshana (SL) made his ODI debut and took a wicket with his first ball in ODIs.[27]
- World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, South Africa 0.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maheesh Theekshana (SL) and Keshav Maharaj (SA) both made their T20I debuts.
- Keshav Maharaj captained South Africa for the first time in T20Is,[28] and took a wicket with his first ball in T20Is.[29]
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
Statistics
Most runs (ODI)
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 196 | Charith Asalanka |  | 3 | 65.33 | 77 | - | 2 |
| 2 | 162 | Janneman Malan |  | 3 | 54.00 | 121 | 1 | - |
| 3 | 136 | Avishka Fernando | | 45.33 | 118 | |||
| 4 | 119 | Aiden Markram | | 39.66 | 96 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 101 | Heinrich Klassen | 33.66 | 43 | - | |||
| Last Updated: 1 October 2021[30] | ||||||||
Most wickets (ODI)
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Tabraiz Shamsi | | 3 | 5/49 | 16.87 | 4.87 | |
| 2 | 6 | Keshav Maharaj | | 3 | 3/38 | 16.66 | 3.57 | |
| 3 | 4 | Maheesh Theekshana | | 1 | 4/37 | 9.25 | 3.70 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 2/32 | 36.75 | 5.25 | ||||
| Dushmantha Chameera | 2/16 | 30.75 | 6.83 | |||||
| Kagiso Rabada | | 32.00 | 5.56 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | George Linde | 2 | 2/32 | 24.00 | 4.80 | ||
| Chamika Karunaratne | | 2/24 | 14.00 | 5.25 | ||||
| Last Updated: 1 October 2021[31] | ||||||||
Most runs (T20I)
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 153 | Quinton de Kock | | 3 | 153.00 | 59* | 121.42 | 2 |
| 2 | 112 | Reeza Hendricks | | 3 | 56.00 | 56* | 123.07 | 1 |
| 3 | 71 | Dinesh Chandimal | | 2 | 71.00 | 66* | 114.51 | |
| 4 | 69 | Aiden Markram | | 69.00 | 48 | 132.69 | 0 | |
| Kusal Perera | | 34.50 | 39 | 118.96 | ||||
| 5 | 54 | Chamika Karunaratne | 3 | 54.00 | 24* | 120.00 | ||
| Last Updated: 1 October 2021 | ||||||||
Most wickets (T20I)
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Bjorn Fortuin | | 3 | 2/12 | 11.40 | 4.75 | |
| 2 | 4 | Aiden Markram | | 2 | 3/21 | 6.25 | 4.16 | |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 3/20 | 16.75 | 6.70 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Keshav Maharaj | 1/10 | 14.33 | 4.25 | |||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | | 2/23 | 26.66 | 6.66 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Anrich Nortje | | 2 | 1/8 | 18.50 | 6.16 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 2/23 | 36.50 | 9.12 | ||||
| Last Updated: 1 October 2021 | ||||||||
Notes
- Keshav Maharaj captained South Africa for the second and third ODIs.
