SA-A vs SL-A – 1st Unofficial Test

Commentary

End of Match! Sri Lanka A win by 6 wickets

Match Highlights:
Matthew Breetzke: 129(213)
Oshada Fernando: 122(146)
Isitha Wijesundera: 7/34
Beyers Swanepoel: 4/52

South Africa A 1st372/10 (108.2 ov, RR 3.43)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tshepang Dithole c empty & b E Malinga	52	130	7	0	40.0
Neil Brand c empty & b N Peiris	39	62	5	0	62.9
Matthew Breetzke lbw b I Wijesundera	129	213	11	0	60.6
Marques Ackerman c V Randika b C Gunasekara	69	97	10	0	71.1
Sinethemba Qeshile c I Wijesundera b E Malinga	2	12	0	0	16.7
Patrick Kruger c L Udara b C Gunasekara	20	45	1	0	44.4
Rivaldo Moonsamy* Not out	34	67	5	0	50.7
Migael Pretorius lbw b I Wijesundera	0	1	0	0	0.0
Beyers Swanepoel b N Peiris	5	16	1	0	31.3
Prenelan Subrayen c N Fernando b E Malinga	9	11	0	1	81.8
Codi Yusuf lbw b E Malinga	0	1	0	0	0.0

Extras13 (b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 5, p 0)

Total372/10 (108.2 ov · 40 fours, 1 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Chamika Karunaratne	19	2	71	2	3.92
Isitha Wijesundera	19	2	59	2	3.00
Eshan Malinga	20	3	65	4	3.06
Nishan Peiris	32	4	98	2	3.17
Janith Liyanage	10	1	31	0	3.10
Sahan Arachchige	8	0	42	0	5.25

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Neil Brand 39 c empty & b N Peiris	62-1	20.2
Tshepang Dithole 52 c empty & b E Malinga	141-2	44.3
Marques Ackerman 69 c V Randika b C Gunasekara	249-3	68.4
Sinethemba Qeshile 2 c I Wijesundera b E Malinga	258-4	71.5
Patrick Kruger 20 c L Udara b C Gunasekara	310-5	88.3
Matthew Breetzke 129 lbw b I Wijesundera	336-6	98.1
Migael Pretorius 0 lbw b I Wijesundera	336-7	98.2
Beyers Swanepoel 5 b N Peiris	353-8	103.5
Prenelan Subrayen 9 c N Fernando b E Malinga	372-9	108.1
Codi Yusuf 0 lbw b E Malinga	372-10	108.2

Sri Lanka A 1st323/10 (91.5 ov, RR 3.52)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Oshada Fernando c M Ackerman b N Brand	122	146	21	0	83.6
Lahiru Udara b M Pretorius	12	18	2	0	66.7
Nuwanidu Fernando c (sub Z Hamza) b P Subrayen	9	31	1	0	29.0
Pasindu Sooriyabandara c N Brand b PE Kruger	61	110	6	0	55.6
Janith Liyanage lbw b B Swanepoel	13	53	1	0	24.5
Sonal Dinusha c B Swanepoel b P Subrayen	36	83	4	1	43.4
Vishad Randika lbw b B Swanepoel	35	78	3	1	44.9
Isitha Wijesundera c P Subrayen b B Swanepoel	13	29	1	1	44.8
Chamika Gunasekara c MP Breetzke b CE Yusuf	0	4	0	0	0.0
Nishan Peiris* Not out	0	0	0	0	0.0
Eshan Malinga c P Subrayen b B Swanepoel	0	1	0	0	0.0

Extras22 (b 6, lb 14, w 0, nb 2, p 0)

Total323/10 (91.5 ov · 39 fours, 3 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Migael Pretorius	18	3	53	1	2.90
Beyers Swanepoel	20.5	7	52	4	2.50
Codi Yusuf	23	3	81	1	3.50
Prenelan Subrayen	14	1	63	2	4.50
Patrick Kruger	13	4	25	1	1.90
Neil Brand	3	0	29	1	9.70

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Lahiru Udara 12 b M Pretorius	23-1	6.4
Nuwanidu Fernando 9 c (sub Z Hamza) b P Subrayen	61-2	15.1
Oshada Fernando 122 c M Ackerman b N Brand	214-3	47.6
Pasindu Sooriyabandara 61 c N Brand b PE Kruger	220-4	52.5
Janith Liyanage 13 lbw b B Swanepoel	235-5	63.5
Sonal Dinusha 36 c B Swanepoel b P Subrayen	286-6	77.6
Isitha Wijesundera 13 c P Subrayen b B Swanepoel	318-7	89.3
Chamika Gunasekara 0 c MP Breetzke b CE Yusuf	323-8	90.6
Vishad Randika 35 lbw b B Swanepoel	323-9	91.4
Eshan Malinga 0 c P Subrayen b B Swanepoel	323-10	91.5

South Africa A 2nd124/10 (31 ov, RR 4.00)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Tshepang Dithole lbw b N Peiris	15	49	1	30.6
Neil Brand lbw b I Wijesundera	0	3	0	0.0
Matthew Breetzke b I Wijesundera	4	2	1	200.0
Marques Ackerman c BOP Fernando b E Malinga	27	21	3	128.6
Sinethemba Qeshile lbw b I Wijesundera	5	12	0	41.7
Patrick Kruger c V Randika b I Wijesundera	10	11	1	90.9
Rivaldo Moonsamy b I Wijesundera	4	9	0	44.4
Migael Pretorius b E Malinga	7	22	0	31.8
Beyers Swanepoel* Not out	38	39	6	97.4
Prenelan Subrayen c V Randika b I Wijesundera	7	15	0	46.7
Codi Yusuf lbw b I Wijesundera	0	5	0	0.0

Extras7 (b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)

Total124/10 (31 ov · 12 fours, 0 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Chamika Gunasekara	5	1	27	0	5.40
Isitha Wijesundera	9	2	34	7	3.80
Nishan Peiris	8	0	28	2	3.50
Eshan Malinga	9	1	30	1	3.30

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Neil Brand 0 lbw b I Wijesundera	0-1	1.3
Matthew Breetzke 4 b I Wijesundera	4-2	1.5
Marques Ackerman 27 c BOP Fernando b E Malinga	43-3	10.5
Tshepang Dithole 15 lbw b N Peiris	51-4	13.5
Sinethemba Qeshile 5 lbw b I Wijesundera	53-5	14.4
Patrick Kruger 10 c V Randika b I Wijesundera	64-6	16.6
Rivaldo Moonsamy 4 b I Wijesundera	69-7	18.2
Migael Pretorius 7 b E Malinga	114-8	26.5
Prenelan Subrayen 7 c V Randika b I Wijesundera	124-9	30.1
Codi Yusuf 0 lbw b I Wijesundera	124-10	30.6

Sri Lanka A 2nd174/4 (43.4 ov, RR 3.98)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Oshada Fernando c S Qeshile b M Pretorius	80	122	12	65.6
Lahiru Udara c B Swanepoel b CE Yusuf	26	33	3	78.8
Nuwanidu Fernando c R Moonsamy b CE Yusuf	0	7	0	0.0
Pasindu Sooriyabandara b P Subrayen	22	53	4	41.5
Janith Liyanage* Not out	23	33	3	69.7
Sonal Dinusha* Not out	14	15	2	93.3

Extras9 (b 6, lb 0, w 2, nb 1, p 0)

Total174/4 (43.4 ov · 24 fours, 0 sixes)

Did not batNishan Peiris, Chamika Gunasekara, Vishad Randika, Eshan Malinga, Isitha Wijesundera

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Migael Pretorius	13	5	38	1	2.90
Beyers Swanepoel	9	3	38	0	4.20
Codi Yusuf	8	1	29	2	3.60
Patrick Kruger	3	0	11	0	3.70
Prenelan Subrayen	8.4	0	34	1	3.90
Neil Brand	2	0	18	0	9.00

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Lahiru Udara 26 c B Swanepoel b CE Yusuf	34-1	9.5
Nuwanidu Fernando 0 c R Moonsamy b CE Yusuf	36-2	11.3
Pasindu Sooriyabandara 22 b P Subrayen	82-3	27.6
Oshada Fernando 80 c S Qeshile b M Pretorius	148-4	38.6

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MatchSouth Africa A vs Sri Lanka A, 1st Unofficial Test

SeriesSri Lanka A tour of South Africa

Date & timeSun, 8 Sep 2024 · 1:30 PM IST

VenueDiamond Oval, South Africa

TossSouth Africa A won the toss and chose to bat

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresLubabalo Gcuma (South Africa), Stephen Harris (South Africa)

Match refereeShaid Wadvalla (South Africa)

Pitch

PitchFast & Bounce

BattingAverage

PacePace & Bounce

SpinSlow Spin

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp29°C

Humidity26%

Wind18.9 km/h

Rain chance0%

Which team will win?

South Africa A45%

Sri Lanka A35%

Draw20%

140 votes