Graeme Smith withdrew on 11 July due to an injured ankle. Prince was named replacement captain. Pollock missed the first match after remaining at home for the birth of his second daughter.[2]
Sri Lanka took the final Test by one wicket, in a match "neither side deserved to lose".[5] South Africa opted to bat first, lost openers Gibbs and Hall for ducks, but captain Ashwell Prince shared a fifth-wicket stand of 141 with de Villiers, and Shaun Pollock also made an unbeaten half-century with the tail before Makhaya Ntini was caught on the final ball of the first day to close on 361.
Ntini then took four top-order wickets in the morning session, his final wicket being that of Sanath Jayasuriya three short of a half-century, and Sri Lanka were 86 for five, needing 275 for the final five wickets to restore parity. However, the sixth wicket stand between Chamara Kapugedera and Prasanna Jayawardene yielded 105 runs before both were bowled in successive over, and Farveez Maharoof and Chaminda Vaas then batted out 37 overs to add 117. Steyn then rounded off the tail, claiming his first Test five-for in 13.1 overs, and Sri Lanka were bowled out 40 short.
On the third day, Gibbs made a four-hour 92, as Muralitharan and Kapugedera stood for most of the wickets; Kapugedera had Jacques Rudolph and Hashim Amlarun out, while Muralitharan got credited with seven wickets while bowling. The final wicket was that of Andrew Hall, the first of the innings, who was caught behind off Farveez Maharoof with the score on 76. Mark Boucher hit 65 with the tail before he was last out, setting Sri Lanka 352 to win in five sessions.
South Africa got an immediate breakthrough, with opener Upul Tharanga caught off Ntini for 0 in the third over. However, that was to be Ntini's only wicket; in his eighth over, he limped off with a hamstring injury, never to return. South Africa were left with four main bowlers, and as Steyn could not find his first innings effectiveness, and Mahela Jayawardene stood up with a six-hour 123, Sri Lanka managed the chase. At lunch on day five, they needed 19 with four wickets in hand, but Jayawardene was caught by Gibbs in the eighth over after lunch, with 11 still needed. Andrew Hall then claimed the wickets of Vaas and Muralitharan in the same over, but also conceded two runs. Maharoof hit Boje for a single, and Lasith Malinga could hit the winning run on the only ball he faced in the innings.
Withdrawal from Unitech Cupedit
Originally, South Africa was set to play Sri Lanka and India in the tri-nation Unitech Cup one-day cricket tournament. Following a series of bomb blasts in the Sri Lankan capital, relating to the renewal of terrorist activity plaguing that country, Cricket South Africa employed an independent security consultant to determine the risk posed to players. The risk to the team was determined to be "unacceptable" and South Africa's involvement in the tour came to a premature end.[6] Following South Africa's withdrawal, Sri Lanka and India were scheduled to play a One-day International series, but this was rained off.
Referencesedit
^South Africa Test Squad, from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006
^Pollock returns to boost South Africa, Cricinfo, retrieved 8 August 2006
^Sri Lanka Squad – 1st Test, from Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006
^"Test cricket partnerships". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^Mahela magic seals dramatic one-wicket win, by S Rajesh, Cricinfo, 8 August 2006
^South Africa to fly home, Cricinfo, 16 August 2006
February 19, 2024
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The South Africa national cricket team toured Sri Lanka for cricket matches in the 2006 cricket season South Africa are scheduled to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka one warm up first class game over three days against Sri Lanka A and at least four One Day Internationals as part of a triangular series Sri Lanka took the Test series 2 0 after winning the final Test by one wicket their second successive home Test series win against South Africa after their win in 2004 South Africa in Sri Lanka in 2006 South AfricaSri LankaDates22 July 29 August 2006CaptainsAshwell PrinceMahela JayawardeneTest seriesResultSri Lanka won the 2 match series 2 0Most runsAB de Villiers 217 Mahela Jayawardene 510 Most wicketsDale Steyn 8 Muttiah Muralitharan 22 Player of the seriesMuttiah Muralitharan SL Contents 1 Squads 2 Tour series 2 1 Sri Lanka A v South Africans 3 Test series 3 1 1st Test 3 2 2nd Test 4 Withdrawal from Unitech Cup 5 ReferencesSquads editSouth Africa 1 Ashwell Prince c LHB SLA Cape CobrasMark Boucher wk RHB WarriorsHashim Amla RHB RM DolphinsNicky Boje LHB SLA EaglesAB de Villiers wk RHB RM TitansBoeta Dippenaar RHB OB EaglesHerschelle Gibbs RHB RM Cape CobrasAndrew Hall RHB RFM LionsAndre Nel RHB RFM TitansMakhaya Ntini RHB RF WarriorsShaun Pollock RHB RFM DolphinsJacques Rudolph LHB LBG TitansDale Steyn RHB RF TitansThandi Tshabalala RHB OB EaglesGraeme Smith withdrew on 11 July due to an injured ankle Prince was named replacement captain Pollock missed the first match after remaining at home for the birth of his second daughter 2 Sri Lanka 3 Mahela Jayawardene c RHB RM Sinhalese SCKumar Sangakkara wk LHB Nondescripts CCPrasanna Jayawardene wk RHB Sebastianites C amp ACMalinga Bandara RHB LB Ragama CCTillakaratne Dilshan RHB OB Bloomfield C amp ACRangana Herath LHB SLA Moors SCSanath Jayasuriya LHB SLA Bloomfield C amp ACChamara Kapugedera RHB RM Colombo CCFarveez Maharoof RHB RFM Bloomfield C amp ACLasith Malinga RHB RFM Galle CCMuttiah Muralitharan RHB OB Tamil Union C amp ACUpul Tharanga LHB Nondescripts CCChaminda Vaas LHB LFM Colts CCMichael Vandort LHB RM Colombo CCTour series editSri Lanka A v South Africans edit 22 24 July 2006 ScorecardSouth Africans nbsp v Sri Lanka A465 4d 115 overs Jacques Rudolph 157 212 Nuwan Zoysa 1 54 14 overs 162 46 3 overs Upul Chandana 51 98 Andre Nel 4 39 13 overs 245 8d 63 4 overs AB de Villiers 75 106 Upul Chandana 3 80 22 overs 89 1 20 overs Michael Vandort 29 69 Nicky Boje 1 27 5 overs Match drawnColts Cricket Club Colombo Umpires Sagara Gallage and CBC Rodrigo both SL Sri Lanka A elected to field first Test series edit1st Test edit 27 31 July 2006 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp Sri Lanka169 50 2 overs AB de Villiers 65 72 Muttiah Muralitharan 4 41 18 2 overs 756 5d 185 1 overs Mahela Jayawardene 374 572 Dale Steyn 3 129 26 overs 434 157 2 overs Jacques Rudolph 90 182 Muttiah Muralitharan 6 131 64 overs Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runsSinghalese Sports Club Colombo Umpires Mark Benson Eng and Billy Bowden NZ Player of the match Mahela Jayawardene SL South Africa won the toss and elected to bat Asoka de Silva SL stood for Benson during day five Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara both SL shared a world record partnership worth 624 for the third wicket and for any wicket 4 2nd Test edit 4 8 August 2006 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp Sri Lanka361 89 5 overs AB de Villiers 95 141 Muttiah Muralitharan 5 128 33 5 overs 321 85 1 overs Chaminda Vaas 64 130 Dale Steyn 5 82 13 1 overs 311 107 5 overs Herschelle Gibbs 92 190 Muttiah Muralitharan 7 97 46 5 overs 352 9 113 3 overs Mahela Jayawardene 123 248 Nicky Boje 4 111 39 3 overs Sri Lanka won by 1 wicketP Sara Oval Colombo Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Billy Bowden NZ Player of the match Mahela Jayawardene SL South Africa won the toss and elected to bat Sri Lanka took the final Test by one wicket in a match neither side deserved to lose 5 South Africa opted to bat first lost openers Gibbs and Hall for ducks but captain Ashwell Prince shared a fifth wicket stand of 141 with de Villiers and Shaun Pollock also made an unbeaten half century with the tail before Makhaya Ntini was caught on the final ball of the first day to close on 361 Ntini then took four top order wickets in the morning session his final wicket being that of Sanath Jayasuriya three short of a half century and Sri Lanka were 86 for five needing 275 for the final five wickets to restore parity However the sixth wicket stand between Chamara Kapugedera and Prasanna Jayawardene yielded 105 runs before both were bowled in successive over and Farveez Maharoof and Chaminda Vaas then batted out 37 overs to add 117 Steyn then rounded off the tail claiming his first Test five for in 13 1 overs and Sri Lanka were bowled out 40 short On the third day Gibbs made a four hour 92 as Muralitharan and Kapugedera stood for most of the wickets Kapugedera had Jacques Rudolph and Hashim Amla run out while Muralitharan got credited with seven wickets while bowling The final wicket was that of Andrew Hall the first of the innings who was caught behind off Farveez Maharoof with the score on 76 Mark Boucher hit 65 with the tail before he was last out setting Sri Lanka 352 to win in five sessions South Africa got an immediate breakthrough with opener Upul Tharanga caught off Ntini for 0 in the third over However that was to be Ntini s only wicket in his eighth over he limped off with a hamstring injury never to return South Africa were left with four main bowlers and as Steyn could not find his first innings effectiveness and Mahela Jayawardene stood up with a six hour 123 Sri Lanka managed the chase At lunch on day five they needed 19 with four wickets in hand but Jayawardene was caught by Gibbs in the eighth over after lunch with 11 still needed Andrew Hall then claimed the wickets of Vaas and Muralitharan in the same over but also conceded two runs Maharoof hit Boje for a single and Lasith Malinga could hit the winning run on the only ball he faced in the innings Withdrawal from Unitech Cup editOriginally South Africa was set to play Sri Lanka and India in the tri nation Unitech Cup one day cricket tournament Following a series of bomb blasts in the Sri Lankan capital relating to the renewal of terrorist activity plaguing that country Cricket South Africa employed an independent security consultant to determine the risk posed to players The risk to the team was determined to be unacceptable and South Africa s involvement in the tour came to a premature end 6 Following South Africa s withdrawal Sri Lanka and India were scheduled to play a One day International series but this was rained off References edit South Africa Test Squad from Cricinfo retrieved 30 July 2006 Pollock returns to boost South Africa Cricinfo retrieved 8 August 2006 Sri Lanka Squad 1st Test from Cricinfo retrieved 30 July 2006 Test cricket partnerships ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 20 January 2022 Mahela magic seals dramatic one wicket win by S Rajesh 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