South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2016/17

1996 World Cup winners, Sri Lanka, take on South Africa in the African nation on a long tour. The tour kick starts with a practice match arranged for the tourists to be played against South Africa Invite XI. The lone tour game prior to the first Test will be played between December 18 to 20. Sri Lanka last toured South Africa in 2012 where nothing went in their favour and they will be akin to turn the tides this time around. Nonetheless, Angelo Mathews’ brigade will find it tough to beat Proteas who are coming to their very best with every series.

South Africa have gone through a change in captaincy ever since Test and One-Day International (ODI) skipper, AB de Villiers got injured. De Villiers missed the two-Test series versus New Zealand, five ODI series and a three-Test series against Australia. Nonetheless, Proteas won all these series under stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis who has led with aggression and positive intent. He has been appointed as their permanent Test captain since de Villiers has still not recovered.

Du Plessis will like to continue ticking all the boxes with his side and carry on with the good form against Sri Lanka. Talking about Sri Lanka, they form a better side in Tests than in ODIs but will be challenged on the tough turfs on offer. Sri Lanka’s most inspiring performance in 2016 was their handsome whitewash over Australia at home and will refer to that series for inspiration.

The key players from both sides will be Hashim Amla, du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada, JP Duminy, Dale Steyn, Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Rangana Herath, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva. The onus will be on these players to make the entire tour competitive and intense.

The first Test will be played at Port Elizabeth on the Boxing Day, i.e. December 26 to 30. The second and final Test will be played at Cape Town and Johannesburg from January 2 to 6 and January 12 to 16 respectively. Both sides will then move onto the shortest format with the first T20I to be hosted by Supersports Park, Centurion on January 20, 2017. Sri Lanka and South Africa will then lock horns at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on January 22 before concluding the series on January 25 at Newlands, Cape Town.

The first ODI will begin from January 28 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. The second ODI will be played at Kingsmead, Durban on February 1. The third ODI will be played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on February 4 while the fourth ODI will be hosted by Newlands, Cape Town on February 7. The tour will end with the last ODI being played at SuperSport Park, Centurion on February 10.

South Africa are ranked above Sri Lanka in all formats and will like to maintain this even after the end of this tour.

Schedule

Fri, Feb 10, 2017 ( 17:00 IST )

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score, 5th ODI match
at SuperSport Park, Centurion
Live Cricket Score, 5th ODI match

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs
Tue, Feb 7, 2017 ( 17:00 IST )

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score, 4th ODI match
at Newlands, Cape Town
Live Cricket Score, 4th ODI match

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs
Sat, Feb 4, 2017 ( 17:00 IST )

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI match
at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI match

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

FEATURES

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI at Centurion: Key clashes
Shruti HariharanFebruary 10, 2017 11:37 AM IST
Sri Lanka will enter the final match of their tour to South Africa at Centurion on Friday riding on the little hope they built in
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI at Centurion: Likely XIs for both teams
Vishal MehraFebruary 9, 2017 5:37 PM IST
South Africa would not want to miss out on a series brown-wash, while Sri Lanka will hope to keep them at bay and end the
SA vs SL, 4th ODI at Cape Town: Likely XI for both sides
Shruti HariharanFebruary 7, 2017 10:44 AM IST
The ODI series between South Africa and Sri Lanka has reached to a point where the hosts are awaiting some serious competition from their opponents.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI at Cape Town: Key battles
Ayush GuptaFebruary 7, 2017 7:45 AM IST
South Africa have presented fine display of game play in the series so far, thus allowing themselves to tame the Lankan lions, who have had
SA vs SL, 3rd ODI: Pink wave, bees stopping play, butter fingers and other highlights
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 5, 2017 1:13 PM IST
The ‘Pink ODI’, in particular, has been lucky for South African captain AB de Villiers, who before this game averaged a whopping 97.50 in the

Imran Tahir heralded as No. 1 ODI bowler
Asian News InternationalFebruary 11, 2017 4:40 PM IST
South Africa’s Wayne Parnell and Chris Morris are the other players from the series to make impressive gains in the latest rankings.
South Africa climb to No. 1 in ICC rankings with 88-run win over Sri Lanka in 5th ODI
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 11, 2017 1:27 AM IST
Set a target of 385, Sri Lanka never managed to get things going, despite a late flourish by Asela Gunaratne and Sachith Pathirana.
Live Cricket Score, South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI at Centurion: SA win by 88 runs, climb to No. 1 ODI ranking
Pramod AnanthFebruary 11, 2017 1:08 AM IST
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Photos: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI at Centurion
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 11, 2017 2:21 AM IST
Asela Gunaratne hit 114 not out, his maiden ODI century, to enable Sri Lanka to recover some pride at the end of a one-sided series,
Photos: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI at Cape Town
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 8, 2017 2:04 AM IST
Faf du Plessis hit 185, only three short of the South African ODI record, as South Africa piled up 367 for 5.
PHOTOS: SA vs SL 3rd ODI at Johannesburg
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 5, 2017 4:42 PM IST
With this win, South Africa have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match ODI series versus Sri Lanka.
Bee intrusion stops play in South Africa-Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: Video and Twitter reactions
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 4, 2017 8:33 PM IST
Sri Lanka were 117 for 4 in the 27th over in the 3rd ODI, when a swarm of bees made its presence at the Wanderers.
SA vs SL, 3rd ODI: du Plessis gets wishes from teammates ahead of 100th match
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 4, 2017 6:31 PM IST
South Africa will also want to make it a memorable evening for Faf du Plessis by sealing the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Faf du Plessis’ incredible acrobatics ends Niroshan Dickwella’s cameo
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 2, 2017 9:40 PM IST
Apart from being a very good batsman and a terrific leader, du Plessis also happens to be one of the finest fielders in world cricket.

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI at Centurion: Key clashes

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI at Centurion: Likely XIs for both teams

SA vs SL, 4th ODI at Cape Town: Likely XI for both sides

South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI at Cape Town: Key battles

SA vs SL, 3rd ODI: Pink wave, bees stopping play, butter fingers and other highlights

Imran Tahir heralded as No. 1 ODI bowler

South Africa climb to No. 1 in ICC rankings with 88-run win over Sri Lanka in 5th ODI

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