Misplaced Pages

South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22
	Sri Lanka	South Africa
Dates	2 – 14 September 2021
Captains	Dasun Shanaka	Temba Bavuma (ODIs) 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 South Africa cricket team toured Sri Lanka in September 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

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. On 20 April 2020, both cricket boards confirmed that the tour had been postponed due to the pandemic. 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.

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. Sri Lanka won the first ODI match by 14 runs. South Africa then won the rain-affected second ODI match by 67 runs to level the series. Sri Lanka won the third ODI by 78 runs to win the series 2–1. South Africa won the first two T20I matches to win the series with a match to spare. South Africa won the third and final T20I by ten wickets to win the series 3–0.

Squads

Sri Lanka	South Africa
ODIs and T20Is	ODIs	T20Is
Dasun Shanaka (c) Dhananjaya de Silva (vc) Charith Asalanka Minod Bhanuka (wk) Dushmantha Chameera Dinesh Chandimal (wk) Akila Dananjaya Avishka Fernando Binura Fernando Wanindu Hasaranga Praveen Jayawickrama Chamika Karunaratne Lahiru Kumara Lahiru Madushanka Kamindu Mendis Ramesh Mendis Pathum Nissanka Kusal Perera (wk) Nuwan Pradeep Bhanuka Rajapaksa Pulina Tharanga Maheesh Theekshana	Temba Bavuma (c) Junior Dala Beuran Hendricks Reeza Hendricks Heinrich Klaasen (wk) George Linde Janneman Malan Aiden Markram Keshav Maharaj Wiaan Mulder Anrich Nortje Andile Phehlukwayo Dwaine Pretorius Kagiso Rabada Tabraiz Shamsi Lutho Sipamla Rassie van der Dussen Kyle Verreynne Lizaad Williams	Keshav Maharaj (c) Temba Bavuma (c) Quinton de Kock (wk) Bjorn Fortuin Beuran Hendricks Reeza Hendricks Heinrich Klaasen George Linde Sisanda Magala Aiden Markram David Miller Wiaan Mulder Lungi Ngidi Anrich Nortje Dwaine Pretorius Kagiso Rabada Tabraiz Shamsi Rassie van der Dussen Lizaad Williams

On 22 August 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket named a preliminary 30-man squad for the tour, with Dasun Shanaka retaining his captaincy. 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.

Junior Dala was ruled out of South Africa's ODI squad after a positive COVID-19 test with Lutho Sipamla named as his replacement. South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out the rest of the series, after suffering a fractured thumb in the first ODI. Keshav Maharaj was named as the captain of South Africa for the second and third ODIs.

ODI series

1st ODI

Sri Lanka  300/9 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 286/6 (50 overs)
Avishka Fernando 118 (115) Keshav Maharaj 2/30 (10 overs)		Aiden Markram 96 (90) Akila Dananjaya 2/65 (10 overs)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, South Africa 0.

2nd ODI

South Africa  283/6 (47 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 197 (36.4 overs)
Janneman Malan 121 (135) Chamika Karunaratne 2/24 (5 overs)		Charith Asalanka 77 (69) Tabraiz Shamsi 5/49 (7.4 overs)

• 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.
• Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
• World Cup Super League points: South Africa 10, Sri Lanka 0.

3rd ODI

Sri Lanka  203/9 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 125 (30 overs)
Charith Asalanka 47 (31) Keshav Maharaj 3/38 (10 overs)		Heinrich Klaasen 22 (30) Maheesh Theekshana 4/37 (10 overs)

• 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.
• World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, South Africa 0.

T20I series

1st T20I

South Africa  163/5 (20 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 135/6 (20 overs)
Aiden Markram 48 (33) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/23 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 66* (54) Keshav Maharaj 1/19 (4 overs)

• 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, and took a wicket with his first ball in T20Is.

2nd T20I

Sri Lanka  103 (18.1 overs)	v	South Africa 105/1 (14.1 overs)
Kusal Perera 30 (25) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/20 (4 overs)		Quinton de Kock 58* (48) Wanindu Hasaranga 1/22 (4 overs)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• Praveen Jayawickrama (SL) made his T20I debut.

3rd T20I

Sri Lanka  120/8 (20 overs)	v	South Africa 121/0 (14.4 overs)
Kusal Perera 39 (33) Bjorn Fortuin 2/21 (4 overs)		Quinton de Kock 59* (46)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

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

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

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

West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22

Notes

1. Keshav Maharaj captained South Africa for the second and third ODIs.

References

1. "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka schedule released". The Papare. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
2. "South Africa to tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs and T20Is each in September". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
3. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
5. "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2020 likely to be postponed". The Papare. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
6. "South Africa's June tour of Sri Lanka postponed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
7. "CSA and SLC jointly announce postponement of Proteas Tour to Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
8. "South Africa's tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka postponed indefinitely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
9. @OfficialCSA (30 July 2021). "CONFIRMED The #Proteas will travel to Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is from 2–14 September. All matches will be played at the Premadasa in Colombo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "South Africa to tour Sri Lanka in Sept for limited-overs series". ANI News. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
11. "Avishka, Charith star as Sri Lanka hold on to a crucial win". The Papare. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
12. "Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs (D/L method)". Cricket World. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
13. "Debutant Maheesh Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to series victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
14. "Spinners, de Kock lead South Africa to series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
15. "Openers demolish Sri Lanka after bowling strangle as South Africa sweep series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
16. "Sri Lanka announce 22-man squad for South Africa series". The Papare. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
17. "Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi to miss ODI leg of South Africa's Sri Lanka tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
18. "Pretorius returns as Proteas name squads for Sri Lanka white-ball series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
19. "30-man squad for limited over series against Proteas named". The Papare. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
20. "Chandimal returns, four rookies called in". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
21. "Kusal Perera back in limited-overs squads after recovering from Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
22. "SA bowling coach Charl Langeveldt and seamer Junior Dala to miss SL tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
23. "Fractured thumb rules Bavuma out, Maharaj to lead in remainder of ODI series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
24. "Bavuma ruled out of remainder of Sri Lanka series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
25. "South Africa need a spin intervention against improving Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
26. "Malan 121, Shamsi five-for level series for South Africa in rain-hit game". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
27. "Proteas' batting collapse hands ODI series victory to Sri Lanka". News24. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
28. "South Africa, Sri Lanka aim to fine-tune T20 World Cup plans". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
29. "Collective effort helps South Africa take 1-0 series lead". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
30. "South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2021 Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
31. "South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2021 Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Cricket
• Sports

• 2021 in Sri Lankan cricket
• 2021 in South African cricket
• International cricket competitions in 2021–22
• South African cricket tours of Sri Lanka
• Cricket events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic