The South African cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 20 July to 6 August 2013. The tour consisted of five One Day International and three Twenty20 International matches.[1] Sri Lankan ODI captain Angelo Mathews was suspended for the first two ODI matches due to maintaining a slow over-rate during the final match of the West Indies tri-nation series. The other members of the Sri Lanka team were fined 40% of their match fees.[2] Dinesh Chandimal served as captain in Mathews' stead making him, at 23, the youngest ODI captain in the history of Sri Lankan cricket.[3]
| South Africa cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2013 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 20 July 2013 – 6 August 2013 | ||
| Captains |
Angelo Mathews (last 3 ODIs) Dinesh Chandimal (1st 2 ODIs, T20I) |
AB de Villiers (ODI) Faf du Plessis (T20I) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (372) | JP Duminy (165) | |
| Most wickets | Ajantha Mendis (10) | Morné Morkel (7) | |
| Player of the series | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (98) | JP Duminy (132) | |
| Most wickets | Sachithra Senanayake (5) |
Wayne Parnell (4) Morné Morkel (4) | |
| Player of the series | JP Duminy (South Africa) | ||
Squads edit
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Tour Matches edit
Sri Lanka Cricket Board President's XI v South Africans edit
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- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI Series edit
1st ODI edit
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Kumar Sangakkara recorded the highest ODI score ever made in Sri Lanka.[7]
2nd ODI edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced Sri Lanka's innings to 49.2 overs. Rain initially reduced South Africa's innings to 29 overs. South Africa's innings was further reduced to 21 overs.
- Raveendra Wimalasiri stood in his first ODI
- Rod Tucker was ill
3rd ODI edit
4th ODI edit
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- * Rod Tucker was ill
T20I Series edit
1st T20I edit
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Imran Tahir and David Wiese made their T20I debuts for South Africa.
2nd T20I edit
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I edit
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Broadcasting Rights edit
| TV Broadcaster(s) | Country | Notes |
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| TEN Sports |  Pakistan West Indies Sri Lanka |
Official Broadcasters of the tournament. |
| TEN Cricket |  Bangladesh India |
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| Super Sport | South Africa Zimbabwe |
References edit
- ^ "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2013". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Mathews suspended for two ODIs for slow over-rate in Trinidad". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Chandimal becomes youngest Sri Lanka ODI captain". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Sri Lanka National Squad for the 1st & 2nd ODI against South Africa". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "South Africa team Squad for Sri Lanka Tour 2013". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "South Africa team Squad for Sri Lanka Tour 2013". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Dominant Sangakkara gets better with age". 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.