# Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured South Africa in February and March 2019 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
In February 2019, Sri Lanka named Dimuth Karunaratne as the captain of their Test side, after Dinesh Chandimal was dropped due to poor form. Chandimal was also omitted from Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the tour. Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0, their first Test series win in South Africa. It was also the first time that a team from Asia had won a Test series in South Africa.
South Africa won the ODI series 5–0. It was the fourth time in less than two years that Sri Lanka had been whitewashed in a five-match ODI series. For the T20I series, Faf du Plessis was named as South Africa's captain for the first match, and JP Duminy for the remaining two fixtures. South Africa also completed a whitewash in the T20I series, winning 3–0.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka |
| Faf du Plessis (c) Hashim Amla Temba Bavuma Theunis de Bruyn Quinton de Kock (wk) Dean Elgar Zubayr Hamza Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram Wiaan Mulder Duanne Olivier Vernon Philander Kagiso Rabada Dale Steyn | Dimuth Karunaratne (c) Niroshan Dickwella (vc, wk) Lasith Embuldeniya Oshada Fernando Vishwa Fernando Chamika Karunaratne Suranga Lakmal Kusal Mendis Angelo Perera Kusal Perera Kasun Rajitha Lakshan Sandakan Mohamed Shiraz Kaushal Silva Dhananjaya de Silva Milinda Siriwardana Lahiru Thirimanne | Faf du Plessis (c) Hashim Amla Quinton de Kock (wk) JP Duminy Reeza Hendricks Aiden Markram David Miller Wiaan Mulder Lungi Ngidi Anrich Nortje Andile Phehlukwayo Dwaine Pretorius Kagiso Rabada Tabraiz Shamsi Dale Steyn Imran Tahir Rassie van der Dussen | Lasith Malinga (c) Niroshan Dickwella (vc, wk) Akila Dananjaya Avishka Fernando Oshada Fernando Vishwa Fernando Kamindu Mendis Kusal Mendis Angelo Perera Kusal Perera Priyamal Perera Thisara Perera Kasun Rajitha Lakshan Sandakan Dhananjaya de Silva Upul Tharanga Isuru Udana | Faf du Plessis (c) JP Duminy (c) Junior Dala Quinton de Kock (wk) Reeza Hendricks Aiden Markram David Miller Chris Morris Lungi Ngidi Anrich Nortje Andile Phehlukwayo Dwaine Pretorius Sinethemba Qeshile (wk) Kagiso Rabada Tabraiz Shamsi Lutho Sipamla Dale Steyn Imran Tahir Rassie van der Dussen | Lasith Malinga (c) Niroshan Dickwella (vc, wk) Akila Dananjaya Asitha Fernando Avishka Fernando Suranga Lakmal Kamindu Mendis Kusal Mendis Angelo Perera Priyamal Perera Thisara Perera Sadeera Samarawickrama Lakshan Sandakan Dhananjaya de Silva Isuru Udana Jeffrey Vandersay |
Ahead of the last two ODIs, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla and JP Duminy were added to South Africa's squad, with Reeza Hendricks and Wiaan Mulder being dropped. However, the day after Amla was added to South Africa's ODI squad, he took compassionate leave, missing the last two matches, with Hendricks recalled. Kusal Perera was ruled out of Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the final two ODIs, after suffering a hamstring injury in the third ODI. Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje were ruled out of South Africa's T20I squad for the final two T20Is due to injury. Junior Dala was added to South Africa's squad for the third T20I.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 13–17 February 2019 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Kusal Perera (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Lasith Embuldeniya and Oshada Fernando (SL) both made their Test debuts.
* Dimuth Karunaratne captained Sri Lanka for the first time in Tests, and he also scored his 4,000th run in Test cricket.
* Lasith Embuldeniya became the fourth bowler for Sri Lanka to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.
* Kusal Perera's 153 not out was the highest score by a batsman for Sri Lanka in a successful run chase in Tests.
* Kusal Perera and Vishwa Fernando (SL) made the highest tenth-wicket partnership in a successful run chase in Tests (78 runs).

### 2nd Test

* 21–25 February 2019 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Wiaan Mulder (SA) made his Test debut.

## Tour match
### 50-over match: Cricket South Africa Invitation XI vs Sri Lanka

* 28 February 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| Cricket South Africa Invitation XI 304 (48 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 307/4 (41 overs) |
| Raynard van Tonder 164 (156) Lasith Malinga 5/35 (7 overs) | | Avishka Fernando 72 (46) Okuhle Cele 2/37 (6 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
* Cricket South Africa Invitation XI won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 3 March 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 231 (47 overs) | v | South Africa 232/2 (38.5 overs) |
| Kusal Mendis 60 (73) Imran Tahir 3/26 (10 overs) | | Faf du Plessis 112* (114) Vishwa Fernando 1/43 (5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Anrich Nortje (SA) and Oshada Fernando (SL) both made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd ODI

* 6 March 2019 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 251 (45.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 138 (32.2 overs) |
| Quinton de Kock 94 (70) Thisara Perera 3/26 (7 overs) | | Oshada Fernando 31 (45) Kagiso Rabada 3/43 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 113 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Thisara Perera (SL) played in his 150th ODI.
* Faf du Plessis (SA) scored his 5,000th run in ODIs.
* Kagiso Rabada (SA) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.

### 3rd ODI

* 10 March 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 331/5 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 121/5 (24 overs) |
| Quinton de Kock 121 (108) Isuru Udana 2/50 (8 overs) | | Kusal Mendis 41 (31) Imran Tahir 2/19 (5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 71 runs (DLS method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 193 runs from 24 overs due to rain.
* Kamindu Mendis (SL) made his ODI debut.

### 4th ODI

* 13 March 2019 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 189 (39.2 overs) | v | South Africa 190/4 (32.5 overs) |
| Isuru Udana 78 (57) Anrich Nortje 3/57 (8 overs) | | Quinton de Kock 51 (57) Dhananjaya de Silva 3/41 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Isuru Udana (SL)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Priyamal Perera (SL) made his ODI debut.
* Isuru Udana and Kasun Rajitha made the highest partnership for the tenth wicket for Sri Lanka in ODIs (58 runs).

### 5th ODI

* 16 March 2019 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 225 (49.3 overs) | v | South Africa 135/2 (28 overs) |
| Kusal Mendis 56 (84) Kagiso Rabada 3/50 (10 overs) | | Aiden Markram 67* (75) Thisara Perera 1/20 (5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 41 runs (DLS method) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Aiden Markram (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* A floodlight failure during South Africa's innings prevented any further play.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 19 March 2019 18:00 (N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 134/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 134/8 (20 overs) |
| Kamindu Mendis 41 (29) Andile Phehlukwayo 3/25 (4 overs) | | David Miller 41 (23) Lasith Malinga 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Match tied (South Africa won the Super Over) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Bongani Jele (SA) Player of the match: David Miller (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Avishka Fernando (SL) made his T20I debut.

### 2nd T20I

* 22 March 2019 18:00 (N) Scorecard
| South Africa 180/3 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 164/9 (20 overs) |
| Reeza Hendricks 65 (46) Lasith Malinga 1/26 (4 overs) | | Isuru Udana 84* (48) Chris Morris 3/32 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 16 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Bongani Jele (SA) Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Aiden Markram and Sinethemba Qeshile (SA) both made their T20I debuts.

### 3rd T20I

* 24 March 2019 14:30 Scorecard
| South Africa 198/2 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 137 (15.4 overs) |
| Dwaine Pretorius 77* (42) Jeffrey Vandersay 1/35 (3 overs) | | Niroshan Dickwella 38 (22) Andile Phehlukwayo 4/24 (3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 45 runs (DLS method) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Dwaine Pretorius (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 183 runs from 17 overs due to rain.