South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1993

With South Africa now re-established in international sport, its national team made an inaugural tour of Sri Lanka in 1993 and played 3 Tests. South Africa won the series 1–0 with 2 matches drawn:

Test series summary

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1st Test

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25–30 August 1993
(5-day match)
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331 (127.2 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 92 (222)
AA Donald 5/69 (28 overs)
267 (112.5 overs)
AC Hudson 90 (274)
M Muralitharan 5/104 (39 overs)
300/6 dec (80 overs)
A Ranatunga 131 (140)
PL Symcox 3/75 (21 overs)
251/7 (112 overs)
JN Rhodes 101* (107)
PA de Silva 2/35 (17 overs)
Match drawn
Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Umpires: BL Aldridge (NZ) and KT Francis (SL)
Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL)

2nd Test

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6–10 September 1993
(5-day match)
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168 (62 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 44 (79)
BN Schultz 5/48 (20 overs)
495 (181 overs)
WJ Cronje 122 (295)
M Muralitharan 5/101 (54 overs)
119 (43 overs)
PA de Silva 24 (76)
BN Schultz 4/58 (16 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 208 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: BL Aldridge (NZ) and TM Samarasinghe (SL)
Player of the match: BN Schultz (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 9 September was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  • HDPK Dharmasena (SL) made his Test debut.

3rd Test

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14–19 September 1993
(5-day match)
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316 (121.1 overs)
DJ Cullinan 102 (237)
M Muralitharan 4/64 (35.1 overs)
296/9 dec (139.5 overs)
PA de Silva 82 (263)
BN Schultz 5/63 (36.5 overs)
159/4 (61 overs)
WJ Cronje 73* (179)
CPH Ramanayake 1/26 (10 overs)
Match drawn
P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: BL Aldridge (NZ) and BC Cooray (SL)
Player of the match: DJ Cullinan (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 17 September was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the final day.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

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The series was drawn 1-1, with one no-result.

1st ODI

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22 August 1993
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Sri Lanka  
179/5 (41.3 overs)
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  South Africa
52/4 (14 overs)
UC Hathurusingha 51 (85)
PL Symcox 2/28 (9 overs)
WJ Cronje 22 (33)
M Muralitharan 2/6 (3 overs)
No result
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: BC Cooray and PT Manuel
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 46 overs per side.
  • The Sri Lanka innings was reduced to 41.3 overs.
  • The South Africa innings was reduced to 25 overs and the target to 107 runs.
  • PL Symcox (SA) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

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2 September 1993 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
222/7 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
98 (34 overs)
AC Hudson 48 (80)
ST Jayasuriya 4/53 (10 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 20 (52)
BM McMillan 3/12 (5 overs)
South Africa won by 124 runs
Khettarama Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: DN Pathirana and TM Samarasinghe
Player of the match: BM McMillan (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • PB Dassanayake (SL) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

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4 September 1993 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
198/9 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
154 (46.1 overs)
PA de Silva 61* (89)
PL Symcox 2/33 (10 overs)
RP Snell 51 (61)
CPH Ramanayake 4/17 (8.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 44 runs
Khettarama Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: KT Francis and PT Manuel
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)