SL tour of SA, Dec 18 - Feb 10

[mikesiva]

Sun Dec 18 - Tue Dec 20 10:00 local (08:00 GMT)
South African Invitation XI v Sri Lankans
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30 10:00 local (08:00 GMT)
1st Test - South Africa v Sri Lanka
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Mon Jan 2 - Fri Jan 6, 2017 10:00 local (08:00 GMT)
2nd Test - South Africa v Sri Lanka
Newlands, Cape Town

Thu Jan 12 - Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:00 local (08:00 GMT)
3rd Test - South Africa v Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Fri Jan 20, 2017 (20 ovs) 18:00 local (16:00 GMT)
1st T20I - South Africa v Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sun Jan 22, 2017 (20 ovs) 14:30 local (12:30 GMT)
2nd T20I - South Africa v Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Wed Jan 25, 2017 (20 ovs) 18:00 local (16:00 GMT)
3rd T20I - South Africa v Sri Lanka
Newlands, Cape Town

Sat Jan 28, 2017 (50 ovs) 10:00 local (08:00 GMT)
1st ODI - South Africa v Sri Lanka
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Wed Feb 1, 2017 (50 ovs) 13:30 local (11:30 GMT)
2nd ODI - South Africa v Sri Lanka
Kingsmead, Durban

Sat Feb 4, 2017 (50 ovs) 13:30 local (11:30 GMT)
3rd ODI - South Africa v Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Tue Feb 7, 2017 (50 ovs) 13:30 local (11:30 GMT)
4th ODI - South Africa v Sri Lanka
Newlands, Cape Town

Fri Feb 10, 2017 (50 ovs) 13:30 local (11:30 GMT)
5th ODI - South Africa v Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion

[andy]

good length tour this...3 tests, 5 odi's 2 t20's, good length tour and hopefully sri lanka will be competitive

[mikesiva]

Sri Lanka's Test squad for South Africa tour
Angelo Mathews (capt.), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Dhananjaya de Silva, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Kumara, Vikum Sanjaya, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath

IN: Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Vikum Sanjaya, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera

OUT: Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Gamage, Asela Gunaratne, Kasun Madushanka, Lakshan Sandakan

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 71455.html

[mikesiva]

Test squad: Faf du Plessis (capt), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Stephen Cook, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 72412.html

South Africa changes
In: Theunis de Bruyn, Wayne Parnell

Out: Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Rilee Rossouw (all injured), Tabraiz Shamsi

[backfootpunch]

Sri Lanka will hope to put in a better showing than they managed in england

You'd think it would be tough for them

[yuppie]

Sri Lanka will hope to put in a better showing than they managed in england

You'd think it would be tough for them

The series against Australia might have given this inexperienced team some confidence.

[andy]

Yeah but spin ruined the aussies...much tougher prospect on SA pitches, against likes of Philander,Morkel,Rabada and Co.

[yuppie]

Trying to look at the positive for SL.

Small crumbs of comfort......

[andy]

haha fair enough..unfortunately for SL, all i can see coming is a series whitewash

[Arthur Crabtree]

Bit worrying for SL they haven't nicked an early wicket. Need to get an out of form Amla under pressure early.

[mikesiva]

They need to get amla to the wicket first.

Cook gets his half century.

Lunch 92 without loss.

[Arthur Crabtree]

The elderly opening bat continues his return to form after the hundred in Adelaide.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Was supposed to be a greenish pitch.

Hundred up.

[mikesiva]

The elderly opening bat continues his return to form after the hundred in Adelaide.

Lakmal gets his wicket for 59.

I am just stunned lakmal actually got a wicket.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cook goes to Lakmal who gets his bowling average down to 47.2.