South African national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 2006 season

The South African national cricket team's tour to Sri Lanka in the 2006 season took place from July 27 to August 15, 2006. The international cricket tour was part of the 2006 international cricket season and included three tests . Sri Lanka won the Test Series 2–0.

prehistory

Sri Lanka previously played a tour in England , for South Africa it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2004 season in Sri Lanka . The tour was to be followed by a three-nation tournament including India , but South Africa left early after a bomb attack in Colombo.

Stages

Colombo (PSS) Colombo (RPS) Colombo (SSC)

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (PSS)	Colombo	15,000	2nd test
R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS)	Colombo	35,000	3rd test
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC)	Colombo	10,000	1st test

Squad lists

South Africa named its roster on June 13, 2006. Sri Lanka named its roster on July 25, 2006.

test
Sri Lanka	South Africa
Mahela Jayawardene ( K ) Tillakaratne Dilshan Dilhara Fernando Sanath Jayasuriya Prasanna Jaywardene ( wk ) Charmara Kapugedra Farveez Maharoof Lasith Malinga Muttiah Muralitharan Kumar Sangakkara Upul Tharanga Chaminda Vaas	Ashwell Prince ( K ) Hashim Amla Nicky buoy Mark Boucher ( wk ) AB de Villiers Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Andre Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn

Tour matches

July 22nd - 24th scorecard	Colombo (CCC)	South Africans 465-4d (115) & 245-8d (63.4)	-	Sri Lanka A 162 (46.3) & 89-1 (20)
		draw

August 12th Scorecard	Colombo (SSC)	Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI 136-8 (25)	-	South Africans 139-7 (24.3)
		South Africans wins with 3 wickets

Testing

First test in Colombo

July 27th - 31st scorecard	Colombo (SSC)	South Africa 169 & 434	-	Sri Lanka 756-5d
		Sri Lanka wins with one innings and 153 runs

Second test in Colombo

August 4-8 Scorecard	Colombo (PSS)	South Africa 361 (89.5) & 311 (107.5)	-	Sri Lanka 321 (85.1) & 352-9 (113.3)
		Sri Lanka wins with 1 wicket

Third test in Colombo

August 14-15 Scorecard	Colombo (RPS)	Sri Lanka	-	Pakistan
		Game canceled

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dileep Premachandran: South Africa to remain in Sri Lanka ( English ) Cricinfo. August 15, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
2. ↑ Sa'adi Thawfeeq: Sri Lanka to seek compensation ( English ) Cricinfo. August 19, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
3. ↑ South Africa call up Thandi Tshabalala ( English ) Cricinfo. June 13, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
4. ↑ Jayasuriya tipped for openers slot ( English ) Cricinfo. July 25, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2016.