Sri Lanka won the series 2-0 and thus became the first Asian country to win a Test series there. Neither have New Zealand or the West Indies won there yet.
Here is the summary of Tests between these teams:
Until now, Sri Lanka had won only one Test in SA, which was at Durban in December 2011. That was part of a 2-1 series loss.
This time, Sri Lanka won the first Test at Durban by one wicket and the second at Port Elizabeth by the more respectable margin of 8 wickets.
Sri Lanka also leads 6-3 for Tests at home.
We now move to individual performances, starting with batting:
Most runs (500 runs and above):
The old firm of Jayawardene and Sangakkara at the top. Amla heads the current players including Karunaratne, the only one from SL.
Jayawardene (6) has the most centuries followed by Cullinan with 5.
Sangakkara (10) has the most scores of 50+ followed by Cullinan and Sangakkara with 8.
Highest scores (110 and above):
The same old firm monopolizes the first four positions. MDKJ Perera’s match-winning 153* is now the best for SL in SA, surpassing TT Samaraweera’s 115* in 2012. Note Cullinan’s three centuries at the bottom.
Highest batting averages (Minimum 20 innings, all instances):
Almost inevitably it is the same pair at the top. Amla is the only current player here.
Highest strike rate (Minimum 1000 balls faced, all instances):
Here we have Jayasuriya leading with ABD in second place. Karunaratne leads the current players.
To be continued.
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