We look at the players battles for 1st Test of SL in SA, 2 Tests to be played between SA vs SL. We will also have the South Africa vs Sri Lanka player records and player head to head records.

SA vs SL player battle, player records and player head to head records for 1st Test, Sri Lanka in South Africa 2 Test Series, 2024

SA Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 20 103 5.2 4.3 5.1 - -
Dane Paterson (RFM) 26 88 3.4 2.5 3.8 - -
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 13 53 4.1 4 2.7 - -
Wiaan Mulder (RM) 15 42 2.8 3.7 3.2 - -
Marco Jansen (LMF) 9 20 2.2 0.5 2.5 - -
Gerald Coetzee (RF) 6 19 3.2 1 5 - -
Senuran Muthusamy (SLO) 4 9 2.3 4 0.5 - -
Aiden Markram (OB) 6 2 0.3 - 1 - -
David Bedingham 1 - - - - - -

SL Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 25 115 4.6 3.8 4.5 - -
Asitha Fernando (RMF) 24 86 3.6 3.7 3.9 - -
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 26 79 3 3.8 3.7 - -
Lahiru Kumara (RF) 14 53 3.8 2.7 3.4 - -
Kasun Rajitha (RMF) 8 30 3.8 4 3 - -
Milan Rathnayake (RMF) 11 23 2.1 5 1.3 - -
Nishan Peiris (OB) 4 14 3.5 - 3 - -
Dhananjaya de Silva (OB) 19 13 0.7 1.5 0.5 - -
Lasith Embuldeniya (SLO) 1 6 6 - 6 - -
Kamindu Mendis (SLO) 4 6 1.5 - - - -
Angelo Mathews (RM) 2 - - - - - -

SA Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
David Bedingham (RHB) 33 2744 83.2 72.2 113.4 78.9 59.7
Kyle Verreynne (RHB) 20 1714 85.7 105.8 78.8 72.8 88
Tony de Zorzi (LHB) 19 1243 65.4 91.9 44 47.8 58.8
Aiden Markram (RHB) 14 1082 77.3 84.2 8.5 67.3 56.3
Temba Bavuma (RHB) 15 1057 70.5 51 73.5 48 57.4
Wiaan Mulder (RHB) 12 1010 84.2 90.6 118.3 69.8 60.5
Tristan Stubbs (RHB) 11 648 58.9 51 57 44.3 76
Ryan Rickelton (LHB) 11 371 33.7 43.2 37 49.5 51.5
Marco Jansen (RHB) 10 318 31.8 42 53 44.4 29.4
Dane Paterson (RHB) 18 228 12.7 10.2 21 59.5 53.7
Keshav Maharaj (RHB) 13 206 15.8 2.7 53 48.6 63.6
Kagiso Rabada (LHB) 16 199 12.4 15.4 3.7 47.7 36
Senuran Muthusamy (LHB) 5 180 36 37 90 34.4 70
Gerald Coetzee (RHB) 5 113 22.6 18 19 91.7 100

SL Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Dhananjaya de Silva (RHB) 23 2064 89.7 113.3 30 65.7 59.7
Dimuth Karunaratne (LHB) 26 1911 73.5 65.2 95.8 57.3 67.3
Angelo Mathews (RHB) 25 1824 73 49.4 86.8 44.5 54.4
Kamindu Mendis (LHB) 12 1704 142 164.4 138 72.2 61.2
Dinesh Chandimal (RHB) 24 1658 69.1 63.1 69.4 55 55.8
Kusal Mendis (RHB) 23 1536 66.8 91.7 73.3 69 68.6
Oshada Fernando (RHB) 8 498 62.3 44.5 12 52.5 92.4
Pathum Nissanka (RHB) 7 493 70.4 27.5 76 97.5 85
Sadeera Samarawickrama (RHB) 7 348 49.7 65.5 54 73.3 75
Prabath Jayasuriya (RHB) 20 340 17 16.3 9.3 33.5 26.2
Milan Rathnayake (LHB) 7 306 43.7 49.3 26 72.8 41.3
Kasun Rajitha (RHB) 8 158 19.8 24 - 34.3 24.4
Vishwa Fernando (RHB) 13 136 10.5 18 1.3 38.7 30.6
Lahiru Kumara (LHB) 12 104 8.7 10.5 4 33.6 19
Asitha Fernando (RHB) 14 60 4.3 7.2 6 43.6 14
Lasith Embuldeniya (LHB) 1 6 6 6 - 40 25
Nishan Peiris (LHB) 1 - - - - - -

SA vs SL, Player Head to Head Battle (TEST)

Dinesh Chandimal ( SL | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 31 78 39.7 1
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 24 66 36.4 2
Wiaan Mulder (RM) 20 60 33.3 2

Angelo Mathews ( SL | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 95 208 45.7 3
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 80 113 70.8 5

Dimuth Karunaratne ( SL | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 110 167 65.9 1
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 140 242 57.9 4

Temba Bavuma ( SA | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Dhananjaya de Silva (OB) 6 16 37.5 1
Kasun Rajitha (RMF) 25 36 69.4 1
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 53 73 72.6 1
Lahiru Kumara (RF) 14 24 58.3 1
Lasith Embuldeniya (SLO) 3 9 33.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva ( SL | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 133 211 63 5
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 73 121 60.3 2
Wiaan Mulder (RM) 11 31 35.5 1

Kusal Mendis ( SL | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 88 109 80.7 4
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 53 105 50.5 2
Wiaan Mulder (RM) 6 16 37.5 1

Aiden Markram ( SA | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Kasun Rajitha (RMF) 30 51 58.8 3
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 77 104 74 2
Asitha Fernando (RMF) 13 33 39.4 1

Wiaan Mulder ( SA | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Dhananjaya de Silva (OB) 0 3 0 1
Kasun Rajitha (RMF) 9 9 100 1
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 8 16 50 1