| South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 7 July – 14 August 2018 | ||
| Captains | Suranga Lakmal(Tests) Angelo Mathews(ODIs and T20I) | Faf du Plessis(Tests and ODIs)[nb 1] JP Duminy(T20I) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (356) | Faf du Plessis (105) | |
| Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (16) | Keshav Maharaj (16) | |
| Player of the series | Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (235) | JP Duminy (227) | |
| Most wickets | Akila Dananjaya (14) | Lungi Ngidi (10) | |
| Player of the series | JP Duminy (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (36) | Quinton de Kock (20) | |
| Most wickets | Lakshan Sandakan (3) | Junior Dala (2) Kagiso Rabada (2) Tabraiz Shamsi (2) | |
TheSouth Africa cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July and August 2018 to play twoTests, fiveOne Day Internationals (ODIs) and aTwenty20 International (T20I) match.[1][2][3] Originally, the tour was for three Test matches, but the third match was dropped and replaced by the ODI and T20I fixtures.[4] The extra ODI fixtures were used as preparation for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[5]
Ahead of the tour,Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) namedDinesh Chandimal as the captain of the Test side. However, Chandimal faced disciplinary charges, for his role in allegedball-tampering during the second Testagainst the West Indies in Saint Lucia in June 2018.[6] His hearing took place before the start of the first Test, with him found guilty. He received a two-match ban, withSuranga Lakmal captaining the side in his place.[7][8] After the conclusion of the first Test, the independent Judicial Commissioner handed down a further eight suspension points to Chandimal, meaning that he was also suspended for the first four ODIs of the series.[9]
Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0.[10]
During the ODI series, South Africa's captain,Faf du Plessis, injured himself during the third match and was ruled out of the rest of the tour, including the one-off T20I fixture.[11]Quinton de Kock was named as the captain of South Africa for the last two ODIs of the series.[12]JP Duminy was also named as the captain of the team for the T20I match.[12] South Africa won the ODI series 3–2.[13] Sri Lanka won the one-off T20I match by three wickets.[14]
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka[15] |  South Africa[16] | Sri Lanka[17] | South Africa[18] | Sri Lanka[19] | South Africa[20] |
Sri Lanka namedDimuth Karunaratne,Nishan Peiris,Isuru Udana andJeffrey Vandersay as standby players for the ODI series.[17] The day before the one-off T20I fixture, Isuru Udana andKasun Rajitha were added to Sri Lanka's squad for the match.[21]
7–8 July 2018 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 63 runs P. Sara Oval,Colombo Umpires:Lyndon Hannibal (SL) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 278 runs Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Paul Reiffel (Aus) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 199 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground,Colombo Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) |
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South Africa won by 5 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRuchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match:Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) |
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South Africa won by 4 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Ranmore Martinesz (SL) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:Quinton de Kock (SA) |
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South Africa won by 78 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,Kandy Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Reeza Hendricks (SA) |
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Sri Lanka won by 3 runs (DLS method) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,Kandy Umpires:Lyndon Hannibal (SL) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:Dasun Shanaka (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 178 runs R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRuchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match:Akila Dananjaya (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Ranmore Martinesz (SL) andRuchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match:Dhananjaya de Silva (SL) |