| Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19 | |||
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| South Africa | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 13 February – 24 March 2019 | ||
| Captains | Faf du Plessis[n 1] | Dimuth Karunaratne(Tests) Lasith Malinga(ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Quinton de Kock (222) | Kusal Perera (224) | |
| Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (8) | Vishwa Fernando (12) | |
| Player of the series | Kusal Perera (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Quinton de Kock (353) | Kusal Mendis (202) | |
| Most wickets | Imran Tahir (9) | Dhananjaya de Silva (5) | |
| Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Reeza Hendricks (139) | Isuru Udana (132) | |
| Most wickets | Andile Phehlukwayo (7) | Lasith Malinga (3) | |
| Player of the series | Reeza Hendricks (SA) | ||
TheSri Lanka cricket team toured South Africa in February and March 2019 to play twoTests, fiveOne Day Internationals (ODIs) and threeTwenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
In February 2019, Sri Lanka namedDimuth Karunaratne as the captain of their Test side, afterDinesh Chandimal was dropped due to poor form.[5] Chandimal was also omitted from Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the tour.[6] Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0,[7] their first Test series win in South Africa.[8] It was also the first time that a team from Asia had won a Test series in South Africa.[9]
South Africa won the ODI series 5–0.[10] It was the fourth time in less than two years that Sri Lanka had been whitewashed in a five-match ODI series.[11] For the T20I series,Faf du Plessis was named as South Africa's captain for the first match, andJP Duminy for the remaining two fixtures.[12] South Africa also completed a whitewash in the T20I series, winning 3–0.[13]
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa[14] |  Sri Lanka[15] | South Africa[16] | Sri Lanka[17] | South Africa[18] | Sri Lanka[19] |
Ahead of the last two ODIs,Aiden Markram,Hashim Amla andJP Duminy were added to South Africa's squad,[20] withReeza Hendricks andWiaan Mulder being dropped.[21] However, the day after Amla was added to South Africa's ODI squad, he took compassionate leave, missing the last two matches, with Hendricks recalled.[22]Kusal Perera was ruled out of Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the final two ODIs, after suffering a hamstring injury in the third ODI.[23]Lungi Ngidi andAnrich Nortje were ruled out of South Africa's T20I squad for the final two T20Is due to injury.[24]Junior Dala was added to South Africa's squad for the third T20I.[25]
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Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Kusal Perera (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets St. George's Park,Port Elizabeth Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andIan Gould (Eng) Player of the match:Kusal Mendis (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park,Benoni Umpires:Bongani Jele (SA) andAllahudien Paleker (SA) |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Bongani Jele (SA) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Faf du Plessis (SA) |
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South Africa won by 113 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andShaun George (SA) Player of the match:Quinton de Kock (SA) |
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South Africa won by 71 runs (DLS method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Quinton de Kock (SA) |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets St. George's Park,Port Elizabeth Umpires:Aleem Dar (Pak) andShaun George (SA) Player of the match:Isuru Udana (SL) |
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South Africa won by 41 runs (DLS method) Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Aiden Markram (SA) |
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Match tied (South Africa won theSuper Over) Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andBongani Jele (SA) Player of the match:David Miller (SA) |
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South Africa won by 16 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andBongani Jele (SA) Player of the match:Rassie van der Dussen (SA) |
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South Africa won by 45 runs (DLS method) Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andAllahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match:Dwaine Pretorius (SA) |
