July 27 - August 1

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Colombo

Sri Lanka 756 for 5 dec (Jayawardene 374, Sangakkara 287) beat South Africa 169 (Muralitharan 4-41, Fernando 4-48) and 434 (Rudolph 90, Boucher 85, Muralitharan 6-131) by an innings and 153 runs
Scorecard

Day 5
Bulletin - Murali wraps it up for Sri Lanka
Verdict - Destroying with patience
Gallery - Murali spins South Africa to defeat
Quotes 'Credit should go to the bowlers' - Jayawardene

Day 4
Bulletin - Prince leads South Africa's fightback
Verdict - Grim fight for survival
Quotes 'We have a good chance of saving the game' - Rudolph
Gallery - South Africa hang on to fight another day

Day 3
Bulletin - Records tumble as Sri Lanka sit pretty
Verdict - Perfection personified
Quotes 'I am happy with what I have achieved' - Jayawardene
Stats - Colossal collaboration
Gallery - Jayawardene and Sangakkara create history

Day 2
Bulletin - South Africa wilt against Jayawardene & Sangakkara
Verdict - No respite for the South Africans
Tests - Partnership Records
Gallery - The Jayawardene-Sangakkara show

Day 1
Bulletin - Sangakkara builds SL advantage
Verdict - A methodical manner of attack
Quotes - Moody hails Murali and Fernando
Gallery - Sri Lanka dominate on opening day
News - Health and family take priority over cricket for Atapattu

Preview
Preview -Sri Lanka head into first Test without Vaas

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Stories

'Credit should go to the bowlers' - Jayawardene

'We have a good chance of saving the game' - Rudolph

Matches

Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC)

Series/Tournaments

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

Teams

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Picture Gallery

South Africa hang on to fight another day

Jayawardene and Sangakkara create history

Murali spins South Africa to defeat