South Africa vs Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan cricket team is currently on a tour of South Africa, where the first match of the two-Test series between the two countries is being played at Kingsmead in Durban. In this match, the havoc of South African fast bowlers was seen, in front of which the Sri Lankan batsmen surrendered completely. South Africa all-out Sri Lanka for just 42 runs in the first innings. This is Sri Lanka’s lowest score in the history of Test cricket. This is also the lowest score made by any team in Test cricket against South Africa. During this time, South Africa also accomplished a feat, which had happened 100 years ago.
Sri Lankan team was all out for just 42 runs.
Sri Lanka has recorded its lowest score in Test cricket after being bowled out for just 42 runs by South Africa in the first match of the ongoing series at Kingsmead on Thursday. Sri Lanka were all out for 42 runs in just 13.5 overs, easily surpassing their previous lowest Test score of 71, which came against Pakistan in Kandy in 1994. This is also the ninth lowest test score overall. Fast bowling all-rounder Marco Jensen took the most wickets with a career-best performance of 7-13 in 6.5 overs.
Sri Lanka’s lowest score in test cricket
- 42 vs South Africa, Durban, 2024*
- 71 vs Pakistan, Kandy, 1994
- 73 vs Pakistan, Kandy, 2006
- 81 vs England, Colombo, 2001
- 82 vs India, Chandigarh, 1990
- 82 vs England, Cardiff, 2011
Lowest score made by any team in Test against South Africa
- 42 Sri Lanka, Durban, 2024*
- 45 New Zealand, Cape Town, 2013
- 47 by Australia, Cape Town, 2011
- 49 Pakistan, Johannesburg, 2013
Let us tell you, the Sri Lankan team was all out in just 13.5 overs. Let us tell you, this is the first time in the last 100 years that a team has taken so few balls to be all-out in a Test innings. In 1924, against England at Edgbaston, the South African team was able to face only 75 balls and was all-out for 30 runs.
African fast bowlers excelled
Marco Jensen got tremendous support from fellow fast bowlers Gerald Coetzee (2-18) and Kagiso Rabada (1-10). Only two Sri Lankan players were able to reach double figures, with Kamindu Mendis having the best score of 13 runs and four players were out on zero. The visiting team’s innings lasted only 83 balls.
Among the lowest Test scores since the early 2000s, Sri Lanka’s all out for 42 is now the third lowest, after India were all out for 36 in 2020 and Ireland for 38 in 2019. Was out. Being bowled out for 42 and giving South Africa a lead of 149 runs is a major blow to Sri Lanka’s chances of entering next year’s World Test Championship final.
In the morning, after the first day’s play was affected by rain, South Africa scored 111 runs in the extended morning session and then were bowled out for 191, with captain Temba Bavuma top-scoring with 70.
(With inputs from IANS)
