Sri Lanka A cricket team in South Africa in 2024

Not to be confused with Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25.

Sri Lanka A cricket team in South Africa in 2024
	South Africa A	Sri Lanka A
Dates	31 August – 15 September 2024
Captains	Neil Brand (First-class) Matthew Breetzke (List A)	Pasindu Sooriyabandara
FC series
Result	Sri Lanka A won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Neil Brand (174)	Pasindu Sooriyabandara (227)
Most wickets	Prenelan Subrayen (12)	Isitha Wijesundera (13)
LA series
Result	Sri Lanka A won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs	David Bedingham (208)	Lahiru Udara (181)
Most wickets	Andile Phehlukwayo (5)	Dushan Hemantha (10)
Player of the series	Lahiru Udara (Sri Lanka A)

The Sri Lanka A cricket team toured South Africa in August and September 2024 to play against South Africa A cricket team. ^{[1] [2]} The tour consisted of two first-class and three List A matches. ^[3] The first-class series formed part of both teams' preparation for the upcoming Test series which was part of 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship fixtures. ^[4]

Squads

South Africa A [5]		Sri Lanka A [6]
List A	First-class	List A	First-class
Matthew Breetzke (c) Kyle Verreynne (c) David Bedingham Eathan Bosch Dewald Brevis Tony de Zorzi Dayyaan Galiem Tristan Luus Mihlali Mpongwana Andile Mokgakane Senuran Muthusamy Andile Phehlukwayo Meeka-eel Prince Andile Simelane Lutho Sipamla Codi Yusuf	Neil Brand (c) Marques Ackerman Matthew Breetzke Dewald Brevis Tshepang Dithole Jean du Plessis Patrick Kruger Rivaldo Moonsamy Mihlali Mpongwana Migael Pretorius Sinethemba Qeshile Lutho Sipamla Prenelan Subrayen Beyers Swanepoel Codi Yusuf	Pasindu Sooriyabandara (c) Sahan Arachchige  Sonal Dinusha Nuwanidu Fernando  Chamika Gunasekara  Dushan Hemantha Dinura Kalupahana Eshan Malinga Kamil Mishara  Kavindu Nadeeshan Pavan Rathnayake  Wanuja Sahan Mohamed Shiraz Lahiru Udara Chamindu Wickramasinghe	Pasindu Sooriyabandara (c) Sonal Dinusha Nuwanidu Fernando Oshada Fernando Chamika Gunasekara Dinura Kalupahana Janith Liyanage Eshan Malinga Nishan Peiris Vishad Randika Pavan Rathnayake Wanuja Sahan Mohamed Shiraz Lahiru Udara Ahan Wickramasinghe Isitha Wijesundera

On 26 August 2024, captain Kyle Verreynne was released from the unofficial ODIs squad to play in the County Championship for Nottinghamshire in England, Meeka-eel Prince was named as his replacement and Matthew Breetzke was named as the captain. ^[7]

Unofficial ODI series

1st unofficial ODI

31 August 2024 10:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka A 298/9 (50 overs)	v	South Africa A 205 (37 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 97 (101) Andile Phehlukwayo 3/38 (10 overs)		Tony de Zorzi 53 (48) Dushan Hemantha 3/34 (6 overs)

Sri Lanka A won by 93 runs JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Nuwanidu Fernando (Sri Lanka A)

• South Africa A won the toss and elected to field.

2nd unofficial ODI

2 September 2024 10:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka A 270/7 (50 overs)	v	South Africa A 239 (41.1 overs)
Lahiru Udara 86 (95) Andile Simelane 2/24 (6 overs)		Matthew Breetzke 74 (80) Dushan Hemantha 5/48 (8 overs)

Sri Lanka A won by 31 runs JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Stephen Harris (SA) Player of the match: Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka A)

• Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat

3rd unofficial ODI

4 September 2024 10:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka A 308/6 (50 overs)	v	South Africa A 311/5 (42.5 overs)
Lahiru Udara 90 (94) Dewald Brevis 4/46 (10 overs)		David Bedingham 188* (129) Dushan Hemantha 2/58 (9.5 overs)

South Africa A won by 5 wickets JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: David Bedingham (South Africa A)

• Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

Unofficial Test series

1st unofficial Test

8–11 September 2024 Scorecard

South Africa A	v	Sri Lanka A
372 (108.2 overs) Matthew Breetzke 129 (213) Eshan Malinga 4/65 (20.2 overs)		323 (91.5 overs) Oshada Fernando 122 (146) Patrick Kruger 1/17 (8 overs)
124 (31 overs) Marques Ackerman 27 (21) Isitha Wijesundera 7/34 (9 overs)		174/4 (43.4 overs) Oshada Fernando 80 (122) Codi Yusuf 2/29 (8 overs)

Sri Lanka A won by 6 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Stephen Harris (SA) Player of the match: Oshada Fernando (Sri Lanka A)

• South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd unofficial Test

15–18 September 2024 Scorecard

South Africa A	v	Sri Lanka A
334 (92.1 overs) Neil Brand 129 (253) Sonal Dinusha 3/48 (15 overs)		319 (90.5 overs) Lahiru Udara 129 (192) Prenelan Subrayen 6/64 (21.5 overs)
238/9 (51.2 overs) Dewald Brevis 74 (75) Isitha Wijesundera 2/23 (9 overs)		254/5 (41.3 overs) Pavan Rathnayake 116* (67) Prenelan Subrayen 3/108 (14 overs)

Sri Lanka A won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Arno Jacobs (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Pavan Rathnayake (Sri Lanka A)

• Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. "CSA Announces International Inbound Fixtures for 2024/25 Season". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. "Schedule revealed for Sri Lanka 'A' tour of South Africa 2024". The Papare. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
3. "Verreynne And Brand To Lead SA 'A' Squads Against SRI Lanka A". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
4. "South Africa to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan during 2024-25 home summer". India Today. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
5. "Brand to lead South Africa A's four-day squad vs SL; Verreynne named white-ball captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
6. "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for South Africa tour". The Papare. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
7. "Breetzke To Captain SA 'A' One-Day Squad Against Sri Lanka A". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo