The Sri Lanka A cricket team toured South Africa in August and September 2024 to play against South Africa A cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of two first-class and three List A matches.[2] 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.[3]
| Sri Lanka A cricket team in South Africa in 2024 | |||
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| 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) | |
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| 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) | ||
Squads
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| List A | First-class | List A | First-class |
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.[6]
Unofficial ODI series
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- South Africa A won the toss and elected to field.
2nd unofficial ODI
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat
3rd unofficial ODI
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
Unofficial Test series
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Schedule revealed for Sri Lanka 'A' tour of South Africa 2024". The Papare. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Verreynne And Brand To Lead SA 'A' Squads Against SRI Lanka A". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "South Africa to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan during 2024-25 home summer". India Today. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Brand to lead South Africa A's four-day squad vs SL; Verreynne named white-ball captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for South Africa tour". The Papare. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Breetzke To Captain SA 'A' One-Day Squad Against Sri Lanka A". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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