South Africa v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12) · Newlands, Cape Town · 3 January 2012
South Africa won by 10 wickets
South Africa won by 10 wickets. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 224 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12)
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Dates
- 3 January 2012 to 6 January 2012
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 10 wickets
- Player of the match
- Jacques Kallis
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RA Kettleborough and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 580 for 4 declared. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 224 off 325 balls, and AB de Villiers made 160. The innings was built on a 205-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and Alviro Petersen. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Newlands, 348 across 13 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 239 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 78 off 79 balls. Vernon Philander took 3 for 46 for South Africa. South Africa led by 341 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.
Sri Lanka made 342 all out in their second innings. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 115 not out off 215 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 63. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 35 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the fifth wicket between Thilan Samaraweera and Angelo Mathews, 42% of the total.
Set 2 to win, South Africa made 2 for 0. Alviro Petersen top-scored with 1 not out off 1 balls.
South Africa won by 10 wickets.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 580 FOR 4 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | b Dhammika Prasad | 16 | 15 |
| Alviro Petersen | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chanaka Welegedara | 109 | 188 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Dhammika Prasad | 16 | 32 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 224 | 325 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 160 | 205 |
| Jacques Rudolph | not out | 51 | 71 |
Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander
Extras 4 · Total 580 for 4 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanaka Welegedara | 29 | 7 | 107 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 22 | 1 | 131 | 0 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 30 | 2 | 154 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 12 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 42 | 4 | 108 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Graeme Smith, 4.1 ov), 2-56 (Hashim Amla, 12.6 ov), 3-261 (Alviro Petersen, 62.2 ov), 4-453 (Jacques Kallis, 118.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (16) and Alviro Petersen (8) | 25 | 26 |
| second | Hashim Amla (16) and Alviro Petersen (14) | 31 | 54 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (118) and Alviro Petersen (87) | 205 | 296 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (106) and AB de Villiers (84) | 192 | 337 |
| fifth | Jacques Rudolph (51) and AB de Villiers (76) | 127 | 123 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 239 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Thirimanne | b Morne Morkel | 23 | 52 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Graeme Smith b Imran Tahir | 78 | 79 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 35 | 75 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 30 | 81 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Jacques Kallis b Vernon Philander | 11 | 61 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 1 | 18 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 35 | 45 |
| Thisara Perera | b Imran Tahir | 5 | 10 |
| Rangana Herath | lbw b Vernon Philander | 1 | 7 |
| Dhammika Prasad | c Alviro Petersen b Vernon Philander | 9 | 16 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 239 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 20 | 5 | 56 | 3 |
| Vernon Philander | 19 | 7 | 46 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 13.5 | 2 | 74 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | 21 | 1 | 54 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 14.4 ov), 2-126 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 28.3 ov), 3-149 (Kumar Sangakkara, 39.3 ov), 4-184 (Thilan Samaraweera, 55.2 ov), 5-189 (Mahela Jayawardene, 59.3 ov), 6-194 (Angelo Mathews, 61.5 ov), 7-219 (Thisara Perera, 66.5 ov), 8-220 (Rangana Herath, 67.6 ov), 9-236 (Dhammika Prasad, 71.6 ov), 10-239 (Dinesh Chandimal, 73.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (43) and Lahiru Thirimanne (23) | 70 | 88 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (35) and Kumar Sangakkara (20) | 56 | 84 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (15) | 23 | 66 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (20) and Thilan Samaraweera (11) | 35 | 96 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Angelo Mathews (1) | 5 | 25 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (5) | 5 | 14 |
| seventh | Thisara Perera (5) and Dinesh Chandimal (20) | 25 | 30 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (1) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) | 1 | 7 |
| ninth | Dhammika Prasad (9) and Dinesh Chandimal (7) | 16 | 24 |
| tenth | Chanaka Welegedara (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (3) | 3 | 11 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Hashim Amla b Jacques Kallis | 30 | 100 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 5 | 7 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Jacques Kallis b Imran Tahir | 34 | 89 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Jacques Kallis b Morne Morkel | 12 | 21 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 115 | 215 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw b Vernon Philander | 63 | 124 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Jacques Kallis b Vernon Philander | 1 | 13 |
| Thisara Perera | c Morne Morkel b Imran Tahir | 30 | 45 |
| Rangana Herath | c & b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 5 |
| Dhammika Prasad | st Mark Boucher b Imran Tahir | 16 | 22 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | b Jacques Kallis | 14 | 6 |
Extras 22 · Total 342 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 20 | 3 | 56 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 20 | 4 | 54 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 19 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
| Imran Tahir | 32 | 7 | 106 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 14.5 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
| Graeme Smith | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3.5 ov), 2-79 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 29.6 ov), 3-83 (Kumar Sangakkara, 34.4 ov), 4-98 (Mahela Jayawardene, 38.3 ov), 5-240 (Angelo Mathews, 85.1 ov), 6-248 (Dinesh Chandimal, 89.2 ov), 7-304 (Thisara Perera, 100.2 ov), 8-306 (Rangana Herath, 101.4 ov), 9-327 (Dhammika Prasad, 106.4 ov), 10-342 (Chanaka Welegedara, 107.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Lahiru Thirimanne (2) | 12 | 23 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (34) and Lahiru Thirimanne (28) | 67 | 157 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 4 | 28 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (8) and Thilan Samaraweera (7) | 15 | 23 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (72) and Angelo Mathews (63) | 142 | 280 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (7) and Dinesh Chandimal (1) | 8 | 25 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (21) and Thisara Perera (30) | 56 | 66 |
| eighth | Thilan Samaraweera (2) and Rangana Herath (0) | 2 | 8 |
| ninth | Thilan Samaraweera (5) and Dhammika Prasad (16) | 21 | 30 |
| tenth | Thilan Samaraweera (1) and Chanaka Welegedara (14) | 15 | 7 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 2 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alviro Petersen | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Graeme Smith | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Jacques Rudolph, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander
Extras 1 · Total 2 for 0
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhammika Prasad | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (0) and Alviro Petersen (1) | 2 |
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