South Africa v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2016 (2016/17) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 12 January 2017
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 155 for South Africa. Wayne Parnell took 4/51.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2016 (2016/17)
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Dates
- 12 January 2017 to 14 January 2017
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs
- Player of the match
- Jean-Paul Duminy
- Captains
- Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Duanne Olivier (South Africa)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Duanne Olivier's first Test.
South Africa batted first and made 426 all out. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 155 off 221 balls, and Hashim Amla made 134. Nuwan Pradeep took 4 for 78 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 292-run stand for the third wicket between Hashim Amla and Jean-Paul Duminy, 69% of the total. From 337 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 367 for 7. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 295 across 9 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 131 all out. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 41 off 58 balls. Vernon Philander took 3 for 28 for South Africa. South Africa led by 295 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.
Sri Lanka made 177 all out in their second innings. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 50 off 78 balls. Wayne Parnell took 4 for 51 for South Africa.
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 426 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 10 | 41 |
| Dean Elgar | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Lahiru Kumara | 27 | 54 |
| Hashim Amla | c Dinesh Chandimal b Nuwan Pradeep | 134 | 265 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 155 | 221 |
| Duanne Olivier | c Dinesh Chandimal b Angelo Mathews | 3 | 24 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Kusal Mendis b Nuwan Pradeep | 16 | 25 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Kaushal Silva b Nuwan Pradeep | 0 | 2 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lahiru Kumara | 34 | 51 |
| Vernon Philander | c Dinesh Chandimal b Nuwan Pradeep | 0 | 7 |
| Wayne Parnell | c Upul Tharanga b Lahiru Kumara | 23 | 47 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 0 | 9 |
Extras 24 · Total 426 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 30 | 8 | 81 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 27 | 8 | 78 | 4 |
| Angelo Mathews | 20 | 6 | 52 | 2 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 25.1 | 2 | 107 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | 14 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Stephen Cook, 15.3 ov), 2-45 (Dean Elgar, 16.2 ov), 3-337 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 88.4 ov), 4-346 (Duanne Olivier, 97.5 ov), 5-364 (Faf du Plessis, 103.3 ov), 6-364 (Temba Bavuma, 103.5 ov), 7-367 (Hashim Amla, 107.2 ov), 8-378 (Vernon Philander, 109.2 ov), 9-425 (Wayne Parnell, 122.1 ov), 10-426 (Quinton de Kock, 124.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Cook (10) and Dean Elgar (27) | 45 | 93 |
| second | Hashim Amla (0) and Dean Elgar (0) | 0 | 5 |
| third | Hashim Amla (124) and Jean-Paul Duminy (155) | 292 | 435 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (6) and Duanne Olivier (3) | 9 | 55 |
| fifth | Hashim Amla (2) and Faf du Plessis (16) | 18 | 34 |
| sixth | Hashim Amla (0) and Temba Bavuma (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Hashim Amla (2) and Quinton de Kock (0) | 3 | 21 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (0) and Quinton de Kock (10) | 11 | 12 |
| ninth | Wayne Parnell (23) and Quinton de Kock (23) | 47 | 77 |
| tenth | Quinton de Kock (1) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 1 | 12 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 131 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 0 | 4 |
| Kaushal Silva | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 13 | 42 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Kagiso Rabada | 41 | 58 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Temba Bavuma b Vernon Philander | 10 | 24 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 19 | 43 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 5 | 30 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Dean Elgar b Duanne Olivier | 24 | 45 |
| Rangana Herath | c Stephen Cook b Duanne Olivier | 8 | 11 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Kagiso Rabada b Wayne Parnell | 4 | 9 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | c & b Wayne Parnell | 4 | 7 |
Extras 2 · Total 131 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 14 | 5 | 28 | 3 |
| Wayne Parnell | 10.4 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
| Duanne Olivier | 9 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 3 | 44 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 0.4 ov), 2-47 (Kaushal Silva, 14.5 ov), 3-62 (Kusal Mendis, 20.2 ov), 4-70 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 21.4 ov), 5-90 (Dinesh Chandimal, 31.1 ov), 6-100 (Angelo Mathews, 36.6 ov), 7-108 (Rangana Herath, 40.2 ov), 8-126 (Suranga Lakmal, 43.6 ov), 9-126 (Upul Tharanga, 44.2 ov), 10-131 (Nuwan Pradeep, 45.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kaushal Silva (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Kaushal Silva (13) and Kusal Mendis (33) | 47 | 85 |
| third | Dhananjaya de Silva (7) and Kusal Mendis (8) | 15 | 33 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Dhananjaya de Silva (3) | 8 | 8 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (14) and Dinesh Chandimal (5) | 20 | 57 |
| sixth | Upul Tharanga (10) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 10 | 35 |
| seventh | Rangana Herath (8) and Upul Tharanga (0) | 8 | 20 |
| eighth | Upul Tharanga (14) and Suranga Lakmal (4) | 18 | 22 |
| ninth | Upul Tharanga (0) and Lahiru Kumara (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Nuwan Pradeep (4) and Lahiru Kumara (1) | 5 | 8 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 177 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Kagiso Rabada | 50 | 78 |
| Kaushal Silva | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 1 |
| Kusal Mendis | b Wayne Parnell | 24 | 50 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Faf du Plessis b Duanne Olivier | 12 | 23 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Faf du Plessis b Duanne Olivier | 10 | 11 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Hashim Amla b Vernon Philander | 10 | 15 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Wayne Parnell | 26 | 29 |
| Rangana Herath | c Temba Bavuma b Wayne Parnell | 10 | 17 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Vernon Philander b Wayne Parnell | 31 | 26 |
| Lahiru Kumara | c Stephen Cook b Duanne Olivier | 0 | 2 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 4 · Total 177 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 3 | 50 | 2 |
| Wayne Parnell | 10.3 | 1 | 51 | 4 |
| Duanne Olivier | 9 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Kaushal Silva, 1.1 ov), 2-39 (Kusal Mendis, 12.5 ov), 3-59 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 19.2 ov), 4-87 (Angelo Mathews, 23.6 ov), 5-108 (Dinesh Chandimal, 28.6 ov), 6-108 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 29.3 ov), 7-134 (Rangana Herath, 34.6 ov), 8-177 (Upul Tharanga, 40.6 ov), 9-177 (Lahiru Kumara, 41.2 ov), 10-177 (Suranga Lakmal, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kaushal Silva (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (2) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (13) and Kusal Mendis (24) | 37 | 70 |
| third | Dimuth Karunaratne (6) and Dhananjaya de Silva (12) | 20 | 40 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (10) and Dimuth Karunaratne (18) | 28 | 28 |
| fifth | Dimuth Karunaratne (11) and Dinesh Chandimal (10) | 21 | 30 |
| sixth | Upul Tharanga (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Rangana Herath (10) and Upul Tharanga (14) | 26 | 33 |
| eighth | Upul Tharanga (12) and Suranga Lakmal (31) | 43 | 36 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (0) and Lahiru Kumara (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (0) and Nuwan Pradeep (0) | 0 | 7 |
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