South Africa v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12) · Kingsmead, Durban · 26 December 2011
Sri Lanka won by 208 runs
Sri Lanka won by 208 runs. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 108 for Sri Lanka. Marchant de Lange took 7/81.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12)
- Ground
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Dates
- 26 December 2011 to 29 December 2011
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 208 runs
- Player of the match
- Rangana Herath
- Captains
- Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Marchant de Lange (South Africa)
- Umpires
- RA Kettleborough and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Dinesh Chandimal and Marchant de Lange played their first Tests.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 338 all out. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 102 off 269 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 58. Marchant de Lange took 7 for 81 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the sixth wicket between Thilan Samaraweera and Dinesh Chandimal.
South Africa replied with 168 all out. Hashim Amla top-scored with 54 off 83 balls. Chanaka Welegedara took 5 for 52 for Sri Lanka. From 103 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 119 for 8. Sri Lanka led by 170 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 279 all out in their second innings. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 108 off 190 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 54. Dale Steyn took 5 for 73 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal.
Set 450 to win, South Africa made 241 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 69 off 141 balls, and Hashim Amla made 51. Rangana Herath took 5 for 79 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 208 runs.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 338 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Mark Boucher b Marchant de Lange | 12 | 29 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Morne Morkel b Imran Tahir | 47 | 69 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Mark Boucher b Marchant de Lange | 0 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Morne Morkel | 31 | 58 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Ashwell Prince b Marchant de Lange | 102 | 269 |
| Angelo Mathews | c & b Marchant de Lange | 30 | 51 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 58 | 86 |
| Thisara Perera | c Hashim Amla b Marchant de Lange | 12 | 28 |
| Rangana Herath | c Mark Boucher b Marchant de Lange | 30 | 54 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | c Hashim Amla b Marchant de Lange | 2 | 4 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 14 · Total 338 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 23 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 21 | 3 | 61 | 2 |
| Marchant de Lange | 23.2 | 3 | 81 | 7 |
| Imran Tahir | 32 | 3 | 101 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 8.6 ov), 2-47 (Kumar Sangakkara, 10.2 ov), 3-84 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 23.3 ov), 4-117 (Mahela Jayawardene, 29.3 ov), 5-162 (Angelo Mathews, 44.3 ov), 6-273 (Dinesh Chandimal, 81.3 ov), 7-289 (Thisara Perera, 89.3 ov), 8-335 (Rangana Herath, 106.1 ov), 9-337 (Chanaka Welegedara, 106.5 ov), 10-338 (Thilan Samaraweera, 108.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (23) and Tharanga Paranavitana (12) | 35 | 54 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (8) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 12 | 8 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (20) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (16) | 37 | 80 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (11) and Thilan Samaraweera (18) | 33 | 36 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (13) and Angelo Mathews (30) | 45 | 92 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (51) and Dinesh Chandimal (58) | 111 | 224 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (4) and Thisara Perera (12) | 16 | 48 |
| eighth | Thilan Samaraweera (15) and Rangana Herath (30) | 46 | 101 |
| ninth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Chanaka Welegedara (2) | 2 | 4 |
| tenth | Thilan Samaraweera (1) and Dilhara Fernando (0) | 1 | 9 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 168 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Dinesh Chandimal b Chanaka Welegedara | 15 | 38 |
| Jacques Rudolph | c Chanaka Welegedara b Thisara Perera | 7 | 13 |
| Hashim Amla | c Dinesh Chandimal b Chanaka Welegedara | 54 | 83 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 0 | 3 |
| AB de Villiers | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 25 | 79 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 11 | 24 |
| Mark Boucher | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath | 3 | 14 |
| Dale Steyn | not out | 29 | 36 |
| Morne Morkel | b Rangana Herath | 0 | 5 |
| Imran Tahir | st Dinesh Chandimal b Rangana Herath | 11 | 19 |
| Marchant de Lange | c Dinesh Chandimal b Chanaka Welegedara | 9 | 17 |
Extras 4 · Total 168 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanaka Welegedara | 16.4 | 3 | 52 | 5 |
| Thisara Perera | 9 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 20 | 7 | 49 | 4 |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Jacques Rudolph, 7.2 ov), 2-27 (Graeme Smith, 8.6 ov), 3-27 (Jacques Kallis, 10.3 ov), 4-103 (AB de Villiers, 34.5 ov), 5-106 (Hashim Amla, 36.3 ov), 6-118 (Mark Boucher, 41.1 ov), 7-119 (Ashwell Prince, 43.1 ov), 8-119 (Morne Morkel, 43.6 ov), 9-145 (Imran Tahir, 49.3 ov), 10-168 (Marchant de Lange, 54.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jacques Rudolph (7) and Graeme Smith (15) | 22 | 44 |
| second | Hashim Amla (4) and Graeme Smith (0) | 5 | 11 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (0) and Hashim Amla (0) | 0 | 9 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (49) and AB de Villiers (25) | 76 | 147 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (2) and Hashim Amla (1) | 3 | 10 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (3) and Ashwell Prince (8) | 12 | 29 |
| seventh | Ashwell Prince (1) and Dale Steyn (0) | 1 | 12 |
| eighth | Dale Steyn (0) and Morne Morkel (0) | 0 | 5 |
| ninth | Imran Tahir (11) and Dale Steyn (15) | 26 | 33 |
| tenth | Dale Steyn (14) and Marchant de Lange (9) | 23 | 31 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 279 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Ashwell Prince b Morne Morkel | 9 | 22 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 4 | 3 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Graeme Smith b Imran Tahir | 108 | 190 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Marchant de Lange | 14 | 27 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | b Imran Tahir | 43 | 64 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 3 | 6 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 54 | 92 |
| Thisara Perera | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 12 | 17 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 8 | 31 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 10 | 7 |
| Dilhara Fernando | c Ashwell Prince b Morne Morkel | 3 | 13 |
Extras 11 · Total 279 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 18.2 | 4 | 46 | 2 |
| Dale Steyn | 20 | 3 | 73 | 5 |
| Marchant de Lange | 13 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 11 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 16 | 1 | 64 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.3 ov), 2-20 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 8.1 ov), 3-44 (Mahela Jayawardene, 16.4 ov), 4-138 (Thilan Samaraweera, 38.1 ov), 5-141 (Angelo Mathews, 39.5 ov), 6-245 (Dinesh Chandimal, 66.5 ov), 7-245 (Kumar Sangakkara, 67.1 ov), 8-262 (Thisara Perera, 71.6 ov), 9-276 (Chanaka Welegedara, 75.3 ov), 10-279 (Dilhara Fernando, 78.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0) | 4 | 9 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (7) and Tharanga Paranavitana (9) | 16 | 40 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (14) and Kumar Sangakkara (10) | 24 | 51 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (43) and Kumar Sangakkara (43) | 94 | 130 |
| fifth | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Angelo Mathews (3) | 3 | 10 |
| sixth | Kumar Sangakkara (48) and Dinesh Chandimal (54) | 104 | 163 |
| seventh | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Thisara Perera (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (5) and Thisara Perera (12) | 17 | 29 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (3) and Chanaka Welegedara (10) | 14 | 21 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (0) and Dilhara Fernando (3) | 3 | 17 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 241 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Rudolph | c Mahela Jayawardene b Thisara Perera | 22 | 65 |
| Graeme Smith | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 26 | 37 |
| Hashim Amla | run out (Chanaka Welegedara, Dinesh Chandimal) | 51 | 81 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Rangana Herath | 0 | 7 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 24 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Rangana Herath | 69 | 141 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Rangana Herath | 7 | 34 |
| Dale Steyn | lbw b Rangana Herath | 43 | 125 |
| Morne Morkel | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 10 |
| Imran Tahir | not out | 0 | – |
| Marchant de Lange | b Rangana Herath | 0 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 241 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanaka Welegedara | 16 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 13 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 3 | 29 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 11 | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 30.3 | 7 | 79 | 5 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Graeme Smith, 9.5 ov), 2-88 (Jacques Rudolph, 26.4 ov), 3-97 (Jacques Kallis, 29.5 ov), 4-106 (Hashim Amla, 33.2 ov), 5-116 (Ashwell Prince, 38.3 ov), 6-133 (Mark Boucher, 49.3 ov), 7-232 (AB de Villiers, 83.4 ov), 8-241 (Morne Morkel, 86.6 ov), 9-241 (Dale Steyn, 87.1 ov), 10-241 (Marchant de Lange, 87.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jacques Rudolph (10) and Graeme Smith (26) | 37 | 60 |
| second | Jacques Rudolph (12) and Hashim Amla (37) | 51 | 101 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (0) and Hashim Amla (9) | 9 | 19 |
| fourth | Ashwell Prince (4) and Hashim Amla (5) | 9 | 20 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (3) and AB de Villiers (5) | 10 | 31 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (7) and AB de Villiers (10) | 17 | 66 |
| seventh | AB de Villiers (54) and Dale Steyn (39) | 99 | 205 |
| eighth | Dale Steyn (4) and Morne Morkel (5) | 9 | 20 |
| ninth | Imran Tahir (0) and Dale Steyn (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Imran Tahir (0) and Marchant de Lange (0) | 0 | 2 |
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