- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 what a return to the side for Prasad, first ball wicket, Smith was looking to cut that one, edges it on to the stumps, Smith will be distraught being dismissed by that harmless delivery, it was short of a length and not too far from the stumps, Smith went for the cut, doesn't middle it and leg stump is on the gorund 25/162.2 gone! From absolutely nowhere Sri Lanka strike. A lazy drive on the up presents a sharp chance to the left of extra cover. It was a length ball outside off stump and Petersen should have been more forward. A diving Dilshan takes it with both hands. 261/312.6 huge appeal for lbw and Prasad has struck, massive wicket of Amla, nothing special about that delivery, angling in, short of length ball, Amla was on the back foot, he falls over as he looks to play that, is struck on the pad, Sri Lanka are confident that would have gone on to hit leg stump, so is the umpire, so is Petersen when Amla asks whether to go for the referral 56/2118.3 Kallis is gone, the end of an epic, from two ducks to a 200, Kallis gets a standing ovation as he walks off, a flighted ball from Herath, on a length, Kallis skates down the track and looks to launch that one to the long-on boundary, hits low on the inside-half of the bat, ends up as a low catch to mid-on, it's a pity you couldn't hear the cries of delight from the Sri Lankan fielders 453/4Extras4 (lb 1, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL580/4d (139 Overs, RR: 4.17, 576 minutes)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)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB UWMBCA Welegedara 29 7 107 1 3.68 1 2 NLTC Perera 22 1 131 0 5.95 0 0 KTGD Prasad 30 2 154 2 5.13 0 0 AD Mathews 12 0 47 0 3.91 0 0 HMRKB Herath 42 4 108 1 2.57 0 0 TM Dilshan 4 0 32 0 8.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.4 cleaned him up. Full and straight and Thirimanne is beaten through the gate playing all round it. The delivery wasn't anything special at all but the batsman seemed to be beaten for pace and has had his off stump uprooted 70/128.3 Dilshan is gone, Tahir has struck, but the credit for the wicket should go to Graeme Smith who takes a superlative catch at long-on, he had move a long way to his left to pluck that, it was still a low chance, Smith does exceptionally well, it was a length ball from Tahir, Dilshan wanted to clobber that over long-on though there was a fielder in the deep, he doesn't get hold of it and it is over to Smith to complete the dismissal 126/239.3 tragic for Sri Lanka! Sangakkara is gone! Full length ball, pitched wide of off stump, Sanga gets carried away by the beauty around him. He leans out and square drives in the air. Amla at point leaps to his left and takes a good catch. 149/359.3 Steyn gets the big one, the follow-on mark looks very very far away now, Jayawardene is gone, a length ball that moves away, Jayawardene looks to play that off the front foot, gets a thick edge, he takes the bottom hand off as he plays, still carries to Kallis at second slip, Kallis may not get a ten-for, perhaps going for ten catches instead 189/555.2 there's the reward, he has given Samaraweera a working over, short of length ball moves away this time, Samaraweera nibbles at it, the outside edge flies low to Kallis at second slip, Kallis gobbles up that chance, the follow-on mark is still 197 runs away 184/461.5 the Steyn outswinger does the job, Sri Lanka imploding, a failure for Mathews, this was well outside off, Mathews should have left that alone, decided to prod at it instead, a faint edge to the keeper, the bowling from the Wynberg end has been top-notch today 194/673.5 strange dismissal that, a wide delivery that, Chandimal looked to carve that towards cover, the ball goes through to the keeper, Boucher collects and applauds Morkel's bowling, no attempt at an appeal, neither was there any question from Morkel, Chandimal walks though as there was a thick edge, waiting to see whether the follow-on has been imposed 239/1066.5 big legspinners from Tahir, and that is much too good for Perera, spins in off the footmarks, Perera looks to go for the cut that fetched him a boundary the previous ball, this jumps back at him and crashes into off stump, Tahir sets off one of his dramatic celebrations, starts with a short sprint and some exuberant arm-waving, Sri Lanka in total disarray here 219/767.6 full ball and a huge heave attempted over the leg side. Herath misses, it's bang in front, and up goes the finger. Herath refers the decision but there's no bat involved and he's gone. It was an awful slog and he was hit on the back pad in front of middle stump. A pretty poor option to review as well. 220/871.6 and another one for Philander, length ball just outside off, a soft dismissal this as Prasad drives this straight to point, that's Philander's third, he can't get a five-for this time, but doubt he 'll complain too much about that 236/9Extras11 (b 6, lb 3, nb 2)TOTAL239 all out (73.5 Overs, RR: 3.23, 317 minutes)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)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DW Steyn 20 5 56 3 2.80 0 1 VD Philander 19 7 46 3 2.42 0 0 M Morkel 13.5 2 74 2 5.34 0 1 Imran Tahir 21 1 54 2 2.57 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR29.6 a back of a length ball that rebounds to short leg, it's a fine catch from Amla, given not out though but referred. Replays suggest there was an edge onto the thigh pad...and indeed hotspot confirms as such. Thirimanne gone! He tried to flick round the corner but got a feather edge onto his pad. A very sharp take from Amla above his head, great reaction to get up and snaffle that with his right hand 79/23.5 and another one for Philander, a beauty from him, he's producing this on a regular basis, a length ball that seams away, Dilshan goes for the drive, nicks it to the keeper, could this be a three-day game? 12/134.4 but this time it is gone. A back of a length ball perhaps doesn't turn as much as Sangakkara thought. Playing back, he gets an outside edge that goes at a comfortable height to Kallis at slip. Tahir has almost run to the boundary in celebration... 83/338.3 Kallis is on fire, is there anything this man can't do? that's his fourth slip catch of the day and the best so far, short of length ball from Morkel, gets the edge as Mahela is caught on the crease, the ball flies low towards second slip, it was almost behind Kallis as he grabs it low to his right, top catch that - a double-century, breaking the longest stand by the Sri Lankans and now this, Man of the Match is going to be a tough choice 98/485.1 got him! Went for the pull stroke, it doesn't get up and strikes the batsman below the knee roll absolutely bang in front of middle and off. For some unbeknown reason it's reviewed but nothing saving Mathews on the replays. On day one that would probably have been four but it just scurried along and didn't bounce properly at all. A shame for Sri Lanka but South Africa finally have the first breakthrough of the day 240/589.2 gone. Poor stroke pushing away from his body to a length ball, should have left that all day. A decent nick and a very sharp catch by Kallis at second slip, part of the cordon who have stood up closer than normal today. Taken with both hands up high to his right 248/6100.2 the Tahir celebration is there once again, he's running for joy after Perera again swats the ball towards long-on, this time there's a fielder in the deep, Morne Morkel doesn't drop many, he doesn't drop this, end of Perera, can Sri Lanka avoid an innings defeat? 304/7101.4 there it is, unfortunately it results in a caught-and-bowled, that short ball was too quick for him, hits high on the bat, and lobs to Kallis' left, was not the easiest of catches, but Kallis can do no wrong, his sixth catch of the match, his second wicket, plus the double-century, not a bad effort this 306/8106.4 that's probably the end of his innings, Prasad wants to send another ball into orbit, takes a couple of paces down the track in his attempt, Boucher collects, completes the stumping before Prasad can get his bat back in, Philander's dreams of a five-for are crushed 327/9107.5 that's the end of that, you miss I hit, Kallis gets this third wicket, a fullish ball on legstump, Welegedara skips beyond leg stump once more, he doesn't connect, leg stump is out of the ground, South Africa have to make two runs to win the series 342/10Extras22 (b 1, lb 15, w 6)TOTAL342 all out (f/o) (107.5 Overs, RR: 3.17, 466 minutes)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)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DW Steyn 20 3 56 0 2.80 1 0 VD Philander 20 4 54 3 2.70 0 0 M Morkel 19 4 68 1 3.57 0 0 Imran Tahir 32 7 106 3 3.31 0 0 JH Kallis 14.5 2 35 3 2.35 1 0 GC Smith 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras1 (nb 1)TOTAL2/0 (0 Overs, 1 minutes)
Bowling O M R W WD NB KTGD Prasad 0 0 2 0 0 1
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- Tue, 3 Jan - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 347/3 (JH Kallis 159*, AB de Villiers 45*, 90 ov)
- Wed, 4 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 149/2 (KC Sangakkara 35*, DPMD Jayawardene 7*, 39 ov)
- Thu, 5 Jan - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 138/4 (TT Samaraweera 19*, AD Mathews 28*, 53 ov)
- Fri, 6 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 2/0 - end of match
Match Notes
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (TT Samaraweera 21, AD Mathews 28, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 54.6 overs (330 balls), Extras 11
- Over 57.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 191/4 in 67.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 50, AD Mathews 44)
- TT Samaraweera: 50 off 111 balls (5 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 194 balls (TT Samaraweera 51, AD Mathews 44, Ex 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 71.1 overs (427 balls), Extras 16
- AD Mathews: 50 off 97 balls (5 x 4)
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 216/4 after 81.1 overs (TT Samaraweera 64, AD Mathews 54)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 220/4 in 82.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 64, AD Mathews 58)
- Over 85.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AD Mathews (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 90.1 overs (541 balls), Extras 17
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 262/6 in 94.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 89, NLTC Perera 11)
- TT Samaraweera: 100 off 201 balls (13 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 99.4 overs (598 balls), Extras 22
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (TT Samaraweera 17, NLTC Perera 30, Ex 5)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 342/10 in 107.5 overs (TT Samaraweera 115)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 40.1 overs (242 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 182/3 in 54.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 26, TT Samaraweera 10)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 63.5 overs (385 balls), Extras 11
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 219/7 in 66.5 overs (LD Chandimal 25)
- Over 67.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - HMRKB Herath (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 30/1 in 9.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 10, KC Sangakkara 9)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 42/1 in 19.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 18, KC Sangakkara 13)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 124 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 24, KC Sangakkara 26, Ex 1)
- Attendance: 12,360
- Over 29.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - HDRL Thirimanne (Upheld)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 83/3 in 34.4 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 38.5 overs (233 balls), Extras 10
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 138/4 in 53.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 19, AD Mathews 28)
- South Africa 1st innings
- South Africa: 350 runs in 90.1 overs (543 balls), Extras 2
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 94 balls (7 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 174 balls (JH Kallis 49, AB de Villiers 54, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 101.4 overs (612 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 249 balls (JH Kallis 78, AB de Villiers 74, Ex 1)
- Drinks: South Africa - 414/3 in 104.0 overs (JH Kallis 196, AB de Villiers 74)
- JH Kallis: 200 off 280 balls (29 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 450 runs in 117.3 overs (707 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: South Africa - 453/4 in 118.3 overs (AB de Villiers 84)
- AB de Villiers: 100 off 176 balls (11 x 4)
- South Africa: 500 runs in 129.6 overs (782 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (AB de Villiers 24, JA Rudolph 28, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 549/4 in 136.0 overs (AB de Villiers 140, JA Rudolph 40)
- South Africa: 550 runs in 136.2 overs (820 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 108 balls (AB de Villiers 56, JA Rudolph 44, Ex 0)
- JA Rudolph: 50 off 70 balls (6 x 4)
- AB de Villiers: 150 off 202 balls (17 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 580/4 in 139.0 overs (AB de Villiers 160, JA Rudolph 51)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 29/0 in 8.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 8, TM Dilshan 21)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 8, TM Dilshan 38, Ex 4)
- TM Dilshan: 50 off 41 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 97/1 in 22.0 overs (TM Dilshan 56, KC Sangakkara 14)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 22.3 overs (135 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (TM Dilshan 31, KC Sangakkara 19, Ex 0)
- Over 38.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - DPMD Jayawardene (Struck down)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 149/2 in 39.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 35, DPMD Jayawardene 7)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Attendance: 14,229
- South Africa 1st innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 56/2 in 13.0 overs (AN Petersen 22)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 21.5 overs (133 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (AN Petersen 25, JH Kallis 26, Ex 0)
- AN Petersen: 50 off 69 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: South Africa - 135/2 in 27.0 overs (AN Petersen 54, JH Kallis 47)
- JH Kallis: 50 off 42 balls (8 x 4)
- Over 29.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - JH Kallis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 30.2 overs (184 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (AN Petersen 42, JH Kallis 59, Ex 0)
- Over 35.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - JH Kallis (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 183/2 in 40.0 overs (AN Petersen 75, JH Kallis 74)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 44.5 overs (271 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 210 balls (AN Petersen 70, JH Kallis 80, Ex 0)
- JH Kallis: 100 off 114 balls (17 x 4)
- Tea: South Africa - 236/2 in 54.0 overs (AN Petersen 99, JH Kallis 103)
- AN Petersen: 100 off 165 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 56.5 overs (343 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 276 balls (AN Petersen 84, JH Kallis 117, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 291/3 in 74.0 overs (JH Kallis 134, AB de Villiers 14)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 76.1 overs (459 balls), Extras 2
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 307/3 after 80.1 overs (JH Kallis 143, AB de Villiers 21)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (JH Kallis 25, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 0)
- JH Kallis: 150 off 201 balls (21 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 347/3 in 90.0 overs (JH Kallis 159, AB de Villiers 45)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Attendance: 14,978
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