- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (b 4, lb 2, nb 15, w 1)TOTAL378 all out (91.3 Overs, RR: 4.13, 392 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Herschelle Gibbs, 4.4 ov), 2-31 (Boeta Dippenaar, 5.6 ov), 3-54 (Jacques Kallis, 14.4 ov), 4-115 (Daryll Cullinan, 27.4 ov), 5-168 (Mark Boucher, 42.6 ov), 6-185 (Nicky Boje, 47.3 ov), 7-204 (Justin Kemp, 52.4 ov), 8-354 (Neil McKenzie, 80.5 ov), 9-359 (Shaun Pollock, 84.3 ov), 10-378 (Makhaya Ntini, 91.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DNT Zoysa 22 8 76 4 3.45 0 3 PDRL Perera 19 3 73 1 3.84 0 4 CRD Fernando 16 1 107 1 6.68 0 5 GP Wickramasinghe 12.3 3 51 2 4.08 1 3 RP Arnold 14 2 50 1 3.57 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 6 3 10 0 1.66 0 0 PA de Silva 2 1 5 0 2.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 3, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL119 all out (36.5 Overs, RR: 3.23, 179 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.6 ov), 2-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 8.3 ov), 3-25 (Kumar Sangakkara, 8.5 ov), 4-40 (Aravinda de Silva, 14.3 ov), 5-54 (Mahela Jayawardene, 21.5 ov), 6-71 (Russel Arnold, 25.1 ov), 7-76 (Nuwan Zoysa, 27.4 ov), 8-97 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 29.5 ov), 9-98 (Dilhara Fernando, 30.6 ov), 10-119 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 36.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AA Donald 9 2 28 2 3.11 3 0 SM Pollock 7 3 15 0 2.14 0 1 JH Kallis 5 1 15 1 3.00 0 0 M Ntini 11 5 39 4 3.54 0 0 JM Kemp 4.5 1 19 2 3.93 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (lb 2, nb 4, w 2)TOTAL252 all out (f/o) (81.3 Overs, RR: 3.09, 334 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.4 ov), 2-43 (Mahela Jayawardene, 13.4 ov), 3-156 (Russel Arnold, 39.2 ov), 4-187 (Aravinda de Silva, 48.5 ov), 5-212 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 59.6 ov), 6-234 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 72.4 ov), 7-242 (Nuwan Zoysa, 76.2 ov), 8-243 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 77.4 ov), 9-248 (Dilhara Fernando, 80.5 ov), 10-252 (Kumar Sangakkara, 81.3 ov)
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Close of Play
- Sat, 20 Jan - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 375/9 (AA Donald 10*, M Ntini 8*, 90 ov)
- Sun, 21 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 184/3 (KC Sangakkara 64*, PA de Silva 21*, 47 ov)
- Mon, 22 Jan - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 252 (81.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Sri Lankan 200, 232 minutes, 55.5 overs
- Sri Lanka 250, 333 minutes, 81.1 overs
- Zoysa returns his best bowling figures in a Test
- Sri Lankan 1st Innings:
- Sri Lankan 50, 98 minutes, 20.4 overs
- Sri Lankan 100, 153 minutes, 31.2 overs
- South Africa enforce the follow on
- Sri Lankan 2nd Innings:
- Sri Lankan 50, 66 minutes, 15.1 overs
- 50 Partnership (Sangakara 20, Arnold 31, Extras 1) 31 minutes, 42 balls
- Sri Lankan 100, 102 minutes, 22.6 overs
- Arnold 50, 72 minutes, 55 balls
- 100 Partnership (Arnold 65, Sangakara 34, Extras 2) 89 minutes, 126 balls
- Sri Lanka 150, 152minutes, 35.3 overs
- Sangakara 50, 143 minutes, 88 balls
- Crowd 17,500 (Capacity 17,500)
- South African 1st Innings:
- South Africa 50, 66 minutes, 13.2 overs
- South Africa 100, 120 minutes, 24.1 overs
- South African 150, 176 minutes, 36.3 overs
- 50 Partnership (Boucher 38, McKenzie 12) 59 minutes, 86 balls
- McKenzie 50, 151 minutes, 106 balls, 3 fours and 1 six
- South African 200, 232 minutes, 51.2 overs
- South African 250, 268 minutes 61.4 overs
- 50 Partnership (Pollock 45, McKenzie 5) 31 minutes, 51 balls
- Pollock 50, 44 minutes, 35 balls
- South African 300, 305 minutes, 71.2 overs
- 100 Partnership (Pollock 84, McKenzie 16, Extras 2) 70 minutes, 126 balls
- McKenzie 100, 252 minutes 182 balls
- Pollock scores his highest test score
- Pollock 100, 99 minutes, 95 balls
- South African 350, 335 minutes, 79.3 overs
- 150 Partnership, (Pollock 108, McKenzie 37, Extras 5) 101 minutes, 169 balls
- 8th wicket Partnership record for South Africa against Sri Lanka
- New Ball taken at the start of the 81st over
- Crowd 12 500
Match Coverage
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Despite a dressing room riddled with flu and a brave, if unexpected, third wicket partnership between Russel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa seemed to be heading for a second successive victory inside three days at stumps on the second day
Magnificent maiden century for Pollock rips game away from Sri Lanka
Neil McKenzie had the best view of all of Shaun Pollock's majestic maiden Test century on the opening day of the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park