The First Cricket Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka took place at Centurion Park near Pretoria, it was due to last 5 days (15 – 19 December 2011, but lasted less than 3 days.

This was the Live Discussion Article where we chatted about the match in progress and where the scores was be updated regularly.

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

Sri Lanka:

  • First Innings: 180 all out (47.4 overs)
  • Second Innings: 150 all out (39.1 overs)

South Africa:

  • First Innings: 411 all out (122 overs)
  • Second Innings: SA did not need to bat

South Africa won by an innings and 81 runs

Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal NT Paranavitana b Philander 32 104 67 4 0 47.76
View dismissal TM Dilshan* c Philander b Steyn 6 19 7 1 0 85.71
View dismissal KC Sangakkara c Kallis b Philander 1 3 3 0 0 33.33
View dismissal DPMD Jayawardene c Smith b Steyn 30 114 73 2 0 41.09
View dismissal TT Samaraweera c †Boucher b Philander 36 95 67 5 0 53.73
View dismissal AD Mathews c Kallis b Philander 38 89 52 6 0 73.07
View dismissal JK Silva† c †Boucher b Philander 0 4 1 0 0 0.00
View dismissal NLTC Perera c Kallis b Imran Tahir 1 4 2 0 0 50.00
HMRKB Herath not out 14 25 16 2 0 87.50
View dismissal UWMBCA Welegedara b Steyn 4 5 3 1 0 133.33
View dismissal CRD Fernando b Steyn 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 4, nb 6) 18
Total (all out; 47.4 overs; 236 mins) 180 (3.77 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-11 (Dilshan, 4.4 ov), 2-12 (Sangakkara, 5.1 ov), 3-66 (Paranavitana, 22.2 ov), 4-91 (Jayawardene, 29.4 ov),5-156 (Samaraweera, 42.3 ov), 6-156 (Silva, 42.4 ov), 7-157 (Perera, 43.1 ov), 8-175 (Mathews, 46.5 ov),9-180 (Welegedara, 47.3 ov), 10-180 (Fernando, 47.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets DW Steyn 10.4 3 18 4 1.68
View wickets VD Philander 13 2 53 5 4.07 (3nb, 2w)
M Morkel 10 1 48 0 4.80 (3nb, 2w)
JH Kallis 8 2 31 0 3.87
View wicket Imran Tahir 6 0 22 1 3.66

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal JA Rudolph c Paranavitana b Perera 44 227 140 4 0 31.42
View dismissal GC Smith* lbw b Fernando 61 145 105 7 0 58.09
View dismissal DW Steyn run out (Herath) 0 13 5 0 0 0.00
View dismissal HM Amla c Mathews b Perera 18 49 33 3 0 54.54
View dismissal JH Kallis c Mathews b Welegedara 31 78 56 5 0 55.35
View dismissal AB de Villiers c sub (FDM Karunaratne) b Perera 99 228 135 12 0 73.33
View dismissal AG Prince c †Silva b Mathews 39 127 98 4 0 39.79
View dismissal MV Boucher† c †Silva b Welegedara 65 145 101 10 0 64.35
View dismissal VD Philander c Jayawardene b Dilshan 4 37 30 0 0 13.33
View dismissal M Morkel c Samaraweera b Welegedara 4 7 4 1 0 100.00
Imran Tahir not out 29 57 33 5 0 87.87
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 12) 17
Total (all out; 122 overs; 561 mins) 411 (3.36 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-88 (Smith, 32.5 ov), 2-90 (Steyn, 35.2 ov), 3-125 (Amla, 45.6 ov), 4-136 (Rudolph, 49.1 ov),5-173 (Kallis, 60.6 ov), 6-270 (Prince, 89.6 ov), 7-303 (de Villiers, 97.2 ov), 8-344 (Philander, 106.6 ov),9-350 (Morkel, 108.4 ov), 10-411 (Boucher, 121.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets UWMBCA Welegedara 31 4 96 3 3.09 (1nb, 1w)
View wickets NLTC Perera 24 1 114 3 4.75 (1w)
View wicket AD Mathews 9 4 13 1 1.44
View wicket CRD Fernando 28 2 128 1 4.57 (7nb, 1w)
View wicket TM Dilshan 7 1 17 1 2.42
HMRKB Herath 23 4 41 0 1.78

Sri Lanka 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal NT Paranavitana c †Boucher b Steyn 4 32 21 1 0 19.04
View dismissal TM Dilshan* c †Boucher b Philander 6 25 9 1 0 66.66
View dismissal KC Sangakkara c †Boucher b Philander 2 17 8 0 0 25.00
View dismissal DPMD Jayawardene run out (Kallis) 15 46 31 3 0 48.38
View dismissal TT Samaraweera c †Boucher b Morkel 32 71 54 6 0 59.25
View dismissal AD Mathews c †Boucher b Philander 5 31 17 1 0 29.41
View dismissal JK Silva† c Kallis b Imran Tahir 17 71 45 1 0 37.77
View dismissal NLTC Perera c Smith b Steyn 21 46 27 1 1 77.77
View dismissal HMRKB Herath c †Boucher b Philander 23 18 2 2 127.77
View dismissal UWMBCA Welegedara c & b Philander 10 7 8 1 1 125.00
CRD Fernando not out 4 7 1 0 57.14
Extras (lb 1, nb 10) 11
Total (10 wickets; 39.1 overs) 150 (3.82 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-11 (Dilshan, 3.5 ov), 2-11 (Paranavitana, 4.6 ov), 3-19 (Sangakkara, 7.1 ov), 4-37 (Jayawardene, 14.6 ov),5-66 (Mathews, 21.5 ov), 6-70 (Samaraweera, 22.3 ov), 7-104 (Perera, 31.2 ov), 8-133 (Silva, 36.4 ov),9-145 (Welegedara, 37.6 ov), 10-150 (Herath, 39.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets DW Steyn 10 2 36 2 3.60
View wickets VD Philander 11.1 1 49 5 4.38 (5nb)
JH Kallis 5 3 13 0 2.60 (1nb)
View wicket M Morkel 9 0 36 1 4.00 (4nb)
View wicket Imran Tahir 4 1 15 1 3.75

Match details
Toss South Africa, who chose to field
Player of the match tba
Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire RA Kettleborough (England)
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire S George
Close of play
day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 90/1 (JA Rudolph 27*, DW Steyn 0*, 34 ov)
day 2 – South Africa 1st innings 389/9 (MV Boucher 49*, Imran Tahir 24*, 118 ov)

Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • MV Boucher: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
  • South Africa: 400 runs in 119.5 overs (727 balls), Extras 17
  • 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (MV Boucher 27, Imran Tahir 25, Ex 1)
  • Innings Break: South Africa – 411/10 in 122.0 overs (Imran Tahir 29)
  • Over 0.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – RJ Tucker, Batsman – NT Paranavitana (Struck down)
  • Over 1.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire – SJ Davis, Batsman – NT Paranavitana (Upheld)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka – 19/3 in 7.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 6)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka – 38/4 in 17.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 7, AD Mathews 0)
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 20.3 overs (128 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka – 94/6 in 30.0 overs (JK Silva 9, NLTC Perera 14)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (191 balls), Extras 7
  • Over 36.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire – RJ Tucker, Batsman – UWMBCA Welegedara (Upheld)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 38.4 overs (242 balls), Extras 11

251 Responses to Cricket: 1st Test – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – Live Game Article

  • 151

    SA just 6 runs behind, but are now 5 down, Some work still to do for De Villiers and Prince if SA are to get a decent total and lead.

  • 152

    Hello,

    SA’s 200 up.

    SA 200 / 5, AB de Villiers on 25 and Prince on 14

  • 153

    I’ve been summoned to braai… be back just now, just going to start the fire

  • 154

    Although the balls moving around a little bit, and keeping the batsmen interested, I can see you all getting a little bored, so here’s a joke:

    Michael Vaughan and Andrew [Freddie] Flintoff, now elderly, 85 and 82 years old, are sitting on a park bench outside Lord’s cricket ground feeding pigeons and talking about funny cricket moments, past Ashes series, and tours like they do every day.

    Michael turns to Freddie and asks, ‘Do you think there’s cricket in heaven?’

    Flintoff thinks about it for a minute and replies, ‘I dunno. But let’s make an agreement: if I die first, I’ll come back and tell you if there’s cricket in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same.’ They shake hands on it. Sadly, a few months later, poor Freddie passes on.

    One day soon afterward, Vaughany is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, ‘Michael…………….Michael’

    Vaughan responds, ‘Freddie, is that you?’ Yes it is, Michael, ‘whispers Freddie’s ghost.

    Vaughany, still amazed, enquires, ‘So, is there cricket in heaven? ‘Well, ‘says Freddie, ‘I’ve got good news and bad news.’

    ‘Gimme the good news first, ‘says Vaughany.

    Freddie opines, ‘Well… there is cricket in heaven.’

    Vaughan says, ‘That’s great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that?’

    Freddie sighs and whispers, ‘You are going to open the innings this Friday.’

  • 155

    Drinks. 212/5. SA now 32 runs to the good.

  • 156

    Very quiet out there at the moment, here’s a famous sledge from a little known Engalnd Batsman by the name of James Ormond:

    Upon his arrival at the crease during a Test match in 2001, Ormond copped grief from Mark Waugh. “—- me, look who it is. Mate, what are you doing out here? There’s no way you’re good enough to play for England.” Quick as you like, Ormond said: “Maybe not, but at least I’m the best player in my family.”

  • 157

    New ball available in 3 balls time, will it be taken? I have a feeling it may be

  • 158

    Interesting move by SL, new ball not taken, 2 men pushed out into the deep for the pull shot, 2 short balls bowled, not really climbing at all, AB hits one for two, the other for four….Now new ball taken, and 1st ball is a no ball!

  • 159

    Thats 50 for AB, well done, on a surface that has meant you’re never really in.

  • 160

    Tea Day 2. 257/5. First session, I think, where no wicket has fallen. Pretty dull really, most exciting part of the whole session was the introduction of the new ball, and even that was a bit of an anti-climax! Run rate has been pretty slow, and Prince is definitely still lucky to be there, after a couple of missed chances.

  • 161

    And swirling around the tea leaves in the bottom of my cup, I came across this:

    “Well, Andrew Strauss is certainly an optimist—he’s come out wearing sunblock” – Australian commentator in the fifth test of the 5-0 series whitewash in 2006-07

  • 162

    Wicket. Prince. Bowled Mathews, caught Silva for 39. – SA 270/6. It was only a matter of time, I don’t remember when I last saw Prince play so poorly, a better team would have seen him off the park many overs ago, but he certainly rode his luck

  • 163

    An appeal by SL, De Villiers caught behind, doesn’t look out. SL could lose last appeal here

  • 164

    3rd umpire taking a long time over this one……and finally given not out.

  • 165

    The pitch is now really starting to play in the favour of the bowlers, thats 3 balls that have jagged around for DeVilliers. It’s survival mode for the batsmen at the moment

  • 166

    “The first time you face up to a googly you’re going to be in trouble if you’ve never faced one before” – Trevor Bailey

  • 167

    And with that single SA increase their lead to 100

  • 168

    With that 4, AB goes to 99, and that also brings up the 300 for SA

  • 169

    Wicket. DeVilliers caught on 99 off Perera by Karunannananana (I give up, the sub!) at backward point. – SA 303/7. Bad luck AB

  • 170

    “I bowl so slowly that if I don’t like a ball I can run after it and bring it back” – J.M. Barrie

  • 171

    Fark, wickets falling at regular intervals…

    Have just finished braaiing and eating.

    BonzaiGBS is here too, the little monster… him and me are having a lekker pa & son time… the rest of the family PLUS Father In Law and Mother Out Law are in the house.

    It’s hot today in Gauteng… maybe time for a good swim just now.

  • 172

    Hopefully Boucher and Philander can stay at the crease for a long time, and stretch the lead nicely.

  • 173

    Wicket. Philander Bowled Dilshan caught Jayawardene for 4. – 344/8. Well into tail now, can SL wrap it up quickly?

  • 174

    SA to 350 with a pulled 4 from Morkel

  • 175

    Wicket. Morkel Bowled Welegedera, caught Samaraweera for 4. – 350/9

  • 176

    Donner, Morkel departs as well, for 4.

    SA 350 / 9, a lead of 170.

  • 177

    Tahir not exactly a batsman, is he… they should now look to give Boucher most of the strike… and he must go for it, not hang around.

  • 178

    Somehow, I can’t see Tahir hanging around too long, but good luck old boy. Boucher needs to just start smacking the ball around now, no point in hanging around.

  • 179

    @ grootblousmile:Great minds think alike!

  • 180

    179 @ Just For Kicks:
    Yip man, and he’s not doing what we suggest!

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