The Second Cricket Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka took place at Kingsmead, Durban, it was supposed to run between 26 to 30 December 2011, but finished a day early.

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

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

 

Sri Lanka:

  • First Innings: 338 all out (108.2 overs)
  • Second Innings: 279 all out (78.2 overs)

South Africa:

  • First Innings: 168 all out (54.4 overs)
  • Second Innings: 241 all out (87.3 overs)

 

Sri Lanka won by 208 runs.

Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal NT Paranavitana c †Boucher b de Lange 12 38 29 1 0 41.37
View dismissal TM Dilshan* c Morkel b Imran Tahir 47 101 69 6 0 68.11
View dismissal KC Sangakkara c †Boucher b de Lange 0 7 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal DPMD Jayawardene b Morkel 31 81 58 3 1 53.44
View dismissal TT Samaraweera c Prince b de Lange 102 356 269 11 0 37.91
View dismissal AD Mathews c & b de Lange 30 66 51 5 0 58.82
View dismissal LD Chandimal† c †Boucher b Morkel 58 141 86 7 0 67.44
View dismissal NLTC Perera c Amla b de Lange 12 35 28 2 0 42.85
View dismissal HMRKB Herath c †Boucher b de Lange 30 73 54 4 0 55.55
View dismissal UWMBCA Welegedara c Amla b de Lange 2 4 4 0 0 50.00
CRD Fernando not out 0 6 5 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 8, nb 6) 14
Total (all out; 108.2 overs) 338 (3.12 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-35 (Paranavitana, 8.6 ov), 2-47 (Sangakkara, 10.2 ov), 3-84 (Dilshan, 23.3 ov), 4-117 (Jayawardene, 29.3 ov), 5-162 (Mathews, 44.3 ov), 6-273 (Chandimal, 81.3 ov), 7-289 (Perera, 89.3 ov), 8-335 (Herath, 106.1 ov), 9-337 (Welegedara, 106.5 ov), 10-338 (Samaraweera, 108.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
DW Steyn 23 5 63 0 2.73
View wickets M Morkel 21 3 61 2 2.90 (4nb)
View wickets M de Lange 23.2 3 81 7 3.47
View wicket Imran Tahir 32 3 101 1 3.15 (2nb)
JH Kallis 9 1 24 0 2.66
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal GC Smith* c †Chandimal b Welegedara 15 36 38 2 0 39.47
View dismissal JA Rudolph c Welegedara b Perera 7 28 13 1 0 53.84
View dismissal HM Amla c †Chandimal b Welegedara 54 129 83 10 0 65.06
View dismissal JH Kallis c Jayawardene b Welegedara 0 7 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal AB de Villiers c Jayawardene b Welegedara 25 103 79 3 0 31.64
View dismissal AG Prince c Jayawardene b Herath 11 41 24 1 0 45.83
View dismissal MV Boucher† c Dilshan b Herath 3 20 14 0 0 21.42
DW Steyn not out 29 62 36 2 2 80.55
View dismissal M Morkel b Herath 0 3 5 0 0 0.00
View dismissal Imran Tahir st †Chandimal b Herath 11 25 19 0 1 57.89
View dismissal M de Lange c †Chandimal b Welegedara 9 21 17 2 0 52.94
Extras (w 1, nb 3) 4
Total (all out; 54.4 overs) 168 (3.07 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-22 (Rudolph, 7.2 ov), 2-27 (Smith, 8.6 ov), 3-27 (Kallis, 10.3 ov), 4-103 (de Villiers, 34.5 ov), 5-106 (Amla, 36.3 ov), 6-118 (Boucher, 41.1 ov), 7-119 (Prince, 43.1 ov), 8-119 (Morkel, 43.6 ov), 9-145 (Imran Tahir, 49.3 ov), 10-168 (de Lange, 54.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets UWMBCA Welegedara 16.4 3 52 5 3.12 (3nb)
View wicket NLTC Perera 9 3 27 1 3.00
TM Dilshan 1 1 0 0 0.00
View wickets HMRKB Herath 20 7 49 4 2.45
AD Mathews 2 0 11 0 5.50 (1w)
CRD Fernando 6 0 29 0 4.83
Sri Lanka 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal NT Paranavitana c Prince b Morkel 9 36 22 2 0 40.90
View dismissal TM Dilshan* c Smith b Steyn 4 6 3 1 0 133.33
View dismissal KC Sangakkara c Smith b Imran Tahir 108 289 190 13 0 56.84
View dismissal DPMD Jayawardene lbw b de Lange 14 41 27 2 0 51.85
View dismissal TT Samaraweera b Imran Tahir 43 95 64 5 0 67.18
View dismissal AD Mathews c †Boucher b Steyn 3 8 6 0 0 50.00
View dismissal LD Chandimal† c †Boucher b Steyn 54 92 92 7 0 58.69
View dismissal NLTC Perera c Kallis b Steyn 12 23 17 1 0 70.58
HMRKB Herath not out 8 48 31 0 0 25.80
View dismissal UWMBCA Welegedara c Amla b Steyn 10 14 7 2 0 142.85
View dismissal CRD Fernando c Prince b Morkel 3 13 13 0 0 23.07
Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) 11
Total (all out; 78.2 overs; 344 mins) 279 (3.56 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-4 (Dilshan, 1.3 ov), 2-20 (Paranavitana, 8.1 ov), 3-44 (Jayawardene, 16.4 ov), 4-138 (Samaraweera, 38.1 ov), 5-141 (Mathews, 39.5 ov), 6-245 (Chandimal, 66.5 ov), 7-245 (Sangakkara, 67.1 ov), 8-262 (Perera, 71.6 ov), 9-276 (Welegedara, 75.3 ov), 10-279 (Fernando, 78.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets M Morkel 18.2 4 46 2 2.50
View wickets DW Steyn 20 3 73 5 3.65
View wicket M de Lange 13 2 45 1 3.46 (1nb, 1w)
JH Kallis 11 1 43 0 3.90
View wickets Imran Tahir 16 1 64 2 4.00 (1nb)
South Africa 2nd innings (target: 450 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal JA Rudolph c Jayawardene b Perera 22 108 65 3 0 33.84
View dismissal GC Smith* c Jayawardene b Fernando 26 41 37 1 0 70.27
View dismissal HM Amla run out (Welegedara/†Chandimal) 51 99 81 7 0 62.96
View dismissal JH Kallis c Paranavitana b Herath 0 17 7 0 0 0.00
View dismissal AG Prince c Paranavitana b Fernando 7 41 24 0 0 29.16
View dismissal AB de Villiers lbw b Herath 69 204 141 6 1 48.93
View dismissal MV Boucher† lbw b Herath 7 43 34 0 0 20.58
View dismissal DW Steyn lbw b Herath 43 125 7 0 34.40
View dismissal M Morkel lbw b Dilshan 5 10 0 0 50.00
Imran Tahir not out 0 0 0 0
View dismissal M de Lange b Herath 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 6, lb 1, w 3, nb 1) 11
Total (10 wickets; 87.3 overs) 241 (2.75 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-37 (Smith, 9.5 ov), 2-88 (Rudolph, 26.4 ov), 3-97 (Kallis, 29.5 ov), 4-106 (Amla, 33.2 ov), 5-116 (Prince, 38.3 ov), 6-133 (Boucher, 49.3 ov), 7-232 (de Villiers, 83.4 ov), 8-241 (Morkel, 86.6 ov), 9-241 (Steyn, 87.1 ov), 10-241 (de Lange, 87.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara 16 5 33 0 2.06 (1w)
View wicket NLTC Perera 13 0 48 1 3.69
View wickets CRD Fernando 13 3 29 2 2.23 (1nb, 2w)
View wicket TM Dilshan 11 2 35 1 3.18
View wickets HMRKB Herath 30.3 7 79 5 2.59
AD Mathews 3 0 9 0 3.00
TT Samaraweera 1 0 1 0 1.00
Match details
Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Test debuts M de Lange (South Africa); LD Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match tba
Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire RJ Tucker (Australia)
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire S George
Close of play
– day 1 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 289/7 (TT Samaraweera 86*, 89.3 ov)
– day 2 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 7/1 (NT Paranavitana 0*, KC Sangakkara 3*, 2.1 ov)
– day 3 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 256/7 (NLTC Perera 6*, HMRKB Herath 5*, 70.3 ov)

273 Responses to Cricket: 2nd Test – South Africa v Sri Lanka, Durban – Live Game Article

  • 211

    aUSTRALIA DEMOLISHED iNDIA IN THE 2ND INNINGS AND BEAT THEM BY 122 RUNS.

    iNDIA ONLY HAD TO CHASE 292,
    what is our chance?
    i would say ZERO
    though Gary feels otherwise.

  • 212

    Geez. I turn my back for 2 days and the Proteas wilt like an orchid in the middle of the Karoo.

    Where’s the bottle lads?

    Guess we all know the answer. If the little flowers can’t flourish with this coaching team, then they are destined to be also rans for time eternity I’m afraid.

  • 213

    Oh, and “Hello all”. Just a flying visit before going off to earn a Zim $ or two for the day.

    Guys at the mine busy with a shutdown need some info’, so I guess I better get my rear end into gear.

    Enjoy the Crickey, and pray for rain.

  • 214

    goodmorning everyone
    ok, now …. can we make it?
    i think so …. i wouldnt bet any money on it, but i still think we can pull this one off … yes, i know, the odds are certainly in the sri lankans’ favour, but it has been done before and it can be done again!!
    so
    goooooooooooooooo chokers!!

  • 215

    #214
    on the other hand …. if we lose this test, we may see some much needed change/s in the team for the final test!
    hmmmm

  • 216

    37/1 greame smit out for 26
    .. nie seker nie, maar het smit/rudolf al ñ 50 run partnership vir die afgelope paar toetse gehad?

  • 217

    Hello,

    Biff departing for a poultry 26 is no surprise.

    Hope Amla, Rudolph (doubt it), Kallis and AB can score big and set up a possible massive comeback!

  • 218

    rudolph out FOUR balls AFTER LUNCH!!!
    jeez, didnt we learn anything from the 1st innings?

  • 219

    kallis gone now
    c Paranavitana b Herath 0 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
    sa 97/3
    ..
    2 wickets down after lunch (4 overs) for 11 runs!!

  • 220

    prince sent in before ab …. if i didnt know that i knew absolutely nothing about cricket
    i wouldve said that the guys dont know what they’re doing!! 😀

  • 221

    Blommetjies falling like my wife’s newly planted seedlings in the just passed hail storm.

    Varking k@k.

  • 222

    amla 51 off 77 balls

  • 223

    amla gone.
    well thats it then … sri lanka should wrap this up today, cant see us survive till even tomorrow
    … just watched the replays of the run-out … prince was ball watching … although it was a sharp single, he wouldve made it if he listened for his teammate’s call … amla was running to the danger end anyway!!

  • 224

    Eishhhhh, once again Biff, Rudolph, Kallis & Prince doing NOTHING!

    Fark, Kallis managed to get 2 x ZERO in his 2 Innings!
    Biff: 15 & 26
    Rudolph: 7 & 22
    Prince: 11 & 7

    Now THAT is our frontline batsmen….

    It’s all over bar the shouting!

  • 225

    O wille kak… Boucher given out!

    Boucher asks for the review!

  • 226

    Yip, Boucher out…

    SA 133 / 6

  • 227

    SA 180 / 6

    Dale Steyn & AB de Villiers biting the bit hard to stay in as long as possible.

    Both of them fighters of note, fighting as hard as they can.

    Dale Steyn was not out for 29 in the first innings and 17 now…. better than ALL the SA frontline batsmen.

    AB de Villiers had 25 in the first innings and now nearing his half tone, once again better than ALL the frontline SA batsmen.

  • 228

    Dale Steyn up to 23 already…

    SA now need 262 to win, with just 4 wickets in hand…. I suppose if a miracle happens it could be done, but it is hardly likely to happen.

  • 229

    Afternoon all, did you get a good look at Bouchers back? It’s the last time you’ll see it walking off a test pitch – I hope! My changes for next match would be Boucher, Rudolph, Prince, Smith (he won’t be out unfortunately), and I’d give De Lange another chance, so Morkel will sit out. De Villiers to keep, Philander back in, then you can choose the batsmen. Would bat all the way down to 9. Bring in some young blood, I say.

  • 230

    I may even drop Tahir, bring back JP Duminee – I know his batting has been pretty woeful, but can’t be worse than the other sludge thats been dished up!

  • 231

    What bothers the shit out of me is the ease with which the SA frontliners went, no fight in them… just a meak and mild capitulation.

    Biff gets out with the same type of balls the whole time, they have worked his weaknesses out so easily.
    Kallis, what a shame…. 2 ducks…. wonder if it EVER happened to him before this Test.
    Rudolph played so slowly, scored so slowly, never took the attack to the Sri Lankans… just hung around to be taken out cheaply.
    Prince… serious flaws in his technique, one of the first I would drop like a sack of suds.

  • 232

    I didn’t see it, but Steyn came back really well with his bowling to take a fifer, well done him, I take back my comment from yesterday!

  • 233

    231@ grootblousmile:Yup, it was Kallis’ first double duck in his test career

  • 234

    230 @ Just For Kicks:
    Hello!

    Fark no to Duminy! Another farker who does NOTHING!

  • 235

    232 @ Just For Kicks:
    At least Dale Steyn is a clear fighter…. gives everything even though things did not go his way.

    I like that fighting spirit!

    I’ll take a bag full of passionate fighters any day over a bunch of talented, gutless farkers riding on reputation only.

  • 236

    234@ grootblousmile:OK then Botha, I just don’t think that for the next few tests, we need an out and out spinner as we are not really playing on any real spinner friendly surfaces – here then UK, so someone who can hold his own with the bat too

  • 237

    Dale Steyn up to 31 with a beautiful 4!

    This means he’s scored 60 runs this Test, not out!

  • 238

    What pisses me off about this team, is that is Steyn can bat here and do so well, why can’t the front liners?

  • 239

    236 @ Just For Kicks:
    I would pick out and out batsmen… our bowling attack has been good enough. The problem lies in the freegin batting department.

  • 240

    238 @ Just For Kicks:
    They are too ensconsed in their positions… our batsmen…

    Drop the shits, for them to learn to fight their way back in and know they can and WILL be dropped for sub-standard performances.

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