The Third Cricket Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka took place at Newlands, Cape Town. The Test was supposed to run from 3 – 7 January 2012 but finished at about 15:30 on 6 January 2012.
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 field, sending South Africa in to bat. South Africa won comfortably, by 10 wickets on Day 4 of the Test.
South Africa:
- First Innings: 580 / 4 declared (139 overs)
- Second Innings: 2 / 0 (o.0 overs)
Sri Lanka:
- First Innings: 239 all out (73.5 overs)
- Second Innings: 220 / 4 (82 overs)
South Africa won by 10 wickets.
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South Africa 1st innings
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R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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GC Smith* |
b Prasad |
16 |
21 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
106.66 |
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AN Petersen |
c Dilshan b Welegedara |
109 |
276 |
188 |
13 |
1 |
57.97 |
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HM Amla |
lbw b Prasad |
16 |
43 |
32 |
3 |
0 |
50.00 |
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JH Kallis |
c Mathews b Herath |
224 |
434 |
325 |
31 |
1 |
68.92 |
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AB de Villiers |
not out |
160 |
303 |
205 |
19 |
2 |
78.04 |
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JA Rudolph |
not out |
51 |
79 |
71 |
6 |
0 |
71.83 |
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Extras |
(lb 1, w 1, nb 2) |
4 |
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Total |
(4 wickets dec; 139 overs; 576 mins) |
580 |
(4.17 runs per over) |
| Did not bat MV Boucher†, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir, VD Philander |
| Fall of wickets 1-25 (Smith, 4.1 ov), 2-56 (Amla, 12.6 ov), 3-261 (Petersen, 62.2 ov), 4-453 (Kallis, 118.3 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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UWMBCA Welegedara |
29 |
7 |
107 |
1 |
3.68 |
(2nb, 1w) |
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NLTC Perera |
22 |
1 |
131 |
0 |
5.95 |
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KTGD Prasad |
30 |
2 |
154 |
2 |
5.13 |
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AD Mathews |
12 |
0 |
47 |
0 |
3.91 |
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HMRKB Herath |
42 |
4 |
108 |
1 |
2.57 |
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TM Dilshan |
4 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
8.00 |
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Sri Lanka 1st innings
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R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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HDRL Thirimanne |
b Morkel |
23 |
62 |
52 |
4 |
0 |
44.23 |
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TM Dilshan* |
c Smith b Imran Tahir |
78 |
126 |
79 |
12 |
0 |
98.73 |
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KC Sangakkara |
c Amla b Steyn |
35 |
110 |
75 |
6 |
0 |
46.66 |
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DPMD Jayawardene |
c Kallis b Steyn |
30 |
130 |
81 |
3 |
0 |
37.03 |
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TT Samaraweera |
c Kallis b Philander |
11 |
68 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
18.03 |
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AD Mathews |
c †Boucher b Steyn |
1 |
28 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
5.55 |
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LD Chandimal† |
c †Boucher b Morkel |
35 |
60 |
45 |
4 |
0 |
77.77 |
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NLTC Perera |
b Imran Tahir |
5 |
20 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
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HMRKB Herath |
lbw b Philander |
1 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14.28 |
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KTGD Prasad |
c Petersen b Philander |
9 |
14 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
56.25 |
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UWMBCA Welegedara |
not out |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 6, lb 3, nb 2) |
11 |
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Total |
(all out; 73.5 overs; 317 mins) |
239 |
(3.23 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-70 (Thirimanne, 14.4 ov), 2-126 (Dilshan, 28.3 ov), 3-149 (Sangakkara, 39.3 ov), 4-184 (Samaraweera, 55.2 ov), 5-189 (Jayawardene, 59.3 ov), 6-194 (Mathews, 61.5 ov), 7-219 (Perera, 66.5 ov), 8-220 (Herath, 67.6 ov), 9-236 (Prasad, 71.6 ov), 10-239 (Chandimal, 73.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
20 |
5 |
56 |
3 |
2.80 |
(1nb) |
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VD Philander |
19 |
7 |
46 |
3 |
2.42 |
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M Morkel |
13.5 |
2 |
74 |
2 |
5.34 |
(1nb) |
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Imran Tahir |
21 |
1 |
54 |
2 |
2.57 |
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Sri Lanka 2nd innings (following on)
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R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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HDRL Thirimanne |
c Amla b Kallis |
30 |
123 |
100 |
2 |
0 |
30.00 |
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TM Dilshan* |
c †Boucher b Philander |
5 |
15 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
71.42 |
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KC Sangakkara |
c Kallis b Imran Tahir |
34 |
125 |
89 |
4 |
0 |
38.20 |
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DPMD Jayawardene |
c Kallis b Morkel |
12 |
37 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
57.14 |
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TT Samaraweera |
not out |
115 |
325 |
215 |
14 |
0 |
53.48 |
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AD Mathews |
lbw b Philander |
63 |
200 |
124 |
7 |
0 |
50.80 |
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LD Chandimal† |
c Kallis b Philander |
1 |
18 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
7.69 |
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NLTC Perera |
c Morkel b Imran Tahir |
30 |
52 |
45 |
4 |
0 |
66.66 |
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HMRKB Herath |
c & b Kallis |
0 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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KTGD Prasad |
st †Boucher b Imran Tahir |
16 |
21 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
72.72 |
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UWMBCA Welegedara |
b Kallis |
14 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
233.33 |
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Extras |
(b 1, lb 15, w 6) |
22 |
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Total |
(all out; 107.5 overs; 466 mins) |
342 |
(3.17 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-12 (Dilshan, 3.5 ov), 2-79 (Thirimanne, 29.6 ov), 3-83 (Sangakkara, 34.4 ov), 4-98 (Jayawardene, 38.3 ov), 5-240 (Mathews, 85.1 ov), 6-248 (Chandimal, 89.2 ov), 7-304 (Perera, 100.2 ov), 8-306 (Herath, 101.4 ov), 9-327 (Prasad, 106.4 ov), 10-342 (Welegedara, 107.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
20 |
3 |
56 |
0 |
2.80 |
(1w) |
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VD Philander |
20 |
4 |
54 |
3 |
2.70 |
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M Morkel |
19 |
4 |
68 |
1 |
3.57 |
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Imran Tahir |
32 |
7 |
106 |
3 |
3.31 |
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JH Kallis |
14.5 |
2 |
35 |
3 |
2.35 |
(1w) |
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GC Smith |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3.50 |
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South Africa 2nd innings (target: 2 runs)
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R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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AN Petersen |
not out |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
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GC Smith* |
not out |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Extras |
(nb 1) |
1 |
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Total |
(0 wickets; 0 overs) |
2 |
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| Did not bat HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, JA Rudolph, MV Boucher†, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir, VD Philander |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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KTGD Prasad |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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(1nb) |
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Match details
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| Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to field |
| Player of the match tba |
Umpires RA Kettleborough (England) and RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire SJ Davis (Australia)
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire JD Cloete |
| Close of play |
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– day 1 – South Africa 1st innings 347/3 (JH Kallis 159*, AB de Villiers 45*, 90 ov) |
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– day 2 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 149/2 (KC Sangakkara 35*, DPMD Jayawardene 7*, 39 ov) |
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– day 3 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 138/4 (TT Samaraweera 19*, AD Mathews 28*, 53 ov) |
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A ton to Peterson, welcome back, and not too soon. Well done Alviro Peterson
Ah…at last someone is getting some runs!!!! Our front line batsmen better shine up and stop resting on laurels.
Well thats me done for the day – first working day of 2012, need a holiday already! Time to relax and watch a bit of some batting
Peterson gone in my absence, and since de Villiers has been at the crease, the runs seem to have dried up a bit. Must just about be time for the new ball.
Heyyyyyyy, well done Kallis… after 5 woeful innings finally a bloody good one!
Alviro Petersen, well done chap… you replace Prince and you’ve just showed him how it’s done! Well played 109!
Kallis already now on 147 not out… go for it Kallis!
Mister J Kallis Esq. moves on to 150 with the utmost of ease
AB de Villiers solid as well, AGAIN, now on 39.
Now tell me why Biff gets these misery totals!
Wonder how the other out of form man, Rudolph will go… surely if he fails AGAIN, then he’ll be dropped. It will be 10 consecutive innings at the end of this Test, if he fails again.
36@ grootblousmile:I some how have the feeling Rudolph will do better, now the pressure has been taken off him at the top. He certainly has the ability to go all the way, as I said earlier, I really believe it is a mental issue. It is something that we need to sort out quickly.
Stumps. Day 1. SA 347/3. It’s been a long old toil out there for the bowlers with very little success. They must have felt putting the South Africans into bat was the correct decision by Dilshan when he won the toss when the ‘chokers’ were 2 down. But with Peterson and Kallis at the wicket to stabilise the ship, thats where their luck ran out. 2 glorious tons by both of them gave the ‘chokers’ a healthy lead, and with Kallis on 159 and going strong, there doesn’t seem any respite for the SL’s. Peterson lost his wicket late in the day, and AB played within himself to get to 45 off 92 balls.
SA should easily get to 500/550 by lunch tomorrow, whereupon they will then have to begin thinking about putting the SL’s in to bat if they are to win this one. Good to see the ‘return to form’ of the ‘chokers, but really worried by the whole saga (read earlier post re mentality), and how it is to be rectified. Bring on tomorrow. Forecast good for whole match, so lets hope for a result, and our first series win since 2008
37 @ Just For Kicks:
I’ve got mixed feelings whether I want Rudolph to succeed this time around. He’s now showed a bad run of inconsistency / failing miserably / poor form…. maybe time for some new blood. If he suddenly gets a good innings, he won’t be replaced…. and I don’t know whether that will be good in the long run.
@ grootblousmile:Yup, long term, we need to be blooding some young guns, and with the core of Kallis, de Villiers, Amla being the core of the top order batting, now is the time, I feel. With the right players, we could have a formidable top 6 again.
Cheers all, see you on the morrow
grootblousmile wrote:
Just For Kicks wrote:
Just For Kicks wrote:
Just For Kicks wrote:
grootblousmile wrote:
Great insight to the game of cricket by REAL rugby men.
Guys this game is not for faint hearted guys, not for sissies. One good ball one milli second can either ruin your innings or save it. When a player is picked they first look at his eye co-ordination. His eyes are vital. Then experience , then patience and then some luck.
Kallis has all the right ticks behind his name. I knew he would do it, he is by far the best South African cricketer that played for SA, ever.
@ superBul:I am not really sure how to take your comment, but agree, he is the best cricketer to have ever played for SA. The only player to match him on the world stage is Garfield Sobers. Both have a similar batting and bowling ave, with Kallis having taken nearly 70 more catches than Sobers. For me, and I am biased, Kallis is not only the greatest all-rounder this game has ever seen, but in my mind, he is the greatest cricketer of all time. I also believe that if the South African cricket team had been a great team, and number 1 consistently whilst he was playing, the rest of the world would think so too. We are lucky, we have seen 4 greats in our lifetime – Brian Lara, Shane Warne, Sachin Tendulkar and Jaques Kallis. Why is it that the other 3 are seen as they should be, yet there is constant arguments about Kallis about how good he is? Is it because as South Africans, we can never be seen to be standing up for ourselves and telling the rest of the world the facts. We would rather criticise, ridicule and slate each other, it’s what we do best – just read keo if you don’t believe me. As South Africans, we’re just not good enough to be good enough, it’s as simple as that.
If they can offer MacCaw a knighthood, then they shouldn’t even bother offering it to Kallis, it should be shoved into his little paws….and he shouldn’t have to go to London to receive it, the Queen should come to him. One day, in a couple of generations time, people will ask, “what was it about Kallis that made him not as good as his stats show?”
Thats my rant.
Just For Kicks wrote:
It might be a bit confusing but i could not believe that some people called for his head earlier. To even suggest that his place is in jeopardy at this stage baffled me.
http://www.sportscentral.co.za/give-kallis-a-kick-up-the-bum/13898/
India 191
Australia 236/3 (53.0 ov)
Australia lead by 45 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Clarke 103*, Ponting 97*
Lunch – Day 2
Molten Gold writes: “Opting to bat first was the epitome of foolishness on India’s part. What were they thinking – with an incompetent batting lineup that cannot stand up to a quality pace attack in fast, bouncy conditions and a spinner who can hardly be termed world class, India were ill equipped to both bat first and bowl last in this match. An innings defeat will be a just outcome for such atrocious planning.”
In both Test matches happening currently, the decisions at the toss seem to have backfired. We saw what happened to the Sri Lankans yesterday – 347 for 3 on day one. Can’t be good news!
First thing on the agenda post lunch will be Ponting’s century, he will be on strike. It’s been 34 innings since he last scored a Test ton.
Funny not many Australians asked for his head. They are simply more loyal. The commentators are a feast, if a Australian drops a catch they will find a good excuse for their player, but o my dear if the opposition does it they get lambasted.
Players scoring Tons
51 Sachin Tendulkar(still active)
41 Jacques Kallis(still active)
40 Ricky Ponting(still active)
36 Rahul Dravid(still active)
34 Brian Lara
34 Sunil Gavaskar
29 Mayela Jayawardene(still active)
28 KC Sangakara(still active)
23 G Smith(still active)
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all RT friends.
Just another flying visit to see how everyone’s enjoying the rest while I keep the wheels of the SA economy turning.
Working like a Bastid but at least had a successful shutdown and installation the last week with only a few minor hitches.
Phew. Guess I can still design a thing or two half decently.
Cricket (both games) seem to be heading in similar directions, and Aviva Rugby seems to be producing tight games when I get to see them.
Roll on February and Super Rugby.
GBS, I need to speak to you re networks, websites, IT expansion etc. Things are just getting too hectic for me on my own, so I need to expand, but in a controlled and planned way.
I’ll try to give you a call early next week to pick your IT brain for the best options.
Cheers all.
Off to earn a Zim$ or two for the day.
Clarke shows how to grind the opposition to dust. The lead of 158 looks to get bigger and bigger and we’re only into the second day. This session will be remembered for Ponting’s comeback hundred and he too nearly lasted the entire session. Join us in 20 minutes for the final couple of hours.
Good luck Kallis follow Clarke with a even bigger 200 please, shut your critics up
australia lead by 291 runs with 6 wickets remaining … hmmm, wonder whether we’ll finally see that 100 of tendulcar that everyone’s been waiting for for a while now?
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oh, and goodmorning everyone!
Hellooooooooo!
400 up for SA…. no wickets lost so far this morning.
SA batsmen really attacking a very lacklustre Sri Lanka bowling attack.
Morning all, can Kallis do it? Here’s hoping
Wow, say that, Kallis knicks and goes through 1st slip for 4
Kallis 0n 199
Simply brilliant. Arise Sir Kallis. A wonderful knock to get to 200. Well done
200 kallis.
well played!
Kallis goes over the magial 200 mark!
Wow… now go on and get a really big one, Kallis!
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