ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test at Cape Town

After a year in which the ball has dominated matches, with dramatic collapses deciding games, this Test will redress the balance with a battle of the batsman

To get a double-century once was proving a point. To get it twice was simply a cause for celebration for Jacques Kallis

When the Sri Lankan team watched the sun set behind Table Mountain two evenings ago, the possibility of winning their first series in South Africa still existed. Nowt they are looking only for a draw.

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Cape Town

South Africa's 2011 had more heartache than happiness. They unearthed an exciting new fast bowler but remained trophy-less on the world stage

The only thing worse than Tillakaratne Dilshan putting South Africa in on a flat pitch was the way his bowlers came out not even believing they could take a wicket

Sri Lanka laid out a royal feast of bad bowling on day one at Cape Town. Jacques Kallis and Alviro Petersen tucked in and chalked up important runs.

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Cape Town

After the Durban debacle, Graeme Smith seems to have accepted, at long last, that South Africa's biggest problem is in the mind. It was admittance, it was relief and finally, it was progress

Sri Lanka's historic win in Durban, their injury woes ahead of the decider, and his own sketchy form have no effect of Tillakaratne Dilshan's approach to the task at hand

The South Africans hope that Alviro Petersen's calm, no-frills demeanour will translate to results with the bat, in Graeme Smith's company at the top of the order

Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman, is expected to be fit for the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town

Ashwell Prince has been dropped from the South African squad to play Sri Lanka in the third Test starting in Cape Town on Tuesday

Sanath Jayasuriya believes Sri Lanka's historic win over South Africa in Durban could rival their triumph over England at the Oval 13 years ago as the country's most significant victory outside the subcontinent.

South Africa's mental toughness has been questioned often, and defeats like the one at Kingsmead will continue that trend

Sri Lanka were totally written off after their innings defeat in the first Test. Their response in Durban has got the team celebrating with joy

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Durban

Sri Lanka's dominance on the third day was not brutal but calm and smooth. No one exemplified this more than Kumar Sangakkara

Not many gave Sri Lanka a chance at the start of the tour but Sri Lanka have responded with a new-found sense of self belief