result
1st Test, Centurion, Dec 15 - 19 2011, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
(39.1 ov)180 & 150
411
South Africa won by an innings and 81 runs
player of the match

South Africa
Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tharanga Paranavitana | b Philander | 32 | 67 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 47.76 | ||
Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) | c Philander b Steyn | 6 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | ||
Kumar Sangakkara | c Kallis b Philander | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Mahela Jayawardene | c Smith b Steyn | 30 | 73 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 41.10 | ||
Thilan Samaraweera | c †Boucher b Philander | 36 | 67 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 53.73 | ||
Angelo Mathews | c Kallis b Philander | 38 | 52 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 73.08 | ||
Kaushal Silva † | c †Boucher b Philander | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Thisara Perera | c Kallis b Imran Tahir | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Rangana Herath | not out | 14 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 87.50 | ||
Chanaka Welegedara | b Steyn | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
Dilhara Fernando | b Steyn | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 1, lb 7, nb 6, w 4) | 18 | |||||||
TOTAL | (47.4 Ov, RR: 3.77, 236 Mts) | 180 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4.4 ov), 2-12 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.1 ov), 3-66 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 22.2 ov), 4-91 (Mahela Jayawardene, 29.4 ov), 5-156 (Thilan Samaraweera, 42.3 ov), 6-156 (Kaushal Silva, 42.4 ov), 7-157 (Thisara Perera, 43.1 ov), 8-175 (Angelo Mathews, 46.5 ov), 9-180 (Chanaka Welegedara, 47.3 ov), 10-180 (Dilhara Fernando, 47.4 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 10.4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1.69 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 13 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 4.08 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Jacques Kallis | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imran Tahir | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3.67 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Rudolph | c Paranavitana b Perera | 44 | 140 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 31.43 | ||
Graeme Smith (c) | lbw b Fernando | 61 | 105 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 58.10 | ||
Dale Steyn | run out (Herath) | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Hashim Amla | c Mathews b Perera | 18 | 33 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 54.55 | ||
Jacques Kallis | c Mathews b Welegedara | 31 | 56 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 55.36 | ||
AB de Villiers | c sub (FDM Karunaratne) b Perera | 99 | 135 | 228 | 12 | 0 | 73.33 | ||
Ashwell Prince | c †Silva b Mathews | 39 | 98 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 39.80 | ||
Mark Boucher † | c †Silva b Welegedara | 65 | 101 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 64.36 | ||
Vernon Philander | c Jayawardene b Dilshan | 4 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | ||
Morne Morkel | c Samaraweera b Welegedara | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
Imran Tahir | not out | 29 | 33 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 87.88 | ||
Extras | (b 1, lb 1, nb 12, w 3) | 17 | |||||||
TOTAL | (122 Ov, RR: 3.36, 561 Mts) | 411 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Graeme Smith, 32.5 ov), 2-90 (Dale Steyn, 35.2 ov), 3-125 (Hashim Amla, 45.6 ov), 4-136 (Jacques Rudolph, 49.1 ov), 5-173 (Jacques Kallis, 60.6 ov), 6-270 (Ashwell Prince, 89.6 ov), 7-303 (AB de Villiers, 97.2 ov), 8-344 (Vernon Philander, 106.6 ov), 9-350 (Morne Morkel, 108.4 ov), 10-411 (Mark Boucher, 121.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chanaka Welegedara | 31 | 4 | 96 | 3 | 3.10 | 142 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thisara Perera | 24 | 1 | 114 | 3 | 4.75 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Angelo Mathews | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1.44 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dilhara Fernando | 28 | 2 | 128 | 1 | 4.57 | 117 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2.43 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rangana Herath | 23 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1.78 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tharanga Paranavitana | c †Boucher b Steyn | 4 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 | ||
Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) | c †Boucher b Philander | 6 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
Kumar Sangakkara | c †Boucher b Philander | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Kallis) | 15 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 48.39 | ||
Thilan Samaraweera | c †Boucher b Morkel | 32 | 54 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 59.26 | ||
Angelo Mathews | c †Boucher b Philander | 5 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 | ||
Kaushal Silva † | c Kallis b Imran Tahir | 17 | 45 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 37.78 | ||
Thisara Perera | c Smith b Steyn | 21 | 27 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 77.78 | ||
Rangana Herath | c †Boucher b Philander | 23 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 127.78 | ||
Chanaka Welegedara | c & b Philander | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 | ||
Dilhara Fernando | not out | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
Extras | (lb 1, nb 10) | 11 | |||||||
TOTAL | (39.1 Ov, RR: 3.82, 201 Mts) | 150 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3.5 ov), 2-11 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 4.6 ov), 3-19 (Kumar Sangakkara, 7.1 ov), 4-37 (Mahela Jayawardene, 14.6 ov), 5-66 (Angelo Mathews, 21.5 ov), 6-70 (Thilan Samaraweera, 22.3 ov), 7-104 (Thisara Perera, 31.2 ov), 8-133 (Kaushal Silva, 36.4 ov), 9-145 (Chanaka Welegedara, 37.6 ov), 10-150 (Rangana Herath, 39.1 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3.60 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 11.1 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 4.39 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Jacques Kallis | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2.60 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Morne Morkel | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.00 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Imran Tahir | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
SuperSport Park, Centurion | |
Toss | South Africa, elected to field first |
Series | Sri Lanka tour of South Africa |
Season | 2011/12 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Vernon Philander |
Series result | South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 2023 |
Hours of play (local time) | 10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30 |
Match days | 15,16,17 December 2011 - day match (5-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Rod Tucker![]() Steve Davis |
TV Umpire | ![]() Richard Kettleborough |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Shaun George |
Match Referee | ![]() Chris Broad |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 15 Dec - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 90/1 (Jacques Rudolph 27*, Dale Steyn 0*, 34 ov)
Fri, 16 Dec - day 2 -South Africa 1st innings 389/9 (Mark Boucher 49*, Imran Tahir 24*, 118 ov)
Sat, 17 Dec - day 3 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 150/10 (39.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 33/2 in 13.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 18, DPMD Jayawardene 7)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (NT Paranavitana 24, DPMD Jayawardene 21, Ex 5)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 76/3 in 26.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 23, TT Samaraweera 6)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (210 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 134/4 in 38.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 21, AD Mathews 28)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (TT Samaraweera 16, AD Mathews 28, Ex 7)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 40.1 overs (246 balls), Extras 16
- Over 42.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Upheld)
- Over 42.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - JK Silva (Upheld)
- Over 43.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - NLTC Perera (Struck down)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 180/10 in 47.4 overs (HMRKB Herath 14)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Over 11.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - JA Rudolph (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 45/0 in 19.0 overs (JA Rudolph 7, GC Smith 38)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 121 balls (JA Rudolph 11, GC Smith 39, Ex 0)
- GC Smith: 50 off 80 balls (7 x 4)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 90/1 in 34.0 overs (JA Rudolph 27, DW Steyn 0)
Day 2
- South Africa: 100 runs in 38.4 overs (234 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 125/3 in 46.0 overs (JA Rudolph 40)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 51.6 overs (315 balls), Extras 6
- Lunch: South Africa - 168/4 in 57.0 overs (JH Kallis 28, AB de Villiers 10)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 67.4 overs (410 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: South Africa - 212/5 in 73.0 overs (AB de Villiers 29, AG Prince 22)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (AB de Villiers 25, AG Prince 26, Ex 0)
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 232/5 after 80.3 overs (AB de Villiers 44, AG Prince 26)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 91 balls (6 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 82.3 overs (500 balls), Extras 9
- Tea: South Africa - 257/5 in 85.0 overs (AB de Villiers 56, AG Prince 38)
- Over 91.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Struck down)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 97.1 overs (588 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: South Africa - 344/8 in 107.0 overs (MV Boucher 32)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 108.3 overs (658 balls), Extras 16
- End Of Day: South Africa - 389/9 in 118.0 overs (MV Boucher 49, Imran Tahir 24)
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)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- 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