02/01Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-5 2017
South Africa won by 282 runs
Player of the Match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa
02/01Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-5 2017
South Africa won by 282 runs
Player of the Match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
43 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 110/10

  • Upul Tharanga26 (40b)
  • Vernon Philander12-4-27-4
  • Keshav Maharaj11-1-32-2

So, Philander finishes with 4 for 27, and will be on a hat-trick when Sri Lanka bat again. And in the course of that innings he passed 150 Test wickets. Not quite as brisk as his first 50, but a fine effort all the same.

Sri Lanka managed to lose all ten wickets for 79, which, says Gaurav Sundararaman, is their most dramatic collapse in Tests against South Africa. Nice one lads!

And not to be outdone, our Lord Chief Justice of Statsguru, S Rajesh, points out that they lost eight wickets for 54, which is their third worst eight-wicket meltdown ever!

In his end-of-year review, Sambit Bal - the big boss - picked out collapses as a trend for 2016. This is a good (or bad) start to 2017.

tony: "Seems like every match these days has at least one domino session. Really strange pandemic. Any cure known? Call Bayliss first please if you know of one." It's positive cricket, innit. Where have all the grinders gone?

42.6
W
Philander to Pradeep, OUT, edged, and gone! Faf gobbles up a regulation nick at second slip, and as Elgar and Cook hurtle off the field, it is apparent that South Africa will bat again!

N Pradeep c du Plessis b Philander 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

42.5
W
Philander to Kumara, OUT, whoops! Well, that leg-stump line has done the trick, though not in conventional fashion. Kumara shoulders arms to a ball that swings in and it's timber! That is up there with one of the great misjudgments of all time, alongside Adam Hollioake against Warne ...

CBRLS Kumara b Philander 4 (9m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

42.4
1
Philander to Tharanga, 1 run, still targeting the pads, offering Tharanga no width to free his arms. Worked for the single to midwicket
42.3
0
Philander to Tharanga, no run, attacking the pads once again, Tharanga can't nurdle it away
42.2
0
Philander to Tharanga, no run, round the wicket, cramped for room on leg stump
42.1
4
Philander to Tharanga, FOUR, a fraction short and a well-controlled short-arm pull through the leg side. Runs are cascading now!

END OF OVER:
42 | 5 Runs | SL: 105/8

  • Lahiru Kumara4 (3b)
  • Upul Tharanga21 (36b)
  • Keshav Maharaj11-1-32-2
  • Vernon Philander11-4-22-2

Satwinder Singh: "Did someone noticed that it was Vernon's 150th scalp??? " They did now!

41.6
4
Maharaj to Kumara, FOUR, tossed up and tonked! Well, why not. A stand-and-deliver bunt over the leg side. Top boshing

This scenario is distantly reminiscent of Sri Lanka's visit to Chester-le-Street last year. And what happened after the follow-on on that occasion might be a cautionary tale for Faf and friends ...

41.5
1
Maharaj to Tharanga, 1 run, pushed into the leg side
41.4
0
Maharaj to Tharanga, no run, sharper spin, defended on the back foot
41.3
0
Maharaj to Tharanga, no run, defended from deeper in the crease, same result

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2016-17 News

Wickets Galore

1

Number of bowlers to take 10 wickets in a match for South Africa against SL before Kagiso Rabada. Philander took 10 for 102 in Durban in 2011.

Hometown Hero

4

Number of five wicket hauls for Kagiso Rabada at home. In 12 innings he has gone wicketless only once. He now has 40 wickets at home.

tough ask

410

Highest score made by SL ever in the 4th innings of a Test. They need to score 507 to win this match.

Can Lakmal do it?

1986

The last instance when 2 fast bowlers from SL took a five wicket haul in a Test- AK Kuruppuarachchi and Ravi Ratnayeke took 5 each against Pak in Colombo.

Consistent openers

3

Consecutive tests at home in which the SA openers have scored two 50+ scores - Elgar (129 & 55), Cook(59 & 117) and De Kock ( 82 & 50)

Batsmen Falter

79

Partnership runs added for the 2nd to the 10th wickets in Sri Lanka's first innings - Their worst vs SA in Tests.

Fifty and counting!!

13

Number of Tests taken for Kagiso Rabada to reach 50 wickets. He is the tenth fastest from South Africa to reach this mark

Pacers for SL in SA

4

Number of fast bowlers from SL to get a 5 wicket haul in SA. Lahiru Kumara joins Welegedara, Fernando and Lakmal to this feat.

Superb Start

23

Number of innings taken for De Kock to score 1000 Test runs. - Joint fifth quickest for SA behind G Smith,De Villiers,Barlow,G Pollock and Faf Du Plessis

Can he continue his form?

63.18

De Kock's average in 2016- Highest for any player from SA. He had 7 fifty plus scores and scored at a strike rate of 78.61