12/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017
South Africa won by an inns & 118 runs
Player of the Match
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jean-Paul DuminySouth Africa
12/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017
South Africa won by an inns & 118 runs
Player of the Match
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jean-Paul DuminySouth Africa

The opening batsmen not running off which suggests we'll have a follow-on. Confirmation shortly. A very efficient job this morning by South Africa, the quicks shared the wickets around. Three apiece for Philander and Rabada, two apiece for the support pair of Parnell and Olivier. Conditions aren't easy, but it was pretty feeble resistance from Sri Lanka. The follow-on has been enforced. Sri Lanka will be batting again in a few minutes and will have a short period before lunch

45.4
W
Parnell to Pradeep, OUT, and that's that! Spooned back to the bowler, jabbing forward at a length delivery which stopped on him, Parnell does very well to stoop low in his followthrough and grab the ball close to the turf. Pradeep stands his ground, the umpires get together. The soft signal is out as they go upstairs. Now then, has he got his fingers. under it? As ever, TV doesn't make it clear. Remember, soft signal out so evidence has to be conclusive the other way. And Aleem Dar upholds the catch.

N Pradeep c & b Parnell 4 (9m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

45.3
2
Parnell to Pradeep, 2 runs, this flies wide of gully, not really in control as he pushes at a length delivery
45.2
1
Parnell to Kumara, 1 run, full at the stumps, defended into the covers and then steal the single
45.1
1
Parnell to Pradeep, 1 run, back of a length, playing away from his body and gets an inside edge over the stumps to long leg

Altaf Mallick: "@Boerseun: this pronunciation looks more difficult to me , rather than batting out there right now"

END OF OVER:
45 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SL: 127/9

  • Nuwan Pradeep1 (4b)
  • Lahiru Kumara0 (0b)
  • Duanne Olivier9-3-19-2
  • Wayne Parnell10-2-34-1
44.6
1
Olivier to Pradeep, 1 run, fuller, at the pads, flicked in the air into midwicket
44.5
0
Olivier to Pradeep, no run, short ball, almost fended into the cordon...he didn't know much about it. Excellent, angling into the ribs, Pradeep flaps and it and the ball loops off the glove short of gully
44.4
0
Olivier to Pradeep, no run, almost another nick, short of a length and Pradeep sparing at it without any footwork

Five slips

44.3
0
Olivier to Pradeep, no run, play back to a length delivery, runs off the face and lands short of gully

Boerseun: "Seriously folks, time to get this right. The vowels in Olivier are: O = "oo" in"poor"; i = "i" in "sit"; ie = "ee" in "fee". The v is indeed a soft "f" and don't forget to roll the rrrrrr! Oo-uh-li-fee-rrr, if you will."

44.2
W
Olivier to Tharanga, OUT, edged, taken at third slip! Angled across outside off, Tharanga pushing away from his body and it's a regulation nick which is neatly grabbed by Elgar who just had to move a little to his left

WU Tharanga c Elgar b Olivier 24 (69m 45b 4x4 0x6) SR: 53.33

44.1
0
Olivier to Tharanga, no run, back of a length on the stumps, defended to the covers

END OF OVER:
44 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 126/8

  • Upul Tharanga24 (43b)
  • Wayne Parnell10-2-34-1
  • Duanne Olivier8-3-18-1
43.6
W
Parnell to Lakmal, OUT, and he's got one! Not how pace bowlers look to take their wickets, but Parnell won't care. It's a full delivery, Lakmal goes for the drive, he's doesn't get that far forward, and just spoons the catch to mid-off where Rabada takes it sharply above his head

RAS Lakmal c Rabada b Parnell 4 (18m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 44.44

43.5
0
Parnell to Lakmal, no run, gets this fuller, at middle and leg, defended into midwicket
43.4
4
Parnell to Lakmal, FOUR, short of a length, he's quickly on the pull and sends it well in front of square
43.3
1
Parnell to Tharanga, 1 run, full at off stump, slides off the face through point
43.2
0
Parnell to Tharanga, no run, and nearly has one there, this tails away past the outside edge as Tharanga fiddles away from his body
43.1
0
Parnell to Tharanga, no run, full outside off, 136kph, left alone...Parnell could do with a wicket here, just to feel he's in the Test match

END OF OVER:
43 | (maiden) | SL: 121/7

  • Suranga Lakmal0 (6b)
  • Upul Tharanga23 (40b)
  • Duanne Olivier8-3-18-1
  • Wayne Parnell9-2-29-0
42.6
0
Olivier to Lakmal, no run, shoved down the leg side again
42.5
0
Olivier to Lakmal, no run, fuller at the stumps, flicked straight to short leg who then throws down the stumps but Lakmal hasn't moved out of his crease
42.4
0
Olivier to Lakmal, no run, full outside off, 139kph, left alone

Sandeep: "Why more morkel is not given test chance? I believe he is better bowler than Parnell!" He's still recovering from a back injury

42.3
0
Olivier to Lakmal, no run, short, down the leg side, he makes a late decision to pull and can't catch up with the ball
42.2
0
Olivier to Lakmal, no run, back of a length, he's behind the line and defends
42.1
0
Olivier to Lakmal, no run, that's flown! Short of a length outside off, rears up to beat the outside edge of Lakmal

END OF OVER:
42 | 8 Runs | SL: 121/7

  • Upul Tharanga23 (40b)
  • Suranga Lakmal0 (0b)
  • Wayne Parnell9-2-29-0
  • Duanne Olivier7-2-18-1
41.6
0
Parnell to Tharanga, no run, a bouncer, Tharanga ducks and the ball doesn't reach de Kock on the full
41.5
0
Parnell to Tharanga, no run, comes forward and drives a length ball to cover

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18.80

Batting average for SL in the series, their 2nd-lowest in any series of three or more Tests; they averaged 18.05 in SA in 2000-01

Huge wins for SA

6

Innings victories for SA against SL, out of their 14 wins against this opposition. This is their third-largest margin of win against SL

SL's follow-on

22

Instances of Sri Lanka following on - they have lost 18 and drawn 3 in their previous 21 such Tests

Handy pacers

33

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Bowlers' session

60/5

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Bavuma's flop show

4.20

Temba Bavuma's average in this series - the worst by a SA player batting 5 or more inns in top-7 positions in a series. His scores: 3, 8, 10, 0, 0.

Hundred in hundredth

8

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205

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Duminy goes big

60

Runs scored by Duminy in his first 5 inns at Wanderers, with scores of 17, 29, 7, 2, 5. He has scored a century here in this inns, the 6th of his career and 2nd v SL.

End of a drought

10

No. of consecutive innings without a fifty for Amla, before this. His last was v NZ in Centurion in August. He had an average of 19.6 in the 10 inns since then.

Productive series

2

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Landmark match

100

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