Parnell, Olivier seal innings win for SA
South Africa's pace attack sealed victory at the Wanderers inside three days to confirm a 3-0 sweep in the serie
12/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
131 & 177 (42.3 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
12/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
131 & 177 (42.3 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
SA make inroads after posting 426
South Africa went about trying to secure a 3-0 series whitewash by following up a first-innings score of 426 with four top-order wickets before the close of the second day
Day 1
Duminy, Amla tons crush SL underfoot
Hashim Amla became the eighth man to score a century in his 100th Test as he and JP Duminy led South Africa to a dominant 338 for 3 on the first day at the Wanderers
Others
The full fury of the Bullring
South Africa got Sri Lanka where they wanted them and made sure there was no escape
Pradeep turns from subdued substitute to stern headmaster
Nuwan Pradeep may come across as meek more often than not, but he has the ability to make the world take notice with his bowling, the way he showed on the second day
Duminy eyes high average and No. 4 spot
JP Duminy has said his attitude while batting is to try and be as positive as possible and to try and score, not just survive
Bavuma, the mouse who needs to roar
With AB de Villiers nearing a return to fitness, there's an obvious candidate to make way in South Africa's Test middle order. But, inevitably, there's a catch
Hashim Amla could be last South African to 100 Tests - du Plessis
On the eve of Hashim Amla's 100 Test, captain Faf du Plessis said there may not be another South African to reach that landmark in the format.
Abbott's absence cannot undermine South Africa's surge
Duanne Olivier and Wayne Parnell impressed in helpful conditions against supine opponents, as South Africa made strides in their search for a third seamer
My worst defeat as captain - Mathews
Captain Angelo Mathews has defended his move of bowling with the new ball even as Sri Lanka slumped to an innings defeat and a series whitewash
'I needed to score runs' - Amla
On the eve of his 100th Test match, Hashim Amla felt neither pride nor pleasure at his achievement, but pressure over the disappointments he had stacked up in the lead-up to the match
Where's the passion, Sri Lanka?
As another largely fruitless day in the field away from home developed, Sri Lanka needed someone to shake them into life
Sri Lanka's batting debacle
Sri Lanka's batting numbers presented a sorry picture at the end of their 3-0 series drubbing in Johannesburg
Amla joins the 'Hundred in Hundredth' club
Stats highlights from the first day's play of the Johannesburg Test, where Hashim Amla ended his streak of ten innings without a fifty-plus score
Bat slow or fast, but concentrate - Mathews
Sri Lanka's batsmen have employed varying approaches to this Test series, none of which have worked. Angelo Mathews prescribed concentration irrespective of the method they choose
Du Plessis only has eyes for a whitewash
Faf du Plessis wants South Africa to pull of a whitewash that proved elusive in Australia
Amla the Wanderer returns to form
Hashim Amla ended a long wait for form, and joined an elite club, with a memorable century on the occasion of his 100th Test
Pacer-friendly Wanderers may pose bigger problems for Sri Lanka
South Africa come into the Newlands Test looking to complete a whitewash in the three-match series while Sri Lanka would be looking to clinch a consolation win in Johannesburg
