f53705 t2026	South Africa v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011/12 (2nd Test)
Venue	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th December 2011 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sri Lanka won by 208 runs
Umpires	SJ Davis (Australia), RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire	RJ Tucker (Australia)
Referee	BC Broad (England)
Reserve Umpire	S George
Close of play day 1	Sri Lanka (1) 289/7 (Samaraweera 86*; 89.3 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (2) 7/1 (Paranavitana 0*, Sangakkara 3*; 2.1 overs)
Close of play day 3	Sri Lanka (2) 256/7 (Perera 6*, Herath 5*; 70.3 overs)
Player of the Match	HMRKB Herath
Picture galleries	2nd Test, Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011/12, 26 Dec 2011 - pictures

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NT Paranavitana	c Boucher b de Lange	12	29	38	1	-
*TM Dilshan	c Morkel b Imran Tahir	47	69	101	6	-
KC Sangakkara	c Boucher b de Lange	0	3	7	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene	b Morkel	31	58	81	3	1
TT Samaraweera	c Prince b de Lange	102	269	356	11	-
AD Mathews	c and b de Lange	30	51	66	5	-
+LD Chandimal	c Boucher b Morkel	58	86	141	7	-
NLTC Perera	c Amla b de Lange	12	28	35	2	-
HMRKB Herath	c Boucher b de Lange	30	54	73	4	-
UWMBCA Welagedara	c Amla b de Lange	2	4	4	-	-
CRD Fernando	not out	0	5	6	-	-
Extras	(8 lb, 6 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 108.2 overs)	338
Fall of wickets:
1-35 (Paranavitana, 8.6 ov), 2-47 (Sangakkara, 10.2 ov), 3-84 (Dilshan, 23.3 ov), 4-117 (Jayawardene, 29.3 ov), 5-162 (Mathews, 44.3 ov), 6-273 (Chandimal, 81.3 ov), 7-289 (Perera, 89.3 ov), 8-335 (Herath, 106.1 ov), 9-337 (Welagedara, 106.5 ov), 10-338 (Samaraweera, 108.2 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steyn	23	5	63	0	-	-
Morkel	21	3	61	2	-	4
de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	-	-
Imran Tahir	32	3	101	1	-	2
Kallis	9	1	24	0	-	-

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GC Smith	c Chandimal b Welagedara	15	38	36	2	-
JA Rudolph	c Welagedara b Perera	7	13	28	1	-
HM Amla	c Chandimal b Welagedara	54	83	129	10	-
JH Kallis	c Jayawardene b Welagedara	0	3	7	-	-
AB de Villiers	c Jayawardene b Welagedara	25	79	103	3	-
AG Prince	c Jayawardene b Herath	11	24	41	1	-
+MV Boucher	c Dilshan b Herath	3	14	20	-	-
DW Steyn	not out	29	36	62	2	2
M Morkel	b Herath	0	5	3	-	-
Imran Tahir	st Chandimal b Herath	11	19	25	-	1
M de Lange	c Chandimal b Welagedara	9	17	21	2	-
Extras	(3 nb, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 54.4 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-22 (Rudolph, 7.2 ov), 2-27 (Smith, 8.6 ov), 3-27 (Kallis, 10.3 ov), 4-103 (de Villiers, 34.5 ov), 5-106 (Amla, 36.3 ov), 6-118 (Boucher, 41.1 ov), 7-119 (Prince, 43.1 ov), 8-119 (Morkel, 43.6 ov), 9-145 (Imran Tahir, 49.3 ov), 10-168 (de Lange, 54.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Welagedara	16.4	3	52	5	-	3
Perera	9	3	27	1	-	-
Dilshan	1	1	0	0	-	-
Herath	20	7	49	4	-	-
Mathews	2	0	11	0	1	-
Fernando	6	0	29	0	-	-

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Sri Lanka second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NT Paranavitana	c Prince b Morkel	9	22	36	2	-
*TM Dilshan	c Smith b Steyn	4	3	6	1	-
KC Sangakkara	c Smith b Imran Tahir	108	190	288	13	-
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw b de Lange	14	27	41	2	-
TT Samaraweera	b Imran Tahir	43	64	95	5	-
AD Mathews	c Boucher b Steyn	3	6	8	-	-
+LD Chandimal	c Boucher b Steyn	54	92	92	7	-
NLTC Perera	c Kallis b Steyn	12	17	23	1	-
HMRKB Herath	not out	8	31	48	-	-
UWMBCA Welagedara	c Amla b Steyn	10	7	14	2	-
CRD Fernando	c Prince b Morkel	3	13	13	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	11
Total	(all out, 344 minutes, 78.2 overs)	279
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Dilshan, 1.3 ov), 2-20 (Paranavitana, 8.1 ov), 3-44 (Jayawardene, 16.4 ov), 4-138 (Samaraweera, 38.1 ov), 5-141 (Mathews, 39.5 ov), 6-245 (Chandimal, 66.5 ov), 7-245 (Sangakkara, 67.1 ov), 8-262 (Perera, 71.6 ov), 9-276 (Welagedara, 75.3 ov), 10-279 (Fernando, 78.2 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morkel	18.2	4	46	2	-	-
Steyn	20	3	73	5	-	-
de Lange	13	2	45	1	1	1
Kallis	11	1	43	0	-	-
Imran Tahir	16	1	64	2	-	1

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JA Rudolph	c Jayawardene b Perera	22	65	107	3	-
*GC Smith	c Jayawardene b Fernando	26	37	41	1	-
HM Amla	run out (Welagedara->Chandimal)	51	81	99	7	-
JH Kallis	c Paranavitana b Herath	0	7	17	-	-
AG Prince	c Paranavitana b Fernando	7	24	41	-	-
AB de Villiers	lbw b Herath	69	141	204	6	1
+MV Boucher	lbw b Herath	7	34	43	-	-
DW Steyn	lbw b Herath	43	125	152	7	-
M Morkel	lbw b Dilshan	5	10	11	-	-
Imran Tahir	not out	0	0	4	-	-
M de Lange	b Herath	0	2	1	-	-
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 3 w)	11
Total	(all out, 87.3 overs)	241
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (Smith, 9.5 ov), 2-88 (Rudolph, 26.4 ov), 3-97 (Kallis, 29.5 ov), 4-106 (Amla, 33.2 ov), 5-116 (Prince, 38.3 ov), 6-133 (Boucher, 49.3 ov), 7-232 (de Villiers, 83.4 ov), 8-241 (Morkel, 86.6 ov), 9-241 (Steyn, 87.1 ov), 10-241 (de Lange, 87.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Welagedara	16	5	33	0	1	-
Perera	13	0	48	1	-	-
Fernando	13	3	29	2	2	1
Dilshan	11	2	35	1	-	-
Herath	30.3	7	79	5	-	-
Mathews	3	0	9	0	-	-
Samaraweera	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 112/3 (DPMD Jayawardene 27*, TT Samaraweera 17*; 28 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 197/5 (TT Samaraweera 40*, LD Chandimal 26*; 57 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: South Africa (1) 15/0 (GC Smith 11*, JA Rudolph 4*; 6 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: South Africa (1) 100/3 (HM Amla 52*, AB de Villiers 23*; 34 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 65/3 (KC Sangakkara 28*, TT Samaraweera 9*; 22 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 207/5 (KC Sangakkara 101*, LD Chandimal 23*; 56 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: South Africa (2) 86/1 (JA Rudolph 20*, HM Amla 37*; 26 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: South Africa (2) 136/6 (AB de Villiers 17*, DW Steyn 1*; 53 overs)
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 13.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 26.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 40.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 57.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 250 in 73.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 300 in 96.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 18.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 31.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 50.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 17.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 30.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 40.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 200 in 53.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 250 in 68.1 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 13.5 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 31.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 57.2 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 70.1 overs
--> LD Chandimal made his debut in Test matches
--> M de Lange made his debut in Test matches
--> AG Prince made his last appearance in Test matches
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) passed 10000 runs in Test matches when he reached 1
--> TT Samaraweera (1) 50 in 115 balls with 6 fours
--> TT Samaraweera (1) 100 in 265 balls with 11 fours
--> TT Samaraweera (1) passed 13000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 27
--> LD Chandimal (1) 50 in 72 balls with 7 fours
--> HM Amla (1) 50 in 69 balls with 10 fours
--> AB de Villiers (1) passed 5000 runs in Test matches when he reached 15
--> KC Sangakkara (2) 50 in 102 balls with 4 fours
--> KC Sangakkara (2) 100 in 161 balls with 13 fours
--> LD Chandimal (2) 50 in 84 balls with 6 fours
--> HM Amla (2) 50 in 77 balls with 7 fours
--> AB de Villiers (2) 50 in 104 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> LD Chandimal made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> M de Lange made his debut for South Africa in First-Class matches
--> LD Chandimal made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> M de Lange achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed TT Samaraweera in the Sri Lanka first innings (previous best was 6-36)
--> M de Lange achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> UWMBCA Welagedara achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the South Africa first innings (previous best was 5-87)
--> UWMBCA Welagedara reached 250 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed M de Lange, his 5th wicket in the South Africa first innings

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New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 273/5 after 80.1 overs (TT Samaraweera 82, LD Chandimal 58)
Attendance: 13,042
Over 90.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - TT Samaraweera
Over 37.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AG Prince
Attendance: 7,292
Over 16.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - DPMD Jayawardene
Attendance: 3,181
Over 29.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - JH Kallis
Over 45.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - MV Boucher
Over 49.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - MV Boucher
Over 60.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AB de Villiers
New Ball Taken: South Africa 227/6 after 80.1 overs (AB de Villiers 65, DW Steyn 38)
Over 83.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - AB de Villiers
TT Samaraweera (19) and LD Chandimal (30) added 50 in 97 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
TT Samaraweera (46) and LD Chandimal (52) added 100 in 188 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
HM Amla (31) and AB de Villiers (18) added 50 in 98 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket in the first innings
KC Sangakkara (21) and TT Samaraweera (26) added 50 in 82 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the second innings
KC Sangakkara (30) and LD Chandimal (19) added 50 in 65 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the second innings
KC Sangakkara (48) and LD Chandimal (50) added 100 in 159 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the second innings
JA Rudolph (12) and HM Amla (37) added 50 in 99 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
AB de Villiers (30) and DW Steyn (18) added 50 in 95 balls for the South Africa 7th wicket in the second innings