South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, 3rd Test, SA vs SL, 12 January, 2017
COMPLETED / 3rd Test / The Wanderers Stadium
426/10 (124.1 ov)
131/10 (45.4 ov) & 177/10 (42.3 ov)
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs
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Player of the match
Jean Paul Duminy,
South Africa
Player of the Series
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Pradeep | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Wayne Parnell | 10.3 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 4.85 |
| Duanne Olivier | 9 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 4.22 |
South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (1.1 ov): Nuwan Pradeep: 0 (4), Suranga Lakmal: 0 (3)
- Last Bat: Suranga Lakmal 31(26) - c V Philander b W Parnell Wayne Parnell
- Fall of Wickets: 2 - 1 Kaushal Silva, 39 - 2 Kusal Mendis, 59 - 3 Dhananjaya de Silva, 87 - 4 Angelo Mathews, 108 - 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 108 - 6 Dimuth Karunaratne, 134 - 7 Rangana Herath, 177 - 8 Upul Tharanga, 177 - 9 Lahiru Kumara, 177 - 10 Suranga Lakmal
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd Test
- Series: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: The Wanderers Stadium
- City: Johannesburg
- Umpires: Rod Tucker (Australia), Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Aleem Dar (Pakistan, TV)
- Referee: David Boon (Australia)
Wayne Parnell to Upul Tharanga, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Upul Tharanga, Four,
Wayne Parnell to Upul Tharanga, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Upul Tharanga, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
End of over 39 (5 runs)
Duanne Olivier to Upul Tharanga, no run,
Duanne Olivier to Upul Tharanga, 1 run,
Duanne Olivier to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
Duanne Olivier to Suranga Lakmal, 3 runs,
Duanne Olivier to Upul Tharanga, Four,
Duanne Olivier to Upul Tharanga, no run,
End of over 40 (8 runs)
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, Four,
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Upul Tharanga, no run,
Upul Tharanga c J Duminy b W Parnell 26 (29) Wayne Parnell to Upul Tharanga, no run, c J Duminy b W Parnell,
End of over 41 (5 runs)
Duanne Olivier to Lahiru Kumara, no run,
Lahiru Kumara c SC Cook b D Olivier 0 (2) Duanne Olivier to Lahiru Kumara, no run, c SC Cook b D Olivier,
Duanne Olivier to Nuwan Pradeep, no run,
Duanne Olivier to Nuwan Pradeep, no run,
Duanne Olivier to Nuwan Pradeep, no run,
Duanne Olivier to Nuwan Pradeep, no run,
End of over 42 (0 runs)
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run,
Suranga Lakmal c V Philander b W Parnell 31 (26) Wayne Parnell to Suranga Lakmal, no run, c V Philander b W Parnell,