Sri Lanka thrashed by innings
CENTURION, South Africa - Vernon Philander claimed his second
five-wicket haul of the match as South Africa stormed to victory by an
innings and 81 runs before tea on the third day of the first Test
against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park here on Saturday.
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South Africa's Imran Tahir celebrates with teammates the
dismissal of Sri Lanka's batsman Kaushal Silva (not
pictured) on December 17, 2011 during the third day of the
first cricket Test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka
at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. AFP |
Sri Lanka crashed to 150 all out in their second innings, with
Philander taking five for 49 after taking five for 53 in the first
innings. Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher took six catches to equal the South
African record for the fourth time.
The Sri Lankans could not cope with South Africa's pace attack on a
pitch of uneven bounce and extravagant seam movement.
They lost their first six wickets for 70 runs and only some
desperation hitting by their tailenders enabled them to reach their
eventual total.
Sri Lanka were 38 for four at lunch.
Fast bowling discovery Philander took two wickets and Dale Steyn one
before Sri Lanka lost Mahela Jayawardene to a needless run out when he
was one run short of becoming the first Sri Lankan to score 10,000 runs
in Tests.
Philander made the first breakthrough when he had Sri Lankan captain
Tillekeratne Dilshan caught behind by Mark Boucher for six in the fourth
over, with Dilshan forced to play a ball close to his off stump which
moved away off a pitch which has helped the fast bowlers throughout the
match.
Tharanga Paranavitana was caught behind for four off Dale Steyn in
the fifth over and Kumar Sangakkara followed two overs later when he
edged a superb delivery from Philander to Boucher, the ball swinging in
to the left-hander and then nipping away off the pitch.
Paranavitana survived two television reviews and was struck on the
knee and right elbow during his brief innings.
Steyn, on a hat-trick after finishing off the Sri Lankan first
innings, appealed for leg before wicket when he beat Paranavitana with
the first ball of the innings.
Umpire Rod Tucker gave the batsman not out and his decision was shown
to be correct when the South Africans asked for a review, with the ball
missing the left-hander's leg stump.
Paranavitana was then given out lbw to Philander by umpire Steve
Davis and successfully sought a review which showed the ball pitched
outside leg stump.
Jayawardene, needing 16 to reach 10 000 Test runs, took his score to
15 with two boundaries in an over off Jacques Kallis.
He then pushed a ball from Kallis to the off side and was called
through for a run by batting partner Thilan Samaraweera. Kallis reacted
quickly, picked up the ball, turned and threw down the stumps at the
bowler's end with Jayawardene well short.
Samaraweera made a plucky 32 before he was caught behind off Morne
Morkel, which effectively ended the tourists' resistance, although
Thisera Perera and Rangana Herath hit sixes before Philander claimed the
final wicket when Herath was caught behind.
South Africa were bowled out earlier for 411 with last wicket pair
Mark Boucher and Imran Tahir adding 22 runs in four overs to extend
their last wicket stand to 61, a record against Sri Lanka.
Boucher added four boundaries to his overnight 49 before chasing a
wide ball from Chanaka Welegedera to be caught behind by Kaushal Silva
for 65. Tahir was unbeaten on 29.
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SCOREBOARD
SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS 180
SOUTH AFRICA - 1ST INNINGS
J. Rudolph c Paranavitana b Perera 44
G. Smith lbw b Fernando 61
D. Steyn run out (Herath) 00
H. Amla c Mathews b Perera 18
J. Kallis c Mathews b Welegedera 31
A. de Villiers sub (Kurunaratne) b Perera 99
A. Prince c Silva b Mathews 39
M. Boucher c Silva b Welegedera 65
V. Philander c Jayawardene b Dilshan 04
M. Morkel c Samaraweera b Welegedera 04
Imran Tahir not out 29
Extras (b1, lb1, nb12, w3) 17
Total (122 overs) 411
Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Smith), 2-90 (Steyn), 3-125 (Amla)
4-136 (Rudolph), 5-173 (Kallis), 6-270 (Prince)
7-303 (De Villiers), 8-344 (Philander), 9-350 (Morkel)
Bowling: Welegedera 31-4-96 -3 (1nb, 1w)
Perera 24-1-114-3 (1w)
Mathews 9-4-13-1
Fernando 28-2-128-1 (7nb, 1w)
Dilshan 7-1-17-1
Herath 23-4-41-0
SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS
T. Paranavitana c Boucher b Steyn 04
T. Dilshan c Boucher b Philander 06
K. Sangakkara c Boucher b Philander 02
M. Jayawardene run out (Kallis) 15
T. Samaraweera c Boucher b Morkel 32
A. Mathews c Boucher b Philander 05
K. Silva c Kallis b Tahir 17
T. Perera c Smith b Steyn 21
R. Herath c Boucher b Philander 23
C. Welegedera c and b Philander 10
D. Fernando not out 04
Extras (lb1, nb10) 11
Total (39.1 overs) 150
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Dilshan), 2-11 (Paranavitana)
3-19 (Sangakkara), 4-37 (Jayawardene)
5-66 (Mathews), 6-70 (Samaraweera)
7-104 (Perera), 8-133 (Silva), 9-145 (Welegedera)
Bowling: Steyn 10-2-36-2
Philander 11.1-1-49-5 (5nb)
Kallis 5-3-13-0 (1nb)
Morkel 9-0-36-1 (4nb)
Tahir 4-1-15-1
Result: South Africa won by an innings and 81 runs |
