Sri-Lanka and South Africa battle each other in the 2nd 5-Day Cricket Test at Colombo in Sri-Lanka from 24 to 28 July 2014. Play starts early for SA viewers, as Sri-Lanka is a few hours ahead of South Africa in the time zones, so it is daly from about 06:00 SA Time every day.
South Africa won the 1st Test and lead the Test Series by 1 / 0 after also taking the ODI Series by 2 – 1, their first ever ODI Series win in Sri-Lanka.
The score cards will be updated at regular intervals here on Rugby-Talk.
Sri-Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri-Lanka started Day 1 well and at the Close of play on Day 1 were on 305 / 5 after 86 Overs.
It was a slow Day initially on Day 2, both from bat and ball, but the Day started heating up after about 30 Overs done for the Day. Sri-Lanka were all out for 421 in their 1st Innings. South Africa started terribly in their 1st Innings, losing 2 wickets with just 13 on the board. South Africa ended with 98 / after 52 Overs at Stumps, Day 2.
On Day 3 the South African wickets kept falling at regular intervals, SA reaching 234 / 7 after 111 Overs at Tea of Day 3 and then South Africa were eventually all out for 282 from 134.5 Overs, trailing by 139 rins at the Innings break.
Sri-Lanka started their 2nd Innings and at Stumps on Day 3 were 11 / 0 after 5 Overs.
On Day 4 Sri Lanka kept the pressure on and eventually declared at 229 / 8 after 53.4 Overs, leaving South Africa to chase 369 runs for a win. At Stumps, Day 4 South Africa was on 38 / 1 after 17 Overs, still 331 shy of a win with 9 wickets still in tact.
South Africa were in to bat the whole of Day 5, but there was no attempt to chase a win, it was block, block, block to save the Test! After 102.5 Overs bowled it was 148 / 8, which was then still 221 runs short of the win, with 2 wickets in hand. Rain delayed the Final Session of play on Day 5 for a while, but play resumed again.
South Africa managed to stand their ground, eecking out a DRAW, ending with 159 / 8 after 111 Overs. The result, or non-result, means South Africa moves up to TOP Test spot in the world Cricket Test rankings.
Sri-Lanka:
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First Innings – 421 (121.4 Overs)
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Second Innings – 229 / 8 Declared (53.4 Overs)
South Africa:
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First Innings – 282 (134.5 Overs)
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Second Innings – 159 / 8 (111 Overs)
Match drawn
| Sri Lanka 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga | c †de Kock b Steyn | 11 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 | |
| JK Silva | c de Villiers b Duminy | 44 | 116 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 60.27 | |
| KC Sangakkara | c Imran Tahir b Steyn | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | run out (Petersen) | 165 | 456 | 284 | 17 | 1 | 58.09 | |
| AD Mathews* | c †de Kock b Duminy | 63 | 167 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 46.66 | |
| KDK Vithanage | c de Villiers b Morkel | 13 | 59 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 34.21 | |
| N Dickwella† | run out (†de Kock) | 72 | 195 | 116 | 8 | 1 | 62.06 | |
| MDK Perera | c Amla b Imran Tahir | 12 | 49 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 29.26 | |
| HMRKB Herath | not out | 7 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| BAW Mendis | c †de Kock b Philander | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | |
| RAS Lakmal | c †de Kock b Philander | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extras | (b 11, lb 14, nb 3) | 28 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 121.4 overs; 562 mins) | 421 | (3.46 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Tharanga, 4.5 ov), 2-16 (Sangakkara, 4.6 ov), 3-115 (Silva, 25.2 ov), 4-246 (Mathews, 64.5 ov), 5-285 (Vithanage, 77.2 ov), 6-385 (Jayawardene, 105.2 ov), 7-404 (Perera, 116.4 ov), 8-409 (Dickwella, 117.2 ov), 9-415 (Mendis, 119.6 ov), 10-421 (Lakmal, 121.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 22 | 5 | 69 | 2 | 3.13 | ||
| VD Philander | 21.4 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 2.40 | (1nb) | |
| M Morkel | 26 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 2.65 | (1nb) | |
| Imran Tahir | 33 | 4 | 121 | 1 | 3.66 | ||
| JP Duminy | 18 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 4.44 | (1nb) | |
| D Elgar | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| South Africa 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Petersen | c & b Herath | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| D Elgar | c Silva b Perera | 1 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | |
| F du Plessis | c †Dickwella b Lakmal | 36 | 130 | 109 | 3 | 1 | 33.02 | |
| HM Amla* | not out | 139 | 486 | 382 | 12 | 0 | 36.38 | |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Perera | 37 | 127 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 37.37 | |
| Q de Kock† | b Perera | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| JP Duminy | st †Dickwella b Herath | 3 | 68 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 5.17 | |
| VD Philander | b Perera | 9 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31.03 | |
| DW Steyn | c Sangakkara b Herath | 30 | 75 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 42.25 | |
| Imran Tahir | c Tharanga b Herath | 15 | 63 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 46.87 | |
| M Morkel | c Silva b Perera | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 1, nb 6) | 10 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 134.5 overs; 522 mins) | 282 | (2.09 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Petersen, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Elgar, 8.3 ov), 3-71 (du Plessis, 38.2 ov), 4-150 (de Villiers, 68.4 ov), 5-150 (de Kock, 68.6 ov), 6-175 (Duminy, 89.4 ov), 7-204 (Philander, 98.2 ov), 8-251 (Steyn, 117.5 ov), 9-279 (Imran Tahir, 133.6 ov), 10-282 (Morkel, 134.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 23 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 2.34 | (4nb, 1w) | |
| HMRKB Herath | 45 | 17 | 71 | 4 | 1.57 | ||
| MDK Perera | 41.5 | 11 | 69 | 5 | 1.64 | ||
| BAW Mendis | 21 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 3.23 | (2nb) | |
| KDK Vithanage | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Sri Lanka 2nd innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga | c †de Kock b Steyn | 30 | 45 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| JK Silva | c Philander b Morkel | 26 | 93 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 45.61 | |
| KC Sangakkara | c †de Kock b Morkel | 72 | 134 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c Elgar b Imran Tahir | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| AD Mathews* | not out | 63 | 132 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 75.90 | |
| KDK Vithanage | c du Plessis b Morkel | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| N Dickwella† | c de Villiers b Steyn | 16 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 76.19 | |
| MDK Perera | b Imran Tahir | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| HMRKB Herath | c de Villiers b Morkel | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, nb 1) | 4 | ||||||
| Total | (8 wickets dec; 53.4 overs; 242 mins) | 229 | (4.26 runs per over) | |||||
Did not bat: RAS Lakmal, BAW Mendis
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Tharanga, 10.2 ov), 2-82 (Silva, 21.1 ov), 3-83 (Jayawardene, 22.4 ov), 4-164 (Sangakkara, 39.6 ov), 5-174 (Vithanage, 41.6 ov), 6-203 (Dickwella, 47.6 ov), 7-214 (Perera, 50.2 ov), 8-229 (Herath, 53.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 13 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 4.53 | ||
| VD Philander | 11 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3.18 | ||
| Imran Tahir | 18 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 4.22 | (1nb) | |
| M Morkel | 9.4 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 4.65 | ||
| D Elgar | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | ||
| JP Duminy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| South Africa 2nd innings (target: 369 runs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Petersen | c Vithanage b Herath | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| D Elgar | b Perera | 13 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Q de Kock† | c Vithanage b Herath | 37 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 40.21 | |
| HM Amla* | c Jayawardene b Perera | 25 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 15.72 | |
| AB de Villiers | b Herath | 12 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 17.91 | |
| F du Plessis | c Jayawardene b Herath | 10 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 20.40 | |
| JP Duminy | lbw b Perera | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 | |
| VD Philander | not out | 27 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 27.55 | |
| DW Steyn | c †Dickwella b Herath | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 21.42 | |
| Imran Tahir | not out | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19.04 | |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 14, nb 3) | 22 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets; 111 overs) | 159 | (1.43 runs per over) | ||||
Did not bat: M Morkel
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Petersen, 8.1 ov), 2-47 (Elgar, 21.3 ov), 3-68 (de Kock, 38.4 ov), 4-93 (de Villiers, 63.1 ov), 5-105 (Amla, 74.1 ov), 6-110 (du Plessis, 78.4 ov), 7-130 (Duminy, 93.4 ov), 8-148 (Steyn, 102.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMRKB Herath | 45 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 0.88 | ||
| MDK Perera | 44 | 24 | 60 | 3 | 1.36 | ||
| BAW Mendis | 13 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1.30 | ||
| RAS Lakmal | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | (3nb) | |
| KDK Vithanage | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 |
Match details
Series – South Africa won the 2-match series 1-0
Player of the match – tba
TV umpire – BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee – JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire – REJ Martinesz
- – day 1 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 305/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 140*, N Dickwella 12*, 86 ov)
- – day 2 – South Africa 1st innings 98/3 (HM Amla 46*, AB de Villiers 11*, 52 ov)
- – day 3 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 11/0 (WU Tharanga 6*, JK Silva 5*, 5 ov)
- – day 4 – South Africa 2nd innings 38/1 (D Elgar 13*, Q de Kock 21*, 17 ov)
@ nortierd:
Batting at less than 2 an over is what bothering me as well. Have we giving up already on the 2nd day?
On the other hand, it is Amla’s first series as captain. Away from home…in SL nogal. Where we last won in 1996, when Kepler was the captain. So, if we draw this test, he starts his tenure as captain with a series win in SL. Not many modern captains can claim that.
SA just need to score around 400 late tomorrow or by lunch on the 4th day and draw the test to win the series. It is all up to SL to win this test and draw the series.
@ Just For Kicks:
Not many teams win a test match after the team batting 1st score more than 400 runs. Don’t know why you expect the Proteas to win this test. Would be a miracle or a moerse implosion in the 2nd innings by the “Lankans.
@ Just For Kicks:
“Ave of 36 for A Peterson – is that good enough after 32 matches?”
Not good enough in the modern era.
However, I would like to ask you this. What was your feeling about Neil Mc Kenzie and Jaques Rudolph? Did you ask the same question when they were failing again…and again…and again… Did you also question their inclusion in the team or were you willing to give THEM the benefit of the doubt.
Neil Mac: 58 tests at 37.39 ave (94 inn, 5 x 100, 16 x 50)
Rudolph: 48 test at 35. 43 ave (83 inn, 6 x 100, 11 x 50)
Petersen: 31 tests at 36.90 ave (56 inn, 5 x 100, 8 x 50)
Petersen may not be the answer but the problem we have is that there are currently no better openers than him in domestic cricket. Plus, he is the guy who has to guide Elgar at this stage as the senior. Who do YOU recommend in his place at this stage?
Please don’t say De Kock?
@ Nama:
Oh yes, keep in mind that that Mac and Jacques played a fair bit of their innings in the middle order, which is suppose to be easier than playing as an opener.
@ Nama:
Dare I say, Robbie P ahead of Tahir, given his success on the sub continent in the past.
Guess not…
34 @ Nama:
I also like Robbie P, would have liked a third test to try out Piedt.
I know it is two different formats, but there was no reason to lose faith in Tahir after he was the leading wicket taker in a successful ODI series.
@ Nama:
“Have we giving up already on the 2nd day?”
I think yo can forgive me for that and many more to come in the future….
My apologies, Mclaren was
35 @ MacroBull:
Tahir is a legend in his own mind.
His greatest wish on earth is that the powers that be grant him 125 reviews per innings.
Proteas 156/5 after 73 overs.
AB 37, de Kock 0 batsmen out this morning.
Amla 70 n/o and Duminy on 3
@ nortierd:
Morning!
Let the truth be told, right now I am really more concerned about containing the runs of Kieron, Kieran and Nemani at AMI Stadium in ”Çhurch” than those between the sticks of an Asian tea garden
Kieran Reid is the ‘groot snoek ‘ Alberts and Deysel need to ”chum”, will be interesting to see how they deal with him, forget about McCaw, go for Reid!
JP 20 runs to go back to form.
Hopefully Amla can save us with the tail.
SA 234 / 7 after 111 Overs, at Tea on Day 3.
SA 251 / 8
Dale Steyn the batsman gone
Ama-Blomme now on 265 / 8
20 years later, we’re still at spins mercy. On a pitch that is supposed to be deteriorating for spin, even Tahir, who must be just about the worst batsman an SA team have seen in many a year, is doing better than Peterson, Elgar, De Kock, Duminee and Philander. Just shows how the spin bug is all in the mind with the SA players. It is a physiological barrier we have to break down.
SA all out for 282 after 134.5 Overs, trailing by 139.
So, South Africa was set the target of 369 runs for a win!
South Africa batted for 17 over in their 2nd Innings, on Day 4, before Bad Light stopped play.
South Africa has already lost 1 wicket and are on 38 / 1 after 17 Overs, still needing 331 to win, with 9 wickets remaining.
We won’t even contemplate going for the runs required, the question is, can we survive the whole 5th day with 9 wickets left?
The game of Test Chess Cricket… block, block, block…
AB de Villiers gone… SA 93 / 4
Just For Kicks wrote:
Don’t know about that, Tahir saves all his luck for when he bats.
Faf was almost gone too… a successful review showed he was not out.
Isn’t there some sort of sanction against excessive appealing?
These tea farmers sound like Cosato and there ilk, every ball they flippen demand a wicket.
Boul hom uit man, moet hom nie uit probeer bid nie
O Kak, Amla gone.
SA 105 / 5
I looked at these pics & shudder to think how the “powers that be” are stuffing everything up with their quota bullsh*t…
http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2014/07/28/80-years-of-fierce-rugby-rivalry
@ BrumbiesBoy: Sorry, should read: “…with their (official) planned quota bullsh*t”
Shit, there goes another wicket!
SA 110 / 6
KOM REEN!!! 😀
@ MacroBull:#58
Don’t worry.
Duminy will saved the day.
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