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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Centurion Park, Centurion
15th, 16th, 17th December 2011
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: SJ Davis, RJ Tucker
Third Umpire: RA Kettleborough
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: South Africa won by an innings and 81 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tharanga Paranavitana | b Vernon Philander | 32 | 67 | 104 | 4 | - |
| *2. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Vernon Philander b Dale Steyn | 6 | 7 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Jacques Kallis b Vernon Philander | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 30 | 73 | 114 | 2 | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 36 | 67 | 95 | 5 | - |
| 6. Angelo Mathews | c Jacques Kallis b Vernon Philander | 38 | 52 | 89 | 6 | - |
| +7. Kaushal Silva | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| 8. Thisara Perera | c Jacques Kallis b Imran Tahir | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Rangana Herath | not out | 14 | 16 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 10. Chanaka Welegedara | b Dale Steyn | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 11. Dilhara Fernando | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 2-12 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-66 (Tharanga Paranavitana), 4-91 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-156 (Thilan Samaraweera), 6-156 (Kaushal Silva), 7-157 (Thisara Perera), 8-175 (Angelo Mathews), 9-180 (Chanaka Welegedara), 10-180 (Dilhara Fernando). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 4w, 6nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47.4 ovs, 236 mins) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 10.4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vernon Philander | 13 | 2 | 53 | 5 | (2w,3nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 | (2w,3nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Imran Tahir | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jacques Rudolph | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Thisara Perera | 44 | 140 | 227 | 4 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 61 | 105 | 145 | 7 | - |
| 3. Dale Steyn | run out (Rangana Herath > > ) | 0 | 5 | 13 | - | - |
| 4. Hashim Amla | c Angelo Mathews b Thisara Perera | 18 | 33 | 49 | 3 | - |
| 5. Jacques Kallis | c Angelo Mathews b Chanaka Welegedara | 31 | 56 | 78 | 5 | - |
| 6. AB de Villiers | c sub b Thisara Perera | 99 | 135 | 228 | 12 | - |
| 7. Ashwell Prince | c Kaushal Silva b Angelo Mathews | 39 | 98 | 127 | 4 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | c Kaushal Silva b Chanaka Welegedara | 65 | 101 | 145 | 10 | - |
| 9. Vernon Philander | c Mahela Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 30 | 37 | - | - |
| 10. Morne Morkel | c Thilan Samaraweera b Chanaka Welegedara | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 11. Imran Tahir | not out | 29 | 33 | 57 | 5 | - |
| FOW | 1-88 (Graeme Smith), 2-90 (Dale Steyn), 3-125 (Hashim Amla), 4-136 (Jacques Rudolph), 5-173 (Jacques Kallis), 6-270 (Ashwell Prince), 7-303 (AB de Villiers), 8-344 (Vernon Philander), 9-350 (Morne Morkel), 10-411 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 3w, 12nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 122 ovs, 561 mins) 411 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 31 | 4 | 96 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Thisara Perera | 24 | 1 | 114 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Angelo Mathews | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 28 | 2 | 128 | 1 | (1w,7nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 23 | 4 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tharanga Paranavitana | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 4 | 21 | 32 | 1 | - |
| *2. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 6 | 9 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 2 | 8 | 17 | - | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Jacques Kallis > > ) | 15 | 31 | 46 | 3 | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 32 | 54 | 71 | 6 | - |
| 6. Angelo Mathews | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 5 | 17 | 31 | 1 | - |
| +7. Kaushal Silva | c Jacques Kallis b Imran Tahir | 17 | 45 | 73 | 1 | - |
| 8. Thisara Perera | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 21 | 27 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Rangana Herath | c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander | 23 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Chanaka Welegedara | c & b Vernon Philander | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Dilhara Fernando | not out | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 2-11 (Tharanga Paranavitana), 3-19 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-37 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-66 (Angelo Mathews), 6-70 (Thilan Samaraweera), 7-104 (Thisara Perera), 8-133 (Kaushal Silva), 9-145 (Chanaka Welegedara), 10-150 (Rangana Herath). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39.1 ovs, 201 mins) 150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vernon Philander | 11.1 | 1 | 49 | 5 | (0w,5nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jacques Rudolph, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir