South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test Commentary, Live Updates
SA vs SL, 2017 - Test Live Commentary
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Scorecard
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 118 runs
Player of the Match
JP Duminy
Player of the Series
Dean Elgar
Match Info
- Venue The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Weather Sunny
- Toss South Africawon the toss and elected to bat
- Result South Africa beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 118 runs
- Player of the Match JP Duminy
- Player of the Series Dean Elgar
- Umpire Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
- Referee David Boon (AUS)
Match Notes
- Stumps: South Africa 338/3 in 90.0 overs
- JP Duminy: 153 runs in 218 balls (19x4) (0x6)
- New ball taken: South Africa 313/2 in 80.1 overs
- South Africa 302/2 in 76.5 overs
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 250 off 357 balls between H Amla (104) and JP Duminy (134)
- H Amla 26th Test Hundred: 103 runs in 169 balls (14x4) (0x6)
- Drinks: South Africa 284/2 in 74.0 overs
- South Africa 253/2 in 63.2 overs
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 201 off 283 balls between H Amla (78) and JP Duminy (111)
- JP Duminy 6th Test Hundred : 100 runs in 140 balls (14x4) (0x6)
- South Africa 200/2 in 56.5 overs
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 151 off 240 balls between H Amla (52) and JP Duminy (88)
- Tea: South Africa 193/2 in 55.0 overs
- H Amla Test fifty: 50 runs in 109 balls (7x4) (0x6)
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 100 off 159 balls between H Amla (26) and JP Duminy (63)
- Drinks: South Africa 132/2 in 39.0 overs
- JP Duminy Test fifty: 52 runs in 62 balls (10x4) (0x6)
- South Africa 100/2 in 30.1 overs
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 79 balls between H Amla (6) and JP Duminy (38)
- Lunch: South Africa 79/2 in 25.0 overs
- H Amla dropped on 5 by D de Silva in 24.2 overs
- South Africa 50/2 in 17.4 overs
- South Africa 45/1: S Cook LBW A Mathews 10(40)
- Referral 1 (15.3 ovs): S Cook against SL (LBW) - Successful (SA: 1, SL: 2)
- Drinks: South Africa 36/0 in 13.0 overs
- Change of ball: South Africa 26/0 in 11.1 overs
- Duanne Olivier makes his Test debut for South Africa
- Stumps: Sri Lanka 80/4 in 28.4 overs
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka 80/4 in 28.4 overs
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 80/4 in 28.0 overs
- K Mendis dropped on 41 by D Olivier in 17.5 overs
- Sri Lanka 51/1 in 17.1 overs
- Tea: Sri Lanka 46/1 in 13.0 overs
- Referral 1 (0.2 overs): SA against D Karunaratne (Caught) - Unsuccessful (SA: 1, SL: 2)
- Innings Break: South Africa 426/10 in 124.1 overs
- W Parnell dropped on 20 by D Karunaratne in 121.5 overs
- South Africa 403/8 in 115.2 overs
- Lunch: South Africa 398/8 in 114.0 overs
- Referral 3 (108.5 overs): V Philander against SL (Caught) - Successful (SA: 2, SL: 2)
- Drinks: South Africa 364/4 in 103.0 overs
- South Africa 350/4 98.5 in overs
- du Plessis dropped on 1 by K Mendis in 98.2 overs
- South Africa 34/1: D Olivier c D Chandimal b A Mathews 3(24)
- Referral 2 (97.5 overs): SL against D Olivier (Caught) - Successful (SA: 2, SL: 2)
- South Africa 177/9: L Kumara 0(2) c S Cook b D Olivier
- Referral 1 (41.2 ovs): SA against L Kumara (Caught) - Successful (SA: 2, SL: 2)
- S Lakmal dropped on 23 by W Parnell in 38.6 overs
- Sri Lanka 150/6 in 36.4 overs
- Tea: Sri Lanka 124/6 in 33.0 overs
- D Karunaratne 11th Test fifty: 50 runs in 75 balls (5x4) (0x6)
- Sri Lanka 102/4 in 28.2 overs
- Sri Lanka 52/2 in 15.6 overs
- D Karunaratne dropped on 14 by D Elgar in 12.1 overs
- Lunch: Sri Lanka 13/1 in 5.0 overs
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka 131/10 in 45.4 overs
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 108/7 in 40.2 overs
- Referral 3 (35.4 ovs): SA against U Tharanga (LBW) - Unsuccessful (SA: 0, SL: 2)
- Sri Lanka 100/5 in 36.5 overs
- Referral 2 (35.4 ovs): Angelo Mathews against SA (LBW) - Successful (SA: 1, SL: 2)
