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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Mercedes Benz Park, East London
14th January 2012
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: BR Doctrove, S George
Third Umpire: NJ Llong
Match Referee: JJ Crowe
Match Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 66 | 85 | 125 | 6 | 1 |
| *2. Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Faf du Plessis > ) | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 3 | 28 | 36 | - | - |
| 4. Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 92 | 115 | 179 | 6 | - |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Dale Steyn b Morne Morkel | 19 | 26 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 6. Nuwan Kulasekara | c Robin Peterson b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 7. Angelo Mathews | c Morne Morkel b Dale Steyn | 28 | 29 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Kosala Kulasekara | ||||||
| 9. Lasith Malinga | ||||||
| 10. Rangana Herath | ||||||
| 11. Dammika Prasad |
| FOW | 1-0 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 2-21 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-105 (Upul Tharanga), 4-140 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-164 (Nuwan Kulasekara), 6-236 (Angelo Mathews). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 5w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 50 ovs, 225 mins) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 9 | 1 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 10 | 2 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 9 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Albie Morkel | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Robin Peterson | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Smith | c Upul Tharanga b Dammika Prasad | 28 | 56 | 76 | 2 | - |
| 2. Hashim Amla | b Dammika Prasad | 55 | 58 | 97 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Dinesh Chandimal b Dammika Prasad | 37 | 51 | 79 | 3 | - |
| 4. Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 66 | 87 | 127 | - | 1 |
| *+5. AB de Villiers | run out (Nuwan Kulasekara > ) | 17 | 13 | 26 | 2 | - |
| 6. Faf du Plessis | c & b Lasith Malinga | 18 | 16 | 26 | 2 | - |
| 7. Albie Morkel | not out | 12 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 8. Robin Peterson | ||||||
| 9. Dale Steyn | ||||||
| 10. Morne Morkel | ||||||
| 11. Lonwabo Tsotsobe |
| FOW | 1-76 (Graeme Smith), 2-94 (Hashim Amla), 3-152 (Jacques Kallis), 4-193 (AB de Villiers), 5-224 (Faf du Plessis). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 48.4 ovs, 225 mins) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Dammika Prasad | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8.4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kosala Kulasekara | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Jean-Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Albie Morkel, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe