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Friday 6th January, 2012 Sri Lankans back to square one REX CLEMENTINE venue exactly 11 years ago under Sanath reporting from Cape Town Jayasuriya. After posting a mammoth 580 for A mere week after all the euphoria four, the South Africans had the luxury in Durban, were heading for to put pressure with aggressive field their third heaviest Test defeat after placing and the Sri Lankan batsmen South Africa forced them to follow on played into the opposition’s hands at and reduced them to 138 for four in their times due to excellent , but second innings in the third and final mostly due to indiscretion. Test between the countries here at The alarms of the Centurion , Newlands in Cape Town. where Sri Lanka suffered an innings South Africa, who haven’t won a and 81 run defeat in the first Test home Test series since 2008, looked set weren’t there here either as the pitch to put that right with a comprehensive was still flat with plenty of runs. It was win after a superb all round perform- the extra pace of South African seamers ance inspired by the criticism directed that proved to be Sri Lankan batsmen’s their way since los- ing the Durban Test. The Sri Lankans will need a big effort from the overnight pair of and if they are to avoid an innings defeat here on day four today. Of the nine Tests they undoing as none of them managed to have played in South Africa so far, Sri score a half-century during the day that Lanka have lost seven and four of them completely belonged to the hosts. have been by an innings. When Sri Lanka resumed with their Incidentally, Sri Lanka’s worst defeat overnight total on 149 for two, everyone in Test , an innings and 229 run thought that a hard day’s labour was drubbing at the hands of the Proteas awaiting the Proteas, but they struck to inside three days also came at this their plans and bowled a tidy line creat-

SCOREBOARD South Africa 1st Innings: 580-4 declared Sri Lanka 2nd Innings Sri Lanka 1st Innings (Following on) (Overnight 149-2) c Amla b Kallis 30 TM Dilshan c Boucher b Philander 5 Lahiru Thirimanne b Morkel 23 c Kallis b Tahir 34 c Smith b Tahir 78 c Kallis b Morkel 12 Kumar Sangakkara c Amla b Steyn 35 Thilan Samaraweera 19 Mahela Jayawardene c Kallis b Steyn 30 Angelo Mathews not out 28 Thilan Samaraweera c Kallis b Philander 11 Extras: (10lb) 10 Sri Lankan cricketer Thilan Samaraweera plays a shot during the third day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Cape Angelo Mathews c Boucher b Steyn 1 TOTAL: (for 4 ) 138 Town, South Africa, January 5, 2012. (AP) c Boucher b Morkel 35 Overs: 53. b Tahir 5 Fall of wicket: 1-12, 2-79, 3-83, 4-98. lbw b Philander 1 Still to bat: Dinesh Chandimal, Thisara ing opportunities and unlike the Sri Thirimanne and Sangakkara added 67 first slip to a that didn’t turn as c Petersen b Philander 9 Perera, Rangana Herath, Dhammika Lankan fielders, most of those opportu- runs for the second wicket, but Jacques much as he expected. not out 0 Prasad, Chanaka Welegedara. nities were grabbed. Kallis got the breakthrough when he Mahela Jayawardene’s barren run Extras: (6b, 3lb, 2nb) 11 Bowling: 10-2-18-0, Vernon Disaster came Sri Lanka’s way when had Thirimanne caught at short leg by continued and the batsman has now TOTAL: (all out) 239 Philander 9-2-24-1, Morne Morkel 9-3-29-1, Kumar Sangakkara drove the third ball Amla. The batsman had been ruled not failed to score a half-century in his last Overs: 73.5 Imran Tahir 16-4-37-1, Jacques Kallis 7-2- of the morning straight to Hashim out initially, but South Africa opted for 12 innings. Jayawardene in fact has not Fall of wickets: 1-70, 2-126, 3-149, 4-184, 13-1, Graeme Smith 2-0-7-0. Amla at point. Sri Lanka lost five wick- the review and the decision was over- scored a half-century away from home 5-189, 6-194, 7-219, 8-220, 9-236. Toss: Sri Lanka. ets in the morning session and were turned. since December 2009 having gone Bowling: Dale Steyn 20-5-56-3 (1nb), Umpires: Richard Kettleborough, England, bowled out soon after lunch with a first Sangakkara looked uncomfortable through 22 innings away from Sri Lanka Vernon Philander 19-7-46-3, Morne Morkel and Rod Tucker, Australia. innings deficit of 341. against the leg-spin of Imran Tahir in without a fifty and realistically this 13.5-2-74-2 (1nb), Imran Tahir 21-1-54-2. TV Umpire: Steve Davis, Australia. Dilshan perished early in the second the second innings and was dismissed should be his last Test for the country. Match referee: Chris Broad, England. innings caught behind for five. Lahiru for 34 when he was caught by Kallis at Sangakkara named in MCC Cricket Committee Kohli fined Kumar Sangakkara will Federation of The 34-year-old, cur- two current players sitting on the part of the investigation into become the newest member of International rently the top ranked committee. ways of eradicating corruption the MCC World Cricket commit- Cricketers’ batsman in , Sangakkara said: “When Mike from the game. for abusive tee following its upcoming meet- Associations. becomes the second Sri Brearley invited me to join the The WCC also played a role ing in Cape Town on the 9th of The committee Lankan to join the WCC MCC World Cricket committee he in encouraging the creation of a January. will also discuss the after Michael Tissera and explained exactly what the role of WTC, which the ICC deferred gesture The two-day sitting will be the postponement of the is its youngest ever mem- the committee is, and how they until at least 2017. first with former England World Test ber. would like me to be involved, it In addition to this, the com- Mike Brearley as Chairman fol- Championship sched- The batsman has was an instant ‘yes’ from my part. mittee has also led the research Indian batsman lowing the retirement of Tony uled for 2013 and built a reputation as one “It is a great initiative, and into the possibility of day-night has been fined 50 per cent of Lewis in October 2010. examine the thoughts of the most articulate there are some fantastic people Test cricket being played in the his match fee after making an The ongoing debate on tack- of Rahul Dravid on voices in the internation- already on the committee that future, using a pink ball. abusive gesture to supporters ling corruption in cricket, as well pink balls and the al game, in part created can positively influence the very Other items on the agenda at the second Test against as the future of Test cricket, will potential for Kumar Sangakkara by his MCC Spirit of life and spirit of cricket going for- for Cape Town include the Australia at the SCG. be high on the WCC’s agenda in day/night Test crick- Cricket Cowdrey Lecture ward.” recent ICC playing conditions Kohli was caught giving South Africa. et. at Lord’s in 2011. Corruption in the game has involving runners and substi- fans a one-fingered gesture Sir Ronnie Flanagan, Sangakkara’s invitation to Depending on team duties, he been a much discussed topic for tutes, wearable technology and during day two of the match Chairman of the ICC Anti- join the WCC is in line with the hopes to join the WCC in Cape the WCC in recent years, with potential areas for the Club to and was subsequently hit with Corruption and Security Unit, committee’s requirement that all Town immediately following Sri Steve Waugh leading a working conduct future research proj- a level-two offence by match will address the committee on the members should have up-to-date Lanka’s third Test against South party into the issue. ects. referee . ACSU’s latest work, with input experience of professional crick- Africa at Newlands and, along- Waugh himself undertook a Indian team media manager from Tim May - Head of the et. side Dravid, will become one of polygraph lie-detector test as MCC Press Release GS Walia said Kohli had been informed of the charge on Thursday morning and plead- Nearly 150 Army ed guilty to making the ges- sportspersons were felic- ture. Army sportspersons felicitated itated at the Sri Lanka “The matter has been sorted Army Colours Night 2011 out... the player felt guilty and which was held at the sorry and the matter has been Sugathadasa Indoor closed,” Walia told reporters. Stadium in Colombo yes- “When he went to the match terday. Chief of Defense referee, he said sorry and that Staff Air Chief Marshal out of emotions I must have Roshan Gunathilaka done it.” graced the occasion as Walia refused to discuss chief guest while allegations by Kohli he was Lieutenant General abused by sections of the SCG crowd and had given the ges- Jagath Jayasuriya was ture in response to that abuse. also present as a distin- He insisted the matter was guished guest. Here the closed making it unlikely the Army sportspersons who Indians will lodge a complaint were felicitated pose for with the SCG Trust over any a photograph with distin- alleged misbehaviour by the guished guests. crowd. (Pic by Sajith - (AAP) Jayasekara)

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