Tag SL-SA-2012

It ain't no secret that Sri Lankans don't get to tour South Africa often, whatever be the reason but the result is islanders have a record that can only get better = 7 tests played, 6 lost, 1 drawn. In ODIs, they've won 5, lost 12 and tied once. There have been no twenty20 between Sri Lanka and South Africa..

End of year 2011 and begining of 2012 is the first time Sri Lanka tour South Africa, after 2002 series. Question is, can Lankans improve on their performance on so called speedy tracks? only time will tell but he's how the schedule has been set by Cricket South Africa, placing tests at prominent venues but one dayers are at second choice grounds.

Sri Lanka begin tour with first test match at Supersport park in Centurion from 15th December while second test is the boxing day test at Durban from 26th December and third test at Cape Town from 3rd January in new year. Sri Lanka play five one day series at Paarl, East London, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Johannesburg. There's no T20 schedule on this tour.

Sri Lanka move onto participate in Triseries in Australia after this.

Fixtures : Sri Lanka in South Africa, December 2011 - January 2012
Date	Match	Venue
15-19 Dec 2011	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st test	SA won by inn + 81 runs
26-30 Dec 2011	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd test	SL won by 208 runs
3-7 Jan 2012	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd test	SA won by 10 wickets
11 January 2012	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI (D/N)	SA won by 258 runs
14 January 2012	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI (Day)	SA won by 5 wickets
17 January 2012	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI (D/N)	SA won by 4 runs (DL)
20 January 2012	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI (D/N)	SL won by 5 wickets
22 January 2012	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI (Day)	SL won by 2 wickets