Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011-12

Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss will become the fourth opening pair to complete 100 or more innings together in all Tests.

Sachithra Senanayake struck a six off the penultimate ball to give Sri Lanka a two-wicket triumph over South Africa on Sunday in the final match of a five one-day international series won 3-2 by the hosts.

Captain AB de Villiers and predecessor Graeme Smith both scored 125 runs as South Africa totalled 312-4 after being put in to bat by Sri Lanka in the fifth one-day international.

Sri Lanka look to finish the series 3-2 whereas South Africa try to get back in the dominating position. The 5th ODI promises to be an exciting one.

South Africa will stop at nothing to inflict a 4-0 on Sri Lanka while the visitors will muster all they have a a victory to lift their spirits.

South Africa condemned Sri Lanka to their fifth successive one-day international defeat with what home captain AB de Villiers described as a "clinical" five-wicket win in the second one-dayer at Buffalo Park on Saturday.

The Sri Lankan side will look for an opportunity to salvage the humiliating defeat at Paarl in the second ODI set to take place in Buffalo Park, East London.

South Africa's series win over Sri Lanka was "a starting point" for a year of demanding tours, captain Graeme Smith said on Friday.

South African great Jacques Kallis said that it was ridiculous of the media to call him old and slow after just one weak show.

Sri Lanka were in danger of an innings defeat after losing 12 wickets on the third day of the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday.