SA Vs SL, second Take a look at: South Africa Construct 221-Run Lead Towards Sri Lanka – News18
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South Africa lead Sri Lanka via 221 runs on day 3 of the second one Take a look at.
SA Vs SL, second Take a look at: South Africa lead Sri Lanka via 221 runs (AP)
Seamer Dane Paterson took a career-best 5-71 and Temba Bavuma was once unbeaten on 48 as South Africa closed the 3rd day of the second one take a look at towards Sri Lanka at 191 for 3 of their 2nd innings on Saturday, a lead of 221 runs at St George’s Park.
Paterson helped bowl Sri Lanka out for 328 of their first innings as they misplaced seven wickets for 67 runs towards the South African new ball assault that was once led fantastically via the 35-year-old seamer.
Captain Bavuma, who already has two half-centuries and a ton in 3 innings within the sequence, will resume at the fourth day with Tristan Stubbs (36 no longer out). The pair have placed on a affected person 82 for the fourth wicket to often construct the house aspect’s lead.
This is a must-win recreation for either side of their bid to succeed in subsequent 12 months’s International Take a look at Championship (WTC) ultimate at Lord’s.
Tony de Zorzi was once the primary wicket to fall in South Africa’s 2nd innings when he was once bowled between bat and pad via Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya for 19.
First innings centurion Ryan Rickelton (24) was once then trapped leg prior to wicket via Jayasuriya, whilst Aiden Markram appeared in excellent contact for his 55 prior to he was once brilliantly stuck via wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis off the bowling of Vishwa Fernando.
BATTLE FOR WTC FINAL
Scoring was once sluggish during the 3 classes on Saturday on a wicket the place the brand new ball has been the most important.
Sri Lanka began the day on 242 for 3 of their first innings and made South Africa toil within the box for 10 overs prior to the house aspect got rid of Angelo Mathews for 44 simply prior to the brand new ball was once to be had.
Mathews was once stuck via wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne off the bowling of Marco Jansen (2-100), prior to the lanky seamer had Kamindu Mendis (48) snaffled at 2nd slip via Aiden Markram.
Paterson was once introduced into the assault and raced during the Sri Lankan decrease heart order as he got rid of visiting captain Dhananjaya de Silva (14), Kusal Mendis (16) and Lahiru Kumara (0) within the house of 5 deliveries.
Kumara was once out to a sensational catch diving to his left at gully via Jansen, whilst Paterson finished his maiden take a look at five-for with the wicket of Vishwa Fernando (2), stuck via Verreynne in a excellent show of swing bowling.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka via 233 runs in Durban closing week to win the primary of the two-match sequence.
If South Africa win the second one take a look at and beat Pakistan in a two-match house sequence beginning later this month, they are going to be assured a spot within the WTC ultimate.
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