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Galle – South Africa were 4/1 on stumps in response to Sri Lanka's score first round of 287 on Day 1 of the Opening Test in Galle Thursday.
Stumps Day 1: Proteas loses Markram for 0
Kagiso Rabada led a strong bowling performance that saw the Proteas overcome the disadvantage of losing the throw of taking all
10 wickets of the first round of Sri Lanka inside 80 overs.
At one point, it seemed like he was holding a
extremely strong position when they had home 176/8 shortly after
the tea interval, but opening drummer Dalmuth Karunaratne rallied the tail support
to see the last two wickets add 111 total and give Sri Lanka a lot more
287 competitive all out.
Karunaratne became the fourth Sri Lankan to wear his
beats in a beautiful sleeve of 158 not out (222 balls, 13 ovens and a six). he
was his eighth century Test and the fourth time that he made more than 150.
Sri Lanka then ended an excellent session by taking the
Aiden Markram's box office in the four overs the Proteas had to face before the
To close.
The bowling will play a role throughout the match
but the ground still seems good to hit at this stage.
Rabada slowly returned to match test mode after a
extended break to recover from his back tension and was still a threat as he
took 4/50 in 14 overs. This includes the initial breakthrough in its opening
spell and a sensational start to his second spell when he took two wickets
the first three bullets that he sent.
Proteas included Tabraiz Shamsi as fifth specialist
bowler as they continued the offensive approach that was the hallmark of
The reign of Ottis Gibson as head coach and the move paid off. The wrist spinner had
a great day with a career best of 3/91 in 25.4 overs. The first 20
of these overs came in one spell and for a long time, in addition to the
wickets that he took, he conceded just over two points in the end.
He came to bowl at 67/1 after 18 overs and when he was
rested, Sri Lanka had dropped to 211/8 in 57 which was a clear indication of
his value.
His control was most impressive and Karunaratne was the only one
Drummer from Sri Lanka to choose his varieties with confidence. By blocking one end, he
allowed Faf du Plessis to launch a short-range attack on the other
Rabada and the return of Dale Steyn.
He worked for the first 60 overs before the Proteas attack
started to tire.
The attack of five men gave a good position to the Proteas
that the specialized drummers will have to consolidate the second day.
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