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Cape Town – The Proteas were unable to cope with Sri Lanka spin attack for the third innings in a row as they were bowling cheap on the second day of Second match of the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday.
Proteas' first runs lasted less than 35 times while they were eliminated for 124 points, leaving a deficit of 214 points for the first innings. This means that they have barely beaten 100 overs in their three innings in the series so far and, with Faf du Plessis again making the best score in the first 48 innings (51 balls, 8 ovens and one six), this means that they have However, to record half a century in the series.
The bulk of the damage was done by Akila Dananjaya who took her second five-wicket in only her third test match (5/52) in just 13 overs. He was well supported by Dalruwan Perera (4/40 in 12.5 overs).
The Sri Lankans then finished an excellent day, reaching 151/3 in their second run in 34 overs for an overall lead of 365 with three more days. available. Dimuth Karuwaratne continued his excellent form with his fourth consecutive score of more than 50 to close the day on 59 outs (92 balls, 8 fours).
In the process, Sri Lanka posted an opening partnership of 91 to go with their 116 There were some statistical highlights for the Proteas with Hashim Amla becoming the third South African after Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith to reach a career set of more than 9,000 tries and Keshav Maharaj completing a nine-wick haul in the first innings and bringing his total to 11 by claiming the first two Sri Lankan wickets in their second innings.
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