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Sri Lanka extends its lead to 451 points in the second test
Associated Press
Published:
03:16 EDT, July 22, 2018
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Updated:
03:36 EDT, July 22, 2018
[COLONI] Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka extended their lead by 451 points in the second cricket test against South Africa, reaching 237-4 in their second innings at the Sinhalese Sports Club luncheon
. South Africa, which has not lost a series of trials in Sri Lanka since 2006, worked hard on Sunday but now has to complete a record run in the fourth inning to tie the series on a run. deteriorating terrain.
The most successful cricket race is 418 performed by the West Indians in Antigua in 2003.
Sri Lanka Angelo Mathe ws bats on the third day of their second cricket match against South Africa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday July 22, 2018. (Photo AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
Taking the day-ahead score of 151-3 three, Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews extended their fourth wicket to 63 points before Lungi Ngidi made breakthrough.
Ngidi, who replaced Dale Steyn of Tennis Court End, hit his first ball while Karunaratne caught him. From Kock. With this dismissal, Wicket goalkeeper made 150 layoffs, becoming the fastest man to do so in 35 tries overtaking Australian Adam Gilchrist, who had pbaded the 36 test mark.
South Africa also had a chance to reject Roshen Silva against Keshav Maharaj. The rocket of the left arm found the outer edge of the drummer but the ball flew between the first and the second puff
Mathews reached its half-century in 86 deliveries and at lunch was undefeated on the 53, with Silva 19 not released
] Sri Lanka won the first test at Galle by 278 points.
South African Keshav Maharaj delivers delivery to Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathew on the third day of their second cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday July 22, 2018. (AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardena
Angelo Mathews from Sri Lanka beats his third me cricket match against South Africa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (Photo AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
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South Africa Lungi Ngidi, left, celebrates the dismissal of Dimuth Karunaratne of Sri Lanka, right, in the third match of their second cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Sunday, July 22, 2018 (AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardena)
