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Dean Elgar in action. (AFP Image)
Find all live updates from the second test match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo on Cricketnext.com Day 2 Round-up: Keshav Maharaj returned the second best digits of a The South African bowling player has done a knack, but Sri Lanka has taken a step towards a 2-0 series after dominating the second day of the second and last Saturday test. Weaknesses in South Africa's rotation were unveiled once again as tourists collapsed for 124 to concede an early lead in the 214 races at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka, who made 338 in the first innings, was 151-3 on the strains after deciding not to impose follow-up against tourists who are now looking at the possibility of a second test defeat in three days . Dimuth Karunaratne was beating on 59 to strains, his fourth successive hit of more than 50 in the series, with Angelo Mathews on 12 at the other end. For South Africa, left arm Maharaj brought back his match-box to 11 wickets, but his team was in a desperate situation. Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took the lead of South Africa with a 74-point score for the last wicket before Maharaj struck in the 37th minute. Dananjaya remained undefeated 43 times. He is the second best of a South African in the tests, behind only 9-113 of Hugh Tayfield against England in 1957, but his success has brought little joy to a side battling their own vulnerabilities of spin. Herath and Dananjaya (5-42) came back from the break of the innings to harm South Africa with the new ball, reducing walking tourists to 15 for three. Dilruwan Perera (4-40) then joined the rout while South Africa lost the 10 wickets for Sri Lankan spinners. Faf du Plessis (48) and Quinton de Kock (32) counter-attacked but it was not enough because the tourists did not manage to reach the 150 points of the series.
Comment (South African heats)
17.5 D Perera at Bruyn, No race. 61/1
17.4 D Perera at Bruyn, No race. 61/1
17.3 D Perera at Bruyn, No race. 61/1
17.2 D Perera at Bruyn, No race. 61/1
17.1 D Perera at Bruyn, No race. 61/1
16.6 R Herath in Elgar, no race. 61/1
16.5 Herath in Elgar, no race. 61/1
16.4 R Herath at Bruyn, Played half-way by the drummer. They take only one. 61/1
16.3 R Herath at Bruyn, FOUR! De Bruyn is back. It was a practical weapon for him. He sweeps the ball full midway and wins a limit. 60/1
16.2 R Herath at Bruyn, The drummer carries it off with a wrist shot. 56/1
16.1 R Herath at Bruyn, rocks back and works it from his back foot. 56/1
15.6 D Perera at Elgar, Around, played at the peak area. What's an over has been. 56/1
15.5 D Perera at Elgar, He fails to connect to the outside of his strains. 56/1
15.5 D Perera at Elgar, No ball! What a drama! I laugh? It's a comedy of errors. How could you Perera, how could you? Ooh! So let me try to explain what happened. Elgar stepped back to play the shot on the short ball but eventually kicked Dickwella behind the stumps. Sri Lanka is rejoicing and Hashim Amla is on the way. He also came out in the middle but hang on! The third referee checks the ball no and guess what, he is back on the line and the line belongs to the referee. This is not a ball! Second of Perera on a delivery, he rejected the same drummer. As soon as the referee has the confirmation, he recalls Elgar. Amla steps back, gives her a glove-five on her way. 56/1
15.4 D Perera at Elgar, Flatter on off, defended. 55/1
15.3 D Perera at Elgar, The drummer played that foot before and into the ground. 55/1
15.2 D Perera at Elgar, Around there, another Elgar miss. He should not worry too much about these failures and continue the work for South Africa. 55/1
15.1 D Perera to Elgar, Lance forward and hold him out. 55/1
14.6 R Herath at Bruyn, DeBruyn defended it by standing behind the line of delivery. 55/1
14.5 R Herath at Bruyn, Sweep this one but do not get it this time. He lobs next to the field. 55/1
14.4 R Herath at Elgar, Played at the point area by the drummer. The drummers ran for one. 55/1
14.3 R Herath in Elgar, FOUR! Naughty Elgar. It connected well to the full bale and the reverse carried it across the point of coverage. A limit to Elgar. This will frustrate Herath a bit but maybe not too much considering the number of races that he has to play. 54/1
14.2 R Herath at Elgar, offshore, easily defended on the runway. 50/1
14.1 R Herath at Elgar, An attempt to sweep aside, but gets hit on the arm. Herath vs. Elgar and he has a way to attack it maybe. 50/1
13.6 D Perera at Bruyn, stands behind the line and blocks it. 50/1
13.5 D Perera at Bruyn, FOUR! The reverse ramp pulled this from de Bruyn. He did well to guide this one in the region of the third man. He was too full Perera and the drummer took advantage. A limit. 50/1
13.4 D Perera in Elgar, Throws the full ball through the point of cover. A result of execution. 46/1
13.3 D Perera at Elgar, the drummer defends him from within the fold. 45/1
13.2 D Perera to D Elgar, Stolen online from the stumps, pushed to the blankets. Two runs taken. 45/1
13.1 D Perera at Elgar, Fullish off, defended. 43/1
Dilruwan Perera to continue from the other end.
12.6 R Herath at Bruyn, Fuller Online Stumps, Bruyn gets an inside edge and falls off FSL. End of the first after the tea break. The bidding rate should be excellent as the spinners will play at both ends. 43/1
12.5 R Herath at Elgar, On the jambs, laminated halfway through by Elgar. A race taken. 43/1
12.4 R Herath at Elgar, The drummer defended him by placing himself behind the line of delivery. 42/1
12.3 R Herath at Elgar, Around there, easily defended by Elgar. 42/1
12.2 R Herath in Elgar, stands behind the line and strikes the front foot. 42/1
12.1 R Herath at Elgar, On off, blocked on the side. 42/1
We are back for the last session of the day. Theunis de Bruyn and Dean Elgar are in the middle. Rangana Herath will continue with the ball
… Day 3, Session 3 …
A hectic session to say the least. After placing a mbadive 490 target in front of the Proteas, the Lankans went out with intent. The arsenal of spin rejected Markram, but they could easily have had one or two more. Elgar has survived a fright, and Bruyn is barely hanging on right now too. It will be a daunting challenge for the visiting team, one of the most difficult to face. They will have everything they have to survive the track by turning. Join us in a very short time for the last session of Day 3.
11.6 D Perera at Bruyn, This one goes in the other direction. De Bruyn is bamboozled. He arrives at the front foot to play the defensive shot but he hits him on his leggings. The ball lobed to the leg paw taking a dive. Nothing to do, says the referee. IT IS THE TEA DAY 3. 42/1
11.5 D Perera to Bruyn, And he survives again! What's going on, de Bruyn? There is no idea where the ball will turn. Perera bowls a similar delivery to the last and Bruyn misses the same way. The only change is that he was hit a little lower on his back leg while he was squatting. This time, the bowling player looks confident and Lakmal takes the exam once again. Replays come into play. It describes the same story as the previous ball. He lands on the stretch of the leg, heads out, hits it in line and points to the outside half of the post. The decision of the field referee remains. Theunis is lucky on his side today. 42/1
Another comment from Sri Lanka. Same man in question for the LBW decision.
11.4 D Perera in Bruyn, FOUR PAWS! He survives. But what a beauty it was from Perera. He bowls this "around the wicket, and straightens this one of the leg stretch." De Bruyn plays for the line, but misses to be touched on his back.A call comes from Dickwella but the bowler did not He forces Lakmal for the magazine that engages in. The replays come into play. The ball lands on the leg stretch, follows the angle, hits it in line but does not only the outer half of the section is clipped in. The initial decision of the arbitrator has not been made and the decision will not be made, but Sri Lanka retains the examination 42/1
An examination was made Theunis de Bruyn is the man in question for the LBW
11.3 D Perera at Elgar, The drummer takes it off with a wrist shot. ran for one only 38/1
11.2 D Perera at Elgar, Gets behind the line of it and keeps it out 37/1
11.1 D Perera at Elgar, Conduit halfway through Elgar. 37/1
10.6 R Herath to Bruyn, My God! Vicious tendril of Herath. He pulls his length back, the ball lands and turns further away from the stump. Good for South Africa though. 37/1
10.5 R Herath at Bruyn, FOUR! Second limit of over. De Bruyn swept Herath through the middle of the wicket. It will not just block, block and block. 37/1
10.4 R Herath at D Elgar, Too full, released in the middle for a race. 33/1
10.3 R Herath at Elgar, The drummer defended him by placing himself behind the line of delivery. 32/1
10.2 R Herath in Elgar, FOUR! In the same way that the defensive player was thinner, Elgar performed the reverse scan to perfection. Herath has rolled this one out for a long time, he turns further into the stumps but Elgar has other ideas for playing it. If conventional scanning does not work, reverse scanning should be. And that's it. 32/1
10.1 R Herath in Elgar, Can not connect his reverse scan to the fullish ball. 28/1
9.6 D Perera at Elgar, Too right on the leggings, hit the leg area fine for a run. Elgar continues his strike. 28/1
9.5 D Perera at Elgar, Elgar was defeated and missed the delivery line. 27/1
9.4 D Perera at Elgar, Advancing towards the fugitive ball and defending it. 27/1
9.3 D Perera at Elgar, A brief contact, stuck by Dean. 27/1
9.2 D Perera at Elgar, S advance forward and head to the side not to run. 27/1
9.1 D Perera at Elgar, Elgar goes on the back foot and pat on the side. 27/1
8.6 R Herath at Bruyn, Gets behind the line of it and blocks it. 27/1
8.5 R Herath at Bruyn, defended from the back foot by the drummer. 27/1
8.4 R Herath at Bruyn, FOUR! He took this one well. A flying ball aligned with the stumps, de Bruyn sweeps it and crosses it through the region of the gate. A limit to him. 27/1
8.3 R Herath at Bruyn, Entering the corner, de Bruyn gets an inside edge on his pad. No problem. 23/1
8.2 R Herath at Bruyn, De Bruyn allows the ball out of the field. 23/1
8.1 Herath in Markram, OUT! Herath has his man this time. Markram should however be criticized for this loose shot. He played through the full ball to be hit on the pads as he missed him altogether. He looked at his partner who perhaps told him that he could not be more confident than that. So, finally, Sri Lanka has the first wicket after distributing some opportunities. 23/1
In Theunis de Bruyn at No. 3.
7.6 D Perera at Elgar, Flatter on off, defended. 23/0
7.6 D Perera in Elgar, no bullet! No ball shouts the referee. A balloon length around, cut to the blankets so as not to run. 23/0
7.5 D Perera at Markram, On the jambs, tucked mid-window for a run. 22/0
7.4 D Perera in Markram, FOUR! Good use of Markram's feet here. He arrives on the court and directly hits the bowling player. A limit results from the long region. 21/0
7.3 D Perera in Markram, Around Markram rushes to block him. 17/0
7.2 D Perera at Elgar, Shortish around, guided to the third man's area for a run. 17/0
7.1 D Perera in Elgar, flatter in the middle, defended. 16/0
6.6 R Herath in Markram, FOUR! A bit too full of Rangana Herath, Markram bads him halfway and finds the fence. Eventful has ended. 16/0
6.5 R Herath in Markram, complete and just outside, blocked. 12/0
6.4 R Herath at A Markram, Push this mast out, draw Markram forward and beat the outer edge. Mathews collects it this time, but to his dismay, there was no limit. 12/0
6.3 R Herath in Markram, brought back to the air well outside, left alone. 12/0
6.2 R Herath at Markram, faster and shorter, Aiden sinks deep into the crease and guard. 12/0
6.1 R Herath at A Markram, let go! It's a babysitter. Mathews of all people should have taken this. Now, the two South African openers have a life. Herath throws it nicely around him and he never turns away so lightly. Markram is ahead and takes an advantage. It should have been a regulatory trap for Angelo, but he drops it. 12/0
5.6 D Perera at Elgar, Flicks this by leg slip for no race. 12/0
5.5 D Perera at Elgar, This time, she stays out of the inner edge. 12/0
5.5 D Perera in Elgar, BOWLED BUT THIS IS NOT BALL! Elgar is safe! He will feel lucky. Highligths. On the other side of the wicket, Dilruwan drifts him around, this one does not turn away and keeps coming in with the angle. Elgar kneels and brings out the big warning shot, to the surprise of all, and he pays the price because the strains are shaken. The referee checks only the front of the ball and … to Dean's delight, the player has taken the plunge. Great sigh of relief for the southpaw. He will want to have it count now. 12/0
5.4 D Perera in Elgar, well done. Get right behind the line and keep it out. 11/0
5.3 D Perera in Elgar, faster and striker strains, blocked with a straight blade. 11/0
5.2 D Perera at Elgar, springing around first before turning away, Elgar covers the line and leaves. 11/0
5.1 D Perera in Elgar, Full and darted on the pads, worked behind the square leg for nothing. 11/0
4.6 R Herath in Markram, defended from the first foot by Aiden with the entire face of the bat. 11/0
4.5 R Herath at A Markram, Fuller, driven to cover not to run. 11/0
4.4 R Herath in Markram, Pbad the blade again. He sways, hangs and turns away from the right-hander. 11/0
4.3 R Herath in Markram, hangs and breaks loose. 11/0
4.2 R Herath in Markram, defended from the back foot by the drummer. 11/0
4.1 R Herath in Markram, just short! Markram goes down the track to push him. He gets it to the covers, but a defensive player dives into it. He still could not reach it. Markram escapes! 11/0
3.6 D Perera at Elgar, Wowza! He spun, bounced and beat the outer edge. Vicious of Perera. He kept it just outside, Elgar came but could not connect with the balloon. 11/0
3.5 D Perera at Elgar, Rocks back and sets him apart. 11/0
3.4 D Perera in Elgar, defended from the front foot by the drummer presenting the entire face of the bat. 11/0
3.3 D Perera at Elgar, So close to pole position but it will be considered a very good holiday from Elgar. 11/0
3.2 D Perera at Elgar, Shortish around, cut to the point. 11/0
3.1 D Perera at Elgar, Gets behind the line and defends it. 11/0
2.6 R Herath at A Markram, FOUR! Sharp but in the distance! How many more chances are there? At least three. This one was upset further around, slower in the air and got the edge of Markram 's bat. But congratulations to the drummer who played it with sweet hands that eventually saved him. The bullet went through the cord and rushed to the limit. 11/0
2.5 R Herath at Markram, Outdoors, left alone. 7/0
2.4 R Herath in Markram, Markram defended himself by placing himself behind the line of delivery. 7/0
2.3 R Herath at Elgar, In the air … and fallen! Perera the culprit. Herath made Elgar play the sweep again. The ball, however, went high in the air towards the square leg. Dilruwan ran from the fine leg to the square leg, reached there in time, put both her hands to it but failed to pick it up. A race taken. 7/0
2.2 R Herath at Elgar, The drummer fails to put the stick on the ball. 6/0
2.1 R Herath at A Markram, so close! If Lakmal had hit the stumps at the end of the tournament, Markram would have been a loser. A full ball around, Markram pushes him in the middle and leaves for a race. Lakmal reacted quickly, picked it up and is shy. Fortunately, Markram survives to fight another day. 6/0
1.6 D Perera at Elgar, FOUR! Plonked by Elgar. A touch too full of Perera and Elgar makes it pbad on the other side of the line and makes it pbad halfway. First limit of the heats in South Africa. 5/0
1.5 D Perera in Elgar, more flat out, past the blade. 1/0
1.4 D Perera to Elgar, Dangerous to Elgar. He seems to play the sweep against the spin. He takes it off his arm behind the guardian. In the end, no harm done. 1/0
1.3 D Perera at Elgar, This ball took the inside edge of the batter and tapped into his skates. 1/0
1.2 D Perera in Elgar, similar ball in the middle, defended. 1/0
1.1 D Perera in Elgar, Floating in the leg, Elgar returns behind the line and blocks him. 1/0
Dilruwan Perera at the cut from the other end.
0.6 R Herath in Markram, beaten! It's a scintillating bowling of the veteran. Thrown out of the water, he settles for a touch and beats the outer edge of Markram's bat. Dickwella collects the ball and strikes the stumps from his roots. 1/0
0.5 R Herath at Markram, pushes forward and stifles the ball in his run. 1/0
0.4 R Herath at Markram, Rend full, handsome and curly, Markram is solid in defense. 1/0
0.3 R Herath at Markram, Drags his length back a touch, Markram is forced to go back and block him. 1/0
0.2 R Herath in Elgar, Tossed with a nice shape on it, Elgar comes out of the crease and removes it halfway to a single. Out of the mark with that. 1/0
0.1 R Herath at Elgar, curled nicely by Herath, Elgar is well advanced in defense. 0/0
First published: July 22, 2018, 9:58 AM IST
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