Steyn is equal to Pollock, South Africa needs 352 for the win

Dale Steyn joined Shaun Pollock as co-taker the highest for South Africa © AFP

Just like the first two days, the wickets fell On the third day of the opening tournament of Galle, Sri Lanka, the local team , continued to find himself in a strong position against South Africa at the Galle Day 3 Lunch. 190, leaving South Africa with a substantial target of 352.

The hosts, who started the day at 111 for 4, lost Roshen Silva early, Angelo Mathews (35), his team r, repulsed one of them to Kagiso Rabada, who, in turn, hijacked him on the strains at the end of the non-scorer. Despite a desperate dive, Roshen found himself out of trouble. Rabada, who was bowling with excellent pace, then dislodged Niroshan Dickwella by tilting the wicket and twisting him to produce the edge.

From here, the South African spearhead also produced a reverse swing. He got a tail with the brilliance of trapping Dilruwan Perera in front of the stumps. The lower drummer paid the price for not offering a shot. At this time, the seasoned activist Mathews decided to put the game back up with a shot inside Keshav Maharaj on the covers.

Maharaj, who played impressively in the second set, laughed laughingly. Mathews with the one who drifted and straightened to cut down the stumps. Tabriaz Shamsi ended Rangana Herath's brief stint. At 163 for 9, South Africa would have hoped to quickly complete the heats. Lakmal, the captain, had other ideas by cracking drives and slogs by facing the duo of Shamsi and Maharaj to add useful runs.

Finally, Dale Steyn was introduced into the attack and sent Lakshan Sandakan back to the cabin. In the process, veteran pacer also matched Shaun Pollock's record (421) for most scalps by a South African in Tests.

Aiden Markran, who survived a criticism for LBW, and Dean Elgar went through a few anxious moments to take the break. Visitors would need a monumental effort to manipulate Sri Lankan spinners and chase the big target

Short Notes: Sri Lanka 287 (Dimuth Karunaratne 158 * Kagiso Rabada 4 -50) and 190 (Dimuth Karunaratne 60, Keshav Maharaj 4-58) lead South Africa 126 (Faf of Plessis 49, Dilruwan Perera 4-46) and 5/0 346 executions . ] Cricbuzz