Sri Lanka strengthens its dominant position in South Africa

Keshav Maharaj scored twice to remove Gunathilaka and Dhananjaya da Silva, for a duck, but Karunaratne progressed slowly on the other end to reach 59 while Angelo Mathews had 12.

The hosts built their domineering lead at the end of South Africa was then routed by the Sri Lankan spinners with Akila Dananjaya taking five for 52.

Dananjaya and Rangana Herath frustrated the # 39, South Africa through the morning session. They added 61 points to the total of the night

Keshav Maharaj, who was turning his left arm, finally sacked Herath to finish the innings, and completed a nine-round for 129 – the second best for a South African bowler and the best from the country made a post-apartheid return to testing in 1991.

But Sri Lanka's 338 was still a challenge and Dananjaya, Herath and Dilruwan Perera then tore the South African stick, already exposed by thei r Defeat at the first test at Galle.

Dananjaya took his second shot at five wickets in the tests while Herath and Perera shared the last five wickets in South Africa. Substitute captain Suranga Lakmal was not required to hand a single ball.

Only South African captain Faf du Plessis and Kock's Winton goalkeeper showed resistance, making 48 offs 51 balls and 32 offensive 31.

only 34.5 ss, after Sri Lanka had beaten for 104.1 overs in their first innings.

Dananjaya, ruled out for the first try at Galle, hit with his second ball of the match, having Dean Elgar caught ravine with a turnbreak

He got Theunis de Bruyn late in the next stint, and Perera picked up the middle order of South Africa to finish over four during 40.

The only drummer to put any pressure on Sri Lanka was du Plessis, who attacked the spinners after lunch, sweeping with abandon as he hit eight ovens and six.

Du Plessis and Hashim Amla put on the best partnership of 55, but Perera rejected them both in four overs of one another. Despite De Kock's aggressive sleeves, the rest of South Africa's hitting was easy meat when Dananjaya came back.

Du Plessis left the field at the end of the day with a worried look on his face.