LunchSri Lanka 42 and 220 for six (Chandimal 69*, Mendis 12*, Jansen 2-45) path South Africa 191 and 366 for five dec by 295 runs
On a pitch that’s theoretically solely a day three strip, after a rain-affected first day, and underneath blue skies with the drying wind blowing, situations have been good for batting and Sri Lanka took benefit. De Silva bedded in and was batting at an excellent tempo and was livid with himself when he rocked again in his crease and hit an innocuous Keshav Maharaj supply straight to Tony de Zorzi at brief mid-wicket. His was the one wicket of the session and gave South Africa a gap however they nonetheless want 4 wickets. Sri Lanka’s goal is 296 runs away.
South Africa began threateningly when Kagiso Rabada beat de Silva’s edge with the fifth ball of the morning and Gerald Coetzee discovered it with the twelfth. The possibility fell to the left of Marco Jansen at gully. De Silva responded by piercing the midwicket hole to hit Rabada for 4 and pulling Coetzee in entrance of sq.. Chandimal additionally handled a Coetzee brief ball properly and minimize him for 4 via level. He bowled yet another over earlier than being changed by Marco Jansen, who was then changed by Keshav Maharaj, as South Africa tried to dry up an finish.
Rabada bowled a five-over spell that price 17 runs with out success, and as soon as he was off, Sri Lanka’s pair may settle in. De Silva drove Jansen via the covers, Chandimal whacked him in the identical space to convey up the 150 and so they each took on Maharaj, who received virtually no flip. By the primary drinks break, Sri Lanka had scored 61 runs in 16 overs at a fee of slightly below 4 to the over.
Chandimal introduced up fifty instantly after the interval with an authoritative pull off Jansen and de Silva reached his milestone within the subsequent over. He swept Maharaj for 2 fours and reached fifty off 66 balls, an indication of the aggression with which he batted. He performed yet another shot in anger when he hit Maharaj over long-off for six. Maharaj had the final snicker when de Silva performed the shot he’ll look again on with remorse and South Africa had damaged via.
Kusal Mendis, on the again of 4 geese in South Africa, received his first runs with a canopy drive that went for 4, and in addition raised the Sri Lankan 200. He was practically run out later within the over when he took off for a run with out checking with out conferring with Chandimal however made it again in time.
South Africa introduced again Rabada for a pre-lunch burst however a choice of brief balls have been properly negotiated. Rabada additionally took his no-ball rely for the innings to 10, with 5 within the morning session.
