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Sri Lanka

421 & 229-8

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S Africa

282 & 159-8

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Sri Lanka vs S Africa

Sri Lanka v South Africa: Mahela Jayawardene lays foundation for hosts on day two

By Sam Drury | Last Updated: 25/07/14 2:39pm

Mahela Jayawardene (L) and Niroshan Dickwella (R): Celebrate the dismissal of Faf du Plessis

Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the second Test with South Africa on day two as they made 421 before reducing the visitors to 98-3 at the close.

Resuming on 305-5, and Mahela Jayawardene looking to kick on having reached his 34th Test century on the first day, the hosts made a good start in Colombo and reached 385 before Jayawardene was run out for a wonderful 165.

Dilruwan Perera was the next man in and alongside Niroshan Dickwella eased Sri Lanka past 400. However, when spinner Imran Tahir had Perera caught by Hashim Amla, the innings unravelled as the final four wickets fell for just 17 runs. Dickwella run out for 72 before Vernon Philander mopped up the tail.

The Proteas response got off to a terrible start as Rangana Herath, opening the bowling, had Alvaro Petersen caught and bowled in his first over.

Herath was one of three specialist spinners selected by the Sri Lankans and it was another, Perera, who picked up the second wicket of Dean Elgar to leave South Africa 13-2.

Faf du Plessis (36) and the captain, Amla, set about recovering the situation, batting patiently and putting on 58 in 30 overs before Du Plessis was caught spectacularly by Dickwella behind the stumps, off the bowling of Ranasinghe Lakmal.

Amla and AB de Villiers batted through to stumps though with the skipper ending the day on 46 not out from 134 balls and much work left to do.

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Match Details

Date
24th - 28th Jul 2014
Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires
R A Kettleborough, N J Llong
TV Umpire
B F Bowden
Match Referee
J J Crowe
Reserve Umpire
R Martinesz

s africa BATTING CARD

Batsman R
A.N. Petersen c Vithanage b Herath 0
D. Elgar b Perera 13
Q. de Kock c Vithanage b Herath 37
H.M. Amla c Jayawardene b Perera 25
A.B. de Villiers b Herath 12
F. du Plessis c Jayawardene b Herath 10
J.P. Duminy lbw Perera 3
V.D. Philander Not out 27
D.W. Steyn c Dickwella b Herath 6
M.I. Tahir Not out 4
Extras 3nb, 5b, 14lb 22
Total 111.0 Overs 159 - 8
Full Batting Card

sri lanka BOWLING CARD

Bowler O M R W
H.M.R.K.B. Herath 45 30 40 5
M.D.K. Perera 44 24 60 3
Ajantha 13 8 17 0
R.A.S. Lakmal 4 1 11 0
K.D.K. Vithanage 5 1 12 0
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