2nd Test Match Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2018

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Sri Lanka Beat South Africa  

In

2nd Test

Sri Lanka win by 199 runs

Test 2 of 2 (SL wins 1-0)

Sri Lanka - 338 & 275/5       

                                                

       South Africa - 124 & 290

v Herath takes 6/98 to help Sri Lanka seal series by 199 runs

v De Bruyn slams maiden Test century

v South Africa go to lunch at 246/7; de Bruyn unbeaten on 85

v Herath strikes twice to remove Bavuma (63) and de Ko

Sri Lanka Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Danushka Gunathilakac Kagiso Rabada b Keshav Maharaj	57	107	6	0		53.27
Dimuth Karunaratnec Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj	53	110	4	0	48.18
Dhananjaya de Silvalbw Keshav Maharaj	60	109	8	0	55.04
Kusal Mendisc Kagiso Rabada b Keshav Maharaj	21	34	4	0	61.76
Angelo Mathewsc Faf du Plessis b Keshav Maharaj	10	24	2	0	41.66
Roshen Silva b Kagiso Rabada	22	46	3	0	47.82
Niroshan Dickwella WKTc Faf du Plessis b Keshav Maharaj	5	9	1	0	55.55
Dilruwan Pererac Lungi Ngidi b Keshav Maharaj	17	24	2	0	70.83
Akila Dananjaya NOT OUT	43	91	7	0	47.25
Suranga Lakmal CPTc Aiden Markram b Keshav Maharaj	0	4	0	0	0.00
Rangana Herathc Dean Elgar b Keshav Maharaj	35	68	4	0	51.47
Extras(nb 1, w 8, b 4, lb 2)         15
Total(all out, 104.1 overs)         338

South Africa Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Aiden Markramlbw Rangana Herath	7	20	0	0		35.00
Dean Elgarc Dhananjaya de Silva b Akila Dananjaya	0	4	0	0	0.00
Theunis de Bruync Niroshan Dickwella b Akila Dananjaya	3	8	0	0	37.50
Hashim Amlac Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera	19	58	0	0	32.75
Faf du Plessis CPTc Niroshan Dickwella b Dilruwan Perera	48	51	8	1	94.11
Temba Bavumac Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera	11	20	1	0	55.00
Quinton de Kock WKTlbw Akila Dananjaya	32	31	3	0	103.22
Keshav Maharajc Dimuth Karunaratne b Akila Dananjaya	2	4	0	0	50.00
Kagiso Rabadac Angelo Mathews b Dilruwan Perera	1	10	0	0	10.00
Dale Steyn lbw Akila Dananjaya	0	2	0	0	0.00
Lungi Ngidi NOT OUT	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras(nb 1)    1
Total(all out, 34.5 overs)        124

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Highlights, 2nd Test Day 4: Sri Lanka sealed the series in comprehensive fashion on the fourth day of the second Test despite serious resistance shown by Temba Bavuma and De Bruyn. Their hundred run stand kept South Africa battling but all it did was delay the inevitable. But veteran Rangana Herath had the last laugh picking up six wickets including that of de Bruyn who finished with a maiden Test century. Coming into the day, South Africa were 139/5 while chasing 490 and that was a challenging enough ask it got tougher after Sri Lanka took the new ball and got plenty out of it in terms of bounce. Fittingly, Herath took the last wicket to stamp his authority on a dominant series win.

Their 2-0 series whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka moved Faf du Plessis' men to 16 defeats compared to their 15 victories in the 31 Tests to have had a result on the Subcontinent.

However, South Africa's win/loss ratio of 0.93 still compares favourably with next-best Australia (28 wins, 35 defeats), with the West Indies somewhat surprisingly third, ahead of England.

Meanwhile, the Colombo Test ended a streak of 12 consecutive Tests in which the Proteas have taken all 20 opponents wickets in a match.

At the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, the Proteas only managed five Sri Lankan second innings scalps (15 in total for the Test) before the hosts declared, setting South Africa 490 to win.

 

Rangana Herath's 6/98 helped Sri Lanka overcome dogged South African resistance to win by 199 runs in the second and final Test in Colombo. It completed a 2-0 sweep in the series for the hosts.

Needing 351 runs at the start of the fourth day after Sri Lanka had set them 490 to win, South Africa were bowled out for 290 early in the second session on Monday, 23 July. This despite a maiden Test century by Theunis de Bruyn (101) and a half-century by Temba Bavuma (63).

South Africa had managed just 124 runs in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka's 338 and the hosts had declared their second innings on 275/5.

De Bruyn and Bavuma dominated the Sri Lankan bowling for most parts of the first session, adding 123 runs for the fifth wicket before Bavuma was caught behind off a Herath delivery that spun away sharply from the batsman and got his outside edge.

De Bruyn brought up his maiden Test half-century off 118 balls, while Bavuma brought up his own off 69 balls.

Together, they negated the Sri Lanka spinners and even made Suranga Lakmal bring himself into the attack for the first time in the Test match.

Bavuma also survived when Sri Lanka reviewed the not out lbw decision made by the on-field umpire off the bowling of Dilruwan Perera. De Bruyn, at the other end, looked mostly comfortable during his stay, using the depth of the crease to full effect and sweeping and reverse-sweeping the Sri Lankan spinners.

They brought up their 50-run partnership off 87 balls and the 100-run partnership off 182 balls and took the team past 150 and 200 in the process. But it was only a matter of time before Sri Lanka broke through.

Bavuma's wicket led to another as Herath trapped Quinton de Kock lbw right at the stroke of lunch to reduce South Africa to 246/7 at the break. De Kock reviewed the decision against him, but the DRS returned 'umpire's call'.

Once the batsmen were dismissed, it was easy for the Sri Lankan spinners to run through the tail as Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn and Lungi Ngidi could not offer much resistance. But this was not before de Bruyn got his maiden Test hundred off 228 balls, with a paddle sweep off Herath.

He became only the second South African after Jonty Rhodes in 1993 to make a fourth-innings century in Asia.

However, he was dismissed soon after he got to the landmark when Herath got one to go on straight and take out the off-stump as de Bruyn shouldered arms, perhaps expecting the ball to turn.

Rabada went immediately after, caught at first slip off Perera and Steyn was the last man to fall, also to Herath. Dilruwan Perera and Akila Dananjaya finished with two wickets each.

After powering his side to a series win over South Africa, Rangana Herath, the Sri Lanka spinner, is already looking forward to giving his best against England, in what he says will be his final series.

The upcoming series against England would likely be his last one, Herath had said earlier this month, and reiterated that decision after the 2-0 sweep against South Africa on Monday, 23 July.

With figures of 6/98 in the final innings, Herath wrapped up the South Africa innings for 290, as the visitors were beaten by 199 runs in the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo.

The Sri Lankan veteran was happy with his side's performance, especially the spinners'. 

"Winning the game and winning the series, against the No.2 side, [I am] very pleased with it," Herath said after the match. "[At SSC] the harder ball gives a bit of assistance for the spinners. Spinners bowled really well throughout the series."

Speaking about his retirement, Herath, 40, said: "I know everybody has a time to go. That's why I have decided to stop playing cricket. Hopefully, in the series against England, I will do my best."

Despite South Africa's loss, Faf du Plessis, the South Africa captain, was all praise for Theunis de Bruyn, who scored a fighting 101 in the final innings, and Keshav Maharaj, who took a record nine-wicket haul in the first innings. 

"Yes the guys played well. Theunis played an exceptional knock and he showed it was possible to get big runs in these conditions," said du Plessis.

"But, congratulations to Sri Lanka. They were the best teams in the last eight days of cricket, and in all departments, batting and bowling. We have some lessons to learn but we did manage to put in some good performances. Kesh got a nine-for and I think it is a South African record. He has got a bright future ahead of him."

Du Plessis added that in the Sri Lanka conditions, all his side needed were steady partnerships from their batsmen. "That's what you need in these conditions. I think if you look at Sri Lanka's batting, there weren't six or seven guys putting runs on the board, there were just one or two," he pointed out. "And that is all you need. 50 or 60 here counts as a lot of runs in these conditions.

"But right through the series, we failed to get partnerships.

 I think we only got three partnerships of 50 and above in the whole series and obviously, that is quite low. But once again, you have to give credit to the opposition, they were able to put us under pressure for long periods of time."

The series loss left South Africa with much to think about. Not playing an extra spinner in sub-continental conditions is one thing that will play on du Plessis' mind.