Following a great start to the game on day-one of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka Emerging, South Africa Emerging were bowled out for 382 runs on day 2.
The flying start South Africa Emerging team got from their top order was probably not utilized to its maximum as the rest of the batting order crumbled within the next 100 runs. Starting the day at 281 for 3, the hosts lost their fourth wicket in just the second over of the day. Paceman Asitha Fernando struck for Sri Lanka, sending the South African skipper Rynard van Tonder back to the hut. Van Tonder scored a composed 69 runs in 117 deliveries.
The rest of the South African innings saw a steep dive as the batsmen failed to put up partnerships. The highest partnership from this point onwards was just the 30 runs between Sibonelo Makhanya and Sinethemba Qeshile.
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Apart from the top 3, the highest score was the 28 runs made by Dayyaan Galiem coming in at no.7. Yet again Lasith Embuldeniya proved his excellence by topping the bowling chart with 3 scalps to his name. The two speedsters, Asitha Fernando and Mohammad Shiraz, came back into the game strongly. Both picked a wicket apiece and gave Sri Lanka an opportunity to bid for the game again. Off-spinner, Nishan Peiris too accounted for two of South Africa’s wickets.
Unfortunately, coming out to bat, the Lankans looked completely out of place, as they lost 9 wickets in the span of 230 runs within half a day’s play.
South Africa opened the bowling with the left-arm spin of Kyle Simmonds who delivered with his very first ball as Minod Banuka edged one down the leg side into the hands of van Tonder at leg-slip.
Man in-form, Pathum Nissanka was also dismissed early as he was trapped in front of his stumps by Tladi Bokako. Coming in at 2 for 7, skipper Charith Asalanka joined Hasitha Boyagoda to put on an 82-run stand for the 3rd wicket. That partnership put Sri Lanka back in the game briefly.
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Young Hasitha Boyagoda fell prey to Simmonds as his second capture of the game. He was out LBW for 40 valuable runs.
From then on, Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals and eventually ended the day in a dire situation.
Skipper Charith Asalanka was the only man to go past the fifty-run mark, as he scored 56 runs off 84 deliveries with 6 fours and 2 sixes.
Nishan Peiris put in a valuable hand coming late down the order. He remained on an unbeaten 46 by the close of play.
Sri Lanka Emerging are 152 runs behind their South African counterparts with 1 wicket in hand. The game will resume today, 20th July, for day-three.
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janneman Malan | b Mohamed Shiraz | 75 | 93 | 12 | 1 | 80.65 |
| Matthew Breetzke | c Minod Bhanuka b Chamika Karunarathne | 114 | 187 | 10 | 0 | 60.96 |
| Raynard van Tonder | c Kamindu Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 69 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 58.97 |
| Jason Smith | c Mohamed Shiraz b Lasith Embuldeniya | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Sibonelo Makhanya | c Minod Bhanuka b Nishan Peiris | 22 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Sinethemba Qeshile | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Dayyaan Galiem | lbw b Mohamed Shiraz | 28 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 65.12 |
| Kyle Simmonds | lbw b Nishan Peiris | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| M Jansen | c Charith Asalanka b Lasith Embuldeniya | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Nandre Burger | c Pathum Nissanka b Asitha Fernando | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Tladi Bokako | not out | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Extras | 23 (b 10 , lb 8 , nb 5, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 382/10 (99.2 Overs, RR: 3.85) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-145 (33.1) Janneman Malan, 2-259 (61.6) Matthew Breetzke, 3-266 (64.5) Jason Smith, 4-288 (69.6) Raynard van Tonder, 5-318 (78.2) Sibonelo Makhanya, 6-328 (81.1) Sinethemba Qeshile, 7-339 (86.2) Kyle Simmonds, 8-348 (89.3) M Jansen, 9-368 (96.6) Dayyaan Galiem, 10-382 (99.2) Nandre Burger, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 18.2 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 3.46 | |
| Mohamed Shiraz | 15 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 4.20 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 31 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 3.87 | |
| Chamika Karunarathne | 11 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3.64 | |
| Nishan Peiris | 24 | 1 | 82 | 2 | 3.42 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minod Bhanuka | c Raynard van Tonder b Kyle Simmonds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hasitha Boyagoda | lbw b Kyle Simmonds | 40 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Tladi Bokako | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Charith Asalanka | b Kyle Simmonds | 56 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Ashen Bandara | c Nandre Burger b Kyle Simmonds | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Kamindu Mendis | lbw b M Jansen | 33 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | b Nandre Burger | 27 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 55.10 |
| Nishan Peiris | not out | 52 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 92.86 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | lbw b M Jansen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | b Nandre Burger | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohamed Shiraz | c & b Nandre Burger | 12 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 32.43 |
| Extras | 4 (b 1 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 241/10 (60.5 Overs, RR: 3.96) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-0 (0.1) Minod Bhanuka, 2-7 (1.2) Pathum Nissanka, 3-89 (16.5) Hasitha Boyagoda, 4-111 (24.1) Ashen Bandara, 5-116 (28.3) Charith Asalanka, 6-176 (42.6) Chamika Karunarathne, 7-176 (43.1) Kamindu Mendis, 8-176 (43.3) Lasith Embuldeniya, 9-185 (46.6) Asitha Fernando, 10-241 (60.5) Mohamed Shiraz, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Simmonds | 19 | 4 | 88 | 4 | 4.63 | |
| Tladi Bokako | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.80 | |
| Nandre Burger | 13.5 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 4.30 | |
| M Jansen | 14 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 2.29 | |
| Dayyaan Galiem | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Matthew Breetzke | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janneman Malan | c Nishan Peiris b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Matthew Breetzke | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Jason Smith | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Sibonelo Makhanya | c Minod Bhanuka b Lasith Embuldeniya | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Sinethemba Qeshile | lbw b Chamika Karunarathne | 31 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 81.58 |
| Raynard van Tonder | lbw b Nishan Peiris | 17 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 35.42 |
| Dayyaan Galiem | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Simmonds | c Minod Bhanuka b Asitha Fernando | 50 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 113.64 |
| M Jansen | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 49 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 111.36 |
| Nandre Burger | c Hasitha Boyagoda b Asitha Fernando | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Tladi Bokako | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 3, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 189/10 (39.4 Overs, RR: 4.76) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-2 (0.5) Janneman Malan, 2-14 (5.1) Jason Smith, 3-20 (5.6) Sibonelo Makhanya, 4-29 (9.6) Matthew Breetzke, 5-62 (18.4) Sinethemba Qeshile, 6-63 (19.4) Dayyaan Galiem, 7-86 (25.2) Raynard van Tonder, 8-151 (34.6) Kyle Simmonds, 9-183 (38.6) Nandre Burger, 10-189 (39.4) M Jansen, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 9 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 5.22 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 15.4 | 2 | 74 | 5 | 4.81 | |
| Chamika Karunarathne | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2.67 | |
| Mohamed Shiraz | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Nishan Peiris | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 6.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasitha Boyagoda | c Sibonelo Makhanya b Kyle Simmonds | 33 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 67.35 |
| Minod Bhanuka | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Tladi Bokako | 89 | 134 | 12 | 0 | 66.42 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Dayyaan Galiem | 47 | 117 | 3 | 1 | 40.17 |
| Charith Asalanka | b M Jansen | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Ashen Bandara | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Tladi Bokako | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Kamindu Mendis | lbw b Nandre Burger | 17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 54.84 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | lbw b Nandre Burger | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Nishan Peiris | b Nandre Burger | 25 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 43.86 |
| Mohamed Shiraz | c Sinethemba Qeshile b M Jansen | 49 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 51.04 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Tladi Bokako | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 15 (b 8 , lb 4 , nb 3, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 302/10 (94.1 Overs, RR: 3.21) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-74 (15.6) Hasitha Boyagoda, 2-159 (42.3) Minod Bhanuka, 3-170 (47.1) Charith Asalanka, 4-173 (48.6) Ashen Bandara, 5-201 (57.2) Pathum Nissanka, 6-207 (60.6) Kamindu Mendis, 7-214 (62.5) Chamika Karunarathne, 8-272 (80.6) Nishan Peiris, 9-302 (93.2) Mohamed Shiraz, 10-302 (94.1) Lasith Embuldeniya, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandre Burger | 16 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 2.38 | |
| Tladi Bokako | 21.1 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 3.32 | |
| Dayyaan Galiem | 15 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 2.47 | |
| M Jansen | 17 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 3.41 | |
| Kyle Simmonds | 22 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 3.36 | |
| Sibonelo Makhanya | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | |
