Dane Paterson claimed his maiden Test five-wicket haul to restrict Sri Lanka’s first innings, leaving them behind South Africa. The hosts then extended their lead to 221 with seven wickets in hand at the close of an eventful day three of the second and final Test in Gqeberha.
Tony de Zorzi and Aiden Markram gave South Africa a solid start in their second innings, adding 55 runs for the opening stand. de Zorzi, who has struggled in this series, was bowled by a beauty from Prabath Jayasuriya for 19, with the ball pitching outside off and hitting the stumps.
Markram, after getting another start, managed to convert it into his 12th Test fifty. He steadied the innings alongside Ryan Rickelton, edging closer to another fifty-run stand. However, Vishwa Fernando broke through, tempting Markram into a drive off a full and wide delivery, with Kusal Mendis taking a brilliant one-handed catch off the edge. Jayasuriya then struck again, trapping first-innings centurion Rickelton LBW, leaving South Africa at 109/3.
From there, Tristan Stubbs and skipper Temba Bavuma took control, adding an unbroken 82-run partnership to guide South Africa to 191/3 at stumps. Bavuma remains on course for his fourth fifty of the series as the Proteas head into day four in a strong position.
Earlier, Sri Lanka seemed poised to take a first-innings lead after finishing day two strongly at 242/3. However, South African pacers turned the tide in the morning session, reducing the visitors to 298 for 8, dismissing all four remaining recognized batters.
Overnight pair Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis could only extend their partnership from 43 to 61 runs this morning. Marco Jansen struck first, bowling a short-of-length delivery that produced extra bounce, clipping Mathews’ bottom glove and carrying safely to the keeper. Mathews departed for 44.
Just three balls after taking the second new ball, Jansen struck again, removing Kamindu, who edged to slip, also falling short of a half-century. Then Paterson produced a sensational over, snaring three wickets to put South Africa firmly in control. Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva was caught in the cordon, Kusal Mendis chopped a poor leave onto his stumps after surviving three earlier chances, and Lahiru Kumara fell to a one-handed screamer by Jansen at gully.
After a brief 29-run stand with Jayasuriya, Vishwa fell to Paterson, who secured his maiden Test five-wicket haul. Jayasuriya chipped in with a useful 24 before being stumped off Keshav Maharaj, as Sri Lanka were bowled out with a 30-run deficit.
Result
South Africa
358/10 (102.4) & 317/10 (86)
Sri Lanka
328/10 (99.2) & 238/10 (69.1)
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Aiden Markram
b Lahiru Kumara
20
35
4
0
57.14
Tony de Zorzi
lbw b Vishwa Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
Ryan Rickelton
c Pathum Nissanka b Lahiru Kumara
101
250
11
0
40.40
Tristan Stubbs
c Kamindu Mendis b Lahiru Kumara
4
18
0
0
22.22
Temba Bavuma
c Kamindu Mendis b Asitha Fernando
78
109
8
1
71.56
David Bedingham
b Prabath Jayasuriya
6
19
0
0
31.58
Kyle Verreynne
not out
105
133
12
3
78.95
Marco Jansen
b Vishwa Fernando
4
5
1
0
80.00
Keshav Maharaj
c Dimuth Karunaratne b Vishwa Fernando
0
4
0
0
0.00
Kagiso Rabada
b Asitha Fernando
23
40
5
0
57.50
Dane Paterson
c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara
9
10
2
0
90.00
Extras
8 (b 1 , lb 1 , nb 2, w 4, pen 0)
Total
358/10 (102.4 Overs, RR: 3.49)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Vishwa Fernando
22
6
65
2
2.95
Asitha Fernando
23
2
102
3
4.43
Lahiru Kumara
17.4
3
79
4
4.54
Prabath Jayasuriya
31
4
84
1
2.71
Dhananjaya de Silva
9
1
26
0
2.89
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Pathum Nissanka
b Keshav Maharaj
89
157
11
1
56.69
Dimuth Karunaratne
c Kyle Verreynne b Kagiso Rabada
20
43
4
0
46.51
Dinesh Chandimal
c Kyle Verreynne b Dane Paterson
44
97
5
0
45.36
Angelo Mathews
c Kyle Verreynne b Marco Jansen
44
90
6
0
48.89
Kamindu Mendis
c Aiden Markram b Marco Jansen
48
92
4
0
52.17
Dhananjaya de Silva
c Aiden Markram b Dane Paterson
14
27
1
0
51.85
Kusal Mendis
b Dane Paterson
16
28
3
0
57.14
Prabath Jayasuriya
st Kyle Verreynne b Keshav Maharaj
24
32
4
0
75.00
Lahiru Kumara
c Marco Jansen b Dane Paterson
0
2
0
0
0.00
Vishwa Fernando
c Kyle Verreynne b Dane Paterson
2
31
0
0
6.45
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
27 (b 13 , lb 8 , nb 5, w 1, pen 0)
Total
328/10 (99.2 Overs, RR: 3.3)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Kagiso Rabada
24
7
56
1
2.33
Marco Jansen
25
4
100
2
4.00
Dane Paterson
22
4
71
5
3.23
Keshav Maharaj
24.2
5
65
1
2.69
Aiden Markram
4
0
15
0
3.75
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Tony de Zorzi
b Prabath Jayasuriya
19
38
2
0
50.00
Aiden Markram
c Kusal Mendis b Vishwa Fernando
55
75
5
0
73.33
Ryan Rickelton
lbw b Prabath Jayasuriya
24
45
3
0
53.33
Tristan Stubbs
run out (Dimuth Karunaratne)
47
112
2
0
41.96
Temba Bavuma
b Prabath Jayasuriya
66
116
3
2
56.90
David Bedingham
c Dhananjaya de Silva b Prabath Jayasuriya
35
55
3
0
63.64
Kyle Verreynne
c Kusal Mendis b Vishwa Fernando
9
27
1
0
33.33
Marco Jansen
c Asitha Fernando b Prabath Jayasuriya
8
11
1
0
72.73
Keshav Maharaj
not out
14
22
1
1
63.64
Kagiso Rabada
c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara
8
8
2
0
100.00
Dane Paterson
b Asitha Fernando
14
8
2
1
175.00
Extras
18 (b 1 , lb 7 , nb 1, w 9, pen 0)
Total
317/10 (86 Overs, RR: 3.69)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Vishwa Fernando
19
4
47
2
2.47
Asitha Fernando
14
2
52
1
3.71
Lahiru Kumara
16
0
71
1
4.44
Prabath Jayasuriya
34
2
129
5
3.79
Dhananjaya de Silva
3
0
10
0
3.33
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Pathum Nissanka
c Kyle Verreynne b Dane Paterson
18
44
4
0
40.91
Dimuth Karunaratne
lbw b Kagiso Rabada
1
3
0
0
33.33
Dinesh Chandimal
lbw b Dane Paterson
29
57
5
0
50.88
Angelo Mathews
b Keshav Maharaj
32
59
4
1
54.24
Kamindu Mendis
c Kyle Verreynne b Keshav Maharaj
35
35
4
1
100.00
Dhananjaya de Silva
c Kyle Verreynne b Kagiso Rabada
50
92
7
0
54.35
Kusal Mendis
c Aiden Markram b Keshav Maharaj
46
76
3
2
60.53
Prabath Jayasuriya
c Temba Bavuma b Keshav Maharaj
9
19
1
0
47.37
Vishwa Fernando
c Marco Jansen b Keshav Maharaj
5
24
0
0
20.83
Lahiru Kumara
c Ryan Rickelton b Marco Jansen
1
11
0
0
9.09
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
12 (b 5 , lb 1 , nb 6, w 0, pen 0)
Total
238/10 (69.1 Overs, RR: 3.44)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Kagiso Rabada
21
3
63
2
3.00
Marco Jansen
10.1
1
54
1
5.35
Keshav Maharaj
25
3
76
5
3.04
Dane Paterson
12
3
33
2
2.75
Aiden Markram
1
0
6
0
6.00
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