Keshav Maharaj registered his tenth five-wicket haul, leading South Africa to a commanding 109-run win in the second Test, wrapping up Sri Lanka’s second innings within just 17.1 overs on day five in Gqeberha.
Sri Lanka resumed their chase at 205/5, needing another 143 runs to win, with Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis at the crease. However, they managed to add only 16 runs to their overnight score before Mendis was caught at slip off Keshav Maharaj. The ball was close to the ground, but Markram managed to get a couple of fingers under it, dismissing Mendis for 46.
Dhananjaya reached his 19th Test fifty, but he was unable to hold on as a poor shot resulted in an easy catch to the keeper off Kagiso Rabada. The Sri Lankan tailenders offered little resistance as Maharaj claimed two more scalps to complete his fifer. Marco Jansen wrapped things up by dismissing Lahiru Kumara, bowling out the visitors for 238.
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
South Africa sealed the series 2-0 and earned crucial 12 points in the World Test Championship cycle, climbing to the top of the table. Dane Paterson was named Player of the Match, while Skipper Temba Bavuma, in sublime form throughout the series, was adjudged Player of the Series.
