03/01Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 3-5 2021
South Africa won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa
03/01Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 3-5 2021
South Africa won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa

1.51pm So, Sri Lanka are by no means out of the woods, but South Africa have nevertheless tumbled from 218 for 1 to 302 all out - a collapse of nine for 84 with no scores above 20 once Elgar and van der Dussen had been extracted. There's plenty of life left in this deck, however, so a deficit of 145 will not be for the faint-hearted, especially for a side that has never made 200 at the Wanderers. Back in a mo!

75.4
W
MVT Fernando to Sipamla, OUT, back of a length again, outside off, stabbed to gully, and VIshwa Fernando has his five-for! Hugely deserved, and smiles all round for Sri Lanka. They have clawed their way back from oblivion with a big two-hour stint

L Sipamla c Shanaka b MVT Fernando 5 (42m 19b 1x4 0x6) SR: 26.31

Benjie: "If that misfiring Sri Lankan batting lineup can come good here....and have a 180 run lead...they should have a good shot here!!!" Optimism abounds!

75.3
0
MVT Fernando to Sipamla, no run, back of a length, tight line, solid in defence
75.2
1
MVT Fernando to Ngidi, 1 run, patted into the covers
75.1
0
MVT Fernando to Ngidi, no run, back of a length, whizzing through to the keeper, left well alone

Well hello there. Will this be an hour of tenth-wicket resistance, or one ball, or something in between?

END OF OVER:
75 | (maiden) | SA: 301/9

  • Lutho Sipamla5 (17b)
  • Lungi Ngidi13 (16b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera14-1-53-1
  • Vishwa Fernando23-0-100-4

Well, SA have made it to the drinks break, but things are tottering on like a drunk uncle on the arrack... Here's Miller to see if SL can wrap the innings up pronto

74.6
0
Chameera to Sipamla, no run, short but angled across outside off and he can hang back and leave
74.5
0
Chameera to Sipamla, no run, round the wicket, back of a length and jabbed down into the off side
74.4
0
Chameera to Sipamla, no run, dug in, 135kph bouncer but it clears the batsman

"Might need to call Hasaranga into the attack to bowl some bamboozling spin," muses Dilmith Weerasi. Think SL are hooked on the smell of hot leather right now

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