The dwelling side can have two days to traipse down the closing wickets with Sri Lanka composed wanting a daunting 413 extra runs to bring collectively the test at Kingsmead.
Reuters
29 November, 2024, 11:25 pm
Final modified: 29 November, 2024, 11:50 pm
South Africa have been five wickets from victory as Sri Lanka done the third day of the main test on 103-5 in their 2d innings after being map a 516-urge aim on Friday.
The dwelling side can have two days to traipse down the closing wickets with Sri Lanka composed wanting a daunting 413 extra runs to bring collectively the test at Kingsmead.
Captain Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs scored centuries as the hosts constructed a majestic lead earlier than declaring their 2d innings on 366-5 at tea.
Sri Lanka, disregarded for their lowest test glean of 42 within the main innings, saw Pathum Nissanka (23) and Angelo Mathews (25) glean off to horny begins earlier than being disregarded but will as soon as more be upset with their batting effort.
Dinesh Chandimal (29) and captain Dhananjaya de Silva (0) will resume on Saturday.
Lanky bowler Marco Jansen, who took 7-13 within the main innings, bagged two extra wickets, snagging aged Mathews leg earlier than wicket earlier than the unhealthy Kamindu Mendis edged a rising transport within the support of to proceed for 10.
Kagiso Rabada also took two wickets with Tony de Zorzi taking a sharp salvage at short leg to glean rid of Prabath Jayasuriya within the 2d closing over of the day.
Earlier South Africa took fleshy help of a pitch that went flat and docile after being packed with life on the main two days with Bavuma and Stubbs inserting on 249 for the fourth wicket, taking the in a single day glean from 132-3 to 338 earlier than Stubbs used to be bowled by Vishwa Fernando for 122.
Bavuma used to be out to the closing ball earlier than tea when he used to be trapped leg earlier than wicket to Asitha Fernando for 113.
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It used to be only Bavuma’s third century in his sixtieth test. After growing a reputation for an incapacity to rework half centuries, this time he used to be a stumble on in resolution as South Africa manoeuvred into a match-winning space.
Bavuma, who has scored 23 test 50s, returned to the lineup from an elbow hurt after missing the 2-test series bring collectively in Bangladesh closing month.
Stubbs, who now has two test tons, used to be handed a lifeline when first lumber Angelo Mathews spilled a slash from Stubbs off Vishwa Fernando when the South African used to be on 33.
He used to be also given out leg earlier than wicket on 102 but successfully reviewed the umpire’s resolution with the transport from Lahiru Kumara exterior the line and missing the stumps.
South Africa and Sri Lanka are each and every chasing victory within the 2-test series to cease heading within the appropriate route for a map in next June’s World Take a look at Championship final at Lord’s.
