SA oversee 191 in the primary innings
South Africa scored 80/4 in troublesome circumstances on downpour hit Day 1.
Temba Bavuma’s 70 assisted the hosts with getting to 191. Prominently, he was given two lives on Day 1 and he made the Lankans pay.
Keshav Maharaj (24) and Kagiso Rabada (15) added important runs down the request.
For SL, Asitha Fernando (3/33) and Lahiru Kumara (3/70) were the pick of the bowlers.
Sri Lanka post their most reduced score in Test cricket
SL posted their most reduced complete in Tests, being bowled out for only 42 runs.
Before this, their most reduced group complete was 71 against Pakistan, Kandy, 1994.
Their 42/10 turned into the most minimal group absolute against South Africa in Tests and furthermore the least all out at Kingsmead, Durban.
Marco Jansen was electrifying for the hosts, taking 7/13. Kamindu Mendis was SL’s top scorer with 13 runs.
SA post a mammoth 366/5d in third innings
Subsequent to having acquired a mammoth lead, SA heaped more hopelessness on the meeting side.
Riding on hundreds of years from Tristan Stubbs and Bavuma, SA proceeded to post 366/5d.
Stubbs scored a strong 122 runs from 221 balls. Bavuma hit a dirty 113 from 228 balls.
The two players added a 249-run stand of the fourth wicket.
SA set SL an objective of 516 runs.
How did SL perform during the run-pursue?
Sri Lanka were in a wide difficult situation, completing Day 3 on 103/5 at stumps.
On Day 4, Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva offered a rearguard work to ensure just a single wicket fell in the first part of the day meeting. Strikingly, each ball was played on its legitimacy.
After Dhananjaya’s excusal, Chandimal and Kusal Mendis added quality runs before SA hit back and finished matters.
Bavuma sparkles for SA with strong thumps
Bavuma battled courageously with a 70-run thump in the principal innings. It was his 22nd fifty in Tests.
In the third innings, Bavuma raised a fine 100 years, scoring 113 runs. He pummeled nine fours.
This was his third Test ton. He possesses 3,285 runs in Tests at 36.50.
Versus Sri Lanka, this was his lady century. He likewise claims three fifties at 26 or more.