While Sri Lanka are still fighting hard, South Africa will be confident of wrapping up a series win in Gqeberha on Monday.
Members of the SA team celebrating a wicket against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha on Sunday. Picture: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images
While Sri Lanka are still fighting hard, South Africa will be confident of wrapping up a series win on Monday, with the tourists finding themselves up against the ropes heading into the final day of the second Test in Gqeberha. At the close of play on Sunday, Sri Lanka had reached 205/5 in their second innings, still needing 143 runs to win the match and level the two-game series with five wickets in hand.Set a hefty target of 348 to win, the visiting team struggled to build momentum, and while five of their batters had contributed more than 20 runs each, they battled to kick on.
When stumps were drawn, captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were both on 39 not out, having shared an unbroken 83-run stand for the sixth wicket to keep their team’s hopes alive., but they were frustrated by De Silva and Mendis, and they will be eager to break the partnership on Monday morning.
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