Sri Lanka went out for 157 on the first day of the second Test as South Africa’s Anrich Nortje takes a 6-56 best in the post; Proteins close at 148-1, a deficit of just nine runs, after Dean Elgar 92 not out; watch the second day from 7.55am, Monday on Sky Sports Cricket
Last updated: 03/01/21 4:02 pm
Anrich Nortje had a 6-56 lead Sri Lanka for 157 before Dean Elgar 92 defeated South Africa’s position even further on the first day of the second Test
South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje won the best position 6-56 in Sri Lanka for 157 on the first day of the second Test in Johannesburg before Dean Elgar made 92 not out of 119 deliveries confirming leadership position Proteas.
Sri Lanka had reached 71-1 from 20 years after opting for bats, most notably through Kusal Perera (60 from 67 balls), who hit 11 four times while leading a second-wicket stand. of 52 with the recall Lahiru Thirimanne (17).
However, when the left-hander – caught at the goal of Wiaan Mulder (3-25) – nine wickets fell for 86 runs at Wanderers Stadium, with Nortje taking his second five-wicket test, after his first to claim against England on the same ground in January 2020.
South African opener Elgar is eight runs away from the 13th hundred test
Elgar then ran to the second fastest of his 16 test fifties, from 70 balls, and finished the eight-day short run on 13th-century after South Africa moved to 148-1 with stumps, a deficit of just nine runs.
The left-back, who hit 16 fours, shared an unbeaten second-wicket stand of 114 with Rassie van der Dussen (40no) while the Proteas took control of Sri Lanka, after the Test earn openings with innings.
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Nortje Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne got behind him to obdurate his two from 32 balls in the 10th over after the tourists won the toss, the visiting skipper scoring a ball rising high on his back. behind.
Karunaratne would have been pleased with the way Perera attacked on the way to a 54-ball, sixth Fifth Test but then saw his side – without mid-order bats Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya of Silva and archers distance Lahiru Kumara and Kasun Rajitha through injury – fall.
Mulder had three wikis for one run from three runs before lunch, which Sri Lanka posted 84-5 after losing four wickets for 13 runs.
When Wiaan Mulder was ousted by Kusal Perera (60), Sri Lanka fell at Wanderers
Mulder eliminated Perera and Kusal Mendis (0) in the same over and then Thirimanne in the next before Nortje blocked the first Minod Bhanuka (5) with the final delivery of the opening session.
Nortje then hit in the second after lunch to remove Niroshan Dickwella (7) when captain Quinton de Kock caught a tremendous catch jumping to his left, one of five catches for the keeper on the day.
Nortje and De Kock reunited to catch Dasun Shanaka (4) behind him – Sri Lanka fall 6-39 at that point – but Wanindu Hasaranga (29 out of 27) and Dushmantha Chameera (22 out of 29) held on. Proteas against eighth wicket position of 39.
Nortje’s five-wicket draw was his second in Trials – his other came against England in Johannesburg in January last year.
Lutho Sipamla, however, had caught Hasaranga behind him from the first ball after the drinks broke and Nortje quickly had Chameera dragged on the draw to finish his five-mus before splattering stumps of the second debutant Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando for the wickets ends wicket.
Asitha’s day improved when he found Aiden Markram (5) caught low at a slope in the eighth place of South Africa’s innings for the first Test wicket but there would be no further disappointments.
Elgar quickly stopped and looked at one point to reach three figures before stocks, while Van der Dussen picked up his pace after taking 26 balls off the mark.
Watch the second day of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka, from Johannesburg, live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Premier Sports from 7.55am on Monday.