South Africa take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series after completing a win over Sri Lanka with innings and 45 runs in the first Test; watch the second Test live on Sky Sports Cricket from 7.55am on Sunday
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Last updated: 29/12/20 11:53 am
South Africa won over Sri Lanka in the first Centurion Test
Archers Wiaan Mulder and Lutho Sipamla took two wickets each when South Africa beat injured Sri Lanka for 180 to deliver an impressive victory with innings and 45 runs on day four of the first Test at Centurion on Tuesday .
The tourists started their second innings on 65-2 on a wicket that gave the seam archers enough support and when the dangerous opener Kusal Perera was out for 64, their hopes for the Test were dashed. truly save over.
Sri Lanka had been badly injured by their bowling attack in the game and were also without midfielder Dhananjaya de Silva for the second innings, a major concern for their home series against England starting on 14 January.
The tourists put an impressive 396 in their first innings, but allowed South Africa to collect 621 in response, and need to find more strength with the ball ahead of the second Test which starts in Johannesburg on 3 January.
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All-round Mulder (2-39) in Sri Lanka’s first innings showed he was able to get a move from the wicket with his mediocre pace, and created a number of chances on the fourth morning before receiving a trophy. finally.
In swing delivery Dinesh Chandimal entered for 25, before Niroshan Dickwella moved to Quinton de Kock keeper (10).
When Anrich Nortje (2-47) spurred a fringe from Perera’s fearsome bat, the game was effectively up to the visitors with their score on 114 and five wikis down.
Dasun Shanaka (6) became the sixth wicket in the Test for first baseman Lutho Sipamla (2-24) as he also grabbed De Kock, and Vishwa Fernando was run out. on a stroke of lunch.
South Africa sprinted part-time spinner Aiden Markram after the interim in conjunction with Keshav Maharaj in a bid to raise their slow rate and avoid sanctions from the International Cricket Council, but decreased the intensity of their attack.
That allowed Wanindu Hasaranga, a renowned Sri Lankan player, to take a half-century test in just 46 balls, before being caught in depth off Sipamla for a superb 59.
Kasun Rajitha, one of those on Sri Lanka’s long injury list, was the last to drop, going down on a well-directed bump from Nortje to a gul to give South Africa a 1-0 lead in the two-game series.
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