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Dean Elgar hits dominant fifty, South Africa 147/4 vs Sri Lanka
- Updated: January 3, 2017
Dean Elgar. Pic/ AFP
Cape Town: An dominant 76 from opener Dean Elgar led a South Africa fightback as they reached 147 for 4 during tea on a opening day of a second exam opposite Sri Lanka during Newlands on Monday.
Captain Faf du Plessis survived a forsaken locate to minister 38 to a 76-run partnership with Elgar as South Africa mislaid one wicket in a second session, carrying been 69 for 3 during lunch.
Sri Lanka struggled to make serve inroads with Du Plessis a usually wicket to tumble as he attempted an expanded expostulate to Rangana Herath’s left-arm spin and was held during initial trip by Angelo Mathews.
Elgar and Du Plessis had both played totalled innings sprinkled with a few assertive shots to revitalise a hosts after early problems.
Du Plessis was forsaken on 31 by Upul Tharanga off Herath though it did not infer costly as a maestro spinner got his male shortly afterwards.
Before lunch, teenage seamer Lahiru Kumara claimed dual discerning scalps on a bowler-friendly surface, dismissing Hashim Amla and JP Duminy in a same over.
Amla, stability his indifferent form, was purify bowled for 29 and 5 balls after Duminy gloved a discerning leg-side smoothness to be held after an acrobatic jump by wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis.
Sri Lanka won a toss and motionless to play on a immature strip, creation an evident breakthrough before South Africa had scored a run with a fourth round of a match.
Stephen Cook, who scored a century and was named male of a compare in a initial exam in Port Elizabeth, pushed during a rising smoothness from Suranga Lakmal and got a gloomy corner to Mendis.
The 21-year-old had taken over a gloves from Dinesh Chandimal, who is personification though was feeling indisposed during a start of play.
Inconsistent bowling authorised Elgar and Amla to continue a subsequent 21 overs and settle a 66-run partnership before a 19-year-old Kumara, personification usually his third test, was brought into a attack.
The teen transposed Dushmantha Chameera in a choice for a second exam in one of dual changes for Sri Lanka, who mislaid by 206 runs in Port Elizabeth in a initial diversion of a three-match series. (Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ed Osmond)