Suranga Lakmal’s 4 wickets give Sri Lanka a corner vs South Africa

Suranga Lakmal
Suranga Lakmal

Port Elizabeth: Suranga Lakmal took 4 wickets and gave Sri Lanka a slight corner on a initial day of a initial Test opposite South Africa during St George’s Park yesterday.

Lakmal took 4 for 62 in 23 overs as South Africa reached 267 for 6 during a finish of a day on that they unsuccessful to gain on a century-opening partnership between Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar.

Opening bowler Lakmal pegged behind a hosts by holding a initial 3 wickets and after discharged South African captain Faf du Plessis. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took dual wickets, including that of JP Duminy, South Africa’s tip scorer with a smooth 63.

When Du Plessis won a toss and motionless to bat on a well-grassed though delayed pitch, it was expected that a initial dual hours would be a many formidable for batsmen. Cook (59) and Elgar (45) were occasionally uneasy as they reached 92 for no wicket during lunch. They started carefully and left a round good before gradually lifting a tempo.

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