http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 - 2nd Test – Live Cricket Score and Match Update
Mixed fortune prevailed for the South African which saw pacer, Marchant de Lange picking up an impressive seven-wicket haul on debut but the clash also witnessed positivism from the Sri Lankan batters, finally performing to their billing thanks to a crafty
knock by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Samaraweera-c2712 on the second day of the 2nd Test match, played at Kingsmead Durban, December 27, 2011.
The tourists finally were bundled out on 338, mainly attributed to the heroics of de Lange, who ended up with figures of 7 for 81. However, the hosts had their work cut out after Samaraweera’s composed knock of 102 guided the tourists to a respectable total
in their first innings.
The day though belonged to the Proteas’ pacer, who raised the bar with an enthralling piece of bowling display. Along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, the 21-year-old becomes another debutant to pick up
a five-wicket haul.
He though managed to stay a step further than the rest of the pack, grabbing two more as he dismantled the Sri Lankan tail in the first session of the day. With the tourists resuming on 289 for 7, Samaraweera and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559 kept adding crucial runs,
and ensured that the team crossed the 300-run barrier for the first time on the tour.
Their 8th wicket stand earned them 46 runs, with Herath sharing the bulk of the scoring as he added a solid 30 from his bat. The left-hander however, could not deal with de Lange as the bowler provided the much needed breakthrough with a short
delivery which was skied by the batsman, giving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MV-Boucher-c2048 the easiest of catches.
The same over also brought the demise of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 at short leg.
Meanwhile, Samaraweera had reached his ton but with wickets falling from the other end, tried to take charge but his well timed cover drive could only find the deep cover fielder where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Prince-c949 did the easy work.
The final wicket and consequently his seventh saw him become the best bowler on debut this calendar year.
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