South Africa vs Sri Lanka – 2nd Test – Live Score and Match Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 as the tourists ended the first session at 65 for 3.
Despite play resuming an hour late due to wet outfield, the Durban pitch posed plenty of questions for the Lankan batters, who looked under considerable pressure in a short session before lunch.
They played and miss a lot in the early exchanges as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528 made full use of the cloudy conditions to their advantage. Sangakkara remain shrewd with his stroke play, and ended unbeaten on 28, despite being provided a late Christmas gift
by the opponent’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 who dropped his catch in the first over off Morkel.
But with the tall fast bowler managing to find an ideal rhythm, it was a matter of time when he got his first scalp. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/NT-Paranavitana-c2132 was the victim, as the left-hander was caught at fourth slip after a nervy innings for 9.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 then walked to the pitch and showed some command to hit a couple of boundaries as the lead crossed the 200-run mark. He however could not withstand Marchant de Lange as the debut struck yet again after the veteran attempted to leave an
incutter and was caught lbw.
DRS was called into action but replays showed that the ball marginally held its own to clip the top of off-stump. Sangakkara though collected boundaries, mainly behind the stumps, pouncing on any lose delivery directed at him.
Samaraweera, the centurion from the first innings, also faced initial nervy moments but adjusted well to partner the left-hander at the lunch interval. The tourists made 65 but with a massive lead of 170, are still in pole position to claim their first Test
win of the year.
The hosts have still plenty to play for and will be looking to take full use of the overcast conditions to keep their opponents to a modest second outing. Sangakkara claimed ahead of the match that confidence will be key for his side and with promising batters
still to come; they will be hoping to play the opposition out of this game.
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