Pathum Nissanka stroked a patient 89 off 157 balls as Sri Lanka responded strongly to South Africa's 358-run total, getting to 242 for three at stumps on Day 2 of the second Test in Gqeberha. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
Unbeaten in the middle were Angelo Mathews, on 40 after becoming the third Sri Lankan man to pass 8,000 Test runs, and Kamindu Mendis, on 30.
Earlier, Ryan Rickelton’s maiden century had guided South Africa to 269-7 at the end of Day 1. Kyle Verreynne followed it up with a ton of his own, staying unbeaten on 105 off 133 balls as the hosts added valuable lower-order runs on the morning of day two.
Rickelton made 101 after replacing the injured Wiaan Mulder. The usual lower middle-order batter also did it from No. 3 in the order for the first time, although he might as well have been the opener. He was in the middle from the second over until the second to last over.
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On a green-tinged pitch blown by a strong wind, South Africa chose to bat first and were soon in trouble.
Teams:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson
