SL tour of SA, Dec 18 - Feb 10

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cook goes to Lakmal who gets his bowling average down to 47.2.

46.5!

[mikesiva]

Lakmal gets a second!

Elgar out for 45....

Tea 174-2.

Duminy 46 not out.

Amla a patient 18 from 66.

Lakmal gets three!

Amla out for 20.

Herath gets rid of duminy for 63.

Herath gets his second. Bavuma out for three.

[yuppie]

6 wickets on the first day for SL. That's not a bad return for them.

[The Professor]

Fancy South Africa to get 400+.

Even if they don't I can't see Sri Lanka even getting to the 267 accrued thus far.

[yuppie]

After the opening stand for SA and no wickets in the first session, i think SL have done well to get back into this.

As you say though, probably already to many runs for the SL batsman to get.

[rich1uk]

lakmal gets his first 5fer in tests

when you see how much movement he is getting here then philander will have it going sideways

[rich1uk]

SA only add 19 runs this morning for the last 4 wickets

286 might be a good score here tho

[Dr Cricket]

do hope Sri lanka do well here with the bat but hard to see them getting 300.

[rich1uk]

hard to see them get 100 atm

[Dr Cricket]

sri lanka best bat gone as well now.
all depends on Angelo matthews who quite underrated and Chandimal that got a habit of playing match winning knocks or doing nothing.
bloody hell sri lanka hardly play Test cricket chandimal only 31 test in 6 yrs.

[mikesiva]

Sri Lanka four down. Philander and Abbott have two wickets each. They are running through the top order.

Rabada gets rid of angelo for 39. Five down.

[ianp1970]

lakmal gets his first 5fer in tests

when you see how much movement he is getting here then philander will have it going sideways

Apparently it's the highest amount of innings taken before getting a 5fer for a bowler.

[mikesiva]

Philander turns it sideways. Chandimal is out for 28. Philander gets his third and Sri Lanka are six down.

Maharaj gets in on the act. . Seven down.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Credit to SL for hanging in a bit here.

[mikesiva]

Sri Lanka 205 all out. Philander 5-45.