July 28, 2014
The second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka finished in a draw in the wake of being influenced by continuous showers of downpour.
South Africa has won the two-match Test arrangement between the two groups in the wake of winning the first Test and with the second one having finished in a draw.
The hosts had set up a score of 421 and 229 in their two innings, which was trailed by South Africa setting up 282 and 159 in their innings.
For the guests, Vernon Philander and Imran Tahir stayed unbeaten on their individual scores of 27 and four separately. South Africa simply had two wickets left to bat and had the Sri Lankan bowlers figured out how to get two more wickets, the triumph would have been theirs to claim.
Quinton de Kock figured out how to set up 37 runs for the guests before he lost his wicket as Kithuruwan Vithanage got him on moderate conventional bowler Rangana Herath's conveyance.
Previous Sri Lanka commander Mahela Jayawardene got South African captain Hashim Amla on his individual score of 25 on Dilruwan Perera's conveyance, and A B de Villiers succumbed to Herath's conveyance as he was played out on his individual score of 12.
Faf du Plessis couldn't keep up on the pitch much long as he was gotten by Jayawardene for his individual score of 10 on Herath's conveyance.
Perera asserted J P Duminy's wicket too for his individual score of three as the batsman got leg before wicket on the right-arm offbreaker's conveyance.
Niroshan Dickwella got Dale Steyn for his individual score of six of Herath's conveyance.
Herath asserted five of the eight wickets while Perera guaranteed three wickets. South Africa won the two-match arrangement 1-0.
(ANI)
The second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka finished in a draw in the wake of being influenced by continuous showers of downpour. South Africa has won the two-match Test arrangement between the two groups in the wake of winning the first Test and with the second one having finished in a draw.
The hosts had set up a score of 421 and 229 in their two innings, which was trailed by South Africa setting up 282 and 159 in their innings.
For the guests, Vernon Philander and Imran Tahir stayed unbeaten on their individual scores of 27 and four separately. South Africa simply had two wickets left to bat and had the Sri Lankan bowlers figured out how to get two more wickets, the triumph would have been theirs to claim.
Quinton de Kock figured out how to set up 37 runs for the guests before he lost his wicket as Kithuruwan Vithanage got him on moderate conventional bowler Rangana Herath's conveyance.
Previous Sri Lanka commander Mahela Jayawardene got South African captain Hashim Amla on his individual score of 25 on Dilruwan Perera's conveyance, and A B de Villiers succumbed to Herath's conveyance as he was played out on his individual score of 12.
Faf du Plessis couldn't keep up on the pitch much long as he was gotten by Jayawardene for his individual score of 10 on Herath's conveyance.
Perera asserted J P Duminy's wicket too for his individual score of three as the batsman got leg before wicket on the right-arm offbreaker's conveyance.
Niroshan Dickwella got Dale Steyn for his individual score of six of Herath's conveyance.
Herath asserted five of the eight wickets while Perera guaranteed three wickets. South Africa won the two-match arrangement 1-0.
(ANI)
