Spurs beat P23 Southampton SPORTS 2424 Friday, December 30, 2016

South African bowler celebrates with teammates

S.Port Elizabeth Africa on course the final day, armed with a to take two . several batsmen playing poor Maharaj into the covers and agiso Rabada made two second new ball which is only Rabada twice dismissed set BRIEF SCORE strokes in seam-friendly set off for a run. Both batsmen crucial breakthroughs as three overs old, needing to batsmen, on both occasions conditions, South Africa had hesitated momentarily in KSouth Africa chipped away at break a stand between Angelo with the second ball of a new Sri Lanka 205 and 240 for to work hard for their wickets mid-pitch, JP Duminy picked a stubborn Sri Lankan batting Mathews and Dhananjaya de spell. He trapped Kaushal 5 (Mendis 58, Mathews 58*) on a pitch which had lost up and released the ball need another 248 runs to beat quickly to wicketkeeper De order on the fourth day of the Silva in order to get among Silva leg before for 48 South Africa 286 and 406 for most of its earlier life. first Test at St George’s Park the Sri Lankan tailenders. with his second ball after tea. 6 dec (Cook 117, de Kock 69, It took a moment of Kock, who broke the stumps yesterday. “The pitch has got better Then, late on a hot du Plessis 67*, Elgar 52) hesitation to break an opening with a diving Karunaratne Sri Lanka were 240 for five over the five days but afternoon, he broke a 75-run stand of 87 between Dimuth just short of the crease. (AFP) at the close of play, with their hopefully the new ball can between Karunaratne and Silva, who who was caught behind by last two recognised batsmen open it up for us tomorrow Mathews and Kusal Mendis. defied the South African wicketkeeper Quinton de at the crease, after being set morning,” said South African A fast, short bowled bowlers for 145 minutes Kock. In contrast to the first to make an improbable 488 left-arm spinner Keshav from around the wicket before Karunaratne was run innings, when they were to win. Maharaj, who toiled for 29 induced an involuntary out for 43 in the 33rd over. bowled out for 205, with South Africa will go into overs, 22 of them in one spell, ramp shot by Mendis, Silva pushed a ball from

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