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SA Vs SL: Dean Elgar Misses Century As South Africa Dominate Day Two Against Sri Lanka

South Africa gained the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka, after Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram and Faf du Plessis made half-centuries.

SA Vs SL: Dean Elgar Misses Century As South Africa Dominate Day Two Against Sri Lanka
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Dean Elgar fell just short of a century as South Africa looked to take charge of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Centurion.바카라 웹사이트 (More Cricket News)

The home side reached the close on day two on 317-4 in reply to Sri Lanka's바카라 웹사이트396 all out, surviving a post-tea바카라 웹사이트wobble that saw them lose three wickets for 20 runs.바카라 웹사이트

Elgar was among the batsmen to fall as the Proteas slumped from 200-1 to 220-4, the opener losing his wicket on 95.바카라 웹사이트

However,바카라 웹사이트Faf바카라 웹사이트du Plessis (55 not out) and Temba바카라 웹사이트Bavuma바카라 웹사이트(41no) saw the hosts to the close without any further setbacks.바카라 웹사이트

Sri Lanka began the day on 340-6 in their first innings but were effectively seven down after all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva retired hurt earlier in the innings.바카라 웹사이트

All-rounder Dasun Shanaka crunched four sixes to add to a maximum he struck바카라 웹사이트on Saturday as he reached 66 not out, comfortably his highest Test score,바카라 웹사이트before running out of partners.바카라 웹사이트Debutant바카라 웹사이트Lutho바카라 웹사이트Sipamla바카라 웹사이트finished with 4-76 as he wrapped up the tail.바카라 웹사이트

Elgar and Aiden바카라 웹사이트Markram바카라 웹사이트then put on 141 for South Africa's first wicket before the latter departed for 68, playing an aggressive drive outside off stump in keeping with the spirit of his innings but finding Shanaka at gully.바카라 웹사이트

Sri Lanka had rattled along at above four runs an over, and South Africa were hurtling along at a similarly brisk rate.바카라 웹사이트

They looked firmly in control when Elgar nudged a single to bring up the 200 mark, but that바카라 웹사이트grip loosened with the fall of those wickets in quick succession, Rassie van der바카라 웹사이트Dussen바카라 웹사이트(15) nicking a delivery from Lahiru Kumara to Niroshan바카라 웹사이트Dickwella바카라 웹사이트to trigger the바카라 웹사이트mini-collapse.바카라 웹사이트

Elgar's knock ended disappointingly with a loose shot as the left-hander바카라 웹사이트clipped the ball back down the wicket to give바카라 웹사이트Shanaka a return catch, his 130-ball stay having included 16 fours, with a 13th Test century바카라 웹사이트agonisingly바카라 웹사이트out of reach.바카라 웹사이트

Captain Quinton de Kock had raced to 18 from his first 10 deliveries when he was바카라 웹사이트prised바카라 웹사이트out by Sri Lanka debutant바카라 웹사이트Wanindu바카라 웹사이트Hasaranga, edging to slip.바카라 웹사이트

Sri Lanka were hampered, however, by the loss to injury of paceman Kasun Rajitha early in the South Africa innings.바카라 웹사이트

He could only deliver 2.1 overs in the day, and with their options depleted the tourists could not바카라 웹사이트further capitalise바카라 웹사이트on that flurry of wickets, Du Plessis and바카라 웹사이트Bavuma바카라 웹사이트building a platform for day three.

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