Nissanka, Chandimal keep SL steady in reply

December 6, 2024

Pathum Nissanka and Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 62-run stand for the second wicket has helped Sri Lanka to 103 for 1 at Tea on Day 2 of the second Test in St George's Park.
Sri Lanka now trail South Africa by 255 runs.
Sri Lanka lost only a solitary wicket in the post-Lunch session with Dimuth Karunaratne edging Kagiso Rabada to the 'keeper while attempting to cut a widish delivery.
Karunaratne had made a solid start in the post-Lunch session, cracking a couple of boundaries off Marco Jansen.
But his innings was cut short on 20.
There were a couple of close calls for legbefore against Nissanka, but nothing strong enough for South Africa to even review.
Rabada got one delivery to rise sharply and take an edge off Nissanka's bat but it was put down by David Bedingham at slips
While Nissanka was largely cautious, Chandimal cut loose early.
He took advantage of Rabada's error in lines to hit back-to-back boundaries.
A few overs later, he again meted out the same treatment to the pacer.
However, that was the last of the offense for the session, as they resorted to a more controlled approach in the last few minutes before Tea.
Earlier in the day, Sri Lanka had struck early, with Keshav Maharaj out edging to slips.
Rabada and Kyle Verreynne's attacking batting ensured that the hosts scored at a brisk pace in the morning.
The duo took on the short-ball attack by the Sri Lankan pacers and were quick to dispatch it to boundaries.
Waiting for another short delivery, Rabada remained rooted at his crease and was cleaned up by a length delivery from Asitha Fernando.
Verreynne then shifted to fifth gear and in a space of five deliveries, clubbed three sixes, the last of which helped him bring up his century.
Dane Paterson picked up a couple of boundaries but another hard swipe led to a top-edge and he was caught to bring an end to South Africa's innings.

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