Watch SL v SA 1st test day 3 full HD highlights today from St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth (South Africa) Wednesday 28th December 2016. South Africa scored 286 runs in their first innings all out in 98.5 overs. Sri Lankan bowlers do so good job. RAS Lakmal took five wickets in 27 overs with 63 runs. N Pradeep and HMRKB Herath took two wickets each of them. Q de Kock contributed 37 runs and out then it was 98.5 and 286/10.
Sri Lanka scored 181 runs in 57 overs with the run-rate of 3.17 which is good but they lost seven wickets. Yesterday because of bad light and dark clouds play had been stopped when almost 20 overs were still remaining. FDM Karunaratne opener of SL team gone with scoring five runs. JK Silva contributed 16 runs, MDKJ Perera scored 7, BKG Mendis gone with duck. AD Mathews captain himself played good and scored 39 runs and out when 31.1 and 94/5. LD Chandimal† tried his best with 28 runs, DM de Silva still not out with 43 runs and PVD Chameera standing with him.
Match Timings: 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT)
Toss: South Africa and batted first.
Sri Lanka team
JK Silva, FDM Karunaratne, MDKJ Perera, BKG Mendis, AD Mathews*, LD Chandimal†, DM de Silva, HMRKB Herath, PVD Chameera, RAS Lakmal, N Pradeep.
South Africa team
D Elgar, SC Cook, HM Amla, JP Duminy, F du Plessis*, T Bavuma, Q de Kock†, VD Philander, KJ Abbott, KA Maharaj, K Rabada.
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa – 1st Test Highlights
Test no. 2243 | 2016/17 season
Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
26,27,28,29,30 December 2016 (5-day match)
Umpires – Aleem Dar and BNJ Oxenford
TV umpire – RJ Tucker
Match referee – DC Boon
Reserve umpire – S George
