South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live (South Africa National Cricket Team vs Sri Lanka National Cricket Team) 2nd Test Day 5 Live Score: South Africa had Sri Lanka on the rack at 205/5 in a chase of 348 on the fourth day of the second test at St George’s Park on Sunday. Medium-pacer Dane Paterson and spinner Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each after fast bowler Kagiso Rabada started prising out Sri Lankans by pinning opener Dimuth Karunaratne while he was playing defense in the third over.
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis took up Sri Lanka’s counterattack from 122-5 in an unbeaten partnership of 83 runs.
De Silva and Kusal Mendis, both 39 not out, ensured a fifth day of play but the odds remained in favor of South Africa winning the series 2-0. They are the last recognised batsmen, and the highest successful run chase at the ground was 271 by Australia 27 years ago.
Karunaratne’s innings came to a familiar end. He’s scored 2, 4, 20 and 1 in the series and been dismissed by Rabada all four times. Rabada and Paterson were coming around the wicket and causing doubt. The batters saw enough bad balls to relieve pressure but they had to be gritty.