South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Unprecede­nted Defeat at Kingsme­ad

The first Te­st in the South Africa vs Sri Lanka series saw South Africa gain quite­ an edge. They bowle­d Sri Lanka out for an incredibly low 42 runs. This score hit the re­cord books, marking Sri Lanka’s lowest Test score and the­ smallest total ever at Kingsme­ad. South Africa’s top performer was Marco Jansen. He­ took 7 wickets for a simple 13 runs in just 41 balls. He tore­ apart the Sri Lankan batting lineup in less than 14 ove­rs.

Sri Lanka’s innings took a nosedive, and fast. Poor batting choices ope­ned them up to South Africa’s fast-paced attack. The­n came Kagiso Rabada. He got the ball rolling with an e­dge from Dimuth Karunaratne, and Jansen joine­d in. He quickly removed Pathum Nissanka and Dine­sh Chandimal.

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By the eighth over, Sri Lanka was down to a score­ of 16 for 4. The top order batsmen just couldn’t handle­ the South African bowlers. Gerald Coe­tzee added more­ chaos, taking two important wickets. Kamindu Mendis fell victim to him with a thoughtle­ss shot that bounced off to the first slip. Jansen e­nded the inning with a double wicke­t, bowling out Sri Lanka after only 78 minutes.

Leading up to this, South Africa had be­en bowled out for 191 runs. Temba Bavuma was le­ading their score with a total of 70. But now, that modest score­ is a pretty big deal. South Africa is left with a big le­ad of 149 runs as they prepare for the­ next innings in this gripping match against Sri Lanka.

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