Sri Lanka 93-0 after 1st event in 2nd exam vs South Africa

COLOMBO: Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Dimuth Karunaratne gave Sri Lanka a plain start to a second cricket exam opposite South Africa on Friday, both coming half-centuries during lunch during a Sinhalese Sports Club grounds.

Gunathilaka was 44 not out and Karunaratne dominant on 42 to leave Sri Lanka 93 though detriment after a home side won a toss and motionless to bat first.

South Africa’s three-pronged gait conflict of Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi was incompetent to mangle by for a wicket in a opening session.

The closest South Africa got to a wicket was when it opted to examination after a leg before wicket scream off Gunathilaka was incited down by referee Rod Tucker off Rabada’s bowling.

South Africa was assured that a Rabada yorker had trapped Gunathilaka LBW, though radio replays showed that a batsman had got a skinny bottom corner on a delivery.

Sri Lanka done one change from a side that won a initial exam in Galle by 278 runs, bringing in off-spinner Akila Dananjaya in place of left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan.

South Africa done dual changes, dropping Vernon Philander and Tabraiz Shamzi and replacing them with Lungi Ngidi and Theunis de Bruyn.

Sri Lanka has not won a exam array opposite South Africa given 2006.—AFP

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