Sri Lanka set S.Africa huge 490 to equivocate whitewash

COLOMBO: South Africa mislaid Aiden Markram on Sunday as they chased a rarely extraordinary 490 to win a second Test and equivocate their initial array better to Sri Lanka given 2006.

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath discharged Markram lbw for 14 in a chaotic 12 overs before tea on a third day of a second Test during a Sinhalese Sports Club belligerent in Colombo.

The hosts forsaken dual candid catches, had a exclusion overturned and burnt both their reviews, off uninterrupted balls, before South Africa went into a mangle on 42 for 1.

Opener Dean Elgar was bowled by Dilruwan Perera for 6 before being called behind after replays showed a no-ball. He survived to 13 not out, alongside Theunis de Bruyn, dominant on eight.

Having skittled out a visitors for 124 in their initial innings and cumulative a 214-run lead, a hosts progressing announced on 275 for five.

South Africa’s bowlers toiled for 47 overs on Sunday to boot only a overnight span of Dimuth Karunaratne — held behind for 85 off quick bowler Lungi Ngidi — and Angelo Mathews.

The latter became Keshav Maharaj’s 12th wicket of a match.

There was no fun for Dale Steyn, who will have to wait until a subsequent Test array opposite Zimbabwe in Sep and Oct — if picked — to pass Shaun Pollock as a Proteas’ heading Test wicket-taker.

Steyn has been tied with Pollock on 421 dismissals given a initial Test final week in Galle, won by Sri Lanka within 3 days.—AFP

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