A whooping 19 wickets fell on the second day of the ongoing first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka with the latter collapsing for a paltry 42 runs. Marco Jansen’s seven-fer and Temba Bavuma’s gritty 71 was the highlight of the second day as the Proteas lead by 281 runs at Kingsmead, Durban.
Resuming the day from 80/4, the South African lower order was on the receiving end of brutal bowling from the visitors with Kyle Vereyanne falling early. Marco Jansen nurdled for a while before falling and Bavuma was left stranded with the tail. The Proteas captain executed some eye-catching strokes to reach to complete a fifty despite wickets falling from the other end. Eventually, Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada added brisk contributions along with Bavuma’s 71 to propel the hosts to 191 runs total.
In reply, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen spit venom with the new ball as the visitors struggled to accumulate runs. Following the dismissals of Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, and Angelo Mathews, a 16-run stand followed before Gerald Coetzee removed Kamindu Mendis in the eleventh over. Following this, the Lions lost half of their remaining wickets in just 19 balls to see a record-low collapse for just 42 runs.
Carrying a lead of 149 runs, South African openers Tony de Zorzi and Aiden Markram started off well against the Lankan pacers before the spinners came into the fray. With the opening partnership nearing fifty, de Zorzi tried to sweep Prabath Jayasuriya and got dismissed in the process. Subsequently, Wiaan Mulder added 30 runs with Markram before the two departed in quick time leaving Bavuma and Stubbs to pile up runs on the board. South Africa surpassed the hundred-run mark with almost an hour of play left, light permitted. With the Lankans trying their best to capitalise on the extended thirty minutes of play, Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs withstood them with a defensive mindset as South Africa end the day with 281 runs lead and seven wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka equals India
Lowest scores by Asian teams in Test cricket:
– 36 by INDIA vs Australia in 2020
– 42 by INDIA vs England in 1974
– 42 by SRI LANKA vs South Africa in 2024
– 43 by BANGLADESH vs West Indies in 2018
– 46 by INDIA vs New Zealand in 2024#SAvSL #lowesttestscore #INDvsAUS— Ubaidullah Khan (@Ubaidullah_Tech) November 28, 2024
Bowled out!
South Africa have bowled Sri Lanka out for 42, their lowest ever Test total, in 13.2 overs. This is the first time that they’ve been bowled out for under 50.#MarcoJansen took 7 wickets in 41 balls, joint-fewest balls to take 7 wickets in a Test innings.#SAvSL #1stTest #Durban pic.twitter.com/NUa0pupIhX
— Tejan Shrivastava (@BeingTeJan) November 28, 2024
‼️ Marco Jansen 7 wickets restricts Sri Lanka for just 42 Runs vs South Africa
Sanath Jayasuriya must be Fuming pic.twitter.com/d0YVw6UEms— ICT Fan (@Delphy06) November 28, 2024
Gone
Durban special
MARCO JANSEN SHOW AT DURBAN..!!🔥
– Marco Jansen has taken 7 Wickets in Sri Lanka in 1st Innings only 13 runs and his best bowling fingers in Test Cricket History and great news of south Africa ahead of Champions Trophy 2025..🔥
pic.twitter.com/lyrAKJDKnE— MANU. (@Manojy9812) November 28, 2024
SOUTH AFRICA VS SRI LANKA 1ST AT DURBAN…
SOUTH AFRICA- 191/10
SRI LANKA – 42/10
MARCO JANSEN – 7/13
KAGISO RABADA – 1/10
pic.twitter.com/BG7Dq54FxZ— MANU. (@Manojy9812) November 28, 2024
Good
Unreal
Sri lanka 🇱🇰 All out on 42 runs against South Africa 🇿🇦 in 1st inng.. 🤯🤯
What is this @daniel86cricket ??#SLvsSA— Mubashar Mobi (@mubashar_mobi) November 28, 2024
SOUTH AFRICA RATTLED SRI LANKA FOR 42. 🤯🤯#SAcSRI pic.twitter.com/JhwvIYKdkx
— Ijaj Mazumder (@MazumderIjaj) November 28, 2024
just wow
