SA vs SL 1st Test: Sri Lanka put up their highest Test complete in South Africa

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Sri Lanka charged to 396 all out in its first innings Sri Lanka charged to 396 all out in its first innings and its highest take a look at complete in South Africa but in addition misplaced two bowlers to damage to dampen its hopes within the opening match of the collection on Sunday. The Sri Lankans continued the place they left off on the primary day with an attacking model of batting as Dasun Shanaka hit 66 not out for his maiden take a look at half-century. Shanaka’s innings was peppered with 5 sixes and Sri Lanka added 56 speedy runs to its in a single day complete of 340-6 earlier than South Africa wrapped up the tail. South Africa was 45-0 at lunch in its reply and Sri Lanka’s bowling assault was badly diminished with the absence of spinner Dhananjaya de Silva and quick bowler Kasun Rajitha. De Silva made 79 with the bat on Saturday to assist Sri Lanka to its spectacular first-innings complete however needed to retire harm throughout his innings with a left thigh damage. He has now been dominated out for 2 weeks and can doubtless miss the remainder of the two-Test collection, the Sri Lanka workforce mentioned. Pace bowler Rajitha pulled up whereas bowling on Sunday morning and needed to depart the sector with a suspected groin damage, which means the Sri Lankan bowling assault was badly depleted as early because the second day because the vacationers tried to press residence their benefit within the take a look at. South Africa openers Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar confronted 11 overs earlier than the lunch break, with Markram cruising to 27 not out with 5 fours. Elgar was 15 not out however South Africa was nonetheless 351 runs behind.