CSA
Dean Elgar completed his 13th career century before Sri Lanka hit back on day two of the second Betway Test against the Proteas at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday.
The experienced opener, unbeaten on 92 after the opening day on Sunday, went on to score 127 (163 balls, 22 fours) before his team stuttered and stumbled their way to 302 all out – an innings lead of 145.
Opposition captain Dimuth Karunaratne’s unbeaten 91 off 116 balls (17 fours) then helped head a much better Sri Lankan response that saw them go to the close on 150 for four.
That gave the tourists a lead of five at the end of the second day, a far more promising position than they may have foreseen 24 hours earlier when the South Africans closed day one on a commanding 148 for one having dismissed the visitors for 157 first time around.
The Proteas won the first test at Supersport Park in Centurion by an innings and 45 runs.
