2nd Test, Day 1: Nortje, Elgar put South Africa on top against Sri Lanka | Cricket News – Times of India

JOHANNESBURG: Fast bowler Anrich Nortje took six wickets and opening batsman Dean Elgar batted confidently as South Africa took management on the primary day of the second and last Test against Sri Lanka on the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Nortje claimed profession-greatest figures of six for 56 as Sri Lanka collapsed to 157 after successful the toss and selecting to bat first on the tempo-pleasant Wanderers pitch.
Then the left-handed Elgar scored 92 not out as South Africa reached 148 for one on the shut.
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With Kusal Perera hitting an aggressive 60, Sri Lanka have been on course to succeed in lunch with minimal harm on a pitch which often provides help to the bowlers on the primary morning.
But Perera was caught at gully off the medium-paced Wiaan Mulder 20 minutes from the interval, sparking a calamitous collapse from 71 for one to 84 for 5 earlier than the break.
The left-handed Perera struck 11 boundaries, punishing something free against the quick bowlers however the medium-paced Mulder slowed his momentum with a maiden over. With the primary ball of his subsequent over, Mulder had Perera caught at gully.
He adopted up with the wickets of Kusal Mendis and Lahiru Thirimanne in a spell of three wickets for one run in three overs.
The tall Nortje had debutant Minod Bhanuka caught at first slip off the final ball earlier than lunch. Four wickets fell for 13 runs in 4 overs earlier than the interval.
Nortje, who had made the primary breakthrough of the match when he had Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne caught behind within the tenth over, claimed 4 extra wickets after lunch.
Nine of the Sri Lankans have been caught within the arc between wicketkeeper and gully earlier than final man Ajitha Fernando was bowled by Nortje, backing away from a full ball after a collection of quick-pitched deliveries. Several of the batsmen contributed to their very own downfall with free strokes outdoors off stump.
Ajitha Fernando, making his debut, bowled impressively at first of the South African innings, bustling in at a energetic tempo. He had Aiden Markram caught at second slip in a gap spell of one for 14 in seven overs.
But Elgar batted fluently and had stable help from Rassie van der Dussen in an unbroken second wicket stand of 114 which took South Africa to inside 9 runs of the Sri Lankan whole.
Sri Lanka, hit arduous by accidents, made 4 adjustments from the facet overwhelmed by an innings and 45 runs within the first Test at Centurion.
Batsmen Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal and quick bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara have been all dominated out of motion.
They have been changed by Thirimanne, Bhanuka, Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando.
Sri Lanka have been once more with out main quick bowler Suranga Lakmal, who had not recovered from a hamstring harm.
South Africa have been unchanged.