In the 90th over, Kagiso Rabada tried to save Lahiru Kumara’s short length ball near the off stump. But the ball hit the bat so fast that Rabada’s bat broke into two pieces. This incident has become a topic of discussion not only in the area but also on social media. Rabada had to replace his broken bat.
South Africa’s innings ended at 358 runs
Batting first, South Africa scored 358 runs in 103.4 overs. The middle order batsmen of the team performed brilliantly. Ryan Rickleton scored 101 off 250 balls to score his maiden Test century, while Kyle Wurren scored 105 off 133 balls to complete his third Test century. Captain Temba Bavuma also played an important inning of 78 runs in 109 balls, due to which the team was able to score a strong score.
Deadly bowling of Lahiru Kumar
Lahiru Kumara performed brilliantly for Sri Lanka and took 4 important wickets. He sent batsmen like Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs and Shatkaveer Rickleton to the pavilion. Apart from this, Asitha Fernando took 3 wickets and Vishwa Fernando took 2 wickets, due to which Sri Lanka restricted South Africa to 358 runs.