Marco Jansen took 11 wickets within the match as South Africa comfortably beat Sri Lanka within the first Check in Durban by 233 runs.
Jansen completed with match figures of 11-86 – the second greatest in Check historical past in Durban – as Sri Lanka had been dismissed for 282 at hand South Africa a fourth straight Check win and sustain hopes of a spot within the 2025 World Check Championship last.
The 24-year-old achieved a double-figure haul in a Check match for the primary time, together with the ultimate two wickets in Sri Lanka’s second innings to observe up the seven he claimed as South Africa skittled the vacationers within the first innings for his or her lowest Check rating of 42.
That got here in reply to South Africa’s first innings complete of 191 and second-inning centuries from skipper Temba Bavuma (113) and Tristan Stubbs (122) put the hosts in command as they declared on 366-5.
That left Sri Lanka a gargantuan profitable goal of 516 and South Africa then made the duty just about inconceivable by taking 5 wickets earlier than stumps on Friday.
Sri Lanka did supply cussed resistance within the opening 90 minutes of the play on day 4 with Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya da Silva each scoring half-centuries to carry off the house bowlers.
The pair took the in a single day tally from 103-5 to 196 in a show of assured batting earlier than captain Da Silva chipped a slower supply from spinner Keshav Maharaj to Stubbs at midwicket.
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Sri Lanka had been dismissed for a dreadful 42 after 14 overs of their first innings
Da Silva scored a brisk 59 off 81 balls to frustrate house hopes of wrapping up the consequence early however gave away his wicket surprisingly simply earlier than launch.
On the different finish, Chandimal took his tally from 29 in a single day to 69 not out at lunch, however South Africa discovered the breakthrough quickly after as a supply from Gerald Coetzee caught the aspect of his bat, and the bowler adjusted effectively to make the catch, dismissing Sri Lanka’s No 3 batter for 83.
After that the ultimate three wickets rapidly adopted as Vishwa Fernando lasted solely 5 balls earlier than a wholesome edge off Maharaj noticed him depart after which the damaging Kusal Mendes was caught behind off Jansen for 48.
The ultimate ball noticed the match delivered to an appropriately unbelievable end by Jansen as he clanked Asitha Fernando’s center stump in dramatic style, which means South Africa can declare victory within the collection so long as they keep away from defeat within the second Check.
“I never thought I would get 10 wickets. It is every bowler’s dream and that is what we work for,” mentioned Jansen.
“I’m just glad it happened. The second innings we felt the pitch was low and slow and a lot more flatter but getting 11 wickets is a dream and it’s [certainly] going to be tough to beat.”
Victory for South Africa adopted Check success over West Indies in Guyana in August and Bangladesh in a two-Check collection in October.
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj celebrates with captain Temba Bavuma, left, after dismissing Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva (AP Picture/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa can have a powerful probability of competing within the WTC last at Lords in June in the event that they win the second Check in opposition to Sri Lanka after which two Exams versus Pakistan at house on the finish of the yr and in early January.
The second Check in opposition to Sri Lanka begins in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Watch the second Check between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Gqeberha, from 7.30am on Thursday morning, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket
