Marco Jansen returned match figures of 11-86 as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 233 runs within the opening Take a look at in Durban.
The left-arm seamer, who claimed 7-13 within the first innings as Sri Lanka had been bowled out for 42 – their lowest complete in Take a look at cricket – picked up 4-73 within the second.
Resuming on 101-5 in pursuit of an unlikely 516, Sri Lanka had been dismissed for 282 with greater than 4 periods to spare at Kingsmead.
“I’ve all the time dreamed of taking 5 wickets, however I by no means thought I’d take 10,” mentioned Jansen, whose earlier finest match figures had been 7-91.
“It is each bowler’s dream and that is what we work for. It’s going to be robust to beat.”
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, 29 not out in a single day, made 83, Dhananjaya de Silva 59 and Kusal Mendis 48, however the vacationers misplaced their final 4 wickets for 11 runs.
South Africa transfer second within the World Test Championship standings and wins of their last three Exams would safe a spot in June’s last.
The second Take a look at towards Sri Lanka begins on 5 December in Gqeberha.
