Sri Lanka had been bowled out for 42 by South Africa in Durban – the bottom Take a look at complete within the historical past of their males’s workforce.
Replying to South Africa’s first innings 191, Sri Lanka had been all out after 13.5 overs on day two of the primary Take a look at.
Marco Jansen returned career-best Take a look at figures of 7-13 from 6.5 overs, with Gerald Coetzee (2-18) and Kagiso Rabada (1-10) claiming the opposite wickets.
Sri Lanka’s males’s earlier lowest Take a look at innings was 71 towards Pakistan in Kandy in 1994.
On solely eight events has a workforce been bowled out for fewer than 42 runs in males’s Take a look at cricket.
Kamindu Mendis (13) and Lahiru Kumara (10) had been the one batters to achieve double figures.
Their innings lasted 83 balls, the second shortest in males’s Take a look at historical past when a workforce has been bowled out.
The bottom was by South Africa, who had been bowled out for 30 from 75 balls by England at Edgbaston in 1924.
South Africa moved to 132-3 at stumps, to guide by 281 runs.
Sri Lanka must beat South Africa in each matches of the two-Take a look at sequence and in addition defeat Australia in each Exams within the New Yr to safe their place within the remaining of the World Take a look at Championship.
Three wins and a defeat from these remaining 4 Exams of the two-year cycle might be sufficient for a spot within the remaining.
South Africa may also attain the ultimate and profitable each Exams towards Sri Lanka and a clear sweep in two Exams towards Pakistan in December and January will assure their place.
Three wins and a draw from these 4 Exams is also sufficient for the Proteas.
Sri Lanka sit third within the World Take a look at Championship standings, with South Africa fifth.
