COLOMBO: Keshav Maharaj returned the second best figures by a South African bowler in a Test innings but Sri Lanka took a firm step towards a 2-0 series sweep after thoroughly dominating day two of the second and final Test on Saturday.South Africa’s spin frailties were laid bare once again as the tourists collapsed for 124 to concede a first innings lead of 214 runs at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.Sri Lanka, who made 338 in the first innings, were 151-3 at stumps after deciding not to impose the follow-on against the tourists who now stare at the possibility of a second successive Test defeat inside three days.Dimuth Karunaratne was batting on 59 at stumps, his fourth successive 50-plus knock in the series, with Angelo Mathews on 12 at the other end.For South Africa, left arm-spinner Maharaj took his match-haul to 11 wickets but his team were in dire straits.Earlier resuming the day on 277 for nine, Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath frustrated South Africa with a dogged 74-run stand for the final wicket before Maharaj struck when the latter was caught behind for 35. Dananjaya remained unbeaten on 43.Maharaj’s 9-129 is the second best by a South African in Tests, behind only Hugh Tayfield’s 9-113 against England in 1957, but his success brought little cheer to a side battling their own spin vulnerabilities.Herath and Dananjaya (5-42) returned from the innings break to harm South Africa with the new ball, reducing the leaden-footed tourists to 15 for three.Dilruwan Perera (4-40) then joined the rout as South Africa lost all 10 wickets to the Sri Lankan spinners.Faf du Plessis (48) and Quinton de Kock (32) counter-attacked but it was not enough as the tourists once again failed to reach the 150-mark in the series.Score BoardTOSS: SRI LANKASRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS (overnight 277-9)Gunathilaka c Rabada b Maharaj 57Karunaratne c de Kock b Maharaj 53De Silva lbw b Maharaj 60Mendis c Rabada b Maharaj 21Mathews c du Plessis b Maharaj 10Silva b Rabada 22Dickwella c du Plessis b Maharaj 5Perera c Ngidi b Maharaj 17Dananjaya not out 43Lakmal c Markram b Maharaj 0Herath c Elgar b Maharaj 35Extras (B-4, LB-2, W-8, NB-1) 15Total (All out, 104.1 overs) 338Fall of wickets: 1-116, 2-117, 3-153, 4-169, 5-223, 6-238, 7-247, 8-264, 9-264, 10-338.BOWLING: Steyn 17-3-60-0, Rabada 20-3-55-1, Ngidi 14.2-1-54-0, Maharaj 41.1-10-129-9, Markram 8.4-1-24-0, Elgar 3-1-10-0.SOUTH AFRICA 1ST INNINGSMarkram lbw Herath 7Elgar c de Silva b Dananjaya 0De Bruyn c Dickwella b Dananjaya 3Amla c Mendis b Perera 19Du Plessis c Dickwella b Perera 48Bavuma c Mendis b Perera 11De Kock lbw b Dananjaya 32Maharaj c Karunaratne b Dananjaya 2Rabada c Mathews b Perera 1Steyn lbw b Dananjaya 0Ngidi not out 0Extras (NB-1) 1Total (All out, 34.5 overs) 124Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-8, 3-15, 4-70, 5-85, 6-114, 7-119, 8-124, 9-124, 10-124.BOWLING: Perera 12.5-1-40-4, Dananjaya 13-2-52-5, Herath 9-1-32-1.SRI LANKA 2ND INNINGSGunathilaka c Elgar b Maharaj 61Karunaratne not out 59De Silva lbw b Maharaj 0Mendis run out 18Mathews not out 12Extras (NB-1) 1Total (3 wkts, 34 overs) 151Fall of wickets: 1-91, 2-102, 3-136.To bat: Silva, Dickwella, Perera, Perera, Lakmal, Herath.BOWLING: Maharaj 17-0-90-2, Rabada 4-0-22-0 (1nb), Markram 3-1-9-0, De Bruyn 3-0-13-0, Steyn 4-1-11-0, Ngidi 2-1-4-0, Elgar 1-0-2-0.Match officials: Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG), Rod Tucker (AUS); TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS); Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS).
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