Saturday, 19 July 2014
Steyn picks up 5 wickets on a dull track
Dale Steyn unleashed fiery bowling on a dry and flat track to bag his 23rd five-wicket haul in Tests finishing with figures of 5-50.
Sri Lanka stumbled to 283/9 at stumps on day 3 thanks largely to Skipper Angelo Mathews' brave 89 run knock & Upul Tharanga's 83. Upul Tharanga, making his return to test cricket after 6 years, scored a gutsy 83 which included 14 fours & a six.
Steyn's 1st victim was opener Kushal Silva who was caught spectacularly by Vernon Philander while trying to hook him. This brought Sangakkara to the crease who had scored record 7 50s in his last 7 innings. Sanga & Tharanga started domonating the Lankan bowlers a little bit when Sanga chopped one onto his stumps from Morkel.
Jaywardene, due to retire in August, was trapped LBW by Steyn for just 3.
Scorecard
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