Jansen’s career-best delivers big win for South Africa

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South Africa Secures Thrilling 233-Run Win Over Sri Lanka

South Africa's Marco Jansen delivered a career-best performance to secure a 233-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test, their first win over the opposition in Durban and their second-biggest ever.

Jansen's Historic Spell

Jansen finished with 11 wickets in the match, including a 10-wicket haul, the first by a left-arm seamer for South Africa since re-admission. His 10-wicket haul was a fitting end to the match, with the final two wickets coming in a remarkable caught-and-bowled from Gerald Coetzee and a dramatic bowled delivery to Asitha Fernando.

Key Moments

  • Gerald Coetzee's caught-and-bowled to dismiss Chandimal on 83
  • Keshav Maharaj's wicket of Vishwa Fernando in the next over
  • Jansen's spell, which included the wicket of Kusal Mendis with a rising short delivery
  • Sri Lanka's 117-run partnership between De Silva and Chandimal, which ended a few overs before Lunch

Brief Scores

  • South Africa: 191 (Bavuma 70) & 366/5d (Stubbs 122, Bavuma 113)
  • Sri Lanka: 42 (Jansen 7-13) & 282 (Chandimal 83, de Silva 59; Jansen 4-73, Rabada 2-65)


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