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)