JOHANNESBURG: Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada put Sri Lanka once again into familiar trouble when they both took two wickets apiece on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.
On an eventful day when a spicy Wanderers track aided the fall of 11 wickets, Philander and Rabada added four scalps to the 17 they picked up in the second Test. When bad light wiped out a considerable portion of the third session on Friday (January 13), Sri Lanka were 80 for 4 - still trailing South Africa's total by 346 runs.
The first half of the day belonged largely to Sri Lanka, who have largely been outplayed in a series which they trail 2-0, as their bowlers claimed South Africa's seven remaining wickets for 88 runs. Nuwan Pradeep took four wickets in as many overs to finish with four for 78, while Lahiru Kumara took four for 107.
BRIEF SCORES – DAY II
SOUTH AFRICA I INNINGS - 426 (Duminy 155, Amla 134, Pradeep 4-78, Kumara 4-107); SRI LANKA I INNINGS - 80 for 4 (Mathews 11*, Chandimal 3*)
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