Flat footed Sri Lanka crumble in Port Elizabeth giving South Africa clean sweep.– -BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka batted themselves out of contention to play in the Test Championship final after a customary batting debacle in Port Elizabeth. After their bowlers gave them an fighting chance to level the two Test series, Sri Lanka’s batters were incapable of scoring 143 with five wickets intact required on the last day, as the turning track saw them crash to a 109- run defeat giving the home team a 2-0 sweep and a solid seat at number two in the rankings. Keshav Maharaj exposed Sri Lanka’s weakness against top quality spin with a match winning five-wicket haul. So the questions that arise from the tour is that Sri Lanka’s batters are ill equipped to handle genuine pace, swing and spin. It certainly puts the onus back on the ...
Dec 10, 2024
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