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Prospective World Test Championship finalists Sri Lanka were all out for 42 in their first innings against South Africa. In reply, Temba Bavuma’s Proteas were able to press their advantage. The first time round, the South Africans scored 191 all out, but Dhananjaya de Silva’s team wasn’t able to make inroads and succumbed to some wonderful South African bowling.

That meant the home side, South Africa, had a 142-run lead, which was a big advantage and one that has not been relinquished. Tristian Stubbs (122) and skipper Bavuma (113) both made centuries, which meant the tourists would need a world record 516 to win the first test.

In their reply chasing such an ominous total, Sri Lanka, at the close of the end of day three, was 413 runs adrift of their target and only had five wickets left.

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