{"id":6741,"date":"2012-01-06T01:18:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T23:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/update-2-cricket-south-africa-in-sight-of-series-victory\/"},"modified":"2012-01-06T01:18:52","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T23:18:52","slug":"update-2-cricket-south-africa-in-sight-of-series-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-2-cricket-south-africa-in-sight-of-series-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 2-Cricket-South Africa in sight of series victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Ken Borland<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">CAPE TOWN<\/span> Jan 5 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa need only<br \/>\nsix more wickets to clinch their three-test series against Sri<br \/>\nLanka after forcing the visitors to follow on on the third day<br \/>\nof the third test at Newlands on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the close Sri Lanka were 138 for four in their second<br \/>\ninnings, still trailing by 203 runs.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who declared his team&#8217;s<br \/>\ninnings closed at 580 for four on Wednesday, enforced the<br \/>\nfollow-on after Sri Lanka lost their last three wickets for 20<br \/>\nruns in the half hour after lunch.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dale Steyn bowled with great intensity and control before<br \/>\nthe interval to give his team a firm grip on the test, adhering<br \/>\nto a wonderful line just outside off stump and moving the ball<br \/>\naway at high pace.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steyn started the rot when he removed Kumar Sangakkara,<br \/>\nwho drove lazily to Hashim Amla at point, for 35 with the third<br \/>\nball of the day.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vernon Philander, who could have taken more wickets with a<br \/>\nbit more luck, then found the edge of Thilan Samaraweera&#8217;s bat<br \/>\nas the veteran prodded at another fine delivery that nipped away<br \/>\nfrom back of alength outside the off stump. Jacques Kallis took<br \/>\na low catch at second slip and Samaraweera was out for 11.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steyn, who did not stray from his exemplary line all<br \/>\nmorning, then returned half an hour before lunch and Mahela<br \/>\nJayawardene (30) was not able to resist pushing firmly at a<br \/>\ndelivery outside off stump, edging another catch to Kallis at<br \/>\nsecond slip.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Angelo Mathews did not trouble Steyn for long, making just a<br \/>\nsingle before he dabbed at an away-swinger and wicketkeeper<br \/>\nMark Boucher took a good catch diving forward.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ken Borland CAPE TOWN Jan 5 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa need only six more wickets to clinch their three-test series against Sri Lanka after forcing the visitors to follow on on the third day of the third test at Newlands on Thursday. 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