Lanka shine with ball before SA fight back

PORT ELIZABETH, February 21 

Sri Lanka seamers Kasun Rajitha and Vishwa Fernando took three wickets each to bowl out South Africa for 222 on the first day of the second and final Test, but the hosts struck back late in the day with the ball. The tourists were 60/3 at the close, still trailing by 162 runs on a wicket that is providing assistance for the fast bowlers, as well as some turn for the spinners.

Opener Lahiru Thirimanne (25 not out) and nightwatchman Rajitha (0 not out) will resume on Day 2, seeking to take Sri Lanka into the lead as they aim to become the first team from Asia to win a Test series in South Africa. Sri Lanka won an epic first Test by one wicket, a result that ensures South Africa’s streak of seven home series wins will come to an end. — Reuters

Brief scores: South Africa: 222 (de Kock 86, Markram 60; Fernando 3/62, Rajitha 3/67); Sri Lanka: 60/3 (Thirimanne 25*; Olivier 2/25)