South Africa ended the first day of the second Test at St George바카라™s Park in Gqeberha on 269/7, with Ryan Rickelton바카라™s maiden Test century leading the batting charge. His 133, built around key partnerships with captain Temba Bavuma (78) and Kyle Verreynne (48), steadied the Proteas ship after early setbacks. Initially, the tides were in favour of South Africa, but Sri Lanka fought back late. Lahiru Kumara led the Lankans' bowling attack with 3 wickets, while Asitha Fernando took 2, dismissing Rickelton and Marco Jansen just before the close. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Playing XIs:
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
Sri Lanka have made no chances, indicating they expect there will be some help for Jayasuriya on the surface that has a bit of grass.
For South Africa, Ryan Rickelton is slotted in to bat at No. 3, which means Tristan Stubbs will bat at four, a position in which he scored a hundred.
