Tristan Stubbs plays a reverse scoop during the third day of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at St George's Park. Photo: AP Tristan Stubbs plays a reverse scoop during the third day of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at St George's Park. Photo: AP 
A maiden five-wicket haul by medium-pacer Dane Paterson turned things around for South Africa, who ended day 3 with a lead of 221 runs against Sri Lanka in the second Test at St George’s Park, Gqeberha on Saturday, December 7. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
Aiden Markram’s 55 moved the Proteas’ lead past 100, and captain Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs gave the lead more gloss by stumps with an unbroken stand of 82. At the start of the day, the visitors were well placed at 242-3. But their first innings was stopped at 328, short of South Africa’s total by 30 runs, due largely to Paterson's fifer.
The hosts, already up 1-0 in the series, ought to feel more confident with a few more runs on the board by lunchtime on Sunday. The highest successful run chase at St George’s Park was 271 by Australia in 1997 against South Africa. Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of day 3 of the second South Africa vs Sri Lanka Test, right here
Day 2 RecapPathum Nissanka stroked a patient 89 off 157 balls as Sri Lanka responded strongly to South Africa's 358-run total, getting to 242 for three at stumps on Day 2 of the second Test in Gqeberha.
Unbeaten in the middle were Angelo Mathews, on 40 after becoming the third Sri Lankan man to pass 8,000 Test runs, and Kamindu Mendis, on 30.
Earlier, Ryan Rickelton’s maiden century had guided South Africa to 269-7 at the end of Day 1. Kyle Verreynne followed it up with a ton of his own, staying unbeaten on 105 off 133 balls as the hosts added valuable lower-order runs on the morning of day two.
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
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansenlodibet, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson