South Africa had a mixed day in Port Elizabeth. Ryan Rickelton's maiden century saw the hosts post 269 for 7 at the end of the first day of the second Test of the series.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. But those who opted to bat hoping for a good start, did not fulfill their hopes. On the contrary, the Proteas lost 3 wickets for 44 runs in the face of the bowling cannon of Ashita Fernando and Lahiru Kumara. Temba Bavuma and Rickelton led the team in this batting disaster. They scored 133 runs from 224 balls in the fourth wicket pair.
Bavuma, the centurion of the previous test, scored 78 runs in the team's 177 runs, but Rickelton scored a century. However, he was dismissed after reaching three figures off 231 balls with 11 fours; Scored 101 runs. Then the Proteas also lost Marco Jansen (4) in the last minute of the day. Wicketkeeper Kyle will bat on the second day tomorrow with 48 runs. Successful bowler of the day for Sri Lanka Lahiru Kumara; He took 3 wickets for 54 runs.
