3, 2, 0, 1, 13, 7, 0, 0, 0, 10, 0—This is the first innings run by the Sri Lankan batsmen in the Durban Test. The visitors could not last a single session in front of the South African bowlers. After lunch on the second day, the Lankans were all out for only 42 runs! Out of which 6 runs came from overs.
This is Sri Lanka's shy record of being bowled out for the lowest score in their Test history. The previous one was in Kandy. They were bowled out for 71 against Pakistan in 1994. Protea pacers have twisted Sri Lanka's batting line-up today. Among them, Marco Jansen took 7 wickets with 13 runs off 41 balls. He took 5 wickets of the Lankans in his 6 overs.
The visitors managed to stay on the wicket for more than an hour. All wickets lost in 13.5 overs. This is the lowest score by any team in a Test against South Africa. The previous lowest score by the Lankans against the Proteas was 95 in 2001 in Cape Town.
The hosts got through the first day of the first Test of the series yesterday with 80 for 4 due to rain. Temba Bavuma started the second day in batting with 28 runs today. Thanks to his 70 runs, the Proteas scored 191 runs in the first innings. Today, Sri Lanka could not even score Bavuma's run in the first innings.
