A target of 516 runs. There is no precedent for winning by chasing so many runs in Tests. Sri Lanka ended the day on 103 runs for 5 wickets after being crushed by this South African run hill. The visitors need 413 more runs to win.
With two days and 5 wickets in hand—the Lankans will have to pull off a miracle to at least draw. Dinesh Chandimal (29) and Dhananjaya de Silva (0) can make the impossible possible! Even though they themselves may not expect it, both of them will go into bat on the fourth day tomorrow to delay the loss.
Tristan Stubbs (122) and skipper Temba Bavuma (113) scored centuries in Durban today as South Africa looked to win the first Test of the series. South Africa declared the second innings at 366 for 5. Stubbs started the third day with 17 and Bavuma 24 runs. The duo put on a 249-run stand for the fourth wicket before parting ways before the tea break.
The Proteas announced the innings after Bavuma returned. Before that, he and Stubbs made the second highest run partnership in their Test history against the Lankans. That's the mountain of runs for the hosts. This is South Africa's highest run target against Sri Lanka. The previous one was 507, in Cape Town in 2017.
Starting the second innings in the third session today, Sri Lanka's top order fell in front of the Protea Pacers cannon. Yesterday 19 wickets fell throughout the day. On the third day that number is 7. South Africa's Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen took two each. Proteas scored 191 runs in the first innings. Sri Lanka made only 42 in the first innings.
