Delhi: The first match of the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and South Africa is being played at the Kingsmead ground in Durban, on the second day of which South Africa’s first innings was reduced to 191 runs. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first. The first day’s play was affected by rain, in which the hosts scored 80 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
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Captain Temba Bavuma scored a brilliant 70 runs for South Africa. He hit 9 fours and 1 six in his innings of 117 balls. Apart from this, Keshav Maharaj contributed 24 runs and Kagiso Rabada contributed 15 runs. However, six batsmen of the team could not even touch double figures.
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🇿🇦South Africa post 191/10 as we go into the lunch break on day 2.
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At the same time, Sri Lankan bowlers performed well, where Lahiru Kumara and Asitha Fernando took 3-3 wickets, while Vishwa Fernanda and Prabhat Jayasuriya took 2-2 wickets.
Who can reach the final of the World Test Championship?
Apart from India and Australia, teams from South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand are in the race for the ICC World Test Championship final. At present, the first match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka is being played in Durban. The winning team of this match will leave Australia behind and reach second place in the WTC points table. However, if this match is drawn, this will not happen.
In case of a draw in the Durban Test, Sri Lanka will slip from third to fourth position, while New Zealand will move from fourth to third. At the same time, South Africa will remain at fifth position.
The final will be held between the top two teams
At present, India is at first position in the WTC points table with 61.11% points. Australia (57.69%) is in second place, Sri Lanka (55.56%) is in third place, New Zealand (54.55%) is in fourth place and South Africa (54.17%) is in fifth place. To qualify for the finals, it is necessary to be in the top two positions in the table.
To keep India in the top-2, there is a need to win at least three Tests and draw one in Australia. If the Durban Test is drawn, India, Australia and New Zealand will benefit from it.
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