Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, 2nd Test Day 2: Highlights, Scorecard and Report

South Africa's bid to return to the top of the world Test rankings were dented on Day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

After the hosts extended their first-innings total to 421, the Proteas could only reach 98-3 in their reply at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Petersen	c and b Herath		2	7	10
Elgar	c K Silva	b D Perera	1	35	22
du Plessis	c Dickwella	b Lakmal	36	126	109
Amla	not out		46	150	134
de Villiers	not out		11	49	38
Extras		1nb 0w 0b 1lb	2
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal		11	4	13	1
Herath		13	5	16	1
D Perera		15	6	24	1
A Mendis		9	0	27	0
Vithanage		4	0	17	0

South Africa crumbled to 23-2 at tea—Alviro Petersen offered Rangana Herath a return catch in the second over after making just two and Dean Elgar was caught at short leg off Dilruwan Perera, having made a single.

Faf du Plessis and captain Hashim Amla launched a revival, but debutant keeper Niroshan Dickwella took a superb catch down the leg-side off Suranga Lakmal to dismiss the former for 36.

Amla (46) and AB de Villiers (11) saw the tourists through to stumps without further loss.

Sri Lanka earlier added 116 runs after resuming on 305-5 with Mahela Jayawardene run out for 165 after a direct hit from Petersen.

Imran Tahir finally picked up a wicket when Perera (12) picked out mid-on. Dickwella then missed out on a debut century as he was also run out with a direct hit for 72.

The tail failed to wag with Vernon Philander mopping up the final two wickets.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tharanga	c de Kock	b Steyn	11	28	16
K Silva	c de Villiers	b Duminy	44	116	73
Sangakkara	c Tahir	b Steyn	0		1
M Jayawardene	run out (Petersen)		165	453	284
Mathews	c de Kock	b Duminy	63	164	135
Vithanage	c de Villiers	b M Morkel	13	60	38
Dickwella	run out (de Kock)		72	193	116
D Perera	c Amla	b Tahir	12	47	41
Herath	not out		7	27	14
A Mendis	c de Kock	b Philander	2	13	11
Lakmal	c de Kock	b Philander	4	5	4
Extras		3nb 0w 11b 14lb	28
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Steyn		22	5	69	2
Philander		21.4	7	52	2
M Morkel		26	6	69	1
Tahir		33	4	121	1
Duminy		18	1	80	2
Elgar		1	0	5	0

SA, who won the first Test in Galle, need to avoid defeat to usurp Australia at the summit of the rankings.