Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, 2nd Test Day 5: Highlights, Scorecard and Report

South Africa secured top position in the ICC Test rankings as they held on to draw the second Test with Sri Lanka in Colombo.

The Proteas, who started the final day on 38-1 in pursuit of a nominal 369 for victory, finished on 159-8 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground as they dug in for a draw.

South Africa, who won the series 1-0 after victory in the opening match in Galle, now usurp Australia at the top of the standings.

The tourists took Dean Elgar for 13 in a truncated morning session, the first of three wickets for Dilruwan Perera.

They slipped to 104-4 at tea with Quinton de Kock (37) and AB de Villiers (12) falling to Rangana Herath.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Petersen	c Vithanage	b Herath	0	21	25
Elgar		b D Perera	13	66	65
de Kock	c Vithanage	b Herath	37	93	92
Amla	c M Jayawardene	b D Perera	25	168	159
de Villiers		b Herath	12	81	67
du Plessis	c M Jayawardene	b Herath	10	47	49
Duminy	lbw	b D Perera	3	57	65
Philander	not out		27	102	98
Steyn	c Dickwella	b Herath	6	30	28
Tahir	not out		4	24	21
Extras		3nb 0w 4b 15lb	22
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Herath		45	30	40	5
D Perera		44	24	60	3
A Mendis		13	8	17	0
Lakmal		4	1	11	0
Vithanage		5	1	12	0

The nerves began to set in as captain and first-innings centurion Hashim Amla (25) fell to Perera in the fourth over of the evening session.

Just four overs after that, Faf du Plessis (10) became Herath's fourth wicket of the innings.

Later, in the first over of the final hour, JP Duminy was trapped lbw by Perera after a painstaking three.

It took a further nine overs before Herath picked up his fifth wicket, inducing Dale Steyn to edge behind for six.

However, Vernon Philander (27) and Imran Tahir (4) saw out the final 20 minutes to secure top spot in the world.