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Sri Lanka was all out for 42 in the first innings of the first test against South Africa.
The first match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka (SA vs SL) is being played in Durban from 27 November. After losing the toss and batting first, the host team was all out for 191 in the first innings. Captain Temba Bavuma played a brilliant inning of 70 runs in 117 balls.
On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team was all out for 42 runs in 13.5 overs in the first innings, which is the team’s lowest total in Test cricket. Also, this is the second lowest total made by any team in the World Test Championship. At number one is the Indian team, which was all out for 36 against Australia in Adelaide in 2020.
In the first innings of the first Test against South Africa in Durban, five Sri Lankan batsmen returned to the pavilion on duck and Kamindu Mendis (13) and Lahiru Kumara (10) were the only two batsmen who scored double digit scores. South African pacer Marco Jansen bowled stormily and took 7 wickets.
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Sri Lanka have been bowled for just 42 runs! pic.twitter.com/SON4j0zM8J
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 28, 2024
Lowes Totals in WTC 👇
36 – India vs Australia, Adelaide, 2020
42 – Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Durban, 2024
46 – India vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024
53 – Bangladesh vs South Africa, Durban, 2022
55 – South Africa vs India, Capetown, 2024
62 – New Zealand vs India, Mumbai… pic.twitter.com/p5IGKMnFKr— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 28, 2024
SA vs SL: Marco Jansen tightened the noose on these Sri Lankan batsmen-
In the first innings of the first Test, Marco Jansen dismissed Pathum Nissanka (3), Dinesh Chandimal (0), Angelo Mathews (1), Dhananjay de Silva (7), Prabhat Jayasuriya (0), Vishwa Fernando (0) and Took the wicket of Asitha Fernando (0). He took 7 wickets for 13 runs in 6.5 overs. Apart from this, Gerald Coetzee took two wickets for 18 runs in 3 overs and Kagiso Rabada took one wicket for 10 runs in 4 overs.
Marco Jansen registered his career best figures in Tests.#SAvsSL #MarcoJansen pic.twitter.com/EDlKKy8On2
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 28, 2024
Marco Jensen made this record in his name-
Let us tell you, Marco Jensen’s brilliant spell (7/13(6.5)) against Sri Lanka is the best bowling performance by a fast bowler in the World Test Championship. Earlier this record was in the name of Matt Henry of New Zealand, who took 7 wickets for 23 runs in 15 overs in Christchurch, South Africa in 2022.
