'Reject' Paterson bowls South Africa into strong position

Gqeberha, South Africa: Dane Paterson continued his late career revival when he bowled South Africa into a strong position on the third day of the sec...

Gqeberha, South Africa: Dane Paterson continued his late-career revival when he bowled South Africa into a strong position on the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George's Park on Saturday.

Paterson took a Test-best five for 71 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 328, which gave South Africa a 30-run first innings lead.

The hosts increased their advantage by scoring 191 for three by the close, an overall lead of 221.

Paterson took three wickets in an over as Sri Lanka could add only 86 runs for the loss of seven wickets to their overnight total of 242 for three.

Paterson, 35, played in 12 white-ball internationals followed by two Tests against England in 2019-20. That seemed to have been the extent of his international career.