South Africa sweep Sri Lanka 2-0 to lead World Test Championship table
Al Jazeera
Maharaj’s five-for helps South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs and leap ahead of Australia and India on the WTC table.
South Africa have secured a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka on the last day of the second Test at St George’s Park to complete a 2-0 sweep of the series and lead the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.
Spinner Keshav Maharaj finished with figures of 5-76 on Monday as the hosts took 70 minutes to dismiss Sri Lanka for 238 in a game that had been set up for a thrilling finale – with both teams needing a win to keep them in contention for a place in June’s WTC final.
Sri Lanka resumed on 205-5 needing 143 for victory and South Africa required five wickets, but it proved an anticlimax as the home side ran through the batting lineup to add to their 233-run victory in the first test in Durban.
It took South Africa seven overs to make a breakthrough, ending a 97-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Kusal Mendes caught by Aiden Markram off Maharaj.
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