South Africa completed a sweep of their two-match series against Sri Lanka as they recorded a 10-wicket victory on Day 3 of the second Test on T♛uesday.
South Africa reached the paltry target of 67 without losing a wicket. Openers Dean Elgar (31 not out) and Aiden Markram (unbeaten 36) guided t𝓀hem to victory a♎t the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg with two and a half days still remaining in the contest.
🏆 RESULT | VICTORY BY 10 WICKETS
Openers Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram takes us over the line to claim the victory and wrap up the Series 2-෴0
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka – 157 & 211
🇿🇦 South Africa 302 & 67/0— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
Earlier in the day, Dimuth Karunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella started brigh♚tly as Sri Lanka resumed on their overnight score of 150 for four.
Karunatne went to a 123-ball century with two successive boundaries on the off-side of fast bowler Anrichღ Nortje but the Sꦗri Lankan skipper in an attempt to pull the same bowler gave an easy catch to Wiaan Mulder, who was fielding at backward square leg.
Lungi Ngidi picked up the wicket of Dickwell🃏a in the next over as a leading-edge flew to Temba Bavuma at mid-off and there was 🎃minimal resistance from rest of the players.
South Africa will now depart for their first series in Pakistan since 2007/08. The first of two Tests begins in Karachi on January 26.
✅ The ticked the correct bo🔜xes for head coach Mark Boucher
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
Sr♛i Lanka, on the hand, will return home on a chartered flight and go straight to Galle, where they will play two Tests a﷽gainst England, starting on January 14.
