Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka got what they needed to make the visitors suffer. The openers established a stupendous partnership to take the score 93/0 at lunch.

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Danushka Gunathilaka and Dimuth Karunaratne took their time to settle and went to play some impressive shots.  The two are playing cautiously and are expected to play a long inning for the team.

Gunathilaka has scored 44 runs in 88 balls while Karunaratne has made 42 runs in 87 balls. 

After a disastrous first Test, the Proteas look to save the series in the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo. 

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The batting performance from the visitors left a lot to ask as they were bowled out for 126 and 73 in the two innings at Galle, with the Sri Lanka spinners doing all the damage. 

The hosts have a 1-0 lead in the series, and do not have anything to lose. 

Sri Lanka would be comfortable in pushing for a draw, and the onus to push for a win will be on South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis.