Sri Lanka opt to bowl v South Africa in 1st test

South Africa stall after rain-hit first day vs Sri Lanka
South Africa have closed a rain-affected first day against Sri Lanka on 80 for four at Kingsmead on Wednesday, after no play was possible after lunch in the first test
Sri Lanka opt to bowl v South Africa in first test
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl in the first test against South Africa in blustery, overcast conditions in Durban on Wednesday, a vital match for both sides in the race for a place in the World Test Championship final.
Sri Lanka and rain allow South Africa only 80-4 on Day 1 of 1st test
Sri Lanka reduced South Africa to 80-4 in 20.4 overs before rain washed out the rest of the first day of the first cricket test at Kingsmead on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. The Sri Lankans, who have not lost three previous tests in Durban, won a crucial toss and opted to bowl in overcast conditions with a pace-heavy attack.
Sri Lanka wins the toss and elects to field in the 1st test against South Africa
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in the first cricket test against South Africa. South Africa had already announced its playing XI on the eve of the test and there were no late changes.
South Africa 80-4 on rain-affected first day v Sri Lanka
There was no play possible between lunch and tea on the first day of the first test between hosts South Africa and Sri Lanka at a rain-sodden Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday, with little prospect in the afternoon either with the home side on 80-4.
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South Africa and Sri Lanka will play in what is effectively a quarter-final of the World Test Championship (WTC) over the next two weeks. Both believe they have built outfits that could challenge for the title next June.
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Sri Lanka leave South Africa 80-4 at lunch on day one
Lahiru Kumara took 2-35 as Sri Lanka used the seamer friendly conditions at Kingsmead to reduce hosts South Africa to 80 for four at lunch on the opening day of the first test in Durban on Wednesday.Sri Lanka won the toss and asked South Africa to bat in overcast and blustery conditions,
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