3rd Test: South Africa - 338/3 at Stumps on Day 1

Jan. 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa were 338/3 at stumps on day one of the third test against Sri Lanka at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Earlier, South africa Captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat. Hashim Amla and JP Duminy scored centuries as the home side dominated all the three sessions of the day. Hashim Amla became the eighth batsmen in the history of test cricket to score century in his 100th test.

South Africa - 338/3 in 90 Overs (At Stumps on Day 1)

S Cook   lbw b A Mathews  10 (41)

D Elgar   c D Karunaratne b L Kumara  27 (54)

H Amla   Not Out  125 (221)

JP Duminy   c K Mendis b L Kumara  155 (221)

D Olivier   *Not Out  0 (4)

Extras 21 (b-9,lb-8,w-3,nb-1)

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Sri Lanka Bowling

S Lakmal 20 3 70 0

N Pradeep 18 4 58 0

A Mathews 12 4 25 1

L Kumara 18 1 79 2

R Herath 14 0 67 0

DM de Silva 8 1 22 0

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Saurabh Sharma