South Africa beat Sri Lanka to stay on course for World Test Championship final

  • South Africa 358 & 317; Sri Lanka 328 & 238 | South Africa win by 109 runs
  • Proteas need to win just one of their remaining two Tests to reach final

Spinner Keshav Maharaj took five wickets as South Africa secured a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka on the last day of the second Test at St George’s Park and a 2-0 sweep of the series. Maharaj finished with figures of 5-76 as South Africa took 70 minutes to dismiss Sri Lanka for 238.

The game had been set up for a thrilling finale as both teams required a win to keep them in contention for a place in next June’s World Test Championship final.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian