SA beats Sri Lanka by 153 runs in first Test

GALLE, Sri Lanka: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 153 runs on the fifth and final day of the first test to take a one-nil lead in the two-match series on Sunday.

Scores: South Africa 455-9 declared and 206-6 declared v Sri Lanka 292 and 216 (K Sangakkara 76, D Steyn 4-45, M Morkel 4-29).

South Africa won the toss, elected to bat and scored 455 for 9 wickets before declaring in first innings. Sri Lanka replied with 292 in its first innings. South Africa scored impressive 206 for 6 and declared to set up a game in its favour in the second innings.

Sri Lanka second innings (overnight 110-1) U Tharanga c de Kock b Steyn 14 K Silva c de Kock b Steyn 38 K Sangakkara c Amla b Duminy 76 M Jayawardene c de Kock b Morkel 10 L Thirimanne c de Villiers b Steyn 12 A Mathews not out 27 D Chandimal c de Kock b Morkel 1 D Perera c de Kock b Steyn 0 R Herath c de Villiers b Duminy 20 S Lakmal c Tahir b Morkel 12 S Eranga c Elgar b Morkel 0 Extras: (b-1, lb-4, nb-1) 6 Total: (all out; 71.3 overs) 216

Fall of wickets: 1-14 2-118 3-138 4-149 5-153 6-158 7-161 8-190 9-216.

Bowling: Steyn 17-4-45-4, Philander 11-4-34-0 (nb-1), Morkel 13.3-6-29-4, Tahir 19-3-64-0, Duminy 10-4-38-2, Elgar 1-0-1-0.