Cook, Elgar solid in wicketless first session

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Lunch South Africa 92 for 0 (Cook 52*, Elgar 39*) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar batted through a wicketless first session in Port Elizabeth as South Africa made a solid start to their Test series against Sri Lanka. Cook went to lunch on 52, while Elgar – who only faced 71 balls in the first session to his opening partner’s 104 – was batting on 39.

The surface at St George’s Park had a healthy tinge of green to it, but Faf du Plessis’ decision to bat first suggested he didn’t think it would belie its reputation for being among the slowest in South Africa. Though judgment must be …

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