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- Updated: December 28, 2016
Innings Sri Lanka 205 (De Silva 43, Philander 5-45) trail South Africa 286 by 81 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
It had taken Sri Lanka only 8.5 overs on the second morning to send South Africa hurtling from 267 for 6 to 286 all out. On day three, it only took 7.5 overs for South Africa to grab the last three Sri Lankan wickets and gain what could prove a decisive 81-run first-innings lead.
Vernon Philander took two of the three wickets to finish with figures of 5 for 45, while Kyle Abbott broke an irritating …
