Island conquered after three-day war

The end came when opener Kumar Sangakkara was trapped lbw by Makhaya Ntini for 98 in the eighth over after the break.

Sangakkara would have become only the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to carry his bat in Tests. He hit a four off the first ball of Ntini’s over but was adjudged lbw two balls later.

Debutant Justin Kemp, who took the wickets of Nuwan Zoysa and Dilhara Fernando after lunch, finished with three for 33.

Ntini took two for 51 and Jacques Kallis two for 39.

South Africa drew the first Test and won the second by aninnings and 229 runs.“You can’t get better, can you†was the reaction of Shaun Pollock after he was named man of the match and of the series.

“I’ve enjoyed the series and when you play well, you always do,†said captain Pollock. He hailed a “brilliant team effort. The guys played really good cricket the whole way through. The whole season has been a highlight. The guys have really gelled well and played well,†said Pollock.

Scoreboard
South Africa, 1st inngs: 378
Sri Lanka, 1st inngs: 119
Sri Lanka, 2nd inngs: M.Atapattu c Cullinan b Pollock 0, K.Sangakkara lbw b Ntini 98, M.Jayawardene c Dippenaar b Kallis 23, R.Arnold c Pollock b Boje 71, A.de Silva c Pollock b Kallis 22, S.Jayasuriya b Donald 16, R.Kaluwitharana c Boucher b Kemp 10, N.Zoysa c&b Kemp 2, P.Wickramasinghe c Boucher b Ntini 1, D.Fernando c Kallis b Kemp 1, R Perera not out 0, Extras (lb-2, nb-4, w-2) 8Total (all out, 81.3 overs) 252
Fall of wkts: 1-9, 2-43, 3-156, 4-187, 5-212, 6-234, 7-242, 8-243, 9-248
Bowling: Pollock 17-5-43-1; Kallis 14-1-39-2; Donald 7-0-39-1; Kemp 13-2-33-3, Ntini 19.3-5-51-2; Boje 11-2-45-1