
Jacques Kallis produced another trademark innings of patience and power as South Africa took complete control of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
At stumps South Africa were 378 for seven wickets in their first innings, a lead of 186, with Kallis 75 and Andrew Hall 31. The South African all-rounder was last dismissed in a Test match in the first innings of the third Test against Australia in Durban on March 15 this year and has since spent 903 minutes at the crease without being dismissed. His 75 came in nearly five hours off 212 balls and included eight boundaries.
Kallis shared in partnerships of 69 for the sixth wicket with Mark Boucher and 80 for the seventh with his captain Shaun Pollock as South Africa moved into an increasingly powerful position.
Boucher fell on the stroke of tea, caught down the legside for 38 by his opposite number Kumar Sangakkara off the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan. Pollock matched Boucher8217;s 38 before he drove loosely at Dilhara Fernando and was caught behind.
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka 1st innings 192
South Africa 1st innings overnight 51-0: G Smith c Tillakaratne b H Fernando 73, G Kirsten c Muralitharan b H Fernando 55, M Van Jaarsveld b H Fernando 3, J Kallis batting 75, A Prince c Perera b Vaas 3, N McKenzie lbw b Vaas 0, M Boucher c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 38, S Pollock c Sangakkara b D Fernando 38, A Hall batting 31; Extras b-16, lb-10, nb-31, w-5 62
Total: for seven wickets 378
Fall of wickets: 1-133, 2-148, 3-175, 4-179, 5-180, 6-249, 7-329
Bowling: Vaas 21-2-72-2, Perera 10.2-2-40-0, Fernando 20-2-95-1, Muralitharan 29.4-7-82-1, H Fernando 21-2-63-3