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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Dean Elgar felt South Africa posted a \u201csub-par\u201d first innings total particularly in light of his excellent second wicket partnership with Rassie van der Dussen.<\/p>\n

The pair shared a stand of 184 runs, a new record for that wicket at the Wanderers, as South Africa reached 218\/1 after the first hour of play. From there however the innings collapsed into an ugly heap as South Africa lost their remaining nine wickets for only 84 runs. \u201cYup, it was probably a sub-par total after that very good partnership,\u201d Elgar remarked.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d made 127, his 13th Test century, but his wicket – having pushed hard at a ball just outside his off-stump, which flew to first slip – rapidly changed the course of the day and kept Sri Lankan hopes alive.<\/p>\n

Elgar explained that there would be plenty of lessons for the South African batsmen to learn from what has become a bad habit, of losing wickets in clumps. \u201cLook in South Africa you have to acknowledge the nature of the pitches, it\u2019s quite hard to bat here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of seam movement and some good bounce, which you expect here at the Wanderers. But perhaps we were guilty of not being more disciplined and sticking to our game plans for longer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important on these types of pitches to have batters in, because it\u2019s very difficult for the new guys coming in and losing me an Rassie so quickly, obviously the momentum shifted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vishwa Fernando picked up 5\/101 to lead a fine fightback from the visitors. \u201cYou have to give them credit,\u201d said Elgar, \u201cthey put a lot of good balls in the right area, just on off stump, and also the \u2018fourth stump\u2019 line. They were very disciplined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernando, said there was nothing special about the bowling strategy. \u201cWe just wanted to keep it simple…cut down the runs, bowl good areas because there was a lot of assistance in the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Africa, with a 145-run first innings lead, weren\u2019t as disciplined when they bowled at Sri Lanka a second time. Lots of balls flew passed the outside edge, but the home team\u2019s young bowlers seemed to be searching too hard, when consistency is what matters.<\/p>\n

Lungi Ngidi picked up three wickets to halt the momentum that Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne had provided for the tourists with their 85-run second wicket stand. \u201cI don\u2019t think we exploited the conditions as well as we could have,\u201d said Elgar. \u201cWe should have taken a page from the Sri Lankan bowlers…you to put the ball in the right areas on a consistent basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka lead by five runs heading into the third day.<\/p>\n

@shockerhess<\/p>\n

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