De Villiers fifty helps SA set up daunting target

Jul 19, 2014

Shaminda Eranga walked out to bat with an injured hand on the fourth morning and courageously faced 12 balls•AFP

With sharp turn and bounce on offer, it didn't take Sri Lanka long to strike. Dean Elgar, the first-innings centurion, was caught behind off Rangana Herath for 12 •AFP

Petersen asked for a review, but there was not enough evidence for Billy Bowden to change his decision•AFP

Dale Steyn then removed Upul Tharanga in his second over to reduce Sri Lanka to 14 for 1•AFP

Kaushal Silva was unbeaten on 37. Sri Lanka need another 260 runs on the last day to win the match•AFP

Sri Lanka's last pair added nine runs in 4.5 overs before AB de Villiers pulled off an excellent diving catch at slip. South Africa took a 163-run lead•AFP

Alviro Petersen employed the use of sweep shots - both conventional and reverse - to score 32...•AFP

Hashim Amla had the second failure of the match as he was dismissed for 22•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara was tested by a sharp bouncer from Steyn when he arrived at the crease•AFP

... but he was caught behind off the bowling of Dilruwan Perera•Associated Press

There was no holding AB de Villiers back. He neutralised the spinners with a quick half-century that allowed SA to declare with a lead of 369•AFP

But Sangakkara eased to a half-century as South Africa's spinners released the pressure•AFP