Seamers script huge South Africa win

Jul 20, 2014

South Africa needed nine wickets on the fifth day and Dale Steyn gave them the perfect start with the wicket of Kaushal Silva in the fourth over of the day•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara, who had been dropped on 65 by Quinton de Kock, was making smooth progress, until he pulled a long hop from JP Duminy straight to midwicket•AFP

South Africa took control from there on as Steyn had Lahiru Thirimanne caught behind in a repeat of batsman's first-innings dismissal•AFP

Sri Lanka slid further as Mahela Jaywawardene fell 20 runs later, to Morne Morkel•AFP

Duminy couldn't believe his luck..•AFP

Morkel stamped South Africa's authority on the first session with the wicket of Dinesh Chandimal just before lunch. Sri Lanka lost five wickets in the session•AFP

.. as Sangakkara walked back with Sri Lanka needing another 221 runs with six wickets in hand•AFP

South Africa took only 15.3 overs in the second session to win only their third Test in Sri Lanka. Steyn and Morkel shared 16 wickets between them•Associated Press