Herath six-for completes 2-0 after de Bruyn's fighting 101
Theunis de Bruyn scored his first Test century, in his sixth match, to make Sri Lanka work for their series win
20/07Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 20-23 2018
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
338 & 275/5d -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
124 & 290 (86.5 ov)
Player of the Match
20/07Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 20-23 2018
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
338 & 275/5d -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
124 & 290 (86.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
De Bruyn joins Jonty, and Herath's fourth-innings bounty
Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's 199-run win in the second Test against South Africa
'Want to make No. 3 spot my own' - Theunis de Bruyn
The batsman said the sweep had been a key weapon during his innings of 101 in the second Test at the SSC
Day 3
Spinners put Sri Lanka in sight of 2-0 series win
South Africa crumbled around Theunis de Bruyn in pursuit of 490
Sri Lanka "street-smart" in denying us preparation for turners - Elgar
The opener believed the hosts had denied South Africa preparation on pitches that were similar to those they would encounter in the Test series
Karunaratne has been brilliant in the last year or so - Mathews
Having known him since high school, Mathews feels the opener has added a lot of stability to the inexperienced Sri Lanka side
Day 2
Dimuth Karunaratne builds lead after spinners rout South Africa again
Sri Lanka decided not to enforce the follow-on after taking a 214-run first-innings lead, which they stretched to 338 by stumps with both openers scoring fifties again
The case for scrapping the toss
Could giving the away team the choice of batting or fielding first reduce the scope for overly lopsided contests on pitches heavily skewed in the home side's favour?
Maharaj's nine-for: South Africa's second-best
The left-arm spinner now has the best bowling figures for any visiting bowler in Sri Lanka
Maharaj's nine-for: South Africa's second-best
The left-arm spinner now has the best bowling figures for any visiting bowler in Sri Lanka
'Sri Lanka, in these conditions, are too good for us' - SA coach Gibson
With three days still to go, and a draw or win unlikely for the visitors, the coach Ottis Gibson said that he wanted his players to compete with pride
Day 1
South Africa roar back with Maharaj's eight-for
Sri Lanka ended the first day on 277 for 9 with the left-arm South Africa spinner leading the fightback; Dale Steyn's wait for his record-breaking wicket to overtake Shaun Pollock continued
Maharaj buries ghosts of centuries of South Africa's spinners
The left-arm spinner did what no other South African spinner has managed in Sri Lanka - not get punished in spin-friendly conditions
'Really surprised' SA picked only one spinner - Samaraweera
Sri Lanka's batting coach expresses surprise at the composition of South Africa's attack, and says that as the Test goes on, the pitch will turn even more
Maharaj bags best figures by a visiting bowler in Sri Lanka
The left-arm spinner's 8 for 116 saw him set new benchmarks for his team, and for a bowler against Sri Lanka
Others
Du Plessis wants batsmen to 'trust their defence'
Refrain from attacking too early and await the hittable balls - that's the South Africa captain's motto, ahead of the 2nd Test in Colombo
Another trial by spin awaits South Africa
Leading the two-Test series 1-0, Sri Lanka may once again go in with the three-pronged spin-attack that fetched them 17 wickets in the first game