SA takes control of Sri Lanka test with a second century by Stephen Cook
Stephen Cook scored his second century in three innings to help South Africa seize control of the first test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park on Wednesday. Cook‚ who made 104 against Australia in Adelaide last month‚ was 108 not out at tea‚ which SA reached on 221/2 in their second innings to take a lead of 302. He and Dean Elgar shared 116 for the first wicket‚ which followed the 104 they added in the first innings. That made them the only the second pair of South Africa’s openers to mount century stands in both innings of the same match in 87 years. The first was Bruce Mitchell and Bob Catterall‚ who shared centuries of 119 and 171 against England in Birmingham in 1929. Sri Lanka resumed on 181/7 and were dismissed in the eighth over of the day for 205 with Vernon Philander completing his 11th five-wicket haul in tests. Philander had Dhananjaya de Silva caught behind with the first ball of the day‚ a sniping away-swinger‚ and claimed the wicket of Suranga Lakmal‚ who was caug...
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