South Africa Clinches 233-Run Victory Over Sri Lanka in First Test
Marco Jansen shines with 11 wickets as South Africa wraps up the match in Durban; second Test set to begin Thursday.
- South Africa secured a commanding 233-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kingsmead, Durban.
- Marco Jansen delivered a career-best performance, taking 11 wickets across both innings, including 4-73 in the second innings.
- Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal resisted with a valiant 83, supported by captain Dhananjaya de Silva's 59 in a 95-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
- Sri Lanka, chasing an improbable target of 516, was dismissed for 282 on the fourth day, with the final three wickets falling for just 11 runs.
- South Africa will face Sri Lanka in the second and final Test starting Thursday in Gqeberha, with Wiaan Mulder ruled out due to a broken finger.