Jean-Paul Duminy hit a superb unbeaten century to put South Africa in a position of strength on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka yesterday.
The left-hander came in to bat with the Proteas placed at a shaky 331-7, but he batted sensibly under pressure to help his side declare their first innings at 455-9, their second-highest total on the island.
In reply, Sri Lanka were 30-0 when stumps were drawn for the day with Kaushal Silva batting on eight and Upul Tharanga on 20.
Tharanga, playing his first Test in six years, showed little signs of nervousness, having hit four boundaries in his 40-ball innings so far.
Earlier, it was Duminy (100 not out) who stole the show with a superb rearguard action after opener Dean Elgar had laid the foundation for a good total with a 103-run knock on day one.
