Steyn bags four wickets as S Africa seize control of first test


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 14 Feb 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - South Africa v Pakistan - First Test - SuperSport Park Stadium, Centurion, South Africa - December 27, 2018 South Africa's Dale Steyn celebrates bowling out Asad Shafiq. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

DURBAN (Reuters) - Fast bowler Dale Steyn took four wickets as South Africa seized control of the first test against Sri Lanka on day two and went to the close on 126 for four, an overall second innings lead of 170 runs at Kingsmead.

South Africa had earlier bowled the tourists out for 191 in their first innings, with the experienced Steyn leading the charge on a slow but seaming wicket.

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