Jayawardene ton anchors SL after early jolts

Jul 24, 2014

Sri Lanka opted to bat but suffered early jitters when Dale Steyn dismissed Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara off successive balls in the fifth over•AFP

Kaushal Silva provided solid company in a 99-run, third-wicket stand, before he fell to JP Duminy for 44•AFP

Kithuruwan Vithanage looked uncomfortable against the short ball during his stay at the pitch, and was eventually dismissed fending a Morne Morkel bumper•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene saw off the South Africa pacers before capitalising on the flatness of the surface against the spinners•AFP

Jayawardene, however, built on his start and reached his 34th Test hundred, his 11th at the SSC, off 137 balls•AFP

Debutant wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella saw the day through in Jayawardene's company, as Sri Lanka finished on 305 for 5•AFP

Angelo Mathews scored 63, and added 131 for the fourth wicket with Jayawardene before Duminy had him caught behind•AFP