Amla and Duminy put Sri Lanka to the sword

Jan 12, 2017

After South Africa won the toss and chose to bat, Stephen Cook had to be watchful against the new ball...•AFP

Angelo Mathews broke through when he trapped Cook lbw•Associated Press

JP Duminy was more fluent and reached his half-century soon after lunch•Gallo Images

Duminy cruised on to his sixth Test century•Associated Press

... setting a new record for the highest partnership for South Africa against Sri Lanka•Gallo Images

...as did Dean Elgar during a 45-run opening stand•AFP

That brought Hashim Amla to the crease in his 100th Test•AFP

Amla slowly found his groove during a century stand with Duminy•Associated Press

It was a timely performance, cementing his new role at No. 4•Associated Press

Hashim Amla grew in fluency as his innings progressed•Gallo Images

Elgar was dismissed in the following over and Amla needed a life on 5 when he was dropped by Dhananjaya de Silva•Associated Press

After 10 innings without reaching fifty, Amla finally got to raise his bat•AFP

Duminy and Amla continued to cash in on their opportunity to bat first•Gallo Images

... and duly became the eighth batsman to score a hundred in his 100th Test•Gallo Images