Vernon Philander will miss the second and the final Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka which starts on February 21, 2019, at the St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.
Live updates:
South Africa 73/4
South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat.
The first day's play will start at 10:00 AM Local, 1:30 PM SLST.
The visitors are leading the two-match Test series 1-0 after clinching the first Test by one wicket in Durban last week. Another win for the visitors and the Proteas will see themselves facing a series loss at home.
SA v SL 2nd Test telecast
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— PanAsiaBiz (@panasiabiz) February 21, 2019
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SuperSport will telecast SA v SL 2nd Test in South Africa. SuperSport Live will provide live streaming in South Africa. Sony Six and Sony Six HD will televise the second Test in India and it's subcontinent. SonyLiv will also stream the match live in Sri Lanka.
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Mulder likely to make his Test debut
The legend continues on his upward rise.
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 14, 2019
Dale Steyn currently sit's in 7th position on the all time leading test wicket taker list.
He is only 15 wickets from 450 test wickets.
Supreme fast bowling from the 'Phalaborwa Express'#ProteaFire #SAvSL pic.twitter.com/7F3lvmy4jW
South Africa made a bold move by opting to play five bowlers in the previous Test.
Vernon Philander has reportedly injured his hamstring and will not feature in this game. Wiaan Mulder is likely to replace Philander in the side. The Proteas have a must-win situation in front of them and this might force them to extend their batting by including Thenuis de Byrun or Zubayr Hamza in the XI.
Injury concern looming over Mendis
Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Dimuth Karunaratne could be tempted to play the same team for the second Test as they aim to win their maiden series in the rainbow nation. According to the Cricbuzz report, Kusal Mendis suffered a slight injury during the practice session and there hasn't been a further update on his injury.
Hello match day! Good start so far for the Proteas who won the toss and elected to bat first. @wiaan_m will make his Test debut today as he comes in for Philander in the only change of the team.
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 21, 2019
All the best boys! #ProteaFire #SAvSL pic.twitter.com/sJYOXYihgk
Even though there are chances of rain on a few days during the course of the match, but it won't be affecting the play. According to Cricbuzz, the pitch will be on the slower side but the pacers would have enough to extract from on this wicket. Batting would get tougher as the game progresses and the track will have its own pace and bounce to work with.
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