SL crash to record low Test total of 42

It was the lowest innings total in Sri Lanka’s history, eclipsing their previous lowest total of 71 against Pakistan in Kandy in 1994.

Fast bowler Marco Jansen took 7-13 as South Africa skittled Sri Lanka for just 42 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday. It was the lowest innings total in Sri Lanka’s history, eclipsing their previous lowest total of 71 against Pakistan in Kandy in 1994.

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The lowest score ever in Test cricket remains New Zealand’s 26 against England in Auckland in 1955. It was also the lowest total by any team against South Africa, three fewer than New Zealand’s 45 in Cape Town in 2013.

Brief scores
South Africa 191 & 132-3 (A Markram 47; P Jayasuriya 2-48) v Sri Lanka 42 all out (K Mendis 13, L Kumara 10*; M Jansen 7-13, G Coetzee 2-18)

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