SA vs. Sri Lanka in a Test Match

December 23 - The second cricket Test match of an international bilateral series between Sri Lanka and South Africa will be played on Boxing Day (December 26) starting from 10:00 am at Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban.

The 1^st Test match kicked off on December 15^th, which the Proteas won by an innings and 81 runs to spare. This is the 2^nd match of the Sri Lanka Tour of South Africa 2011 and so far, it looks like SA will be the winner of the test series.

The test series has been scheduled to be played in South Africa as per a pre-announced cricket schedule and punters are already very excited about the event.

It is an international bilateral series, which has been organized by South Africa and comprises a series of three Tests and five ODI matches, spread out over the months of December this year and January next year. The tour forms part of the Future Cricket Tour Program (FTP) initiated by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Sri Lanka Has to Focus on Batting If They Want To Win

Since their recent defeat to South Africa, the Lankans may have realized that they badly need to step up their game. According to Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka team hopes to address its batting issues during this tour.

The team had hoped to experience the taste of success after ignominious defeats in 1997 – 98, 2000 – 01, and 2002 – 03 but were unable to find their feet The team has also not played test matches for a long time, having focused on one-day series only in South Africa -0, which has been to no avail considering they lost to SA with a difference of 81 runs!

Ever since Dilshan’s appointment as the captain of the Sri Lanka team, they have been defeated by Australia, England, and Pakistan in the test series, and recently by SA themselves. The captain can only hope that the team will win the second test once it sorts out its batting issues and will be able to succeed in the next test match.

What's more, the team has also not been paid properly since the end of the World Cup in April although Mahindanda Altuthgamage and was caught up in several issues regarding this, which have only recently started getting sorted out. Now, it remains to be seen, whether South Africa will once again decimate the Lankans in the test match or if the SL team can bounce back.

Punters interested in betting on the Sri Lanka tour of South Africa matches can head to Sportingbet and place their bets.

South Africa vs. Sri Lanka Test Series Odds at Sportingbet

Series Winner

South Africa 4/9

Sri Lanka 14/1

Draw 5/2

Toss Combination

Sri Lanka win toss and bat 7/2

South Africa win toss and bat 7/2

Sri Lanka win toss and bowl 2/1

South Africa win toss and bowl 11/10

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