Sri Lanka drowned in Durban… the entire team collapsed after scoring 42 runs, five batsmen were out on 0.

Cricket News Desk. Sri Lanka's batting order has fallen into an embarrassing position in the first Test match against South Africa. The entire visiting team collapsed on the ground of Durban after scoring just 42 runs. This is also Sri Lanka's lowest score ever in Test cricket. Only two batsmen of the team could cross the double figure, while five batsmen could not even open their account. Marco Jensen wreaked havoc for South Africa and took seven wickets.

The entire Sri Lankan team was out for 42 runs.
Sri Lanka's batting order collapsed like a house of cards in the first innings of the first Test against South Africa. None of the batsmen of the team could stand against the bowlers of the host team. Only two batsmen from Sri Lanka could cross the double figures. With this, five batsmen of the team returned to the pavilion without opening their account. Kamindu Mendis scored the maximum 13 runs for the team, while Lahiru Kumar remained unbeaten after scoring 10 runs. Except these two batsmen, none of the Sri Lankan batsmen could stay on the crease. This is Sri Lanka's lowest score ever in Test cricket. Captain Karunaratne returned to the pavilion after scoring just 2 runs, while Chandimal was out without opening the account, while Angelo Mathews could score only one run. Kushal Mendis and Prabhat Jayasuriya also returned to the pavilion on zero.

Marco Yanas wreaked havoc
South Africa's Marco Jensen wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka's batting order. Johnson destroyed the batting order of the host team with his explosive ball. In a spell of 6.5 overs, Johnson took seven wickets for just 13 runs. This is also Janson's best bowling spell so far in Test cricket. With this, Gerald Coetzee got two wickets. Before this, the entire South African team was out for 191 runs.