South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2016, 1st Test, day 4 - 5 Talking Points

#4 Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva play patiently

Kaushal Silva was steady

With the sun beating down and little swing on offer, the Proteas had their work cut out for them. Philander and Abbott were sharp and probing but lack of seam movement restricted the opportunities.

Silva and Karunaratne were, meanwhile, patient and held their nerve playing out the seamers with solid defence and decisive leaves. Silva, in particular, was impressive and rarely gave any opportunities to the seamers.

Even when Maharaj cane into the attack the openers held their own and stoically defended. The first 9 overs yielded just 10 runs but slowly they started being more positive until reckless running ended the partnership at 87 after 32.4 overs.