COLOMBO, July 23: South African paceman Andre Nel bagged four wickets to help bowl out a Sri Lankan second string side for 162 in a three-day practice game on Sunday.

Nel took 4-39 as the visiting side gained a huge 303-run first innings lead and were 43-1 in their second innings at close of the second day's play against Sri Lanka ‘A’.

Resuming on 351-3, South Africa declared at 465-4. The home side only managed the wicket of Hashim Amla (150), who was trapped leg-before by seamer Akalanka Ganegama.

Amla batted for over five hours, hitting 16 fours and a six off 272 balls.

Captain Ashwell Prince and A.B. de Villiers too got useful batting practice hitting contrasting unbeaten half-centuries.

Prince, 15 overnight, took 117 balls for his 50 while de Villiers reached 50 off only 46 balls with 10 fours.

After an excellent show by the batsmen, South Africa's seamers struck at regular intervals as Sri Lanka ‘A’ were bowled out in 46.3 overs. But South Africa decided not to enforce the follow-on.

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings, overnight 351-3):

H.H. Dippenaar lbw b Zoysa 1

H.H. Gibbs c Vandort b Herath 38

J.A. Rudolph c Mubarak b Chandana 157

H.M. Amla lbw b Ganegama 150

A.G. Prince not out 50

A.B. de Villiers not out 50

EXTRAS (B-8, LB-2m W-1, NB-8) 19

TOTAL (for four wkts decl, 115 overs) 465

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-88, 3-330, 4-395.

DID NOT BAT: M.V. Boucher, N. Boje, D.W. Steyn, A. Nel, M. Ntini.

BOWLING: Zoysa 14-3-54-1 (3nb, 1w); Perera 20-1-68-0 (3nb); Ganegama 19-3-88-1 (1nb); Herath 26-3-86-1; Chandana 24-2-116-1; Mubarak 6-0-26-0; Samaraweera 6-1-17-0.

SRI LANKA ‘A’ (1st Innings):

M.G. Vandort b Ntini 29

D.A. Gunawardene c Boucher b Ntini 18

C.K. Kapugedera c Gibbs b Steyn 0

T.T. Samaraweera b Nel 3

J. Mubarak c de Villiers b Nel 0

H.A.P.W. Jayawardene b Nel 18

U.D.U. Chandana not out 51

D.N.T. Zoysa c Boucher b Nel 16

W.C.A. Ganegama lbw b Boje 10

P.D.R.L. Perera lbw b Boje 0

H.M.R.K.B. Herath absent hurt -

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-3, W-7, NB-5) 17

TOTAL (all out, 46.3 overs) 162

FALL OF WKTS: 1-22, 2-23, 3-33, 4-37, 5-73, 6-84, 7-133, 8-162, 9-192.

SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Innings):

H.H. Gibbs b Perera 10

H.H. Dippenaar not out 22

A.B. de Villiers not out 3

EXTRAS (W-2, NB-6) 8

TOTAL (for one wkt, 9 overs) 43

FALL OF WKT: 1-25.

BOWLING (to-date): Zoysa 2-0-14-0 (1w); Perera 4-0-23-1 (6nb, 1w); Ganegama 3-1-6-0.—Agencies