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Ranjan Anandappa reporting from South Africa

Sri Lankan batsman Hashan Tillakaratne celebrates his 100th run 16 November 2002 on the 2nd day of 2nd Test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Centurion about 50km North of Johannesburg. Sri Lanka were all out for 323 runs. Tillakarante made 104 not out. (AFP)

CENTURION, South Africa, Nov 16 - Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis shared an unbeaten century partnership as South Africa recovered from a shaky start on the second day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at Centurion Park Saturday.

South Africa were 183 for two at the close in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 323.

Sri Lanka, whose total was built around an unbeaten 104 by Hashan Tillakaratne, had South Africa struggling at 71 for two before Gibbs (76 not out) and Kallis (69 not out) came together in a stand of 112. Hashan Tillakaratne hit a bouyant unbeaten century to make up the guts of the Sri Lankan score of 323 when Sri Lanka resumed from their overnight 263 for 6.

Once discarded from the team, Tillakaratne showed that what experience could add to a team when he virtually cemented a creaking Sri Lankan innings and stood up to the pace of the South African attack which tried everything to dislodge him from the firing line.He batted for 230 minutes facing 231 deliveries and reaching the boundary on 17 occasions.

Muttiah Muralitharan, the tourists' only spinner, failed to take a wicket despite bowling 20 economical overs in which he conceded only 38 runs.

Gibbs and Kallis were together for 176 minutes and took their side away from the possibility of embarrassment after the selectors opted for an all-pace attack and skipper Shaun Pollock sent Sri Lanka in. Fast bowler Dilhara Fernando took both South African wickets, trapping Graeme Smith leg before for 15 and having Gary Kirsten caught at gully for 11.

Sri Lanka first innings (overnight 263-6)

 M.Atapattu 	c Kirsten b Kallis   		 17
 J.Mubarak 	c Smith b Pollock     		 48
 K.Sangakkara 	c Pollock b Hall  	 	 35
 M.Jayawardene 	b Pollock        		 44
 H.Tillakaratne	not out         		104
 R.Arnold 	c Boucher b Kallis    	  	  2
 H.Fernando 	c Kallis b Ntini   		 24
 C.Vaas 	c Boucher b Ntini         	  7
 C.Gamage 	c Kirsten b Ntini       	  2
 D.Fernando 	c Boucher b Ntini  	   	  0
 M.Muralitharan b Kallis        		 27

 Extras 	(lb-10 nb-2 w-1)         	 13

 Total                          		323

 Fall of wickets: 1-34 2-90 3-108 4-189 5-207 
                  6-263 7-277 8-281 9-281

 Bowling: Pollock 29-11-51-2 (nb-1), Ntini 29-6-86-4,
          Elworthy 21-4-71-0 (nb-1), Kallis 15.5-2-71-3,
          Hall 14-3-34-1

SOUTH AFRICA - FIRST INNINGS

G. Smith 	lbw b D. Fernando		 15
H. Gibbs 	not out				 76
G. Kirsten 	c H. Fernando b D. Fernando	 11
J. Kallis 	not out				 69

Extras 		(B-4, LB-2, NB-3, W-3)		 12

TOTAL:						183
	
TO BAT: Neil McKenzie, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, 
        Shaun Pollock (captain), Andrew Hall, 
        Steve Elworthy, Makhaya Ntini.

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-45, 2-71.

BOWLING: Vaas 16-4-38-0, Gamage 11-2-41-0 (W-3), 
         D Fernando12-0-40-2 (NB-3), Muralitharan 20-3-38-0,
         H. Fernando 10-2-20-0.

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