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Five Champions Cup learnings from round one

Jordie Barrett’s European debut, 83 tries and Storm Darragh all made for a thrilling start to the 2024-25 Investec Champions Cup. European rugby’s big hitters, alongside...

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South Australia win last-ball Sheffield Shield thriller

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Kagiso Rabada celebrates with his South Africa team-mates after taking a wicket in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, South Africa moved to the top of the World Test Championship table with victory in Gqeberha Sam Drury BBC Sport journalist Published 7 hours ago 71 Comments Second Test, Gqeberha South Africa 358 (Verreyne 105*, Rickelton 101) & 317 (Bavuma 66; Jayasuriya 5-129) Sri Lanka 328 (Nissanka 89; Paterson 5-71) & 238 (Dhananjaya 50; Maharaj 5-76) South Africa won by 109 runs; win series 2-0 Scorecard South Africa moved a step closer to the World Test Championship final with a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka in Gqeberha. The Proteas needed just 14.1 overs to take the five remaining Sri Lanka wickets on day five in the Eastern Cape and secure a 2-0 series win that takes them above Australia to the top of the WTC table., external Temba Bavuma’s side will guarantee their place in the Lord’s final in June if they win both Tests in their two-match series against Pakistan that begins on Boxing Day. Sri Lanka opened the day on 205-5, needing another 143 to win at St George’s Park, with Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis continuing a stand that had reached 83 on day four. However, left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj broke the partnership in the fourth over of the day as Mendis edged to slip. Kagiso Rabada had Dhananjaya caught behind 14 balls later and the tourists quickly crumbled to 238 all out – the last five wickets going down for 19 runs. Maharaj took three of the wickets to fall on the fifth morning to complete his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests. Centuries from Kyle Verreyne and Ryan Rickelton helped set up the victory for South Africa, while 35-year-old seamer Dane Paterson claimed his maiden Test five-to earn them a narrow first-innings lead. Bavuma and Aiden Markram then made half-centuries in the hosts’ second innings to set a challenging target of 348 that ultimately proved beyond Sri Lanka. Related topics South Africa Sri Lanka Cricket World Test Championship – who can reach the final? Published 7 hours ago Australia celebrate winning the 2023 World Test Championship More on this story Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport Published 6 June BBC Sport microphone and phone View comments | 71

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Daily Manifest Journal

Five Champions Cup learnings from round one

South Australia win last-ball Sheffield Shield thriller

Five Lionesses earn Fifpro World XI places

Petaia, Stona & Sexton named in NFL’s 2025 IPP class

When River Plate icon Diaz took over fourth-tier Oxford

Raducanu begins work with fitness coach Nakamura

Knight among eight England players in WPL auction

World Test Championship – who can reach the final?

Skiing great Vonn makes competitive return in Colorado

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