South Africa did not perform well on the first day of the first Test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. The batting performance of the South African team was poor from the beginning, due to which they lost 4 wickets. With such a disappointing batting performance against Sri Lanka, the South African team will not be able to fight and survive against Sri Lanka. To win against Sri Lanka, South Africa must perform excellently in their bowling and batting. Since today is the first match, it is not possible to say how any team will play, but comparatively, the Sri Lankan team is currently playing very well in every match. Therefore, there is a possibility that the Sri Lankan team will win this series against South Africa. Because the game that the South African team saw today was not good at all, they scored only 84 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka is a great team at the moment. They are not only big opponent against South Africa but also against any of the big teams. That is why I think this situation of the South African team is not unusual. If the Sri Lankan team wins against South Africa, they deserve it. Today, Sri Lanka used four bowlers and all three of them took wickets. Among the bowlers, Lahiru Kumara took two wickets. The fall of 4 wickets for just 80 runs is definitely a big hurdle for the South African team at the beginning. If the middle order players cannot do well, then there is no chance of this score going up too much. The South African team will definitely be far behind in the first innings. The two current batsmen of South Africa who are on the pitch, especially Temba Bavuma, the Test captain, must take responsibility and lead the batting otherwise the journey of South Africa's first innings will not be long.