The hosts dismissed the Proteas for 282 and reached
11 without loss in their second innings for an overall advantage of 150
runs with two days remaining. Perera was the pick of the Sri
Lanka bowlers, taking five wickets for 69 runs, while Rangana Herath
provided excellent support with four for 71.
However, Amla was the
day's outstanding performer, showing his team-mates the way with the
bat as he turned his overnight 46 not out into an unbeaten 139.
South
Africa resumed the third morning on 98 for three and Amla and AB de
Villiers added 52 before Perera started his onslaught, trapping De
Villiers lbw for 37 and two balls later bowling Quinton de Kock.
JP Duminy had made a painstaking three when he was stumped by debutant wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella off the bowling of Herath - the 58th ball Duminy had faced - and it was 204 for seven when Perera bowled Vernon Philander for nine.
Dale Steyn had contributed 30 to an eighth-wicket
stand of 47 with Amla when he was caught by Kumar Sangakkara at long-off
off the bowling of Herath.
And 251 for eight became 279 for nine
when Imran Tahir became Herath's fourth victim of the innings when he
was caught by Upul Tharanga at deep mid-off for 15. The
tourists' effort was over just two runs later, when Morne Morkel went
first ball, caught at forward short-leg by Kaushal Silva to give Perera
his five-wicket haul.
It all means the hosts are in a good position to level the two-match series, having lost the opener in Galle by 153 runs.
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