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Sangakkara raises Galle hopes

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Home side need 260 with nine wickets in hand on final day

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Kumar Sangakkara smashed his 49th half-century as Sri Lanka launched a fightback on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa, raising hopes the home side could spring an upset.

New South Africa Test captain Hashim Amla stunned Protea supporters with an aggressive declaration out of character with previous captains, setting the home side 370 in a minimum of 122 overs on a flat track.

South Africa took the new ball in the second innings with star seamer Vernon Philander, ranked No.2 in the world by the International Cricket Council, having already been fined 75 per cent of his match fee after offering no contest to a charge of ball tampering.

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Sangakarra resumes today with Kaushal Silva (37) at 1-110, the pair having already shared an unbroken 96-runs partnership for the second wicket.

The hosts need 260 runs with nine wickets in hand to pull off a magical come-from-behind win with three full sessions left in the game.

"In a situation like this where you have 90 overs to bat, a win is not guaranteed but there is a chance," Sri Lankan coach Marvan Atapattu said.

"It's a challenging total but we've got a team which is willing to fight."

Sri Lanka had been forced on the backfoot after they were bowled out for 292 to concede a huge 163-run lead in the first innings.

But a sporting declaration by new South African skipper Hashim Amla at the tea score of 206-6 turned the game on its head.

Although no team has ever scored more than 300 runs in the final innings at Galle, the 36-year-old Sangakkara made a target of 370 look chaseable.

The star batsman hit seven fours and a six in his 58-run knock that came off 89 deliveries.

South Africa began their defence well, with Steyn again giving his side the early breakthrough by dismissing Tharanga.

But Sangakkara was solid at the other end, once dispatching a full toss from legspinner Imran Tahir over the mid-wicket fence for a huge six.

He completed his half-century in style, sweeping Tahir through midwicket for four.

Silva also knocked off some easy runs, smacking part-time spinner JP Duminy for two fours in a row.

Philander, under the shadow of a ball-tampering conviction, bowled six wicketless overs for 13 runs.

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