Defiant Prince gives South Africa a glimmer of hope

COLOMBO, July 30 (Reuters) A defiant unbeaten half-century from South Africa captain Ashwell Prince guided his team to 311 for four at stumps on the fourth day of the first test against Sri Lanka today.

Score: South Africa 169 in 50.2 overs (AB de Villiers 65, Dilhara Fernando 4-48, Muttiah Muralitharan 4-41) and 311-4 in 105 overs (Jacques Rudolph 90, Andrew Hall 64, Ashwell Prince 60 not out) v Sri Lanka 756-5 declared in 185.1 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 374, Kumar Sangakkara 287) REUTERS DH PM1938