South Africa were grateful for half-centuries from Aiden Markram and Quinton De Kock as they were all out for 222 on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Port Elizabeth.

The tourists had won the series opener by one wicket in Durban – mainly thanks to Kusal Perera’s excellent 153 not out.

And three wickets each for Vishwa Fernando and Kasun Rajitha gave them a foothold after losing the toss at St George’s Park.

Vishwa Fernando took three wickets as Sri Lanka took charge against South Africa on day one

Quinton De Kock hit his third fifty of the series to lead South Africa to 222 all out on Thursday

Only four South African batsmen reached double figures, with opener Markram anchoring the top order with 60 before De Kock provided a counter-attacking 86 from 87 balls. 

Tail-ender Kagiso Rabada added a valuable 22 and put on 59 with De Kock.

Duanne Olivier took two wickets as Sri Lanka closed on 60 for three in response.

Sri Lanka were reduced to 60 for three at the close of play of the second Test in Port Elizabeth

Anthony Joshua has predicted a brutal ending for heavyweight opponent Jarrell Miller when the duo face-off later this year during a freestyle RAP on American radio.

The British heavyweight champion also addressed his opponent’s accusations, made at a heated press conference earlier this week, that he used a testosterone in order to gain weight between becoming Olympic champion and turning professional. 

Joshua will defend his WBA, WBO and IBF titles when he takes on the Brooklyn boxer, nicknamed ‘Big Baby’, in New York at Maddison Square Gardens on June 1.

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Boxer Anthony Joshua performed a freestyle rap in an interview on American radio 

The boxer was by interviewed by Sway Calloway on the Shade 45 channel on SiriusXFM, and following in the footsteps of the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Joshua asked to freestyle and duly laid into his opponent.

‘Find me fighting on June 1st, at MSG, Lyrical MC, In NYC, Holding it down, Eyeing the clown, I’m ready to rebound, I’m gonna knock Miller out around the eighth round,’ rapped Joshua. 

‘He can’t run with the champ, I lick him down like a stamp, I’m gonna knock his head down with a clamp.’ 

The heavyweight champion predicted opponent Jarrell Miller would face a brutal ending

Joshua takes on Miller, nicknamed ‘Big Baby’, at Maddison Square Gardens in New York

Joshua was interviewed by Sway Calloway from SiriusXFM a few days after a heated press call

Joshua followed in the footsteps of Floyd Mayweather by rapping on Calloway’s show

Joshua also responded to Miller’s accusations that he used testosterone to gain weight

The rap comes just days after a feisty exchange at a press conference in New York to announce the fight.

Joshua normally keeps a calm demeanour but Miller appeared to get under his skin with a string of insults, leading to the British fighter promising knock the American ‘the f*** out’.

Miller called Joshua an ‘Uncle Tom’, a racially charged term for black people who give up or hide their ethnic traits and practices in order to be accepted into the mainstream, before accusing him of using testosterone to gain weight.

‘This motherf****** has TUE test exemptions for testosterone and all kinds of s***,’ Miller said. ‘I have been doing my research, who comes out of the Olympics at 220lbs and goes to 240lbs in a year?’

Miller fired insults at Joshua and claimed he used a TUE to gain weight when turning pro

Joshua addresses Miller’s accusations during his interview with Calloway. When asked if the claims were proven, Joshua replied that he gained the weight through hard work and pointed out that he is tested roughly three times a month.

‘I was skinny, I was a kid,’ said Joshua. ‘It was ten, 11 years of dedication, eating right, sleeping right, watching the right things.

‘I’m on two anti-doping drug agencies.

‘Since 2012, before the Olympics, I enrolled in something called Whereabouts, where everyday of the year, every year, I have to let me know where I’m gonna be.

‘I have to give them an hour in the day, so they can randomly turn up and drug test me at any time throughout the whole year.

‘I get tested three times a month, you’re talking 36 times a year.

‘We go under WADA testing as well for the fights, which means I’m tested under two doping agencies.’