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Find all live updates from the second match Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo on Cricketnext.com Day 2 Round-up: Keshav Maharaj returned the second best figures of a South African The bowling player took a step towards a 2-0 streak after dominating the second day of the second and final test on Saturday. Weaknesses in South Africa's rotation were unveiled once again as tourists collapsed for 124 to concede an early lead in the 214 races at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka, who made 338 in the first innings, was 151-3 on the strains after deciding not to impose follow-up against tourists who are now looking at the possibility of a second test defeat in three days . Dimuth Karunaratne was beating on 59 to strains, his fourth successive hit of more than 50 in the series, with Angelo Mathews on 12 at the other end. For South Africa, left arm Maharaj brought back his match-box to 11 wickets, but his team was in a desperate situation. Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took the lead of South Africa with a 74-point score for the last wicket before Maharaj struck in the 37th minute. Dananjaya remained undefeated 43 times. He is the second best of a South African in the tests, behind only 9-113 of Hugh Tayfield against England in 1957, but his success has brought little joy to a side battling their own vulnerabilities of spin. Herath and Dananjaya (5-42) came back from the break of the innings to harm South Africa with the new ball, reducing walking tourists to 15 for three. Dilruwan Perera (4-40) then joined the rout while South Africa lost the 10 wickets for Sri Lankan spinners. Faf du Plessis (48) and Quinton de Kock (32) counter-attacked but it was not enough because the tourists did not manage to reach the 150 points of the series.
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The bad day, the match and the tour continues for South Africa. They also fought this morning, with Lungi Ngidi taking the ticket office. Maharaj had a little trick but nothing else to show for the other bowlers. & # 39; Sri Lanka can do what he wants after lunch! & # 39; exclaimed a merry Russell Arnold in the air. Indeed, they can. It's a question of when they declare now. Join us at 12:40 local (07:10 GMT) for the second session …
Well, not much to say if this is the firmness of the Sri Lankan hitters this morning. Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne have made good progress in setting up the 63-point stand, but the latter has come out on 85 to miss a well-deserved century. Then Mathews joins Roshen Silva to hold the bowlers at bay. He also reached the age of twenty-five and helped to increase the score to 451.
62.6 D Steyn in Silva, Bumper! Silva ducks underneath. It's lunch at day 3, SRI LANKA driven by 451 !!! 237/4
62.5 D Steyn in Silva, Large on the leg, no problem for the drummer. 237/4
62.4 D Steyn in Silva, Steyn's well-targeted ball and perhaps too ambitious of Silva. He thinks there is an opportunity to play the ramp but eventually miss it. 237/4
62.3 Steyn D at A Mathews, Completely Out, Drives Midway For Another Single. 237/4
62.2 Steyn D at Mathews, Fuller online stumps, defended. 236/4
62.1 D Steyn in Silva, short film of Steyn as Markram at FSL. Silva sends this balloon one length to the deep square leg area for a run. 236/4
61.6 K Maharaj in Silva, guide this slower ball through the region of the third man. Silva continues to hit. 235/4
61.5 K Maharaj in Silva, turn! Silva plays the line but misses when the ball moves away from the face of his blade. 234/4
61.4 K Maharaj in Silva, The drummer played that foot before and into the ground. 234/4
61.3 K Maharaj at Silva, Ball stolen off, away from front foot. 234/4
61.2 K Maharaj at Mathews, Maharaj's similar ball, Mathews rocking back and cutting through the point. A race taken. 234/4
61.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, flatter and faster around, Mathews missing the cut. 233/4
60.6 D Steyn in Silva, beautifully played by Silva. Keep your balance right. A full bale on the pads and nestled through the square leg for a splint. 233/4
60.5 D Steyn at Mathews, On Leggings, flicked the middle of the wicket for a run. 231/4
60.4 D Steyn to Mathews, swinging the ball off, Mathews pulls it straight and Steyn puts the hand on it to put it in the middle. 230/4
60.3 D Steyn at Mathews, Full of Dale and Mathews is happy to block it. 230/4
60.2 D Steyn at Mathews, Stay on the line of the ball to defend it well. 230/4
60.1 D Steyn at Mathews, on a length around wide, kept out of the back foot. 230/4
59.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, FIFTY FOR MATHEWS! One after a long time for him. But that's more because he's been in and out of cricket. It's his 29th fifty test. Maharaj bowls this one on the pads, he works that to the square leg for a run to reach the benchmark. Meanwhile, Maharaj arrives at his own landmark. He has now conceded 261 points in this test – surpbading Imran Tahir's 0/260 against Australia in Adelaide in 2012. Well, at least Keshav has 11 wickets to show in this case .. 230 / 4
59.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, The drummer bids no blow and is wrapped on the pads. 229/4
59.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, FOUR! Mathews says thank you, he pushes this game in the middle through the wicket. It's too easy for Lankan drummers. With this limit Mathews moves to 49. 229/4
59.3 K Maharaj to Mathews, A touch still runs in the line of stubs, Mathews rocks and defends him before his eyes. 225/4
59.2 K Maharaj at Silva, Off, Silva takes him to the third man's area for another run. 225/4
59.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, running around, crossed the covers of Mathews for a run. 224/4
58.6 D Steyn in Silva, In the bottom of the leg, miss shot. 223/4
58.5 D Steyn in Silva, C is a bouncer but he stays low … Roshen has to squat a bit to play away. 223/4
58.4 D Steyn to Silva, a bouncer now, Roshen ducks underneath. 223/4
58.3 D Steyn to Silva, The drummer opens the bat's face and helps the third man. 223/4
58.2 D Steyn at Silva, On an outside length, Roshen tries to strike but gets a lower edge towards the point. 223/4
58.1 D Steyn at Mathews, at the bottom of the leg, is slender for a simple. 223/4
57.6 K Maharaj in Silva, hangs back and keeps him apart. 222/4
57.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, An edge of attack at the cover area ends with only one. It's too easy for SL. 222/4
57.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, A game and a miss. Mathews goes after the wide delivery, but misses. 221/4
57.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, Mathews played that foot before and into the ground. 221/4
57.2 K Maharaj in Silva, Shortish on the outside, Silva cuts the point for a race. 221/4
57.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, Short Ball Off, Mathews swings back and cuts through the point. The drummers leave for a race. Meanwhile, Bavuma raises the ball, De Kock removes the balls but the drummer is inside. The referee goes upstairs but he is safe. 220/4
56.6 Steyn D at Silva, Fuller around, pushed to blankets. 219/4
56.5 D Steyn in Silva, bumper! Left alone while swaying far from the line. 219/4
56.4 D Steyn to Silva, Outdoors, left alone. 219/4
56.3 D Steyn in Silva, an irregular length ball, Silva is late on the goal and the ball hits the inside edge of the bat at the goalkeeper. 219/4
56.2 D Steyn in Silva, shows the face of the bat and defends it from the front foot. 219/4
56.1 D Steyn in Silva, defended from the front foot by the drummer presenting the entire face of the bat. 219/4
Dale Steyn is back.
55.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, Tossed around off, Mathews pushes him and gets an outside advantage. The ball goes to the third man but no race is taken. 219/4
55.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, hangs back. 219/4
55.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, Mathews defended it by standing behind the line of delivery. 219/4
55.3 K Maharaj in Silva, Around the sea, pushed aside for a race. 219/4
55.2 K Maharaj in Silva, The drummer played that foot before and into the ground. 218/4
55.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, flown around the middle, tucked to the side. A race taken. 218/4
54.6 L Ngidi to Silva, Pheew! A good short ball and just as well left by Silva. 217/4
54.5 L Ngidi at Silva, Inner Edge saved it there. Ngidi skids this one from the box office until Silva. He is late on the shot and an inner edge saves him when he is hit on the leggings. 217/4
54.4 L Ngidi to Silva, Silva on a length on the leggings, misses the shot and is hit on the leggings. 217/4
54.3 L Ngidi to Silva, Outdoors, left alone. 217/4
54.2 L Ngidi in Silva, Turning, Silva takes an advantage on the track. No problem. 217/4
54.1 L Ngidi to Silva, The ball is very wide on the side of the leg but the drummer continues to catch him. 217/4
53.6 K Maharaj in Silva, Pushed to the area of the cover by the drummer. Roshen ran for a single. 217/4
53.5 K Maharaj in Silva, MISFIELD, FOUR! It will not help South Africa either. First a nice delivery of Maharaj. He flies out and gets Roshen on the front foot. He looks to defend himself but the ball turns a little and takes the outer edge, past the underpants. He rolls to the back where Temba Bavuma arrives at the tip ball to his left. But he dives on the cherry and she sneaks. He tries to get up and run after but too late. 216/4
53.4 K Maharaj in Silva, Roshen leaves the balloon out of his stump. 212/4
53.3 K Maharaj in Silva, The drummer drives the ball directly to the ground. 212/4
53.2 K Maharaj to R Silva, FOUR! In the air .. and just Markram's fingers on the second page. Silva goes away with hard hands. A cutting edge is induced but it is lucky to have it placed through the first and second slip. 212/4
53.1 K Maharaj in Silva, No luck for Maharaj! He turns away from the defensive blade of Silva's bat. 208/4
52.6 L Ngidi at Silva, Ngidi makes Roshen hop with a short ball and he does well to get it out of the way. A result of execution. 208/4
52.5 L Ngidi at Mathews, On the hips, laminated the thin leg. A race taken. 207/4
52.4 The Ngidi at Mathews, Around the Sea, repulsed by Mathews. 206/4
52.3 L Ngidi at Mathews, the drummer played that foot before and into the ground. 206/4
52.2 L Ngidi at Silva, Midway through this period, Silva works halfway through a race. 206/4
52.1 The Ngidi in Silva, complete on the outside, defended. 205/4
51.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, FOUR! Stroke! Intentional of Mathews. He gets a flying ball over and lofts the ball at the empty deep blanket area of the front foot. A limit for Mathews. He moves to 39. 205/4
51.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, Enticing ball around, Mathews hits him to blankets. 201/4
51.4 K Maharaj at Silva, faster on the leggings, pushed to mid-wicket for a run. 201/4
51.3 K Maharaj in Silva, Around the sea, pushed aside for nothing. 200/4
51.2 K Maharaj in Silva, similar delivery of Keshav, blocked. 200/4
51.1 K Maharaj in Silva, slower ball in the middle and on the outside, defended with a right bat by Silva. 200/4
50.6 The Ngidi to Mathews, again, brought back to the bowler. 200/4
50.5 L Ngidi at Mathews, the drummer pushed back the ball. 200/4
50.4 L Ngidi to Mathews, Fuller in the middle, Mathews happy to defend. 200/4
50.3 L Ngidi at Mathews, On off, cautiously defended by Angelo. 200/4
50.2 L Ngidi at Mathews, Yorker! Dug by Mathews to mid-wicket. 200/4
50.1 L Ngidi at Mathews, On an outside length, Mathews pushes him away from his body. 200/4
49.6 K Maharaj in Silva, Waiting for the ball and defending it on the ground. 200/4
49.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, Ease this one long-term for a race. 200/4
49.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, just outside, Mathews leaves for the cup but misses. 199/4
49.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, Flatter around, defended from the front foot. 199/4
49.2 K Maharaj at Mathews, moves forward and detonates him. 199/4
49.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, defended from the front foot by the drummer presenting the entire face of the bat. 199/4
48.6 L Ngidi to Silva, Oh! A beauty that. Almost had another one in this plus. Ngidi makes an angle from the crease width and brings it to a length just outside and manages to straighten it from there. Silva does well to block it although it is late. 199/4
48.5 L Ngidi to Silva, similar ball on the middle and the leg, held apart by Silva. 199/4
48.4 L Ngidi in Silva, full in line of stumps, defended the inner half of the bat. 199/4
48.3 L Ngidi to Silva, Fuller balloon on the outside, left alone. 199/4
48.2 L Ngidi to Silva, dead ball signaled by the referee while Silva was looking to leave the ball. He tried to leave the ball on his pads but he hit his pads and went to the fine leg. Since there was no shot offered, the referee must report this as a dead ball. 199/4
Roshen Silva is the new man.
Broken beverages.
48.1 L Ngidi in Karunaratne, OUT! Impact directly from Ngidi! Unfortunate for Karunaratne, he misses what would have been a well deserved ton. Dimuth pushes his front foot forward to try to push him from his body back to the covers. Gets a small advantage behind and Quinton Kock collects it with ease to become the fastest goalkeeper at 150 cricket test layoffs. The partnership of 63 ends. 199/4
Lungi Ngidi in the attack now.
47.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, Not much on this occasion, Mathews stays inside the crease and blocks it. 194/3
47.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, defended from the front foot by the drummer presenting the entire face of the bat. 199/3
47.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, stays right behind the line and blocks it. 199/3
47.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, entering with his arm, grabs Angelo on the thigh. 199/3
47.2 K Maharaj at Mathews, nicely swayed around the wicket, on the stumps, Mathews advances and blocks. 199/3
47.1 K Maharaj at A Mathews, Short and wide, carved in square on the off side. 199/3
46.6 D Steyn at Karunaratne, short ball in the line of the stumps, defended from the back foot. 199/3
46.5 D Steyn at Karunaratne, On a length around, pushed to point. 199/3
46.4 D Steyn at Mathews, punched the back foot by the drummer. They take only one. 199/3
46.3 D Steyn at Mathews, FOUR! Easy peasy for Mathews. Poor Steyn. A full ball on the leggings, pbaded through the thin leg for a limit. 198/3
46.2 D Steyn at Mathews, around him, knocked across the covers to avoid running. 194/3
46.1 D Steyn at Mathews, Court of a length in the middle and off, tucked halfway through Mathews. Two races. 194/3
45.6 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, On the leggings, laminated at half-wicket. 192/3
45.5 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, Sweep the region of the square leg. Two more runs 192/3
45.4 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, the drummer goes down the track but decides to defend it. 190/3
45.3 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, Too much rotation and too easy. Karunaratne works on the side of the leg for a splint. 190/3
45.2 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, pushed to the outside, blocked the front foot. 188/3
45.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, Width offered, cut through the backstage. A race taken. 188/3
44.6 D Steyn at Mathews, Outdoors, pushed through the backstop. Mathews keeps the strike. 1873
44.5 D Steyn at Mathews, Presents the entire face of the bat and blocks it. 186/3
44.4 D Steyn at Mathews, Around the sea, defends him from the back foot. 186/3
44.3 D Steyn at Mathews, The drummer defends him from within the fold. 186/3
44.2 D Steyn at Mathews, Around, defended. 186/3
44.1 D Steyn at A Mathews, FOUR! Width and gets the desired result. Mathews cuts the ball wide and short and puts it back on the cord. A limit result. The lead is 400 now. The 50-point stand is also in between. 186/3
43.6 K Maharaj in Karunaratne, On the leggings, sneaks up to a thin and short leg. 182/3
43.5 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, prodigious Tower. He pitched outside and lowered the side of his leg. Dimuth is missing the movie 182/3
43.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, pushed to the area of coverage by the drummer. The drummers ran for one. 182/3
43.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, bypbades the wicket on the third ball. He's bowling a short delivery that Mathews could get to the covers. 181/3
43.2 K Maharaj in Karunaratne, Turns the fugitive ball into a full throw, strikes through to keep running. 181/3
43.1 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, repulsed, defended from the front foot. 180/3
Keshav Maharaj changes direction.
42.6 D Steyn at Karunaratne, On the central pole, laminated across the region of the square leg. A race taken. 180/3
42.5 D Steyn at Karunaratne, Outdoors, left alone. 179/3
42.4 D Steyn at Karunaratne, Outside, Dimuth resolving in defense. 179/3
42.3 D Steyn at Karunaratne, on a length offshore, stranded at Dale. 179/3
42.2 Steyn D at Karunaratne, Online stumps, defended stupid halfway. 179/3
42.1 D Steyn at Karunaratne, Fuller around, pushed aside. 179/3
Dale Steyn is at stake.
41.6 K Rabada at Mathews, Ball similar to Kagiso, Mathews goes again next to this one and this time he pbades the kidnapper . A result of the hug. 179/3
41.5 K Rabada in Mathews, Fuller on the outside, Mathews recovers him and gets him to slip fielder. 177/3
41.4 K Rabada at Mathews, Fullish in the middle and in the leg, defended midway. 177/3
41.3 K Rabada in Karunaratne, Too straight, Dimuth does it well and changes his mind. 177/3
41.2 K Rabada in Karunaratne, the drummer shows the entire face of the bat and defends the ball from the back foot. 176/3
41.1 K Rabada in Karunaratne, back of a length ball offside, held out. 176/3
40.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, Around, Defended. 176/3
40.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, On the skates again, Mathews pushes him halfway. 176/3
40.4 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, On the pads, pushed to the side. A race taken. 176/3
40.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, well done. A slower ball on the stumps, she lands and kicks the field. Mathews does well to play through blankets with soft hands. A race taken. 175/3
40.2 K Maharaj at Mathews, Flying over, leads to blankets. 174/3
40.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, On the pads, worked on the side. 174/3
39.6 K Rabada at Karunaratne, FOUR! Too easy to miss that. An air stream in line on the stumps, Karunaratne checks his training and hits it directly on the ground. Second limit of over. 174/3
39.5 K Rabada in Karunaratne, defended from the back foot by the drummer. 170/3
39.4 K Rabada at Karunaratne, FOUR! Caress. Rabada makes a mistake and Karunaratne makes him pay. At the back of a length on the hips, the drummer pbades it well and gets a limit. 170/3
39.3 K Rabada in Karunaratne, On off, played on the front so as not to run. 166/3
39.2 K Rabada at Karunaratne, Fuller in the middle, pushed high halfway. 166/3
39.1 K Rabada at Karunaratne, Outdoors, left alone. 166/3
38.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, online stumps, kept down the runway. 166/3
38.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, Not that short, Mathews swings back and cuts him late into third man runs. 166/3
38.4 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, Loads on the track to push him to mid-wicket for another race. 166/3
38.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, A short and pierced contact. A race taken. 165/3
38.2 K Maharaj at Mathews, similar ball and Mathews is happy to block. 164/3
38.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, Flatter on off, defended on the off side. 164/3
37.6 K Rabada at Karunaratne, In line of stumps, pushed to mid-wicket. 164/3
37.5 K Rabada at Karunaratne, outdoors, pushed to the point. 164/3
37.4 K Rabada at Karunaratne, A long balloon back on the leggings, thrown on a short square leg for nothing. 164/3
37.3 K Rabada at Karunaratne, Around the sea, defended. 164/3
37.2 K Rabada in Karunaratne, Dimuth played it from the foot before and into the ground. 164/3
37.1 K Rabada in Mathews, On the pads, lit on a thin leg. A race taken. 164/3
36.6 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, On the pads, tucked on the side. 163/3
36.5 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, the drummer takes it off with a wrist shot. 163/3
36.4 K Maharaj at A Mathews, Faster, not much rotation there, Mathews does well to put the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to the thin leg. A race taken. 163/3
36.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, Shorter and breadth on offer, Mathews cut him across the point of cover. A result of the hug. 162/3
36.2 K Maharaj at Mathews, Middle and Offshore, Relaxed Covered by Mathews. 160/3
36.1 K Maharaj at Mathews, thrown in the middle and off, defended the outer half of the bat. 160/3
35.6 K Rabada at Karunaratne, On a length, past the bowler not to run. 160/3
35.5 K Rabada at Karunaratne, FOUR! Full on the leggings, pbaded through the wicket for another limit by Karunaratne. 160/3
35.4 K Rabada in Karunaratne, the drummer shows the entire face of the bat and defends the ball of the back foot. 156/3
35.3 K Rabada to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Perfectly placed! A little further from Rabada, Karunaratne takes the advantage between the goalkeeper and the first breakaway. First limit of the day! 156/3
35.2 K Rabada in Karunaratne, almost bounced on the top of the stumps. Another long ball outside, Dimuth defends him with his fold and the ball sneaks under his bat, hits his elbow and pbades over the stumps. Fortunate! 152/3
35.1 K Rabada in Karunaratne, Kagiso shares a balloon length, defended. 152/3
Kagiso Rabada at the bowl on the other end.
34.6 K Maharaj at Mathews, Similar delivery in the evening, pushed back to the bowler by Mathews. End of the first. 152/3
34.5 K Maharaj at Mathews, Fuller, rebuffed at bowler. 34.4 K Maharaj at Mathews, floating around, defended away. 152/3
34.3 K Maharaj at Mathews, On the pads, lit at the thin leg. 152/3
34.2 K Maharaj at D Karunaratne, Flying off, drives to the middle for a run. 152/3
34.1 K Maharaj at Karunaratne, Begins with a beautiful delivery full of fun out. He lands and takes an extra bounce and Karunaratne works it to the side. 151/3
We are ready for the game. The players are in the middle. Keshav Maharaj starts the procedure with the ball. Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews continue with the bat. Here we go …
Height ratio – Shaun Pollock and Kepler Wessels report from the middle. They say that the ground is still dry, the dust comes off the surface when the ball lands and this will help the spinners more than the fast player. Kepler says that Sri Lankan spinners will be eager to play on this track and that the shot will be difficult. Pollock ends up saying that if nothing works, scanning will be the best option.
Hello and welcome to the third day of the second and final test match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. The home team is at the top. He crossed the Proteas line-up on day 2 and extended his dominance with more races on the board. The lead has inflated up to 365 points, which is more than practical. The interesting thing now is to see when will they declare and put South Africa to the bat. There are two more days left in this test, but maybe we should not need it considering the current state of the field. The play begins soon …
… Day 3, Session 1 …
That's all of us at Day 2. Will there be a Day 4 in this Test that remains to have? ! But the third day is certain. Vous pouvez vous joindre à ce qui commence à 1000 locales (04h30 GMT). Bon week-end, bon courage!
Tout est Sri Lanka pour l'instant. S'ils avaient imposé le suivi, peut-être que le match se serait terminé tôt le Jour 3. L'Afrique du Sud va devoir essayer de trouver un moyen de rbadembler les hôtes et de se battre au moins dans leurs dernières manches. En regardant la façon dont ils ont battu tout au long de la série, on dirait qu'il ne semble pas y avoir beaucoup de possibilités pour eux.
La technique de «comment jouer sur ces terrains subcontinentaux» devra être résolue par le Batters sud-africains. Il a fallu seulement 34.5 overs pour l'équipe à domicile pour les sortir tous. Akila Dananjaya a rambadé son deuxième 5-wicket et Dilruwan Perera lui a donné une bonne compagnie en prenant 4 guichets. Pour les visiteurs, seul leur skipper Faf du Plessis et le gardien Quinton de Kock ont montré une certaine intention avec la batte. Les autres étaient mentalement pas prêts à attaquer, car il y avait juste une cinquantaine de personnes. Plus tôt dans la journée, Rangana Herath et Akila Dananjaya ont marqué 74 points pour le dernier guichet et ont porté le total de leur équipe à 338.
Si ce n'est pas le premier, le deuxième jour est sûrement gagné par le Sri Lanka. Ils ont surpbadé les visiteurs dans tous les départements pour obtenir plus d'un avantage dans ce jeu. Les ouvreurs leur ont donné une fois de plus le point de départ. Dimuth Karunaratne, qui n'est devenu que le quatrième Sri Lankais à avoir remporté les quintuples années 50 dans chaque manche de Test, montre un peu de caractère. Kusal Mendis a été éliminé mais l'ancien capitaine, Angelo Mathews, a fait en sorte que le Sri Lanka ne glisse pas plus loin.
33.6 D Elgar à Karunaratne, Karunaratne le tire par le milieu du portillon . Sri Lanka mène par 365 courses et c'est STUMPS AU JOUR 2. 151/3
33.5 D Elgar à Karunaratne, Obtient le bas et fait bien cette balle. 150/3
33.4 D Elgar à Mathews, pousse ça vers le milieu et pbade à l'autre bout. 150/3
33.3 D'Elgar à Mathews, Mathews a joué ça du pied avant et dans le sol. 149/3
33.2 D Elgar à Mathews, Ohh! Tourne d'Elgar! Où était-il toute la journée? Terrains au milieu, Angelo vient en avant pour le bloquer mais presque obtient un avantage extérieur sur celui-ci au gardien. 149/3
33.1 D Elgar to Mathews, Slower ball on off, pushes to the off side. 149/3
Dean Elgar is given the ball to bowl the last over of the day.
32.6 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Prods his pad out and blocks the ball well. 149/3
32.5 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 149/3
32.4 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flighted ball around off, Karunaratne is solid in defense. 149/3
32.3 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Pitched way outside off, Dimuth gets to the ball and pads it out. 149/3
32.2 K Maharaj to Mathews, Rocks back and punches this ball towards cover-point for an easy single. 149/3
32.1 K Maharaj to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 148/3
31.6 L Ngidi to Karunaratne, Length down the leg side, Karunaratne tries flicking it but misses. 148/3
31.5 L Ngidi to Karunaratne, Hit back towards the bowler. Dot ball. 148/3
31.4 L Ngidi to Karunaratne, Turns this ball to the square leg fielder. 148/3
31.3 L Ngidi to Karunaratne, Back of a length ball on off, defended off the back foot by Karunaratne. 148/3
31.2 L Ngidi to Karunaratne, Played to the point region by Dimuth. 148/3
31.1 L Ngidi to Karunaratne, Gets behind the ball and taps it to the off side. 148/3
30.6 K Maharaj to Mathews, FOUR! The Sri Lankan batters are attacking Maharaj more in the second innings. Mathews makes room and lofts this beautifully over covers. A boundary. 148/3
30.5 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, DK has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total. 144/3
30.4 K Maharaj to Mathews, Played with soft hands towards square leg for a run. 143/3
30.3 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Milks this through mid on for an easy run. 142/3
30.2 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Loopy ball on leg, tucked away to the on side. 141/3
30.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Karunaratne has flicked the ball off his pads. 141/3
29.6 L Ngidi to Mathews, FOUR! Clbad, pure clbad! Overpitched ball around off, Mathews leans forward and unleashes the cover drive to perfection. 141/3
29.5 L Ngidi to Mathews, Driven through mid off by the batsman. 137/3
29.4 L Ngidi to Mathews, Lands it full once again on off, pushed to covers. 137/3
29.3 L Ngidi to Mathews, Length outside off, cut away to the point region. 137/3
29.2 L Ngidi to Mathews, Fuller this time on middle and off, driven back to the bowler. 137/3
29.1 L Ngidi to Mathews, Length ball outside off, well blocked by Mathews. 137/3
Lungi Ngidi comes on for his first over this innings.
28.6 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 137/3
28.5 K Maharaj to Mathews, Angelo has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. He is off the mark. 137/3
Angelo Mathews is the new man in.
28.4 K Maharaj to Mendis, OUT! A wicket against the run of play. Miscommunication between the batters and Mendis is well short of his mark. A short ball from Maharaj outside off, he rocks back and places his shot in the deep extra cover region. They jog for the first, complete the second and suddenly, think they can get the third run as well. However, Kusal is then sent back by his partner in his stride. Markram in the deep throws the ball back to the keeper after mopping up it from the fence. De Kock stretches his arm to dislodge the bails. The umpire takes it upstairs and even a dive couldn't save Mendis. Sri Lanka lose their third wicket but it shouldn't worry them too much as they are already in the driving seat. 136/3
Now then! A run out appeal is been referred up. De Kock thinks he has his man. Kusal Mendis is waiting in anticipation.
28.3 K Maharaj to Mendis, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 134/2
28.2 K Maharaj to Mendis, FOUR! No one in the deep and Mendis adds another boundary to his name. Takes on the preditable Maharaj and plays an inside out shot over the cover region. 134/2
28.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flat ball on leg, Karunaratne rocks back and pulls it in front of square. Will get just the one for it. 130/2
27.6 D Steyn to Mendis, Fuller on leg, flicked away to square leg for a brace. 129/2
27.5 D Steyn to Mendis, Tries to york him as he bowls a fuller ball on middle, Kusal hits it towards mid on. 127/2
27.4 D Steyn to Mendis, Outside off, Mendis plays it to the off side. 127/2
27.3 D Steyn to Mendis, Outside off, Kusal gets behind it and taps it down. 127/2
27.2 D Steyn to Mendis, Length outside off, Mendis blocks it with a straight bat. 127/2
27.1 D Steyn to D Karunaratne, Steyn bangs it short first up, Dimuth pulls it through mid-wicket for one. 127/2
26.6 K Maharaj to Mendis, Loopy ball on middle and leg, played towards mid on. 126/2
26.5 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flighted ball on off, DK pushes this towards mid on and jogs to complete the run. 126/2
26.4 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Sharp turn down leg, Karunaratne flicks it to the square leg fielder. 125/2
26.3 K Maharaj to Mendis, Works this towards square leg for a run. 125/2
26.2 K Maharaj to Mendis, Prods forward and taps it in front of him. 124/2
26.1 K Maharaj to Mendis, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 124/2
25.6 D Steyn to Karunaratne, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Dimuth. 124/2
25.5 D Steyn to Karunaratne, FOUR! Fourth fifty in a row for Dimuth and his 17th overall in this format. What a series he is having. Another fuller ball from Steyn on off, Karunaratne drives it in the gap through cover-point to get to the landmark. 124/2
25.4 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Another ball driven towards that region. 120/2
25.3 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Pushed to the cover region by DK. 120/2
25.2 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Karunaratne lets the ball go outside his off stump. 120/2
25.1 D Steyn to D Karunaratne, Pitched up ball on off, Dimuth drives it to covers. 120/2
24.6 K Maharaj to Mendis, Covers his stumps and blocks this ball comfortably. 120/2
24.5 K Maharaj to Mendis, Defended off the front foot by Mendis presenting the full face of the bat. 120/2
24.4 K Maharaj to Mendis, Kusal has flicked the ball off his pads. 120/2
24.3 K Maharaj to K Mendis, FOUR! Another one! This time with the turn. On the up, not an easy shot to play. Tossed up ball from Maharaj around off, Kusal lofts it uppishly towards extra cover for back-to-back boundaries. 120/2
24.2 K Maharaj to Mendis, FOUR! They have been playing the sweep so very well. Fetches this from outside off and slogs it through mid-wicket. No fielder there and no one to chase the ball either. Boundary. 116/2
24.1 K Maharaj to Mendis, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 112/2
23.6 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Another fuller ball on off, driven to covers. Sri Lanka's lead now is 326 runs. 112/2
23.5 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Fuller this time outside off, pushed to the cover region. 112/2
23.4 D Steyn to Karunaratne, FOUR! Delicately done. Waits for the ball to come to him and cuts it late past the backward point fielder. A boundary. 112/2
23.3 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Digs this short on middle, Karunaratne is not in total control and looks to pull it away. He misjudges the bounce and gets hit on his shoulder. 108/2
23.2 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 108/2
23.1 D Steyn to Karunaratne, Good length ball on that fourth stump channel, Karunaratne is happy to defend the ball. 108/2
22.6 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Tickles this to the on side to retain strike for the next over. 108/2
22.5 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, FOUR! That will get him to 44. Comes dancing down, takes it on the full and drives it towards extra cover. No fielder there and he will get his boundary. 107/2
22.4 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 103/2
22.3 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 103/2
22.2 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Turns his bat to the leg side for nothing. Dot ball. 103/2
22.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Comes down the track and works it to mid on. 103/2
21.6 D Steyn to Mendis, Length outside off, Kusal shows Steyn the sticker of his bat maker. 103/2
21.5 D Steyn to Mendis, Stays back once again and shows his solid defense. 103/2
21.4 D Steyn to Mendis, Covers his stumps and blocks it with a straight bat. 103/2
21.3 D Steyn to Mendis, Hangs back in his crease and bunts it down. 103/2
21.2 D Steyn to Mendis, Good length ball outside off, Kusal looks to cut it but cannot put bat to ball. 103/2
21.1 D Steyn to Mendis, Length ball around off, Mendis hits it back towards the bowler. 103/2
20.6 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Half-tracker on middle, Karunaratne pulls this to mid-wicket. 103/2
20.5 K Maharaj to Mendis, Drives this towards the off side for a run. 103/2
20.4 K Maharaj to Mendis, Sharp turn. Mendis hangs back and looks to block it but gets beaten. 102/2
20.3 K Maharaj to Mendis, Mendis gets behind the ball and blocks it. 102/2
20.2 Maharaj to Silva, OUT! No bat and de Silva has to take the long walk back. A great review from South Africa and Maharaj gets another one. Loopy ball on leg, just like the previous ball. Once again de Silva comes down looking to work it on the on side. The ball spins back in and hits de Silva low on his back leg. A strong appeal from the bowler but the umpire stays put. They have a chat and Faf takes it upstairs. Replays show us that there was no bat and the ball would have gone on to hit the middle of middle stump. Also, Kusal Mendis is the next batsman in… 102/2
An LBW decision is taken up. South Africa look confident. But, is there a bat?
20.1 K Maharaj to Silva, Tossed up ball on leg, de Silva comes down the track and looks to flick it but gets hit on the pads. Appeal to no avail. 102/1
19.6 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, A lot of air on this one, DK waits for it to play it off the back foot. 102/1
19.5 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Misses to play this one and gets hit on his pads. 102/1
19.4 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, FOUR! Another short ball and punished by Karunaratne this time. He rocks back and pulls this one to the square leg fence. 102/1
19.3 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, A touch short in length, Karunaratne defends it off the back foot. 98/1
19.2 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Comes down the track to play this one. He gets it to mid on uppishly. 98/1
19.1 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Shorter on middle, eased through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 98/1
18.6 K Maharaj to Silva, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 96/1
18.5 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Karunaratne has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. 96/1
18.4 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, FOUR! A wicket on the previous ball and Karunaratne brings out the sweep. Fetches it from outside off and sweeps it over backward square leg for a boundary. 95/1
Drinks have been taken! Also, Dhananjaya de Silva walks out to bat.
18.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, OUT! Finally a wicket for South Africa. They have been made to work for it and Maharaj is the man once again. 10-fer for the left-arm orthodox spinner. He gives this one air on middle and leg, Gunathilaka dances down the track and looks to clear the infield. Can't get hold of it and finds Elgar at deep cow corner who runs to his right and dives to take a very good catch. 91/1
18.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Uses his feet and works this towards cow corner. Another comfortable brace. 91/0
18.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flicks this through mid-wicket for a brace. 89/0
17.6 de Bruyn to Gunathilaka, Around off, blocked! 88/0
17.5 de Bruyn to Gunathilaka, FOUR! Lead is 300 now! Gunathilaka reverse sweeps the full ball once again and finds the gap through the cover-point region. Innovation to get to the landmark! 88/0
17.4 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Fuller ball driven through covers by Karunaratne. Lead swells to 299. 84/0
17.3 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Gets behind the line of this one and defends it down the track for nothing. 83/0
17.2 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, A tad shorter and slower from de Bruyn, blocked off the back foot. 83/0
17.1 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 83/0
16.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Wide outside off stump, Gunathilaka leaves it alone. 83/0
16.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Sweeps the full ball through square leg and takes a brace. 83/0
16.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. 81/0
16.3 K Maharaj to D Gunathilaka, FOUR! Fortune favors the brave and Gunathilaka has been! He looks to cut the faster ball but ends up getting an outside edge. The ball evades the keeper's gloves and the first slip fielder moved the wrong way to let it pbad between the two. A boundary through the third man fence to get to his 2nd fifty. Lead is getting bigger and bigger for SL. 81/0
16.2 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Some air on this one, Karunratne gets to the pitch of the ball and punches it through long on. Another single taken. 77/0
16.1 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Comes down the track and gets it through long on. A run taken. 76/0
Aiden Markram is back on.
15.6 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, On the leg side, worked fine by Karunartne. Two runs results. 75/0
15.5 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Shows the full face to the flatter ball and keeps it out. 73/0
15.4 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Hangs back to the shortish ball and pushes it off the back foot. 73/0
15.3 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, On the pads, flicked to the on side by Dimuth. 73/0
15.2 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 73/0
15.1 de Bruyn to Karunaratne, Comes ahead to play it to the off side. 73/0
Theunis de Bruyn is on.
14.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, SIX! In the air… and it's a SIX! Elgar made a mess of it. Markram bowled a flighted ball outside off, Gunathilaka slogs it aerially to the mid-wicket fence. Dean standing there misjudges it first, comes in from the fence and is late in getting back. He ends up missing it altogether. The ball lands directly on the ropes. Nothing going SA's way. 73/0
14.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Around off, Gunathilaka lunges forward once again but doesn't get his bat behind the line cleanly. 67/0
14.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Lunges forward and blocks it out! 67/0
14.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, In line of the stumps, defended off the back foot down the track for nothing. 67/0
14.2 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Another full ball and another sweep shot. This time he gets it to mid-wicket for a single. 67/0
14.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Fuller, swept but couldn't get it past FSL. 66/0
13.6 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Short and wide, cut through backward point by Gunathilaka. A misfield from the fielder there allows them to take two. 66/0
13.5 A Markram to Karunaratne, Slower around off, Karunaratne puts it in the gap through cover-point for a single. 64/0
13.4 A Markram to Karunaratne, Comes down the track this time and plays it to the off side. 63/0
13.3 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Edge but safe! A flighted ball on a length, Gunathilaka pushes hard at it and gets it off the outside edge through the third man region. Amla runs after it from first slip and keeps the batters under three. 63/0
13.2 A Markram to Gunathilaka, In line of the stumps, defended back to the bowler. 60/0
13.1 A Markram to D Gunathilaka, Flighted on middle, driven through covers for a brace by Gunathilaka. 60/0
12.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Makes his way down the track to this flighted ball and knocks it down to long on for one. 58/0
12.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Works it away with the spin on the leg side. No run taken. 57/0
12.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Plants his front foot forward and meets it with a straight bat in defense. 57/0
12.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Big appeal for an lbw, but correctly shut down. Flighted outside off, it spins in and catches Gunathilaka on the pads as he moves a long way across his stumps. Impact clearly outside off, could see all three sticks. 57/0
12.2 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Sweeps this full ball behind square on the leg side for a single. 57/0
12.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Quicker through the air outside off, it turns in, Dimuth moves across and blocks it out. 56/0
11.6 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Fullish around off, defended off the front foot by Gunathilaka. 56/0
11.5 A Markram to Gunathilaka, On the pads, worked to the on side for no run. 56/0
11.4 A Markram to Gunathilaka, A full toss from Aiden, Gunthilaka pushes it straight to the short cover fielder. 56/0
11.3 A Markram to Gunathilaka, A full toss from Aiden, Gunthilaka couldn't get it past the short square leg fielder. 56/0
11.2 A Markram to Gunathilaka, A tad shorter, defended. 56/0
11.1 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Hangs back and bunts it out. Markram is easier to handle considering the Lankan batters play better spin in the nets. 56/0
10.6 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Mistimed reverse sweep goes to the point region. 56/0
10.5 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, On the pads, flicked through the leg side for nothing. 56/0
10.4 Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flatter around off, it spins back and hits the batsman on his pad. The fielding team asks the question but the umpire denies it again. 56/0
10.3 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, FOUR! Out comes the slog sweep once again. Most potent weapon for most of the batters. A flighted ball around off, Karunaratne gets down on his knee and smashes it through the wide long on region. 56/0
10.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Good fielding effort this from Elgar to save a run for his team. Gunathilaka flicks this one off his pads and gets it fine. The ball races towards the fence but Elgar runs after it, puts in a timely dive in the deep and saves a run for his team. He knows the value of each and every run! 50-run stand comes up between the duo. 52/0
10.1 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Charges down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and defends it. 49/0
9.6 A Markram to Karunaratne, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 49/0
9.5 A Markram to D Gunathilaka, Moves away from his wickets and punches it through covers. One run taken. 49/0
9.4 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Copy-paste stuff from the bowler and the batsman. 48/0
9.3 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Lunges forward to the tossed up ball and blocks it down the track. 48/0
9.2 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Fuller on off, drive to mid off for no run. 48/0
9.1 A Markram to Gunathilaka, Pushes this one around off, it pitches and spins away just a tad from the left-hander. Gunathilaka tries to poke at it but misses. 48/0
Aiden Markram is into the attack as the second spinner.
8.6 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Dimuth offers no stroke and is rapped on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. The umpire decides the batsman is not out as it might have been missing the sticks. 48/0
8.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Moves away from his stumps to play it off the back foot through cover-point. One run added to the total. 48/0
8.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Gunathilaka fails to get bat on that one and is hit on the pad. 47/0
8.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Flatter outside off, Gunathilaka gets forward to block it. 47/0
8.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Ooh! Clever, very clever from Maharaj. He saw Gunathilaka coming down the track and hence, he fired this one outside off. But kudos to the batsman who saw this plot and got his foot back in time. Good stuff this. 47/0
8.1 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Swept handsomely through deep square leg for a brace. It's all too easy for the Lankan batsmen right now. 47/0
7.6 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Drives the full ball through covers. The fielder at mid off scampers to his right and stops it but not cleanly. Two runs taken. 45/0
7.5 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, Hangs back to the back of a length ball and eases it through the on side for a single. 43/0
7.4 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. 42/0
7.3 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Another short ball around the grille area, Karunaratne pulls it to mid-wicket for another run. 42/0
7.2 K Rabada to D Karunaratne, Follows the short ball with a length ball. Karunaratne pushes it through mid on. 41/0
7.1 K Rabada to D Karunaratne, Short around the shoulder height, pulled through mid-wicket for no run. 41/0
6.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Tossed up on length and it spins away from the leg stump. Gunathilaka looks to flick but it misses everything it seems and thuds into de Kock's gloves. Maharaj appeals but the umpire ignores it. 41/0
6.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman. 41/0
6.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Faster in line of the stumps, kept out to the on side. 41/0
6.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, SIX! Some more intent this time. He is the aggressor in this innings for the home team. A tossed up ball on middle and off, Gunathilaka gets down on his knee and slogs it over mid-wicket fence. A maximum results! 41/0
6.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Comes charging down the track to block this one. He is showing intent. 35/0
6.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flatter on a good length, worked to through square leg. One run taken. 35/0
5.6 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, Short of a length again, played to the on side for no run. 34/0
5.5 K Rabada to Karunaratne, On the hips coming in with the angle, pushed to the on side for a run. 34/0
5.4 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, A back of a length delivery targeting the rib cage, Gunathilaka hops and gets it to mid on for a run. 33/0
5.3 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, Kagiso goes 'round and Danushka gets it away from his crease. 32/0
5.2 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. 32/0
5.1 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, Rabada goes over the wicket to angle it across and manages to beat Gunathilaka's willow on the outside. 32/0
5.1 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, FOUR! Bang! Shot and it's a no ball as well. But Gunathilaka has no qualms in playing his shots. He drives it on the up through mid off and the ball races to the fence for a boundary. 32/0
4.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Gunathilaka has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. 27/0
4.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, FOUR! Loopy ball down leg, Gunathilaka gets on one knee and looks to paddle sweep this. Gets a faint edge to this and the ball trickles down towards the fine leg region for back-to-back boundaries. 26/0
4.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, FOUR! Just over Rabada! Gunathilaka picks up the length early, gets into position and reverse sweeps this over backward point. Boundary. 22/0
4.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Turned around the corner for nothing. 18/0
4.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Off spinner down leg, Gunathilaka tries flicking the ball but misses. 18/0
4.1 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Gets off the inner half back to the bowler. 18/0
3.6 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Oh! Over the off pole. The length ball cuts back and evades the under edge of Karunaratne's bat. No harm done in the end. 18/0
3.5 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Short outside off, he looks to pull but misses it. He looks in some hurry. Perhaps SL want to put SA into bat as early as possible. 18/0
3.4 K Rabada to Karunaratne, And now gets beaten off the length ball. He looks to cut it fiercely but connects with thin air. 18/0
3.3 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Around off this time but similar leave from Karunaratne. 18/0
3.2 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Outside off, left alone. 18/0
3.1 K Rabada to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Edge but safe! It was on a good length around off, Dimuth gets an outside edge and it goes through square on the off side for a boundary. 18/0
2.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Carefully tackled off the back foot by Gunathilaka. 14/0
2.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Hangs back and bunts it out the off side. 14/0
2.4 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Flighted around off, Danushka comes forward to play it but gets hit on the pad after missing it. 14/0
2.3 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 14/0
2.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, FOUR! Gunathilaka is no mood to hang around! He gets into the act and bads the slog sweep to the flighted ball bowled around off and gets it through wide long on. A boundary! 14/0
2.1 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Flatter on middle, eased through mid-wicket. One run taken. 10/0
1.6 K Rabada to Karunaratne, In line of the stumps on a back of a length, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. 9/0
1.5 K Rabada to D Karunaratne, Outside off, caressed to covers off the front foot. 8/0
1.4 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Drives this one to mid off. 8/0
1.3 K Rabada to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Clbady. Full in line of the stumps and driven straight down the ground. Impact straightaway! 8/0
1.2 K Rabada to Gunathilaka, Another full toss outside off, driven to mid off for another single. 4/0
1.1 K Rabada to Karunaratne, Starts with a full toss, Karunaratne bads it to mid-wicket. One run taken. 3/0
Kagiso Rabada is on.
0.6 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Gets behind the line of the flatter ball and defends it to end the first over. 2/0
0.5 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone. 2/0
0.4 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, On the pads, flicked through square leg for a run. 2/0
0.3 K Maharaj to Karunaratne, Hangs back and blocks the ball out to the off side. 1/0
Not surprising South Africa starts the innings with spin. But sadly for them, they only have one conventional spin bowler in their playing XI.
0.2 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Fuller ball on off, driven to mid on for a run. 1/0
0.1 K Maharaj to Gunathilaka, Starts with a spinning delivery going down the leg side. Danushka fails to make contact. 0/0
First Published: July 22, 2018, 9:58 AM IST
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