10.25 am "Well done," says Hashim Amla as he takes his boys off the park. As ever, an understatement from the man. This has been a brilliant bowling performance, especially in unfriendly conditions for seam bowlers. Now the onus is back on the batsmen to combat spin and score quickly doing that
Abhishek: "Wow ! Catch of 2014 for me by ABD !!"
104.5
W
Morkel to Herath, OUT, AB, take a bow! He has pulled off a stunner at second slip! The ball had passed him, but he just would not give. Dives to his left and plucks it out of thin air. That edge was travelling too at Morkel's pace, Herath was tryin to steer it away to pick up that single but has to walk back. AB tests his fingers as he leaves, but South Africa now have a lead of 163.
HMRKB Herath c de Villiers b Morkel 19 (137m 61b 3x4 0x6) SR: 31.14
104.4
2
Morkel to Herath, 2 runs, length ball, hammered away from the stumps to deep midwicket. Not quite off the middle, but it ends up a couple
104.3
0
Morkel to Herath, no run, a little awkward bounce there as Morkel slows this up, only 123 kph. Herath was set for the backfoot block, but he was into the shot too early as the ball gripped the dry surface
104.3
1w
Morkel to Herath, 1 wide, hurls in a bouncer that is safely ducked under. The umpires look at each other and decide that was way too high
104.2
0
Morkel to Herath, no run, meets the fuller ball from the crease and employs a straight bat
104.1
0
Morkel to Herath, no run, looks like it's hit-out-or-get-out time. This was fuller and Herath looks to carve it through the covers. Miscues it to mid-off though
END OF OVER:104 | (maiden) | SL: 289/9
- Shaminda Eranga1 (12b)
- Rangana Herath17 (56b)
- Dale Steyn23-8-54-5
- Morne Morkel18-8-46-2
103.6
0
Steyn to Eranga, no run, fullish and just outside off, defended with soft hands and then wrings that hurt one.
103.5
0
Steyn to Eranga, no run, back of a length and angled down the leg side, Eranga shuffles inside the line and gets out of the way. More than he tried to flick that down to long leg
