20/07Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 20-23 2018
Sri Lanka won by 199 runs
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka
20/07Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 20-23 2018
Sri Lanka won by 199 runs
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka

11.15pm Maharaj, fittingly, leads South Africa off the field after claiming 9 for 129 - the second-best figures by a South African in Test cricket and the second best overall by a left-arm spinner. Herath (who else?) holds the record, having bagged 9 for 127. This pesky last-wicket stand of 74 has sparked the debate again: why didn't SA pick another specialist spinner? We will be back soon for SA's reply.

Ettiene : "Is Maharaj's 9 the first 9-for SA since Tayfield?" --- Indeed. They're the only players to take a nine-for for SA

Ghalib: "Maharaj has the best BBI among the players currently playing international cricket. Surpassed Broad's 15-8." --- You forgot Herath?

Maharaj is also the sixth bowler to take 9 wickets in an innings at an away venue

Adnan Akhtar: "Before the match, Maharaj wanted to emulate Herath. Now he has dismissed the great man to achieve almost identical figures (9-129) on the same ground as Herath (9-127)!"

104.1
W
Maharaj to Herath, OUT, Herath has been given out caught behind by Umpire Llong. He immediately challenges the on-field out decision. This was full and pushed through on the leg stump, Herath drops down to one knee and attempts a sweep. He only tickles it off the glove to Elgar at leg stump. The stubborn last-wicket stand is over and SL are dismissed for 338

HMRKB Herath c Elgar b Maharaj 35 (87m 68b 4x4 0x6) SR: 51.47

END OF OVER:
104 | 3 Runs | SL: 338/9

  • Akila Dananjaya43 (91b)
  • Rangana Herath35 (67b)
  • Dale Steyn17-3-60-0
  • Keshav Maharaj41-10-129-8
103.6
0
Steyn to Dananjaya, no run, Steyn hits the deck harder as this bouncer flies to the keeper. Akila ducks under it safely. The wait continues...
103.5
0
Steyn to Dananjaya, no run, banged in short on off, fended off
103.4
1
Steyn to Herath, 1 run, rides the bounce of another short ball on off and swats it away to long leg like a fly. "With a faint glimmer of the Jayasuriya swagger, immediately after the ball is struck," as Fidel Fernando writes (like only he can) in this blockbuster TCM profile
103.3
1
Steyn to Dananjaya, 1 run, dug in short and attacking the body, Akila camps back and fends it away behind square on the leg side
103.2
0
Steyn to Dananjaya, no run, good length and on middle stump, Akils shuffles across off stump and blocks the ball to short midwicket

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South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st23D ElgarAK Markram
2nd57D ElgarTB de Bruyn
3rd20HM AmlaTB de Bruyn
4th13F du PlessisTB de Bruyn
5th0KA MaharajTB de Bruyn
6th123T BavumaTB de Bruyn
7th10Q de KockTB de Bruyn
8th34TB de BruynK Rabada
9th0DW SteynK Rabada
10th10DW SteynL Ngidi