13/03Result
4th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Mar 13 2019
South Africa won by 6 wkts (103b rem)
Player of the Match
Isuru Udana
Isuru UdanaSri Lanka
13/03Result
4th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Mar 13 2019
South Africa won by 6 wkts (103b rem)
Player of the Match
Isuru Udana
Isuru UdanaSri Lanka


4.09pm Well, Sri Lanka are back in Port Elizabeth and back in the business of record-breaking 10th wicket stands. With an obdurate Rajitha for company, Udana put on 58, reaching a personal best of 78 before he played one shot too many. His stroke-making showed that there were runs to be had in these conditions, but the rest of the top order failed to get the memo and South Africa should find this total well within their reach. Read all about the Sri Lankan innings in Andrew Fidel Fernando's report, which will be landing soon. And join us in half an hour or so for the chase.

Pierre van Niek: "Hats off to you, Akeel, thanks a lot"

Andy C: "Fourth highest score in ODIs by a number 9 after Russell 92, Sammy 84 and NLTC Perera 80*"

Brad: "I wonder what the record is for the largest partnership in ODIs where one player hasn't scored. Certainly doubt there have been many higher than this one."
-- Hazlewood made 0 in the stand of 54 with Stoinis for the tenth wicket at Eden Park two years ago. Kemar Roach had made 0 in a stand of 51 against India in 2013, and Romesh Kaluwitharana had made 0 in an opening stand of 70 against Pakistan in 1996.

Abhijato: "Mr Brickhill on the comms, Sri Lankan magic on the scorecard, South Africa the opposition... Sensing a pattern here! :")"

rb: "So Udana made his debut 7 years ago & they were his first ODI Runs !" -- No wonder the runs spilled out in such a rush

Louis: "I'm kinda glad SL got some more runs in the end, hopefully it will give Markram a chance to do some batting."

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39.2
W
Phehlukwayo to Udana, OUT, caught at long off! He lived by the sword, and died by it. Udana looks to take Phehlukwayo on again, lifting an aerial drive at a slower ball down the ground. He hits it well, but not well enough to beat du Plessis down at the boundary, who makes no mistake this time

I Udana c du Plessis b Phehlukwayo 78 (67m 57b 7x4 4x6) SR: 136.84

Ramble: "I see Udana has two first class centuries, despite this being his highest List A score. No rabbit. "

39.1
4
Phehlukwayo to Udana, FOUR, sliced over cover point, Udana making some room and nailing the shot exactly where he aimed to

Jacques Prince: "SA's old nemesis, bowling to the tail. Somehow they always allow opposition to get from potentially a really low, almost indefensible, total to a defendable total. This is something they need to work on before the World cup, they could and should have had a 135-150 odd total to chase, now leaked 50 stupid runs. Can make a difference in a knock out game, especially for SA." -- Not forgetting, Udana's also played a blinder

END OF OVER:
39 | 5 Runs | SL: 185/9 | RR: 4.74

  • Kasun Rajitha0 (9b)
  • Isuru Udana74 (55b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi10-0-34-1
  • Anrich Nortje8-0-57-3
38.6
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, sharp turn in to him this time, but Rajitha is back and across and jabs his bat down to keep it out

Andy C: "Record 10th wicket stand in ODIs for SL bettering 51 by Arnold/deSilva v Zim 1999!"

38.5
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, beaten by a googly that hits him on the back leg. There's an appeal, but it pitched outside leg
38.4
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, Rajitha, who has contributed precisely 0 to the partnership, does exactly what he needs to, coming forward to defend solidly
38.3
1
Shamsi to Udana, 1 run, this one squirts off the outer half of the bat, rolling to short third man

Akeel: "Who is up for a Isuru Udana century?" -- That is one hot jinx

38.2
4
Shamsi to Udana, FOUR, he's into the 70s now!, bending low and deliberately lifting his sweep up and over fine leg to bring up the fifty stand and claim the 10th wicket record partnership for Sri Lanka
38.1
0
Shamsi to Udana, no run, flighted outside off, and he defends

END OF OVER:
38 | 15 Runs | SL: 180/9 | RR: 4.73

  • Isuru Udana69 (52b)
  • Kasun Rajitha0 (6b)
  • Anrich Nortje8-0-57-3
  • Tabraiz Shamsi9-0-29-1
37.6
1
Nortje to Udana, 1 run, yorker, it's dug out, and a single keeps him the strike
37.5
6
Nortje to Udana, SIX, into the scoreboard! Udana drills another pull right out of the screws, the ball arcing way over the outfield and slamming straight into the electronic scoreboard

Hannes Jooste: "Dual watching the Sri Lankans and Cape Cobras at work on two tabs. They were head to head but the Lankans is now slightly ahead except with a wicket in hand though. Cobras 142 for 9 after 35" -- Udana's rapidly put some ground between this total and theirs!

37.4
0
Nortje to Udana, no run, and now he backs away at a slower ball, hacking and missing a cut
37.3
4
Nortje to Udana, FOUR, fiercely struck, Udana rocking back and hammering a confident pull out to midwicket
37.2
0
Nortje to Udana, no run,
37.1
4
Nortje to Udana, FOUR, tipped over the bar! Udana drove hard and in the air towards du Plessis at mid on, who has some ground to make but leaps and goes one-handed with his right hand. But he can't hold on, and it's more runs

END OF OVER:
37 | 1 Run | SL: 165/9 | RR: 4.45

  • Kasun Rajitha0 (6b)
  • Isuru Udana54 (46b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi9-0-29-1
  • Anrich Nortje7-0-42-3
36.6
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, beaten outside off! It was the googly, he didn't read it, and groped inside the line as it fizzed past him
36.5
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, looped up outside off, and a solid forward defensive is the response
36.4
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, nicely done by Rajitha, lunging well forward and keeping the bat and pad close together as he defends
36.3
0
Shamsi to Rajitha, no run, Rajitha comes forward, defending into the leg side

Big B: "Giving Miller the gloves towards the end of the innings has an additional motivation in that it gives QDK a chance to "rest" before he opens the batting."

36.3
1w
Shamsi to Rajitha, 1 wide, spinning down the leg side, and another good stop down there for Miller

SL in SA 2018-19 News

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21RR HendricksQ de Kock
2nd56Q de KockAK Markram
3rd33F du PlessisQ de Kock
4th34F du PlessisDA Miller
5th46JP DuminyDA Miller