- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR42.3 is this a big moment? Amla is run-out while trying to slide back in for the second. He tucked this to the man at the edge of the ring at midwicket. Kusal Mendis swooped in quickly and then fired a accurate throw on the bounce to Dickwella who smashed the stumps down to catch Amla at least a foot short. Tired end to a fabulous knock. Amla took a while to turn for the second and that cost him 232/512.1 beauty of a delivery to get a class batsman. Keeps at it - full and just around off stump - this one nips away slightly off the pitch, de Kock pushes feebly with minimal feet movement and gets a thick edge that has been pouched well by a diving Dickwella. Reward for persistence. Subdued knock from de Kock, didn't quite look a part today 44/133.4 excellent catch by Chandimal at midwicket. This was short, he tried to flat-bat this into the midwicket boundary but the ball got slightly big on him and cramped him for room, so couldn't generate as much power as he would have liked. Chandimal dived low to his right held his composure to pull off a super catch. 189/234.4 soft dismissal! Tries to rock back to pull but the ball didn't get to him as quickly as he anticipated. He was way too early into the stroke, the ball spun away a wee bit as well to hit the toe-end as the ball lobbed to cover. Simplest of catches for Kapugedara 194/341.4 looks to fetch this whip from outside off but ends up getting a thick leading edge that flies to third man. The angle and extra bounce have done the trick. 226/447.5 sensational from Tharanga. One stump to aim at from mid-off, clean pick up and a rocket throw at the bowler's end. Morris, who hammered it straight to the fielder, had given up and was caught comfortably short. 277/6Extras11 (lb 1, w 10)TOTAL299/6 (50 Overs, RR: 5.98)Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Quinton de Kock, 12.1 ov), 2-189 (Faf du Plessis, 33.4 ov), 3-194 (AB de Villiers, 34.4 ov), 4-226 (David Miller, 41.4 ov), 5-232 (Hashim Amla, 42.3 ov), 6-277 (Chris Morris, 47.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 10 0 57 0 5.70 27 5 0 5 0 RAS Lakmal 10 0 51 1 5.10 33 5 0 2 0 N Pradeep 10 0 54 2 5.40 31 5 1 1 0 DAS Gunaratne 10 0 64 0 6.40 12 1 1 1 0 S Prasanna 10 0 72 1 7.20 21 6 2 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 length ball, angling into off stump, and Morne has taken out the danger man. Clears his front leg and looks to slam that over mid-off. A bit of extra bounce, and he only manages to slice it high in the air, down into the hands of third man 69/125.2 is that the game for South Africa? Tharanga has hit this straight to Miller at deep cover. He read the googly, got to the pitch of the ball to go over the infield. It was almost as if he forgot there was a man there. Miller was running in with the sun right in his eyeline but he did well to keep his balance 146/511.5 taken! Mendis picked up one boundary with an uppish flick, but this time AB has stationed himself at a straight short midwicket. The ball, angling into the stumps and pitching on a good length, stopped on Mendis slightly, maybe, and AB jumps, times it just about perfectly, and plucks the ball out with an outstretched right hand. The ball was almost behind him when he caught it 94/217.2 the celebration in the South African camp tells you why that is a big moment in the match. Chandimal struck this firmly but de Villiers anticipates the dive and moves swiftly to his right from extra cover to slide and half-stop. Then quickly recovers to run a few paces to pick up the ball and hit the stumps direct at the bowler's end to catch Chandimal at least a feet short. Stunning 116/317.5 the wrong'un has done the trick. Didn't look like Kapugeradara picked it. This one drifted back in a long way from wide of the crease, Kapu plays for the turning legbreak, stabs outside the line in an attempt to nurdle it to the legside and is struck plumb in front of middle. First-ball duck. Sri Lanka are sliding here 117/429.2 sliced to extra cover. Looked to hit him with the spin but didn't get to the pitch of the ball and spooned a simple catch to the man at the edge of the ring. Sri Lanka right on the edge. 155/637.2 this one snakes back in from length on off stump, Prasanna pushes outside the line and is comprehensively beaten. Hit above the knee roll, closer to the flap of the pad. Ball tracking shows the ball would've gone on to hit the top of middle and leg. Three reds, Sri Lanka sink further. Prasanna had taken a step across with his front foot as the bowler released, and ended up in a completely closed-off position 191/737.5 back of a length on off stump, clubbed along the ground to mid-on, and is that another run-out? They think of a single, hesitate, turn around, and Tahir's direct hit catches Lakmal well short at the striker's end 191/838.1 gone, Sri Lanka are nine down. Malinga stepped away to make room, Rabada banged it in short outside off. Was off-balance as he tried to cut, only managed a bottom-edge into his stumps 192/941.3 and that is that. Tahir finishes with four. A bit of flight, and Pradeep gives it the big yahoo. Connects pretty well, to be fair, but only manages to hit it as far as the man at long-on 203/10Extras15 (lb 6, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL203 all out (41.3 Overs, RR: 4.89)Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Niroshan Dickwella, 8.2 ov), 2-94 (Kusal Mendis, 11.5 ov), 3-116 (Dinesh Chandimal, 17.2 ov), 4-117 (Chamara Kapugedera, 17.5 ov), 5-146 (Upul Tharanga, 25.2 ov), 6-155 (Asela Gunaratne, 29.2 ov), 7-191 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 37.2 ov), 8-191 (Suranga Lakmal, 37.5 ov), 9-192 (Lasith Malinga, 38.1 ov), 10-203 (Nuwan Pradeep, 41.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Rabada 8 1 46 1 5.75 29 5 1 3 1 WD Parnell 10 0 54 0 5.40 33 8 0 1 0 M Morkel 6 0 31 1 5.16 18 3 0 2 0 CH Morris 7 0 32 2 4.57 23 1 1 1 0 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 3.17 31 2 0 0 0 JP Duminy 2 0 7 0 3.50 9 1 0 1 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 3.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - Q de Kock (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 189 runs, 3 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 51/1 in 14.0 overs (HM Amla 22, F du Plessis 2)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (HM Amla 22, F du Plessis 27, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 4
- HM Amla: 50 off 56 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 88 balls (HM Amla 50, F du Plessis 48, Ex 2)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 52 balls (4 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 27.5 overs (167 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 163/1 in 30.0 overs (HM Amla 76, F du Plessis 59)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 35.5 overs (215 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 78 runs, 3 wickets)
- HM Amla: 100 off 112 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: South Africa - 299/6 in 50.0 overs (JP Duminy 38, WD Parnell 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 87 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (41 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (N Dickwella 35, WU Tharanga 8, Ex 9)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 107 runs, 8 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (84 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 100/2 in 14.0 overs (WU Tharanga 34, LD Chandimal 4)
- WU Tharanga: 50 off 59 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 27.3 overs (166 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 155/6 in 29.2 overs (MDKJ Perera 15)
- Over 37.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - S Prasanna (Struck down)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 9 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 40.6 overs (247 balls), Extras 15
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