| 2.4 : 2.4: S Lakmal to H Amla, FOUR! What a shot! Good length ball on off, Amla comes down and milks it through mid off for a boundary. This was all about timing. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: S Lakmal to H Amla, FOUR! Great way to finish off the over. Length ball outside off, Amla plays a textbook cover drive through covers for a boundary. 11 coming off this one! |
| 3.3 : 3.3: N Pradeep to A Markram, FOUR! Poor delivery asking to be hit. Full on the pads, Markram maintains his balance and whips it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: S Lakmal to H Amla, FOUR! Lakmal attempts for the inswinger this time but the line turns out to be too straight. Amla nicely works it on the leg side and times his flick shot superbly in front of square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.4: N Pradeep to H Amla, FOUR! No stopping that. Good length ball on off, Amla gets on his front foot and plays a classic cover drive through covers. The boundaries are big on that side but it does not matter as the ball still finds the ropes. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: S Lakmal to A Markram, FOUR! Excellent shot from Markram. Full on off, Markram picks the length early and slashes his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: S Lakmal to A Markram, OUT! That's the first wicket of the day. Lakmal gets his length right. The ball moves away after hitting the deck. Markram is very static as his feet goes nowhere. He looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. Kusal Perera behind the stumps takes an easy catch. Markram will be annoyed with himself. He was looking so good out in the middle but does not last long. The ploy to stick with Lakmal works for Sri Lanka. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: S Lakmal to H Amla, FOUR! He is finding his groove. Length ball on off, Amla slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: N Pradeep to du Plessis, FOUR! This will give the skipper a lot of confidence. Shorter on the body, du Plessis hooks it over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: I Udana to H Amla, FOUR! Not the way Udana would have wanted to start. He serves a full ball on off first up. It is in Amla's slot. He thrashes his drive through covers for a boundary. Timed the ball to perfection. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: T Perera to H Amla, FOUR! Good length ball on off, Amla comes down and then smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: T Perera to du Plessis, SIX! First one of the day! Excellent use of the feet there. Good length ball on middle and leg, du Plessis comes down the track and heaves it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: T Perera to du Plessis, FOUR! Unlucky for the bowler. Perera bangs it in short as du Plessis was once again coming down the track, Faf looks to pull it but it goes off the edge towards third man for a boundary. |
| 17.2: I Udana to du Plessis, EDGY FOUR! Width on offer outside off, it's short in length, du Plessis throws his bat at it and the ball flies off the outside edge through the vacant first slip region for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: J Vandersay to H Amla, FOUR! Greets the spinner with a lofted inside-out shot over covers for a boundary. Nicely executed. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: J Vandersay to H Amla, FOUR! This time finds the fence. Full and flighted outside off, Amla presses forward and drives it delightfully through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 20.2 : 20.2: J Mendis to du Plessis, FOUR! Dismissed! As soon as Jeevan drops it short on off, Faf du Plessis quickly gets back and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket. |
| 20.3 : 20.3: J Mendis to du Plessis, FOUR! Fifty for Faf du Plessis as well! He gives the charge to the bowler this time and whips it wide of long on. The fielder in the deep runs across to his right, trying to pull it back but fumbles and allows it through. |
| 21.1 : 21.1: J Vandersay to du Plessis, FOUR! Boundaries continue to come! Short in length and around leg, du Plessis rocks back to make room and powers it over mid-wicket. |
| 21.2 : 21.2: J Vandersay to du Plessis, SIX! Goes even better this time. Vandersay over-corrects his length to go very full and around off, Faf kneels down and smokes it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: J Vandersay to du Plessis, SIX! Dispatched! A couple of rows back at wide long off. Poor bowling by the leggie. Overpitches it outside off, du Plessis stretches his arms and muscles it with the spin over the rope. 18 from the over, 41 in the last three. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: J Mendis to du Plessis, FOUR! Tossed up on middle, du Plessis continues his aggressive approach and smashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 23.3 : 23.3: J Mendis to du Plessis, SIX! Swept and swept away. Floated outside off, du Plessis sweeps it with the spin over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: J Mendis to H Amla, OUT! Beauty of a delivery! Mendis bowls it slower through the air and slips in a googly. It is pitched on middle, Amla looks to drive but it goes between the gates of pad and bat. The ball takes off the leg pole and Amla's innings comes to an end. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: de Silva to du Plessis, OUT! Now, Du Plessis departs! He wanted to race away to his hundred but mistimed his shot on this occasion. Dhananjaya does well here to give some flight in spite of the batsman looking to attack him. He slows this one in the air and gets it to dip in around off, du Plessis shimmies down the track with the intention to clear mid-wicket but swings his bat a bit early. It flies straight down the ground off the bottom half of his bat and two players converge in the dee |
| 25.2: J Mendis to van der Dussen, FOUR! Poor from Jeevan Mendis. He bowls it on the pads, Rassie pulls it away through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 27.1 : 27.1: J Mendis to van der Dussen, SIX! Excellent use of the feet there. Van der Dussen gets to the pitch of this tossed up ball on off and whacks it over long off for a maximum. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: J Mendis to van der Dussen, FOUR! Once again brilliant use of the feet here from Rassie. Jeevan tosses it up on middle, van der Dussen comes down the track and this time slashes it along the ground through mid on for a boundary. |
| 30.4: de Silva to van der Dussen, FOUR! Nice paddle. Floated full on middle and leg, van der Dussen paddles it over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: de Silva to van der Dussen, FOUR! Two in two. Once again the paddle shot. It is short outside off, Rassie paddles it over the keeper's head for yet another boundary. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: I Udana to D Miller, OUT! Very good catch from the Sri Lankan skipper. Back of a length ball on off, Miller comes down the track and pulls it hard but close to the man at mid-wicket. Skipper, Dimuth Karunaratne dives to his left and takes a very good catch. He is up and happy and why wouldn't he be. |
| 32.3 : 32.3: de Silva to van der Dussen, An off spinner on the shorter side outside off, Rassie quickly goes on the back foot and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: N Pradeep to van der Dussen, OUT! Brilliant catch! Dhananjaya de Silva has taken a wonderful catch here. Pradeep bends his back and bangs one in short. We have seen very few of those this innings. Van der Dussen plays an instinctive pull shot but does not get the timing on it. The ball goes towards deep mid-wicket. For a moment it looked like it will fall short but de Silva comes running in from the deep and takes a great catch diving forward. |
| 37.5: N Pradeep to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Boom! Pradeep digs in another shorter ball on off, Phehlukwayo this time takes the challenge to pull it and dismisses it in front of square leg for a cracking boundary. |
| 38.4 : 38.4: de Silva to JP Duminy, FOUR! Bad delivery this. Short and on the pads, Duminy says thank you very much and pulls it through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: de Silva to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! De Silva tosses it up on middle and leg, Phehlukwayo makes his intentions clear straightaway. He comes down the track and whacks it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 41.1: S Lakmal to JP Duminy, OUT! Strangled down the leg side. Lakmal speeds in from 'round the wicket and angles in a short ball down the leg side. Duminy tries his best to pull but it takes his gloves and settles into the gloves of Kusal Mendis. The appeal goes up just for the formality and the umpire raises his finger immediately. JP's scratchy knock comes to an end. |
| 43.1: S Lakmal to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Full on the pads, Phehlukwayo picks it up beautifully and whips it over square leg. The boundaries are big on that side of the ground so it goes over the ropes on a bounce for a boundary. |
| 45.3 : 45.3: N Pradeep to A Phehlukwayo, SIX! Full on middle, it is in the slot for Phehlukwayo. He smokes it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 45.5 : 45.5: N Pradeep to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! The short ball does the trick once again. Pradeep bangs it in around off, Phehlukwayo looks to pull it but gets a top edge which goes towards deep backward point. Jeffery Vandersay runs from sweeper cover and takes a fine catch. On his way back, Andile is seen shadow practicing the ramp shot, probably should have played that. Anyway, a decent knock from the all-rounder. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: N Pradeep to C Morris, FOUR! Get off the way or get hurt. Full on off, Morris smashes it straight. Pradeep gets away from the ball and it races away to the fence down the ground. |
| 47.5 : 47.5: N Pradeep to C Morris, FOUR! 300 comes up for South Africa. It is full on the pads, Chris whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: S Lakmal to D Pretorius, FOUR! Full on the pads, Pretorius flicks it nonchalantly through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 48.6 : 48.6: S Lakmal to D Pretorius, FOUR! Back of a length ball on the body, Pretorius looks to pull but it goes off the glove. Mendis wrong foots himself and it goes over him. Matthews runs from third man and looks to pull it back before the ropes but his body touches the cushion and they get a boundary. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: N Pradeep to D Pretorius, FOUR! Full on off, Dwaine smashes it through mid off for a boundary. He has looked brilliant today. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: N Pradeep to C Morris, SIX! Pulled up and over. Back of a length ball outside off, Morris whacks his pull over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: L Ngidi to K Perera, OUT! South Africa get the breakthrough on the second ball of the chase and it's a big one too. Once again it is on a length. Ngidi hits the length hard and bowls it outside off. Perera this time connects with his punch but it goes straight to David Miller at cover-point. He makes no mistake and Sri Lanka lose their first without a single run on the board. |
| 1.2: K Rabada to L Thirimanne, FOUR! What a shot! First boundary of the innings. Rabada bowls it full outside off, Thirimanne gets on his front foot and drives it wonderfully through point. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: K Rabada to L Thirimanne, FOUR! This one is even better. Full again on off, this time Thirimanne drives it through covers. There is no stopping that and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: L Ngidi to L Thirimanne, OUT! Run the replays of the last wicket, it's almost identical, caught David Miller at cover-point. The length is different though, it's slightly fuller in length outside off, Thirimanne leans into the drive but fails to keep it down. Another easy catch for David inside the ring. Second wicket for Ngidi and this is a terrific start for South Africa. |
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