| 0.0 : It is one a piece in the tour so far, the Test series was won by the Lankans and the ODI by the hosts. It is now time for the T20I series with the first match kicking off at Cape Town. Both the team will be eager to win the first game. The home side has momentum on their side and are firm favorites to come out victorious. Will there be an upset? Welcome to the coverage. |
| Toss - South Africa win the toss and they elect to bowl first. |
| South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Faf du Plessis (C), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller (WK), JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Lutho Sipamla, Imran Tahir. |
| Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Niroshan Dickwella (WK), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga (C), Jeffrey Vandersay. |
| We are all set for the action to begin! Unlike the last ODI here, there seems to be no problem with the floodlight at the moment as the South African players make their way out to the middle. They are followed by the Lankan openers, Niroshan Dickwella and Avishka Fernando. Dale Steyn to start the proceedings for the hosts. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : D Steyn to N Dickwella, Steyn kicks things off with a good length delivery just outside off. There's some decent shape on it as it moves away, Dickwella defends it off the outer half towards cover-point. |
| 0.2 : D Steyn to N Dickwella, OUT! GONE! The Steyn Gun wastes no time in firing away! This isn't a great ball as such, thrown well outside off and fuller in length, Dickwella loosely goes after it and nicks it behind. David Miller behind the sticks today takes a simple catch. He'll be happy his first one is an easy one. Perfect start for the Saffas, an early breakthrough for them. |
| Kusal Mendis walks in at no.3. |
| 0.3 : D Steyn to K Mendis, A lot of movement away as it lands on a length outside off, Mendis has nothing to do with it. |
| 0.4 : D Steyn to K Mendis, Behind a good length, around off, Mendis hangs on the back foot and offers a firm punch on the off side. |
| 0.5 : D Steyn to K Mendis, Beauty! When he's on fire, there are few better sights in the world. Some good carry for Steyn, this length delivery shoots off the deck and slants away from around off, Kusal Mendis looks to play at it but gets beaten. |
| 0.6 : D Steyn to K Mendis, Beaten again! Excellent first over from Dale Steyn. A wicket-maiden to begin proceedings. He bowls it on a length on off and it goes away again with some extra bounce. Mendis tries to play at it but is beaten once more. |
| Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : K Rabada to A Fernando, Short of a good length on off stump, Fernando positions himself well behind the line and defends it back down the track. |
| 1.2 : K Rabada to A Fernando, Fraction short in length and a little straighter in line too, Fernando works it straight to the man in front of square leg. |
| 1.3 : K Rabada to A Fernando, SIX! First runs of the innings and it's a maximum. Avishka Fernando goes bang! Slightly fuller in length, on the stumps, Fernando stands his ground and throws his bat at it. Clears long on with ease as he sends it over the fence. Positive start from him. |
| 1.4 : K Rabada to A Fernando, On middle and leg and it's worked past the man at mid-wicket for an easy single. |
| 1.5 : K Rabada to K Mendis, Play and a miss! Almost edged it behind. Rabada pitches it well outside off and Mendis goes after it. Looks to cut but fails to make connection. |
| 1.6 : K Rabada to K Mendis, OUT! Two wickets in as many overs for South Africa. Catching practice for Sipamla at mid on. Full and attacking the stumps, Mendis looks to clear the fielder but doesn't get under the ball at all. Hands a straightforward catch to Sipamla, who takes it by crouching low. Sri Lanka in a spot of bother already, need to get a partnership going. The hosts are carrying on from where they left off in the ODIs. |
| Kamindu Mendis is the new man in. |
| 2.1 : D Steyn to A Fernando, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Avishka stays behind and blocks it out. |
| 2.2 : D Steyn to A Fernando, A watchful leave. Steyn keeps it in the corridor of uncertainty and so, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 2.3 : D Steyn to A Fernando, Full ball on middle and off, angling in slightly, it's wristed towards mid on for nothing. |
| 2.4 : D Steyn to A Fernando, Shortish in line of the stumps, pulled to the deep square leg fielder. A single is collected. |
| 2.5 : D Steyn to K Mendis, In the air for a moment but luckily for the batsman it falls safely. Steyn takes some pace off it as he pitches it full outside off, Kamindu comes forward, checks his drive and plays it in front of Phehlukwayo moving to his left from short cover. A quick run is stolen. |
| 2.6 : D Steyn to A Fernando, SIX! Out of here! Second of the innings for Fernando and Sri Lanka. Slightly short in length, Avishka has no second thoughts about what he's going to do. He sticks on the back foot, swings across the line and clears the mid-wicket fence without any trouble. |
| 3.1 : K Rabada to K Mendis, Bowls a yorker to start the over, Kamindu does well to dig it out and places it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 3.2 : K Rabada to K Mendis, On a full length around off, Kamindu goes for the heave but doesn't connect well and lifts it in the air. The ball goes to mid-wicket where the fielder cuts if off. |
| 3.3 : K Rabada to A Fernando, Fuller on middle, Fernando plays it to mid-on. |
| 3.4 : K Rabada to A Fernando, Pitches on a good length outside off, Fernando drives it to covers and takes off for a single. |
| 3.5 : K Rabada to K Mendis, SIX! Top edge but that has gone all the way! Sri Lanka are dealing in maximums here. Three maximums in the 23 runs they have. This one though is a lucky one. Short and on off, Kamindu looks to drag his pull on the leg side. It takes the top edge and due to the big edges now, it carries over the third man fence. |
| 3.6 : K Rabada to K Mendis, SIX! Consecutive ones! 4 maximums in 29 now. 14 from the over. A much-needed one for Sri Lanka. This one is nicely played. It is short and angling away from the batsman. The lat time he tried to pull it across the line. This time though he waits for it and then upper cuts it over the slip cordon. The pace of Rabada takes it over the fence at the third man region. |
| 4.1 : D Steyn to A Fernando, Fuller length on leg, Avishka just flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.2 : D Steyn to K Mendis, Fires a yorker on the toes, Mendis just manages to keep it away. |
| 4.3 : D Steyn to K Mendis, FOUR! A back of a length delivery on leg, Mendis works it fine behind the wicket with a late flick. Duminy at short fine leg misfields it, and the ball touches the ropes for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : D Steyn to K Mendis, FOUR! In the air ... safe!! Bowls it slower on off, Kamindu goes for a straight drive but plays it uppishly towards the non-striker who evades it to let it go past. The mid off fielder gives it a chase but could not cut it and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 4.5 : D Steyn to K Mendis, A quick single! Fuller length on off, Mendis punches it towards the cover region and runs for a single. |
| 4.6 : D Steyn to A Fernando, Fernando has played that off the front foot and drives it to the covers. A spirited effort there by van der Dussen to save runs for his team. |
| Lutho Sipamla into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, A single to welcome the new bowler! Good length outside off, Kamindu looks to hit it through the covers but it goes off the inner half towards mid off for a quick run. |
| 5.2 : L Sipamla to A Fernando, Bowls a very full ball on the pads. Fernando looks to flick but misses. It hits his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 5.3 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, Three singles from the first three balls. Outside off, the batter once again throws his bat at it but it goes off the inner half towards square leg for a run. |
| 5.4 : L Sipamla to A Fernando, OUT! In the air... and that has been taken excellently by Reeza Hendricks. The third one down in the Powerplay and not many teams win after losing three in the first six. A budding partnership comes to an end. Fernando goes for another hoick. This time though it is the slower one so he does not get it right off the middle. Goes uppishly towards deep square leg. Reeza there does very well to position himself just ahead of the ropes. He takes it but then realizes the |
| Angelo Perera will bat next for Sri Lanka. |
| 5.5 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, Uppish but well short! On a length and around off, Mendis pushes at it with hard hands. It is in the air for a while but lands well short of covers. |
| 5.6 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, A wicket and two dots to end! Length and around middle, the batter keeps it out. Just the three runs and a wicket from this one. South Africa's Powerplay. Sri Lanka are 42 for 3 after it. |
| Time for some spin. Imran Tahir to roll his arm over. |
| A direct hit at the striker's end! They have taken is upstairs but Mendis does not seem to be too concerned. |
| 6.1 : I Tahir to A Perera, NOT OUT! Mendis is in! He guides it towards short third man and then the batsmen go for a run. The fielder there hits bull's eye at the striker's end. An appeal follows but the umpire waits as the ball deflects away from the fielder backing up and an extra run is taken. The umpire then goes upstairs. Replays show that Mendis is well in. |
| 6.2 : I Tahir to A Perera, Bowls a fuller ball on off, Perera drives to covers for a single. |
| 6.3 : I Tahir to K Mendis, Leg spinner on the pads, Mendis flicks it off his pads on the leg side for a single. |
| 6.4 : I Tahir to A Perera, Bowls it slower on the pads, Perera gets right behind the ball and plays it back to the bowler. |
| 6.5 : I Tahir to A Perera, The googly on off, the batter comes back in. Perera lunges and blocks it out. |
| 6.6 : I Tahir to A Perera, A single to end Tahir's first. Another good over for South Africa. Perera plays this one late and towards point for a run. |
| 7.1 : L Sipamla to A Perera, Fuller length outside off, Perera drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 7.2 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, FOUR! Fifty up for Lanka. A fuller delivery on middle and leg, Mendis just chips it up and plays it right back to the bowler. Sipamla has a tough chance to catch but he is late to react. The ball does pass the diving mid on fielder and touches the ropes. |
| 7.3 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, Length ball pitching outside leg, Mendis flicks it to short mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.4 : L Sipamla to A Perera, Bowls it fuller on the pads, Perera works it to mid on and scampers for a quick single. |
| 7.5 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, Short ball on off, Mendis rocks back and pulls it hard to mid-wicket. One run added to the total. |
| 7.6 : L Sipamla to A Perera, A slower in pace delivery by Sipamla, A short pitch delivery, Perera juts taps it from the back foot to the point region and runs for a single. 9 runs from this over. A good over for Sri Lanka finally getting a momentum and scoreboard running. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is brought on to bowl. |
| 8.1 : A Phehlukwayo to A Perera, Full length ball on off, Perera drives it through extra cover for a run. The mid off fielder was quick to cut it off but the batsmen were quicker. |
| 8.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Mendis, Width on offer, Mendis tries to cut it but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 8.3 : A Phehlukwayo to K Mendis, Length ball on off, Mendis guides it to third man. They complete a run. |
| 8.4 : A Phehlukwayo to A Perera, Short ball near the shoulders, Perera does well to evade it and leaves it to the keeper. |
| 8.5 : A Phehlukwayo to A Perera, Fuller and on the pads, Perera flicks it to mid-wicket. Third single from the over. Can he end it well? |
| 8.6 : A Phehlukwayo to K Mendis, He does! Single to end and just 4 from this over. A good one from Phehlukwayo to start his innings. He bowls it full outside off, Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it to the off side for a single. |
| 9.1 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, On the fuller side, the batter whips it towards mid-wicket for a quick run. |
| 9.2 : L Sipamla to A Perera, Good fielding! This one is worked with the angle towards mid on. The fielder at mid-wicket moves quickly to his right, picks the ball up and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Even if he had hit, the batter seems he would have been in. He was off his blocks a little too quickly. |
| 9.3 : L Sipamla to A Perera, On the shorter side on off, Perera stands tall and taps it towards point for a run. |
| 9.4 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single. |
| 9.5 : L Sipamla to A Perera, Another shorter one, Perera waits for it and then guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 9.6 : L Sipamla to K Mendis, Direct hit needed! The fielder misses! Another shortish ball on middle, Kamindu pulls it straight to mid-wicket. The batsmen go for a single. The fielder there has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Mendis was a goner had he hit. Another good over for the hosts. |
| Imran Tahir is back on. |
| 10.1 : I Tahir to K Mendis, A loopy delivery around off, Mendis defends it watchfully. |
| 10.2 : I Tahir to K Mendis, A flighted delivery on off, Mendis comes down the track and gets a single by driving it towards the cover region. |
| 10.3 : I Tahir to A Perera, A flighted delivery around off, Perera tries a slog towards the mid-wicket region but fails badly. He was well beaten by the spin. |
| 10.4 : I Tahir to A Perera, Pitched on middle and leg, Angelo just clips it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : I Tahir to K Mendis, Bowls a full toss on leg, Mendis goes for a reverse sweep and gets it from the middle. The ball goes straight to the fielder at deep backward point. One run taken. |
| 10.6 : I Tahir to A Perera, FOUR! Excellent! Perera reads this full ball early and goes to the pitch of the ball. He drives it uppishly and finds the gap at deep covers with perfection. A good over from Tahir ends with a boundary. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo returns. |
| 11.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Mendis, Kamindu Mendis survives! That was in the air for a while but inches wide of the fielder. He gave the charge, looked to clear covers but only got it as far as de Kock inside the ring. He moves to his right, dives but can't get to it in time. A single is taken. |
| 11.2 : A Phehlukwayo to A Perera, OUT! Bowled 'em! Andile Phehlukwayo gets his first of the innings. A you-miss-I-hit kind of a situation. Very simple stuff from him. Keeps it on the fuller side and right in line of the stumps, Angelo Perera makes the mistakes of going across the line. Swings his bat, has to connect which he doesn't, and ends up paying the price. Sri Lanka lose another wicket. |
| Thisara Perera is the next batsman in. |
| 11.3 : A Phehlukwayo to T Perera, Bumper on middle and leg, ducked and evaded by Thisara Perera. |
| 11.4 : A Phehlukwayo to T Perera, Too straight, Thisara picks it off his pads and flicks it through backward square leg for a run. He's off the mark. |
| 11.5 : A Phehlukwayo to K Mendis, Wide! Short from Andile, but it's too short. Mendis tries to smash it over towards third man but fails to connect. Wide signalled by the umpire. |
| A Phehlukwayo to K Mendis, Pushes this full delivery towards covers and takes off. Is off his blocks quickly and completes the run without any trouble. |
| 11.6 : A Phehlukwayo to T Perera, Beaten! Late movement away from Thisara Perera, it's on a length. The all-rounder tries to punch it through the covers but doesn't get any bat on it. |
| 12.1 : I Tahir to K Mendis, OUT! STUMPED! Beautiful, just beautiful this from Tahir. The batsman was beaten in flight and the turn. Kamindu just had no clue there. This is given a lot of air and it dips around off. Mendis steps out but does not get to the pitch of it. The ball lands and then turns away. Mendis looks to adjust and then hit it with the turn but misses. Miller makes no mistake behind the stumps. Half the side back in the hut and Kamindu who was well set is walking back. |
| 0.0 : Dhananjaya de Silva out now. |
| 12.2 : I Tahir to de Silva, Fuller in length on middle, this is eased down to long on to get off the mark. |
| 12.3 : I Tahir to T Perera, The leg spinner outside off, Perera looks to drive but it goes off the inner half down to long off for a run. |
| 12.4 : I Tahir to de Silva, The slider but it is down the leg side. It has been wided. |
| I Tahir to de Silva, Flatter and on the shorter side, de Silva goes back and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 12.5 : I Tahir to T Perera, BEATEN! Once again the googly causing problems. Tosses it up around off, it pitches and then turns away. Perera lunges and tries to defend but gets beaten. |
| 12.6 : I Tahir to T Perera, Another dot to end! Floated around off, TP strokes it to covers. Just the four runs and a wicket from it. |
| 13.1 : A Phehlukwayo to de Silva, A length delivery outside off, de Silva just guides it to third man and takes a single. |
| 13.2 : A Phehlukwayo to T Perera, Andile drifting this on Perera's pads, Thisara just flicks it to the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.3 : A Phehlukwayo to de Silva, A back of a length delivery, de Silva gets behind the line and defends it. |
| 13.4 : A Phehlukwayo to de Silva, A short of a good length delivery on middle and leg, shaping away for Dhananjaya. De Silva gets on back foot and defends it with outter side of his bat. |
| 13.5 : A Phehlukwayo to de Silva, A short pitch delivery around leg, de Silva pulls it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 13.6 : A Phehlukwayo to T Perera, SIX! BIGGIE! Perera gets in the act here and sends this ball straight to the long on stands. Andile bowls a full ball outside off, Thisara reads it early and goes on with the shot. He connects it with the meat of the bat and the ball goes high and handsome into the stands. Can Perera continue this and get Sri Lanka to atleast 140? |
| 14.1 : I Tahir to de Silva, Quicker and fuller, this is eased down to long on for a single. |
| 14.2 : I Tahir to T Perera, Flighted ball on off, Perera strokes it solidly towards long off for a run. |
| 14.3 : I Tahir to de Silva, Another uppish shot but well wide of the fielder at cover, it goes down to long off for a single. |
| 14.4 : I Tahir to T Perera, 4 singles in a row as TP strokes it down to long off. |
| 14.5 : I Tahir to de Silva, A dot now as this very full ball is jammed out towards Tahir. just the 4 so far from the over. Will the last ball spoil it? |
| 14.6 : I Tahir to de Silva, No, it does not. Just a single to finish as this is worked through mid-wicket. 5 from Tahir's last and he finishes with figures of 4-0-21-1. Excellent. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back on. |
| 15.1 : K Rabada to de Silva, Rabada goes down the leg side. Wide signalled by the umpire. Rabada looks unhappy with the decision complains that he heard a edge on that. The replays roll and Rabada was right. Snicko shows a little wood on that. |
| K Rabada to de Silva, Same line, another wide. |
| K Rabada to de Silva, A back of a length delivery on off, de Silva taps it for a single. |
| 15.2 : K Rabada to T Perera, Wide. |
| K Rabada to T Perera, Gets the line proper this time. Bowls it full and outside off, Thisara plays a lofted shot over covers and takes off. The fielder at deep extra cover cuts it off. The batsmen complete a brace in the process. |
| 15.3 : K Rabada to T Perera, Short ball near the shoulders, Perera goes for the upper cut but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 15.4 : K Rabada to T Perera, A back of length delivery around middle, Perera cuts it towards sweeper cover region and adds double to the score. |
| 15.5 : K Rabada to T Perera, A short pitch delivery on off, Perera was looking for a upper cut but fails to connect. Miller collects it easy from behind the stumps. |
| 15.6 : K Rabada to T Perera, No run. |
| Dale Steyn is back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : D Steyn to de Silva, Short ball outside off, Silva tries to lift on off side but gets it off the thick outside edge of the bat and the ball races to the third man region. Rabada there does well to cut it off inside the ropes and stops it well, saves 2 for his side. |
| 16.2 : D Steyn to de Silva, Short ball outside off, de Silva goes hard at it but fails to connect. The ball goes straight to the keeper. |
| 16.3 : D Steyn to de Silva, Another short ball, de Silva pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket where the fielder takes it on a bounce. The batsmen take a single. |
| 16.4 : D Steyn to T Perera, A short delivery on middle and leg, Perera makes some room and slaps it from the back foot above the bowler's head. Picks valuable three runs for the team. |
| 16.5 : D Steyn to de Silva, A short delivery outside off, shaping away. De Silva looks for a cut but is well beaten. |
| 16.6 : D Steyn to de Silva, A back of a length delivery on off, de Silva cuts it to point for a single. |
| 17.1 : L Sipamla to de Silva, The slower ball on off, Dhananjaya is early into the slog. It goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.2 : L Sipamla to T Perera, The seam-up ball this time and it is outside off, Thisara swings but only connects with thin air. |
| 17.3 : L Sipamla to T Perera, Another swing and another miss! The slower one this time and outside off. TP is way too early into his slog and he misses the ball by a month. |
| 17.4 : L Sipamla to T Perera, Right on the helmet! Short and on the body of the batsman. Perera looks to pull but misses. The ball hits him on the helmet and rolls towards the leg side. The batsmen take a leg bye. Perera goes to the other end and takes his helmet off. |
| The physio is out, checks the helmet whether it needs to be changed. Despite the flap coming off, it is not changed. Might be Perera's lucky helmet. |
| 17.5 : L Sipamla to de Silva, Another single as this is powered down to long on. Just the three from the 18th over so far. |
| 17.6 : L Sipamla to T Perera, Another single! Excellent over. Just the 4 from it. Another slower ball, Perera does not pick it. He is early into the stroke. It goes off the toe end towards long on for a run. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back on. |
| 18.1 : A Phehlukwayo to T Perera, OUT! CAUGHT! Sri Lanka have lost their sixth wicket. Perera their big hitter has to walk back. Slower ball outside off, Perera goes for a big heave over mid-wicket but does not get it off the middle of the bat. It goes high in the air where du Plessis at long on comes in and takes it easily. |
| 0.0 : Isuru Udana is the next man in. |
| 18.2 : A Phehlukwayo to de Silva, OUT! BOWLED! Isuru Udana, who made a name for himself in the last 2 ODIs, fails to impress this time. A straight and full delivery on middle, Udana looks to paddle scoop towards the fine leg region but misses. Andile hits the jackpot. The ball crashes into the middle stump and the bails go flying off. |
| Akila Dananjaya is the new man in. He will face the hat-trick ball. |
| 18.3 : A Phehlukwayo to A Dananjaya, No hat-trick but smart bowling. Goes full and on the stumps from around the wicket. Dananjaya gets his bat down in time and strokes it towards mid off. |
| 18.4 : A Phehlukwayo to A Dananjaya, Another dot! Full and on middle again, Akila pushes it towards covers. |
| 18.5 : A Phehlukwayo to A Dananjaya, FOUR! Much, much-needed boundary! Full and Akila makes room, gets under it this time and lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : A Phehlukwayo to A Dananjaya, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! Spoils what was a top over till then. Still a good penultimate one though. Full and outside off, Dananjaya throws his bat at it but gets an outside edge which races down to the third man fence. |
| Kagiso Rabada to bowl the last over. |
| 19.1 : K Rabada to I Udana, Full and outside off, the batter swings but misses. A dot to begin the last over. |
| 19.2 : K Rabada to I Udana, In the air... but short! Slower ball and outside off, Udana goes hard at it but only gets a top edge. It goes uppishly towards third man. The fielder there runs in but does not get to it. Does well to get his body in the way and keep it down to two. |
| 19.3 : K Rabada to I Udana, FOUR! Streaky but Lanka won't care as long as they come. Short and on middle, Udana goes for the pull but gets a top edge which goes over the keeper. Boundary. Vital runs these. |
| 19.4 : K Rabada to I Udana, Another couple! This is proving to be a good last over for the visitors. A full toss on the pads, Udana flicks it through mid-wicket and takes two. |
| 19.5 : K Rabada to I Udana, Now a wide! Rabada goes short again but this one bounces over the batsman's head. Wided. |
| K Rabada to I Udana, Another couple! This one too falls in no man's land. Frustrating for Rabada. Slower ball and Udana looks to go downtown. Mistimes it but it goes on the bounce to long off. A couple taken. 11 from the over. A ball to go... |
| 19.6 : K Rabada to I Udana, DROPPED and another couple! This will frustrate Rabada even more. On a length again on middle, Udana once again swings but it again takes the top edge. It goes uppishly towards Tahir at third man. He gets two hands to it but can't hang on. He straightaway apologizes. The batsmen take two and 13 from the last over. SRI LANKA END WITH 134! |
| As things stand, South Africa will be pleased having won the toss and put the Lankan in to bat. They started off well, having picked up a couple of quick wickets, and then never let any of the batsmen settle. As soon as a partnership was threatening to form, a wicket fell and halted the momentum, bringing the tide back in the hosts' favour. Kamindu Mendis top scored with 41, while none of the rest even got to 20. |
| The spoils were shared amongst everyone in the South African bowling unit. It was a collective performance, with everyone playing their part. Steyn and Rabada got the early breakthrough, then Sipamla got a wicket of his own, with Tahir terrorizing in the middle overs and Phehlukwayo taking care of business in the fag end. The Saffas will back themselves to chase this down. Let's see how it goes. |
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