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South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2018 2nd ODI Full Commentary

Result · Aug 01 2018, Wed - 02:30 PM (IST)
2nd ODI, - Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
SRI LANKA
244/8
SOUTH AFRICA
246/6
South Africa won by 4 wickets
CRR:5.74
Player Of The Match
  • 49.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Angelo Mathews. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Markram.

    South Africa walk off the field looking pretty happy with the way that innings has gone, they have restricted Sri Lanka to 244/8. Half centuries from Niroshan Dickwella and Angelo Mathews were the only knocks of note for the hosts on a pitch that seemed a little slow. It won't be a straightforward chase for the Proteas, the spinners in particular will be difficult to negotiate. Lungi Ngidi and Andile Phehlukwayo were the pick of the bowlers for the visitors taking three wickets each.

  • 49.5

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Short, off stump backing away Fended, Gloved to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 49.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Angelo Mathews. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.

  • 49.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Angelo Mathews. Slower length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 49.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for no runs, fielded by Shamsi.

  • 49.1

    Kagiso Rabada to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Miller.

  • 48.6

    FOUR! Andile Phehlukwayo to Prabath Jayasuriya. Slower ball full toss, outside off stump moves in front sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Duminy. Neatly done, getting well outside the off stump in order to manufacture the ball into the gap. Duminy makes a hash of it on the fence so it's a vital boundary for the hosts.

  • 48.5

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 48.4

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, to leg backing away working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.

  • 48.3

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Angelo Mathews. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Markram.

  • 48.2

    APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Andile Phehlukwayo to Prabath Jayasuriya. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for 1 run, appeal made for L.B.W.

  • 48.1

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Angelo Mathews. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Markram.

  • 47.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Miller.

  • 47.5

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Shamsi.

  • 47.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Spliced to silly point for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

  • 47.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

  • 47.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Duminy.

  • 47.1

    Kagiso Rabada to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 46.6

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front working, to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Miller.

  • 46.5

    OUT! Bowled. Andile Phehlukwayo to Suranga Lakmal. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to. Timber, that is a gorgeous slower ball from Phehlukwayo. He completely bamboozles Lakmal for the second time in the over and this time there is no doubt about the dismissal. The ball crashed into the off peg via the pad and this time the South African can celebrate. It looked like a variation on the knuckle-ball, very difficult to pick up as it floats out of the hand.

  • 46.4

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Angelo Mathews. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Markram.

  • 46.3

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Suranga Lakmal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 46.2

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Suranga Lakmal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for no runs, shy attempt by Miller.

  • 46.1

    APPEAL! OUT changed by umpire to NOT OUT after REFERRAL. Andile Phehlukwayo to Suranga Lakmal. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Huge appeal, Lakmal is deceived by the slower ball and the finger is raised. Sri Lanka take a punt on a review, you might as well at this stage, and it did look quite legside. Ball tracking shows it would've missed leg stump entirely so Lakmal survives.

  • 45.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.

  • 45.6

    Wide Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.

  • 45.5

    FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Super shot, Lakmal was deep in the crease expecting the bouncer and he got exactly what he wanted. Rabada isn't too happy with that outcome.

  • 45.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Miller.

  • 45.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Mulder.

  • 45.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 42.5

    FOUR! Kasun Rajitha to Willem Mulder. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Crunched through the covers, that's a resounding way to seal the victory. South Africa go 2-0 up in the five match series.

    A second successive South African runchase in Dambulla in the space of four days leaves Sri Lanka with their backs against the wall for the remainder of this series. Some awful fielding from the hosts saw the tourists get off to a rapid start, with Quinton de Kock blasting 87 in quick time. Eventually Sri Lanka started to chip away and take some catches, but by then the damage was done. Akila Dananjaya bowled a really impressive spell with plenty of variation, but there were never really enough runs on the board to defend. The Proteas will be satisfied with the way things have gone so far, bouncing back from a disappointing Test series in style.

  • 42.4

    Kasun Rajitha to Willem Mulder. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 42.3

    Kasun Rajitha to Andile Phehlukwayo. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

  • 42.2

    Kasun Rajitha to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 42.1

    Kasun Rajitha to Willem Mulder. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Lakmal.

  • End of Over 42
    Over 42. 1 run. Bowler: Shehan Jayasuriya. South Africa: 240/6 (rr 5.71)
  • 41.6

    Shehan Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs.

  • 41.5

    Shehan Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 41.4

    Shehan Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.

  • 41.3

    Shehan Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 41.2

    Shehan Jayasuriya to Willem Mulder. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

  • 41.1

    Shehan Jayasuriya to Willem Mulder. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.

  • End of Over 41
    Over 41. 1 run. Bowler: Thisara Perera. South Africa: 239/6 (rr 5.83)
  • 40.6

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

  • 40.5

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Tharanga.

  • 40.4

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

  • 40.3

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Tharanga.

  • 40.2

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.

  • 40.1

    Thisara Perera to Willem Mulder. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Lakmal.

  • End of Over 40
    Over 40. 5 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. South Africa: 238/6 (rr 5.95)
  • 39.6

    Prabath Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, hit pad to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 39.5

    FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Casually reversed-swept into the gap, Phehlukwayo barely bent his knee in that stroke. South Africa closing in.

  • 39.4

    Prabath Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Tharanga.

  • 39.3

    Prabath Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Stock length ball, to leg down the track driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mathews.

  • 39.2

    Prabath Jayasuriya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 39.1

    Prabath Jayasuriya to Willem Mulder. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jayasuriya.

  • End of Over 39
    Over 39. 8 runs. Bowler: Thisara Perera. South Africa: 233/6 (rr 5.97)
  • 38.6

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Rajitha.

  • 38.5

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Tharanga.

  • 38.4

    Thisara Perera to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 38.3
    JP Duminy c Kusal Mendis b Thisara Perera 32 (29)

    OUT! Caught. Thisara Perera to JP Duminy. Length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, by Mendis. Hammered but straight at the fielder. If Sri Lanka had started this innings catching like this then they might well have won the game by now. Duminy got a big piece of this as he looked to flay through the offside but it was into the lap of Mendis. Only 14 runs required so this might be too little too late for the hosts.

  • 38.2

    FOUR! Thisara Perera to JP Duminy. Slower ball short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Duminy spots the slower bouncer early and waits patiently in position before clubbing it to the boundary. He's looked in great touch through these two matches so far.

  • 38.1

    Thisara Perera to JP Duminy. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.

  • End of Over 38
    Over 38. 1 run. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. South Africa: 225/5 (rr 5.92)
  • 37.6

    APPEAL! Prabath Jayasuriya to Willem Mulder. Stock ball half volley, off stump moves in front flick, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Perera, appeal made for L.B.W.