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South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2019 Match 35 Full Commentary

Result · Jun 28 2019, Fri - 03:00 PM (IST)
Match 35, - Emirates Riverside
SRI LANKA
203
SOUTH AFRICA
206/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets
CRR:5.52
Player Of The Match
  • 49.3

    OUT! Caught. Chris Morris to Lasith Malinga. Half volley, down leg side backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, by du Plessis. And that wicket sees Sri Lanka bowled out for 203. Lots of starts from the top-order but nobody kept their wicket and grafted for runs which was their problem. A below par score from them, they will need another England style performance to make it hard for South Africa. Even-though South Africa have played poorly this tournament, so a win is not as straight forward as it seems.

  • 49.2

    FOUR! Chris Morris to Lasith Malinga. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Malinga carves this one behind point to add to their total, a few more of those are needed off the last over.

  • 49.1

    Chris Morris to Suranga Lakmal. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Markram.

  • 48.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Half volley, down leg side backing away driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Pretorius.

  • 48.5

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 48.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for no runs, dropped catch by du Plessis.

  • 48.3

    OUT! Caught & Bowled. Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to silly point, by Rabada. Udana gets caught trying to pull Rabada. He splices it straight up in the air and Rabada takes an easy catch. Sri Lanka have a below par score here and will need some exceptional batting to get them to an okay score.

  • 48.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.

  • 48.1

    Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot Slog, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 47.6

    Chris Morris to Isuru Udana. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.

  • 47.5

    Chris Morris to Suranga Lakmal. Half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 47.4

    Chris Morris to Isuru Udana. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 47.3

    Chris Morris to Isuru Udana. Slower ball half volley, down leg side backing away Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 47.2

    Chris Morris to Isuru Udana. Length ball, to leg backing away Steer, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to point for no runs, fielded by Amla.

  • 47.1

    Chris Morris to Isuru Udana. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 46.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Spliced to short leg for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.

  • 46.5

    Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 46.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Duminy.

  • 46.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Length ball, off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 46.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 46.1

    Kagiso Rabada to Suranga Lakmal. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot defending, Spliced to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Amla.

  • 45.6

    FOUR! Andile Phehlukwayo to Isuru Udana. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. A great drive past cover from Udana. They need some more of those to get to a competitive score.

  • 45.5

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Isuru Udana. Short, off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 45.4

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Isuru Udana. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 45.3

    OUT! Caught. Andile Phehlukwayo to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, by Rabada. Phehlukwayo takes his first wicket of the day. Thisara gets caught trying to pull Phehlukwayo to the boundary. Thisara just doesn't get all of the ball and holes out to Rabada who takes a diving catch. They check upstairs the grounding, but the wicket remains.

  • 45.2

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Isuru Udana. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to cover for 1 run, fielded by Duminy.

  • 45.1

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.

  • 44.6

    Imran Tahir to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 44.5

    Imran Tahir to Isuru Udana. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot Steer, to cover for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 44.4

    Imran Tahir to Isuru Udana. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Tahir.

  • 37.2

    FOUR! Thisara Perera to Faf du Plessis. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot working, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. That boundary brings to an end a dominant South African display. They would've hoped for this kind of display earlier on in the tournament but they have managed to get another win in the World Cup before the end. Sri Lanka's batsmen made starts but failed to produce any quality batting. As for South Africa they did well with the ball and were dominant with the bat today unlike in previous games. For Sri Lanka this loss will mean it will be hard for them to qualify with Pakistan, Bangladesh and England all on more points.

  • 37.1

    Thisara Perera to Hashim Amla. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • End of Over 37
    Over 37. 5 runs. Bowler: Isuru Udana. South Africa: 201/1 (rr 5.43)
  • 36.6

    Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 36.5

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • 36.4

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Malinga.

  • 36.3

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to point for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 36.2

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 36.1

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • End of Over 36
    Over 36. 5 runs. Bowler: Lasith Malinga. South Africa: 196/1 (rr 5.44)
  • 35.6

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Mathews.

  • 35.5

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 35.4

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 35.3

    FOUR! Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. This time the fielders go for the ball, but it races away for another four. Faf jams into the yorker with great power and manages to get it past Malinga, mid-on and mid-off who were in pursuit.

  • 35.2

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Yorker, to leg on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • 35.1

    Lasith Malinga to Hashim Amla. Half volley, to leg on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • End of Over 35
    Over 35. 6 runs. Bowler: Isuru Udana. South Africa: 191/1 (rr 5.46)
  • 34.6

    FOUR! Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. The fielders gave up before the ball was near the boundary which sums up the day for Sri Lanka. They have fallen really short of a good total here and South Africa are very close to getting the target here.

  • 34.5

    Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 34.4

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • 34.3

    Isuru Udana to Hashim Amla. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 34.2

    Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • 34.1

    Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • End of Over 34
    Over 34. 7 runs. Bowler: Lasith Malinga. South Africa: 185/1 (rr 5.44)
  • 33.6

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

  • 33.5

    FOUR! Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot working, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. A great shot from Faf there. Malinga misses his yorker and gives Faf a full toss down leg. Faf dissects the fielders on the leg-side boundary and gets a boundary.

  • 33.4

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Half volley, to leg on the back foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Lakmal.

  • 33.3

    Lasith Malinga to Hashim Amla. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • 33.2

    Lasith Malinga to Hashim Amla. Yorker, off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 33.1

    Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • End of Over 33
    Over 33. 9 runs. Bowler: Jeevan Mendis. South Africa: 178/1 (rr 5.39)
  • 32.6

    Jeevan Mendis to Faf du Plessis. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

  • 32.5

    FOUR! Jeevan Mendis to Faf du Plessis. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Faf gets another four runs. He is able to drive the wide ball away to the off-side getting a bit of spin on the ball in the process to take it away from the fielder.

  • 32.4

    Jeevan Mendis to Hashim Amla. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tillakaratna.

  • 32.3

    Jeevan Mendis to Faf du Plessis. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Malinga.