Sri Lanka are huddling, rather compulsively. There's enough crowd in to reverberate Kotla with "AB, AB". Watch out for that moment! Breaths away..Jayasuriya has the ball
Welcome back! Out come the Protea openers to earn the two points ... err ... take some pride home. 120-all out looks like a below par score but Indian pitches have stunned us again and again this T20 WC. Unpredictable. Don't assume an easy chase. The new ball zooted onto the bat but the older ball obliged for the cutters and the tweaked deliveries.
Behardien: "A pitch for my style. I bowled some leg-cutters and off-cutters and it proved vital. I think it is tough for both sides to prepare for such a game. But you want to go home with a win. We did well to restrict them and now have to chase it down. We would like to get a win tonight and give something to cheer for our supporters."
The introduction of spinners helped the Proteas to get back into the contest as they stemmed the run-flow as well as picking up wickets. Tahir conjured a probing spell of wrist spin. Even the part-timer Behardien joined the party by snaring up a couple of wickets including Dilshan. Steyn returned in his second spell to send back Perera. None of the Sri Lankan batsmen applied themselves and lost 10 wickets for 75 runs. Mathews's absence made it even more innocuous as they continued losing a flurry of wickets. Some late hitting by Shanaka pushed them to 120. The result here will have no impact on the tournament but it will definitely impact the morale of both teams as they would be looking to regain some lost pride. Join us for the chase in a while.
Sri Lankan openers chose the last Super 10 game, which happened to be a dead-rubber, to come out all guns blazing. But as they say 'better late than never!' Of course, the South African quickies erred in line and the wicket looked good initially which helped their cause. When both openers were set, Phangiso triggered a collapse picking up Chandimal and Thirimanne in successive deliveries.
19.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Lakmal, out Lakmal Run Out!! Just one look from the TV umpire and he was sure. Shanaka wanted the strike and called for a risky single, but Lakmal is caught short by Wiese's brilliance. The slower delivery from Abbott, Lakmal ekes out an inside edge onto pad and the ball rolls towards point. Shanaka was haring across, but Wiese went to the right end - bowler's end and hits the bulls-eye. Lakmal was not even in the frame. Lakmal run out (Wiese) 0(1)
Third umpire called in for a run-out check. Lakmal seems to be short. Yes, he is. OUT!
Suranga Lakmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Jeffrey Vandersay, out Bowled!! Too fast, too quick for the No. 10. Umpire Ravi runs up to the batsman and tells him to wait as he checks for a front foot no-ball. Abbott has something behind the line and Vandersay gets his orders. Good length delivery nips back in slightly, Vandersay was looking to steer it to third man, gets an inside edge onto the middle stump. Jeffrey Vandersay b Kyle Abbott 3(7)
Kyle Abbott to Jeffrey Vandersay, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, drilled down to long-off
18.6 -
Steyn to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, quick short delivery, Vandersay swivels to pull, gets it high on the bat and the ball drops in no man's land. de Kock tried to get there, but was too far for him. Much better outing for Steyn compared to the England game, finishes with: 4-0-33-1
18.5 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, short of length and cramping the batsman for room, Shanaka is hurried on the pull, mistimes it to long-on
18.4 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, no run, banged in halfway down, Shanaka arches back to play the ramp, is nowhere close to the ball
18.3 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, that is a horror delivery. Might have been the yorker that went wrong. Leg-stump full toss, Shanaka stoops low and helps it behind square on the leg-side, sped across the turf
18.2 -
Steyn to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, steered away to third man
18.1 -
Steyn to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Steyn went up for caught and bowled. Ravi was going towards the square leg umpire, but Steyn knew it was a bump ball. Yorker fired in on middle, Vandersay squeezes it back to Steyn, went on the bounce. Steyn at first thought it came off the boot and hence appealed
Dale Steyn [3.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Vandersay push-drives it to the right of point, Shanaka was reluctant to go through with the single but does so in the end
17.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, slower delivery on back of a length, Shanaka nudges it to the unmanned mid-wicket region
17.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Dasun Shanaka, wide, sprays the yorker outside off, well away from the tramline
17.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, cross seam delivery that almost scooted through, Vandersay was on the hop, brings his bat down and gets a toe-end towards square leg. It was on off-stump
17.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, too quick for Vandersay. Short of a length and outside off, Vandersay is late on the steer to third man
A slip in place..
Jeffrey Vandersay, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Herath, out Caught by de Kock!! What happened there? Abbott didn't even appeal or celebrate. de Kock threw the ball and Herath got the marching orders. Fullish and around off, Herath gets an outside edge on the drive, good low grab by QdK. Can Sri Lanka bat out their overs? Herath c de Kock b Kyle Abbott 2(5)
Kyle Abbott to Herath, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Shanaka was aiming for a cover-drive, gets it off the bottom and the ball dribbles away to long-on
Kyle Abbott [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Behardien to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, good length ball on the stumps, Shanaka makes room and punches it wide of extra cover, retains strike with that single
16.5 -
Behardien to Dasun Shanaka, no run, slower delivery just outside off, Shanaka kneels down to mow it to cow corner, beaten on the top-edge. Bounced more than he expected
16.4 -
Behardien to Herath, 1 run, fuller and on off, Herath knocks it in front of extra cover and hands the strike back to Shanaka
16.3 -
Behardien to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, good length ball on off, Shanaka dabs it to the right of point, hurries across to the other end
16.2 -
Behardien to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Behardien gets the length wrong on this leg-cutter, pitches it up and pays the price, Shanaka gets under that and smokes it over the bowler, just manages to clear the rope. Sri Lanka need plenty more of this
16.1 -
Behardien to Dasun Shanaka, no run, leg-cutter on short of length, Shanaka cuts and picks out backward point
Farhaan Behardien [2.0-0-6-2] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Tahir to Herath, no run, big turn on the googly, pitched outside leg and struck Herath on the pad. He missed the nudge to the on-side. Tahir finishes an economical spell, ends with figures: 4-0-18-1
15.5 -
Tahir to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, comes down the track and drives to long-off
15.4 -
Tahir to Dasun Shanaka, no run, wrong 'un around off, Shanaka reads it off the surface and taps it to backward point
15.3 -
Tahir to Herath, 1 run, pushed through on the stumps, flicked away in front of square on the leg-side
15.2 -
Tahir to Herath, no run, googly outside off, kept low and went underneath Herath's attempted sweep
15.1 -
Tahir to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flatter and just outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover
Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.6 -
Steyn to T Perera, out Caught by Behardien!! Horrible delivery and Steyn gets a wicket. Perera can't believe he has hit that straight to the fielder. Keeps his bat close to his helmet and looks disappointed. And remember this was the extra delivery. Ravi gave a wide even though the ball went off the thigh pad. Short and outside off, Perera stays leg-side of the ball and slaps it to extra cover, Behardien doesn't drop those. Sri Lanka are falling apart. First wicket for Steyn in the competition. Pumps his fists and gets a big roar. T Perera c Behardien b Steyn 8(7) [4s-1]
Steyn to T Perera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.5 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, on a length and around off, Shanaka opens the bat face and guides it to third man
14.5 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, wide, there might have been a sound. Yes, off the thigh pad. Splays it down leg, Shanaka can't meet with the glance, ball kisses the thigh pad on the way to de Kock
14.4 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, no run, sharp short delivery around off, Shanaka arches back and gets away from the line of the ball. Well played!
14.3 -
Steyn to Dasun Shanaka, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Shanaka stays behind the line and taps it to mid-wicket
14.2 -
Steyn to T Perera, 1 run, Perera backs away and Steyn follows him with a short of length delivery, Perera opens the bat face and steers it behind point. Wiese fumbles and the job is made easier for the batsmen
14.1 -
Steyn to T Perera, FOUR, greeted with a fantastic hit. The off-cutter right in the slot for Perera, who spots it early and smashes it over his partner, one bounce and over the rope
Dale Steyn [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Tahir to T Perera, 1 run, drags it short and is on leg-stump, pulled along the ground to deep square leg
13.5 -
Tahir to T Perera, 2 runs, quicker, fuller and outside off, Perera drives it through extra cover, sweeper had a few yards to cover and Perera came back for the second
13.4 -
Tahir to T Perera, no run, wrong 'un on middle, Perera brings his bat in front of his pad and blocks
13.3 -
Tahir to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up on off, Shanaka eases it down to long-on
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.2 -
Tahir to Kapugedera, out Bowled!! That's too good. And Tahir is off on his celebratory run. Love his celebration. Whatever the match or the situation, he doesn't forget to entertain us with his wicket celebrations. The googly and Kapugedera had no clue about it, played for the leggie, the ball spun back in and went through the gate, huge gap between bat and pad and the off-stump takes a beating. Kapugedera looks bamboozled. Kapugedera b Tahir 4(7)
Tahir to Kapugedera, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
13.1 -
Tahir to Kapugedera, no run, quicker and around off, Kapugedera waits before cutting it late to short third man
Imran Tahir [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Behardien to T Perera, no run, slower and on leg-stump, Perera turns it towards mid-wicket
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
12.5 -
Behardien to Dilshan, out Lbw!! This time the finger is up. The reverse sweep didn't work and hence Dilshan went for the conventional sweep/paddle. Behardien generally bowls wicket-to-wicket. Kept it full and on the stumps, Dilshan missed and he was struck in line with middle, an easier call for Ravi and Sri Lanka keep sliding. From 45/0 they have slipped to 85/5. Dilshan lbw b Behardien 36(40) [4s-4 6s-1]
Behardien to Dilshan, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
12.4 -
Behardien to Dilshan, no run, huge shout for LBW. Umpire Ravi does not agree. Dilshan misses the reverse sweep and is struck on the back thigh. Was low but the ball was sliding down leg. Good call from Ravi, he got it spot on
12.3 -
Behardien to Kapugedera, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Kapugedera tucks it to the vacant mid-wicket region, Behardien thought about going after it but saw Miller charging in and went back near the stumps
12.2 -
Behardien to Dilshan, 1 run, no pace on the ball, Dilshan has to drag the sweep from outside off and he gets an under-edge to fine leg
12.1 -
Behardien to Kapugedera, 1 run, leg-cutter on the stumps, flicked away to the left of short fine leg, Abbott keeps it to a single
11.6 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, tossed up on off, Dilshan drops it in front of cover and wanted the run, sent back in the nick of time as Faf pounced on it and under-armed the ball to de Kock. Dilshan is back though. End of Phangiso's spell, after taking a pasting off the first two deliveries, he ends with: 4-0-26-2
11.5 -
Phangiso to Kapugedera, 1 run, pushed through just outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover
11.4 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, 1 run, quicker and outside off, Dilshan dabs it towards point
11.3 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, slows it down considerably, Dilshan misses the slog sweep and the ball wasn't far from the off-pole. Good take by de Kock
11.2 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, tossed up on middle, Dilshan drives inside out, Phangiso dives to his left and makes a fine stop
11.1 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, flatter and close to off, patted in front of cover
10.6 -
Behardien to Kapugedera, no run, on a length and outside off, Kapugedera bends down and dabs it to backward point
10.5 -
Behardien to Dilshan, 1 run, another leg-cutter that kept a touch low, Dilshan brings his bat down and squirted it off the inner part to backward square leg
10.4 -
Behardien to Kapugedera, 1 run, leg-cutter on a shortish length, Kapugedera gets inside the line and turns it to square leg
Chamara Kapugedera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.3 -
Behardien to Jayasuriya, out Caught by du Plessis!! That's a tame dismissal. Jayasuriya has a look at the pitch before trudging off. The slower delivery that held up in the wicket, Jayasuriya was going for the front foot push, checked his shot and spooned a dolly to Faf at cover. The South Africans are delighted and why wouldn't they be. After a solid start from Sri Lanka, they have pulled things back. Jayasuriya c du Plessis b Behardien 1(3)
Behardien to Jayasuriya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.2 -
Behardien to Jayasuriya, no run, fuller and on off, Jayasuriya pushes it towards cover
10.1 -
Behardien to Dilshan, 1 run, very full and outside off, Dilshan stoops down, opens the bat face and drives square of the wicket on the off-side
Farhaan Behardien, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, 1 run, again hesitation regarding the run. Dilshan tapped it wide of point, Jayasuriya wanted to be absolutely sure before going for the run, in the end they get it easily
9.5 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, pushed back to the bowler
9.4 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, fraction short and around off, Dilshan makes room and cuts it to backward point, a slight fumble from Amla and Dilshan wanted the run. Sent back as Steyn swooped in from short third man. Good call from Jayasuriya
9.3 -
Phangiso to Jayasuriya, 1 run, glanced a leg-stump delivery to backward square leg, off the mark with a single
Shehan Jayasuriya, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.2 -
Phangiso to Siriwardana, out Siriwardana Run Out!! Needless from Siriwardana. There was never a run. And you don't run when the ball is close to AB or Faf. They are the best in the world. Tucks the flatter delivery in front of mid-wicket and sets off, Dilshan was going nowhere, he sends his partner back but it was too late, Siriwardana was more than halfway down and Faf had to get his throw right to de Kock, he did and the keeper did the rest. Replays suggest that Dilshan had taken a couple of yards, but being the non-striker he was just backing up. Siriwardana run out (du Plessis/de Kock) 15(10) [4s-2]
Phangiso to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
9.1 -
Phangiso to Siriwardana, FOUR, Miller almost pulled off a stunning save. Flighted on the stumps, Siriwardana lofts it towards long-on, Miller got across and tried to flick it in using his right hand, but in vain
Aaron Phangiso [2.0-0-18-2] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Tahir to Dilshan, no run, de Kock went up for caught behind before aborting from the appeal. Tahir also started to go up but calmed down. Slider down leg, Dilshan can't meet with the glance, the ball brushed the thigh pad on the way to de Kock. That was the sound and umpire Ravi doesn't call it a wide
8.5 -
Tahir to Siriwardana, 1 run, flatter and outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover
8.4 -
Tahir to Dilshan, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, worked away to deep mid-wicket
8.3 -
Tahir to Dilshan, no run, googly and Dilshan didn't pick it, he was winding up for the slog sweep, the ball turned in and almost shaved the off-pole
8.2 -
Tahir to Dilshan, FOUR, Dilshan takes full toll of it. Darted in full and on the stumps, Dilshan clears his front leg and swats it towards cow corner, to the left of deep mid-wicket for a one bounce four
Free-hit coming up... Second of the innings...
8.2 -
Tahir to Siriwardana, no ball, 1 run, another full toss and this one is high. Over the waist and the square leg umpire calls it a no-ball, was outside off and Siriwardana slashes it to sweeper cover
8.1 -
Tahir to Dilshan, 1 run, nice juicy full toss and Dilshan swipes it across the line to deep mid-wicket. Missed out on a freebie. Should have been put into the crowd
Imran Tahir [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Wiese to Dilshan, 1 run, shortens the length and takes the pace off, nurdled away to deep backward square leg
7.5 -
Wiese to Siriwardana, 1 run, full and just outside off, Siriwardana sliced the square drive through cover-point, was in the air but well wide of the point fielder, sweeper tidies up
7.4 -
Wiese to Dilshan, 1 run, angling in on off, Dilshan works it in front of square on the leg-side, called for two but Behardien prevents that by getting to the ball quickly
7.3 -
Wiese to Dilshan, no run, fuller and on off, Dilshan knocks it back down the wicket, Wiese uses his long reach to stop the ball, stretches his right hand and stops
7.2 -
Wiese to Siriwardana, 1 run, fullish and slanted across Siriwardana, who attempts an on the up drive and gets a thickish outside edge to third man
7.1 -
Wiese to Siriwardana, FOUR, bad delivery from Wiese. Loosener first up. Short and rose only till the hip, Siriwardana went on one leg and short-arm jabbed the pull behind square leg, raced away to the fence
David Wiese, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, fired in on a length, Dilshan pushes it off the inner part of the bat to the right of the bowler
6.5 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, FOUR, quicker on middle and leg, Dilshan kneels down and sweeps it over backward square, got it fine enough to beat the chase and dive from deep square leg fielder. He now has 100 fours in T20 WCs
6.4 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, backs away to leg and punches it to point, wanted a run but is sent back
6.3 -
Phangiso to Siriwardana, 1 run, tossed up on off, Siriwardana drives it to long-on
6.2 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, 1 run, tapped to cover-point and Dilshan sets off, a clean pick up and throw at the bowler's end would have made things interesting
6.1 -
Phangiso to Siriwardana, 1 run, flighted outside off, Siriwardana opens the bat face and eases it square on the off-side. Nobody was excited with the hat-trick ball, surely they didn't know as it came off the last two balls of Phangiso's previous over
End of the powerplay and it is South Africa who have the advantage. The last 10 deliveries, they have given away only 3 runs and picked up 2 wickets. Here is Phangiso with the hat-trick ball. No close-in catchers. Does he know he is on a hat-trick?
5.6 -
Tahir to Siriwardana, 1 run, googly to the left-hander, Siriwardana watches it closely and eases it to sweeper cover
A slip in place now...
5.5 -
Tahir to Dilshan, 1 run, seemed like a wrong 'un and Tahir yelled "catch it" as Dilshan went down on his knee and swept it to deep mid-wicket, went on the bounce to the fielder. No timing from Dilshan
5.4 -
Tahir to Dilshan, no run, tossed up on off, Dilshan pushes it back to the bowler
5.3 -
Tahir to Dilshan, no run, again no air on this one, Dilshan knocks it to the right of the bowler
5.2 -
Tahir to Dilshan, no run, flatter and kept low, Dilshan brings his bat down and jams it off the inside edge onto the pad
5.1 -
Tahir to Dilshan, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Can expect that with Tahir into the attack. Quicker and on leg-stump, Dilshan kneels down and can't connect with the sweep, is struck on the pad. The ball was sliding down leg
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
4.6 -
Phangiso to Thirimanne, out Bowled!! Geez! That is some delivery. Phangiso is delighted and lets out a roar. Thirimanne is amused as to what happened. Looks at the bowler and then the pitch before walking back to the dugout. Tossed up just outside off, Thirimanne was pushing away from the body, the ball spun sharply and went past the gap between bat and pad. The leg-stump is uprooted and South Africa are back in it. Excellent comeback from Phangiso after being hit off the first two deliveries. That wicket showed there is spin on this surface. Thirimanne b Phangiso 0(1)
Phangiso to Thirimanne, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease
4.5 -
Phangiso to Chandimal, out Bowled!! Cleaned 'im up. Chandimal didn't read that at all. South Africa needed that wicket to calm things down. The slider which zooms off the surface, Chandimal camped on the back foot looking to force it through the off-side, the ball hurried through and went past his under-edge to castle the off-stump. Phangiso looks like a relieved man. Chandimal b Phangiso 21(20) [4s-2 6s-1]
Phangiso to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
4.4 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, 1 run, bit of air on this one, Dilshan steps out while staying leg-side of the ball and drills the drive to long-off, where AB is slightly square
4.3 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, no run, arm-ball that skids on, Dilshan makes a bit of room and chops it to backward point. Got his bat down in the nick of time
4.2 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, SIX, Dilshan does not want to allow Phangiso to settle down. Shimmies down, isn't to the pitch but goes across the line and against the turn, lofted it over mid-wicket for a maximum
4.1 -
Phangiso to Dilshan, FOUR, pressure straightaway on Phangiso. Quicker on off, Dilshan kneels down and sweeps it over mid-wicket, there was protection in the deep, but he got it square
Aaron Phangiso, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, no run, just over Abbott. Banged in short and on off, Chandimal went for the flat-batted pull, got it high on the bat and Abbott thought he was in business. Jumped with one hand stretched, but couldn't even get a finger
3.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Dilshan, 1 run, fullish and on the pads, flicked away to fine leg
3.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, 1 run, wow! Three runs added to AB's total already. Abbott missed the yorker and dished a low full toss on the stumps, Chandimal drives it past Dilshan. AB moves to his left from mid-on, dives and stops the ball. Saved three there and the crowd get going with chants of "AB, AB, AB"
3.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Dilshan, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, Dilshan rides the bounce and dabs it to short third man, quick single taken
3.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Dilshan, no run, back of a length on off, Dilshan doesn't have the room to free his arms, bunts it to mid-on with a closed bat face
3.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, 1 run, short of length almost cramping the batsman for room, Chandimal arches back and glides it to third man
2.6 -
Steyn to Chandimal, 1 run, sensible batting. After hitting a six and a four, Chandimal steers one down to third man, keeps strike with a single. Another costly over from Steyn, 16 runs off it
2.5 -
Steyn to Chandimal, FOUR, that's been clubbed. Charges Steyn, converts it into a length delivery and muscles it over mid-on. ABD could only watch the ball sail over him. Steyn isn't going to like this
2.4 -
Steyn to Chandimal, SIX, Steyn shakes his head. Short square boundaries and Chandimal has got six. Dug in short and Chandimal was hurried on the pull, goes through with the shot and sends it just over the deep square leg fielder. Longer boundaries would have brought that fielder into play
2.3 -
Steyn to Chandimal, no run, fullish and around off, Chandimal drives on the up and straight to mid-off
2.2 -
Steyn to Dilshan, leg byes, 1 run, drifts one onto the pads, Dilshan fails to lay bat on the flick, goes off the pad to square leg
2.1 -
Steyn to Dilshan, FOUR, what a way to get off the mark. Steyn just watches and turns back to walk to his run-up. Length delivery on off and middle, Dilshan kneels down and laps it fine, beat short fine comfortably
1.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, byes, FOUR, that just took off. Beat everyone. Banged in halfway down, Chandimal attempts a pull, but is beaten on the top-edge and the ball flies over the leaping de Kock, who had no chance
1.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, no run, pitched up just outside off, Chandimal drives and picks out Faf at mid-off
1.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, 2 runs, too straight, on middle and leg, Chandimal tucks it behind square, fielder from deep square leg gets across and keeps it to a brace
1.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, no run, full and teasing the batsman outside off, Chandimal's eyes lit up seeing the line and length, went for the booming drive on the up and is beaten. Not much of movement, but Chandimal's feet went nowhere
1.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Dilshan, leg byes, 1 run, strays onto the legs, Dilshan fails to meet with the glance, ball thuds into the pad and dribbles behind square on the leg-side
1.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, 1 run, good delivery. Right up in the blockhole, Chandimal had cleared his front leg to get a free swing of the arms, can't get underneath that and digs the drive out to mid-off, quick single taken
Free-hit coming up...
1.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Chandimal, no ball, umpire Tucker has his hand stretched sideways. Abbott has overstepped. By a long margin. Pitched up on off, Chandimal drives it back to the bowler, Abbott fields in his followthrough
Kyle Abbott, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Steyn to Chandimal, 1 run, same line and length as the previous delivery, Chandimal this time finds the fielder at deep square leg, went on the bounce to Miller. Steyn got away with one there
0.5 -
Steyn to Chandimal, FOUR, poor delivery. Gets a bit too greedy. Offers a half volley on the pads, Chandimal doesn't miss out, flicks it over short fine and opens his account with a boundary
0.4 -
Steyn to Chandimal, no run, back of a length outside off, Chandimal blocks it to the left of the bowler, Steyn gets across
0.3 -
Steyn to Chandimal, no run, beauty! This is the Steyn we all know. Good length ball and curling away outside off, Chandimal is drawn into the defensive push away from the body and is beaten all ends up
0.2 -
Steyn to Chandimal, no run, slightly drags the length back and hits the splice of Chandimal's bat. He didn't come forward to defend, just kept his bat forward as a line of defence
Amla in at slip...
0.1 -
Steyn to Chandimal, no run, looks for the jaffa first up. Lands the length delivery on leg-stump and gets it to straighten, Chandimal is rooted to the crease, brings his bat forward and stabs it to the on-side. Came more off the inside half of the bat
Chandimal and Dilshan are at the crease. Chandimal is on strike. Steyn will open the attack
A flight awaits to parry South Africa and Sri Lanka. It's a premature end for them, more so for South Africa who remain the forever bridesmaid in events. Looked customarily in form building to this WC but then managed to flush all the T20 League experience into the drains, underwhelmed and crashed out. Sri Lanka never inspired because their building phase has mutated into perennial. Managed to stay above Afghanistan in the points table, but only just. That's it from tonight. Keep checking this space as the T20 WC caravan wheels on. Cheers and good night from Pratyush Sinha, my co-commentator Akshay Maanay and our very tall scorer Krishna. Ta-ta!
du Plessis: "I'm very baffled. 230 odd in that first game, yes we didn't bowl well but you think and say what do you need to do. Afghanistan was a dangerous team and we needed to beat them. Against West Indies, we fought well, but to lose from there, it feels like one of those nightmares where you are struggling to put on your pads and you can't walk to the wicket. Unfortunately, we played our best game when we were out of the tournament. Definitely (when asked if "small errors" cost them). We should have won that first game. That game vs. England, you play it ten times and lose only once. We fought hard in that West Indies game. In T20s, especially, if you are not on top of your game, you aren't going to win. I picked up a few grey hairs and in four years time, I hope the body is strong enough (for the 2020 T20 WC). It's South Africa and it's every thing for us. We are a team that wants to win a WC."
Chandimal: "You can't tell every time that you're rebuilding. Someone has to put their hand up. We got a good start but the wickets fell and there was no one to rebuild. Batting let us down whole tournament. It's always tough to play against South Africa; they're a very good side. We couldn't execute well in the middle and that's why we lost. My appearance (in the T20 WC in 2020) depends more on my performance; I am only 26 (laughs)."
"Been a great pitch. The ball was stopping and turning, and you can't ask better than that. The campaign has been tough. We prepared well and the luck wasn't on our side. We tried to make South Africa proud and we'll continue to do so. It was tough to prepare for a dead rubber but we are doing a job for our country. It's always good to play here in India because the South African wickets don't aid spin," reckons Aaron Phangiso whose figures of 2/26 fetched him the Man of the Match award
So, a comprehensive victory for the Proteas. Sri Lanka have been annihilated. They have too many issues to sort out. South Africa began their chase in style. de Kock came out firing all cylinders unleashing himself with a couple of boundaries in the first over before throwing his wicket away hastily looking for a run. After the early dismissal, the Sri Lankan bowlers were expected to come hard, but Amla and du Plessis did not let the bowlers to settle. The pair batted sensibly, used their feet well against the spinners and kept the scorecard ticking with ones and twos. Chants of "AB, AB" from the crowd beckoned finally when Faf was adjudged LBW. But replays showed he played it with the bat. Amla struck a well-measured fifty. AB applied the finishing touches to help South Africa head home with a consolation win under their belt.
17.4 -
Lakmal to de Villiers, SIX, there's the win. There's de Villiers's six. There's your money's worth, Kotla! An easy win by 8 wickets. Gets a full toss, gets under it and swings it with bent knees over deep mid-wicket. A demolishing win for South Africa but a game too late..
17.3 -
Lakmal to Amla, 1 run, almost a yorker length. We saw these Kohli-driven through point yesterday. Amla goes more close-batted and squeezes it out to deep cover
17.2 -
Lakmal to Amla, no run, slows it down with a finger-roll from a length and Amla played it early. Had the right intention with an open bat but that was a good ball
17.1 -
Lakmal to de Villiers, leg byes, 1 run, lovely comeback. Gets the yorker to tail in quick and raps de Villiers's back boot that was plonked on leg-stump. Would have gone down
17.1 -
Lakmal to de Villiers, wide, not this time. Was making room and Lakmal must have panicked. Hurls it wider down leg-side to evade de Villiers's brutal slog over fine leg. Because a wide is better than a deflating de Villiers six
17.1 -
Lakmal to de Villiers, wide, slips it down leg and de Villiers just turned around to watch that
Suranga Lakmal [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, no run, beaten. Shanaka rolls his finger over it vigorously, the ball grips and turns away to open Amla in his defence. No bounce and the keeper collected it on the bounce
16.5 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, FOUR, slower ball alright but it was deliberately wide. What does Amla do? Reaches out, uses those wrists to generate all the horsepower and cannons the sliced cut wide of backward point
16.4 -
Dasun Shanaka to de Villiers, 1 run, was walking towards the bowler and then adjusts as he chops it back to long-on all cramped
16.3 -
Dasun Shanaka to de Villiers, SIX, that ball was slower than erosion. Slower than evolution. Had his knee bent and then bent it further to connect the pull. Had done well to wait and wait before unleashing the ball pancake-flat over deep mid-wicket
16.2 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, 1 run, a 300-degree bat swipe as Amla delays his pull to deep mid-wicket
16.1 -
Dasun Shanaka to de Villiers, 1 run, legcutter staying low, de Villiers had to crouch in his brutal swivel but still pulls it to short fine
Dasun Shanaka [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
T Perera to de Villiers, 1 run, goes so hard on this dipping full toss that his bottom hand comes off. Ends up forehanding it to extra cover and hares to the other end
15.5 -
T Perera to Amla, 1 run, here's the fifty. Lovely innings. Tucks one to backward square leg and runs for the milestone
15.4 -
T Perera to Amla, SIX, 1000 runs for Hashim Amla in T20Is. A shot that's a misnomer to his serene image. Just gets a shortish ball on leg-stump, shuffles across, gets under it and jets it up over fine leg with a wristy pick-up
15.3 -
T Perera to de Villiers, 1 run, more like a flat cutter on middle, de Villiers perilously backs away and connects the squeeze of a push to long-off
15.2 -
T Perera to Amla, 1 run, robs pace on this, Amla waits and then dabs it late to third man
15.1 -
T Perera to Amla, no run, those wrists need bandages. Gets a length delivery on the leg-stump but couldn't spindle enough to channel the tuck wide of short fine
Thisara Perera [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 1 run, exagerrates his wrist flick as he swipes the ball off his pads and runs a single as deep mid-wicket loops back the throw
14.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, FOUR, ever so late. Just a hint of width on that. Amla waits, chews gum, then waits before unleashing a Zephyr-like cut wide of backward point
14.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to de Villiers, 1 run, gets the flight to come forward and flow a drive through mid-off
14.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 1 run, went really hard at it with a flat bat as he tries to power the squeeze over Jeffrey Vandersay's head. Not enough power and ends up chipping it towards long-off
14.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to de Villiers, 1 run, drifts it across and extracts an iota of a turn in, de Villiers was early into the flick and collects an uppish single to mid-wicket
14.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 1 run, flatter legbreak on middle, Amla rocks back in a hurry but pipes the pull straight to deep mid-wicket
Jeffrey Vandersay [3.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Siriwardana to de Villiers, no run, keeps it a touch wide, makes de Villiers reach out and we get to see a defensive push into the off-side
13.5 -
Siriwardana to Amla, 1 run, chops it long-off but he wanted to go much squarer with the cut. Not enough room
13.4 -
Siriwardana to de Villiers, 1 run, slows it down but the dragged down length gives de Villiers the time to generate his own pace on this sweep-pull round the corner
Tucker has a chat to Chandimal. Kulasekera is on the field...may be about that
13.3 -
Siriwardana to Amla, 1 run, hardly middled. Was already on front foot, Siriwardana bowled slow just outside the pad and Amla dragged it to long-off off the inner half
13.2 -
Siriwardana to de Villiers, 1 run, fires it on off, gets it to bounce well and de Villiers rose as he punches to long-off
13.1 -
Siriwardana to Amla, 1 run, and Amla somehow manages to survive through "AB" chants and drives a single through cover
Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.6 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, out Lbw!! "AB, AB" is the only moment that I could collect from that delivery. Kotla is buzzing! And this looked like a horror decision. Absolutely poor. du Plessis was shaping for the Dilscoop but was a tad late on that, the ball dipped in and rapped du Plessis's inside edge that ricocheted onto the pad...and he's been given LBW. Next time a horror movie hits the theatres, choose to watch this dismissal over that movie. du Plessis lbw b Lakmal 31(36) [4s-3]
Lakmal to du Plessis, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
12.5 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, shuffles across leg and bunts one to cover
12.4 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, 2 runs, good intent from Lakmal because du Plessis had made a lot of room and was already closing himself up. Wanted to go full but overcooks it into a full toss. du Plessis looked cramped but did well to keep his weight back and flick that through a diving mid-wicket
12.3 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, waits for this to arrive from the pace-robber and dabs it to backward point
12.3 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, wide, du Plessis needed to be a left-hander and needed a golf club to connect that. Slips it down leg and du Plessis misses his tickle, of course. Chandimal made his shuffle preempted to collect that
12.2 -
Lakmal to Amla, 1 run, gets the yorker straight on and gets it to drift in late. Dug out to long-on for a single
12.1 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, 1 run, uses his feet but gives it away too early, only to see Lakmal shorten his length. du Plessis adjusts with a flat-batted thump to long-on
Suranga Lakmal [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, flatter but keeps it slow and du Plessis plonks it to long-off and keeps the strike
11.5 -
Herath to Amla, 1 run, drifts one full on the pad, Amla lets out a squeeze to long-on
11.4 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, uses his feet, takes it on the half-volley and drags it away to long-off
11.3 -
Herath to du Plessis, no run, slower outside off, du Plessis made room with a push-drive to cover
11.2 -
Herath to Amla, 1 run, another one hurling in with the arm and is turned to mid-wicket
11.1 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, slider on the stumps, du Plessis backs away, keeps his weight back and pulls it through mid-wicket
Rangana Herath [3.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
T Perera to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, the googly that raps the pads to beat du Plessis's flick. But he was well down the track and looked to have been struck well outside off. Umpire van Gogh's the appeal
A slight hold up in play as the physio comes out to tend Thirimanne. And he's going off the field now, with his arms around two people to help him out
10.5 -
T Perera to du Plessis, 2 runs, had his front foot planted, allows the slower delivery to arrive and shaves it to mid-wicket. There's no one there, Thirimanne is running in from the deep...and he pulls his hamstring. Is this hammie flea market or what? Perera had run all the way to mid-wicket to field that but couldn't prevent the couple of runs
10.4 -
T Perera to du Plessis, no run, bowled like a legbreak - grips and turns. du Plessis is not in a hurry, waits and then punches to cover
10.3 -
T Perera to Amla, 1 run, length outside off, no movement off the pitch and Amla's bat swing parries the ball to long-off
10.2 -
T Perera to du Plessis, 1 run, bowls it slow - the back of the hand delivery. du Plessis delays his square cut to pinch a single
10.1 -
T Perera to Amla, 1 run, starts with back of a length delivery, Amla stays flat-footed as he thrashes it to deep cover for a single
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
62 runs...60 balls
9.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, no run, hint of turn outside off. The flatter, quicker one turns, surprising du Plessis and opening him up. Missed but had his back foot grounded to entertain a bail-flicking from the keeper
9.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, FOUR, back-to-back from du Plessis. Stretches as far forward as he could and brooms it away with a sweep through backward square leg
9.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, FOUR, lovely. Had the room fabricated early, uses the room to crash his arms and then thumps it through cover. The ball just skids on, holding its line to effect that shot
9.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 1 run, all wrists. Waiting for that cover drive. Uses Jeffrey Vandersay's deny-the-room strategy to flick through mid-wicket
9.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, 1 run, gives this some air but the length is ideal for the sweep. du Plessis obliges and gets the fifty up with a sweep round the corner
9.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, no run, floated on leg to deny room, du Plessis closed the bat face and ran it down to mid-wicket
8.6 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, comes down the track and flicks to deep mid-wicket
8.5 -
Herath to du Plessis, no run, tries to shimmy out but a flatter one fired in arrests him. Adjusts to block into the off-side
8.4 -
Herath to du Plessis, FOUR, Thirimanne at deep mid-wicket dives but he was all over the ball which scooted underneath to roll away. A brooming sweep from du Plessis it was and it fetches him a boundary - his first
8.3 -
Herath to du Plessis, no run, makes room, gets hold of it in front of the stumps and flashes it to cover
8.2 -
Herath to Amla, 1 run, shortens his length and fires it on Amla's pads. Turned to mid-wicket
8.1 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, drifts it in on leg seeing du Plessis's manufactured room and du Plessis could only drop it to long-off
Rangana Herath [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, no run, looked like the flipper - flatter trajectory and skidding on straight. Amla read it right, got his bat down and blocked the hell out of it
7.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, no run, flatter and wider of off, a thrash of a cut but barreled straight to backward point
7.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 2 runs, slow and carrying lots of revs outside off, Amla drives forcibly through extra cover
7.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, 1 run, drags the sweep off the inner half and pinches a single to short fine
7.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 1 run, turn outside off but no bounce to encourage. Amla opens his bat with the turn and places it to short third man
7.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, no run, looped in too full as the slip awaits, Amla squeezes it out to cover
6.6 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, 1 run, dishes out width outside off and Amla drives a single through cover
6.5 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, no run, almost like a tossed up delivery that drifts wide, Amla reaches out with his front leg across but mistimes. Just no pace there to thrust the drive through the off-ring
6.4 -
Dasun Shanaka to du Plessis, 1 run, follows a backing away du Plessis with a cutter, du Plessis waits and then swipes it away behind square on the leg-side
6.3 -
Dasun Shanaka to du Plessis, no run, no pace from a length outside off, du Plessis chops his cut to cover
6.3 -
Dasun Shanaka to du Plessis, wide, slower ball bouncer. The fashionable slower ball bouncer. Lobs up slowly, du Plessis shaped to pull and then swayed away. Balloons too high, dips in front of Chandimal and it's a wide
6.2 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, 1 run, thrusts power in this punchy cut wide of cover and fetches a single
6.1 -
Dasun Shanaka to Amla, no run, just a sane length ball, Amla stays put and punches to cover-point
Dasun Shanaka, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, no run, slipping down leg, du Plessis misses the flick, going down
5.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, no run, oh. The googly. du Plessis was backing away looking to cut, the ball razored in quick and he had to adjust with a open-batted bunt
5.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Amla, 1 run, flatter and quicker on the pad, a workaround to mid-wicket fetches a single
5.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, 1 run, hops across with a widened stance and flicks it to mid-on for a single
5.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, no run, opens the face of the bat very late and guides it to backward point
5.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to du Plessis, no run, flat on off, defended
Jeffrey Vandersay, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Herath to Amla, no run, gets forward and drives to cover
4.5 -
Herath to Amla, 2 runs, another one but he couldn't spindle around enough to place it finer. Cut off in the deep and just a couple
4.4 -
Herath to Amla, FOUR, this is tripe. Trash. Drifting down leg, Amla just had to turn and guide it down into the fine leg reservoirs. Easy
4.3 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, flighted enough for du Plessis to get forward and drive a single to mid-off
4.2 -
Herath to du Plessis, no run, ah, this turned a touch. du Plessis tries to work one to leg, closes the bat face early and the leading edge rolls to cover
4.1 -
Herath to Amla, 1 run, turns it away to mid-wicket and gets to the other end
3.6 -
Lakmal to Amla, 1 run, and again. Just get Amla to bat and your fielders will be flying. Another one that's been tried to play on the up but this isn't the pitch. Holds up again and Vandersay at extra cover flew, literally, to his right and tipped the ball mid-air. His torso all parallel to the ground. Oh Amla!
3.5 -
Lakmal to Amla, no run, just short of Thirimanne at mid-wicket! Heaves this with all might, the ball stuck in the pitch to rob the timing and the skewed inside edge just fell short of Thiri's full-fledged dive in front
3.4 -
Lakmal to Amla, FOUR, supple. Meets this straight ball with Warne's wrists and places the flick just wide enough of mid-on for it to run away
3.3 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, 1 run, uses his reach and glides one to third man for a sane single
3.2 -
Lakmal to Amla, 1 run, punched with a high bat and a single to mid-off eventualizes. Cover's misfield gave them a chance to run the run that wasn't there
3.1 -
Lakmal to du Plessis, 1 run, was playing on the up, the ball nips away a touch to fool him and the edge flies to third man
2.6 -
Herath to Amla, no run, played slightly for the turn but not a ball has turned for Herath. Yet. Ends up defending off the inner half
2.5 -
Herath to Amla, no run, slung in flatter but overcooks the leg-stump line. Ball takes the pad as Amla looks to tickle
2.4 -
Herath to Amla, no run, fires it in on middle, Amla is too good. Gets behind and blocks
2.3 -
Herath to Amla, no run, slower outside off, Amla flicked his wrists as he drove hard to cover with his weight all forward
2.2 -
Herath to Amla, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, Amla leans in with a defensive drive
2.1 -
Herath to du Plessis, 1 run, tosses one on off, du Plessis pushed with hard hands towards cover and skers one to mid-wicket
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Lakmal to Amla, no run, just maintains his posture and crashes one to mid-off. More like a shock-recovery swing of the arms..
Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.5 -
Lakmal to Amla, out de Kock Run Out!! Amla's and de Kock's ages and urgencies are as far apart. Fullish delivery outside off, Amla had his wrists jammed and opened the bat face on impact for a dab to cover. de Kock was in a hurry, backing up and halfway down the track when a throw found him short. Amla's face can be used as a prop for serene. Here, it could be used to teach the word "shocked" to kids. de Kock just looked too overambitious there and to make things look worse, he never attempted to dive back in. de Kock run out (Dilshan) 9(6) [4s-2]
Lakmal to Amla, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
1.4 -
Lakmal to Amla, no run, goes slower and on off, Amla employs his wrists and tucks it to mid-wicket
1.3 -
Lakmal to Amla, FOUR, width platter from Lakmal. Amla just had to stay put, extend his arms and delay his delicate cut to explore the plughole behind backward point
1.2 -
Lakmal to de Kock, 1 run, that was barreled, believe me. Short and wide, de Kock thrashed the cut but a diving stop at cover played the devil. Siriwardene's wrists are intact..
1.1 -
Lakmal to Amla, 1 run, full on the pads to start, Amla shaves it off his pads and ekes out a single to deep backward square leg
A slip for Lakmal too..
Suranga Lakmal, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Jayasuriya to de Kock, no run, this was slower and flatter, de Kock erred in staying back. Thankfully connects the cut right in front of the off-stump and barrels it to backward point
0.5 -
Jayasuriya to de Kock, no run, fired on the pads, arrived quicker than de Kock expected and he turns it into the leg-side in time
0.4 -
Jayasuriya to de Kock, no run, round-armish and hurled in full on middle, de Kock jams it out as he backed away
0.3 -
Jayasuriya to de Kock, FOUR, gives this some air outside off, the ball rips away a touch and the squeezed out drive evades a flat-footed slip to scoot to the third man fence
One slip for the left hander..
0.2 -
Jayasuriya to de Kock, FOUR, off-side is his playground. Fired in flat outside off, slides on and de Kock leaned into a drive that shaves the covers
0.1 -
Jayasuriya to Amla, 1 run, floats it on leg-stump from round the wicket, Amla hurries into his flick towards cow corner and gets off the mark
Amla and de Kock are at the crease. Amla is on strike. Jayasuriya will open the attack