- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 chops on! SA have a breakthrough There's been a bit of nip into the left-handers from round the wicket for Ngidi, and this one jags in sharply from back of a length off the seam. Karunaratne had shaped to cut, but changed his shot late in an attempt at damage limitation. In the event, he could only edge onto the base of the stumps, and SA are jubilant at removing Sri Lanka's captain inside five overs 28/110.5 another one! Perera had been swinging like a rusty gate throughout this over, and his over-aggression brings about his downfall. Length ball, wide outside the off stump and enough room for Perera to free his arms once more. But his timing is awry, and he can only manage a thick edge through to de Kock behind the stumps. Mulder has a wicket in his first over, and this is looking worrying for Sri Lanka! 54/39.5 gets his man! Horrible shot, and the result of a scrambled mind due to the pace that Nortje has been bowling. That's a proper working-over from Nortje, banging this in back of a length at 90mph/145kph. Mendis shapes to pull, looking to take the fast bowler down, but is so late on the shot. It flies up, looping into the hands of Ngidi at mid-on. Nortje has the second wicket of a high-octane innings 54/265.4 rears up off a length, takes the edge and gone! Mulder finds some extra bounce in the surface out of nowhere, and Chandimal is taken by surprise. It springs up off the pitch, with a tight line leaving Chandimal no choice but to continuing playing at it, and it flicks up off the shoulder of the bat. Markram is the only man in the cordon, at a wide-ish second slip position, but it flies straight to him at head height and he snaffles the chance to give South Africa a much-needed wicket and break the partnership! 284/444.6 back of a length, tapped to cover, a sharp single to end the over. Sri Lanka continue to push along very comfortably 185/370.3 big appeal, and up goes the finger! This is a big moment, Dickwella reviews, it is adjacent to the line of leg-stump, but was it outside the line? Nope, that's pitched on leg, and is hitting middle! 296/576.3 back of a length, and a maiden Test wicket for Sipamla! He's earned that the hard way, he's come back from a torrid start and got better with every spell. This is a delivery full of intent, Hasaranga was expecting the short ball and was almost ducking by the time he realised it was fuller than expected. A loose inside-edge into the sticks, and Sri Lanka's slide continues with the new ball looming! 320/693.2 edged and gone! That's the way to do it! Hitting the right length at pace, with a bit of nip off the seam and good carry. Elgar at second slip accepts the fizzing edge deep in his chest, and a valiant stand is broken by the new boy 387/793.3 two in a row! And that's a sight for sore fast-bowling eyes! Full, fast, straight, an upright seam with a hint of away movement, and the off stump is uprooted! A fist-pump from Sipamla, and suddenly South Africa have a spring in their step! 387/895.6 edged, dropped, juggled, fumbled, snaffled! Kumara flinched into a duck, but left his bat in harm's way as he did so, a fizzing deflection took van der Dussen by surprise at first slip, and he so nearly muffed it. But having played pat-a-cake two or three times, including a useful knee, he wraps his fingers round the ball to secure Sipamla's fourth, and bring a enterprising Sri Lanka innings to an end. 396/9Extras37 (b 16, lb 9, nb 6, w 6)TOTAL396 all out (96 Overs, RR: 4.12)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 4.5 ov), 2-54 (Kusal Mendis, 9.5 ov), 3-54 (Kusal Perera, 10.5 ov), 3-185* (Dhananjaya de Silva, retired not out ), 4-284 (Dinesh Chandimal, 65.4 ov), 5-296 (Niroshan Dickwella, 70.3 ov), 6-320 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 76.3 ov), 7-387 (Kasun Rajitha, 93.2 ov), 8-387 (Vishwa Fernando, 93.3 ov), 9-396 (Lahiru Kumara, 95.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Ngidi 19 3 64 1 3.36 0 0 L Sipamla 16 1 76 4 4.75 0 3 A Nortje 22 3 88 1 4.00 2 0 PWA Mulder 20 4 69 3 3.45 0 3 KA Maharaj 19 3 74 0 3.89 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR43.4 spanked back to the bowler, and Elgar is gone! What a way to give away a century, almost his first false stroke. A slap through the line, on a slottable length, and Shanaka was just in the right place in his followthrough, sticking out a reflexive pair of mitts to swallow the chance to his left, almost behind him in the end! That glimmer is a genuine shaft of golden sunlight now! 200/328.4 loose drive, and gone! Markram throws his head back in frustration. He had looked a million dollars throughout, but this was one big shot too many. Sri Lanka have their first. Fernando persevered with his round-the-wicket ploy, bowling wide on the crease and hanging a wide ball, slightly full of a length, outside the off stump. Markram threw the bat at it, getting a thick edge, and Shanaka, the man at backward point or wide gully, took a sharp catch at head height 141/142.6 edged, and finally, Kumara snags one in the channel! He's earned that one, probing away. Rassie leans forward, not totally committed to the in-between length, and snicks the thinnest of deflections to Dickwella. A glimmer for Sri Lanka 200/2137.5 Faf fluffs it! Looks to go over the top but picks out mid-on! Oh dearie me, he's in the Ian Bell club... A simple catch for Karunaratne, and du Plessis threw back his head in disappointment. The same emotion is etched on the faces of his team-mates and the SA management. Pats on the back from SL players, but they'll be glad to see the back of Faf after a mighty knock that ends just shy of fulfillment 609/747.1 another one gone, and it's a ripper too! Hasaranga has his maiden Test wicket and it's a superb topspinner, pitching and biting with extra bounce, squaring QDK up with feet going nowhere, and a sharp take at slip too as the ball fizzed off the edge. Sri Lanka have found their second wind after a forlorn first three hours in the field. This is getting lively! 220/490.4 outside-off line, Bavuma slashes wildly at that and gets and edge through to the keeper. Or has he? Replays showing no contact between bat and ball but Bavuma immediately tucked his bat under his arm and walked off! Wow. 399/5107.4 gottim this time! Spin and bounce from a full length and Mulder can only guide an edge into the keeper's gloves! Too close to cut and well held by Dickwella. Delayed gratification for Hasaranga, who's just found a nice line and picks up his second wicket. SL need a few more to limit the full extent of the damage, though 476/6142.1 No higher, evidently. A length ball, on middle stump, Maharaj swivels as he attempts to pull, skies it and there's a man there to take the catch. The hobbling Hasaranga makes excellent ground running round to his right towards third man and looks thrilled to have snaffled the ball 621/10138.6 Nortje swishes in the channel and nicks off! Rather flaccid shot from the big No. 9, with SA sitting on a handsome lead and freedom to swing the long handle... Fernando picks up a second wicket of the innings, and SL will surely be batting this evening, one way or another 610/8139.2 does him with the googly, and up goes the finger! Sipamla reviews, was it sliding down leg...? Miles away from the inside edge, and I reckon it'll be clipping at least. Hasaranga's not a big turner of the ball, and Hawk-Eye has it thumping into leg stump, so it's a golden duck on his first outing as a Test batsman! Hasaranga, also on debut, is one away from a five-for 611/9Extras44 (b 9, lb 18, nb 7, w 10)TOTAL621 all out (142.1 Overs, RR: 4.36)Fall of wickets: 1-141 (Aiden Markram, 28.4 ov), 2-200 (Rassie van der Dussen, 42.6 ov), 3-200 (Dean Elgar, 43.4 ov), 4-220 (Quinton de Kock, 47.1 ov), 5-399 (Temba Bavuma, 90.4 ov), 6-476 (Wiaan Mulder, 107.4 ov), 7-609 (Faf du Plessis, 137.5 ov), 8-610 (Anrich Nortje, 138.6 ov), 9-611 (Lutho Sipamla, 139.2 ov), 10-621 (Keshav Maharaj, 142.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MVT Fernando 31.1 3 129 3 4.13 3 0 CAK Rajitha 2.1 0 16 0 7.38 0 1 MD Shanaka 28.5 2 98 2 3.39 0 3 PW Hasaranga 45 5 171 4 3.80 0 1 CBRLS Kumara 21.1 0 103 1 4.86 2 0 FDM Karunaratne 6.5 0 36 0 5.26 0 0 BKG Mendis 7 0 41 0 5.85 0 2
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 well, an absolute gem from Ngidi! He's gone around the wicket, landed it sweetly a fraction outside off and kept low as it comes back in to hit off stump. Clean bowled! 10/128.4 beastly ball from Nortje, gets Perera fencing outside off... not given on field but de Kock immediately reviews, and SA seem pretty confident here. Yes, there's a spike on UltraEdge, and this will be KJP's number! Just seamed away with Perera stuck leg side, and technology reveals a feather of an edge. Nortje amongst 'em 114/54.5 pitching outside off, he draws the outside edge and Rassie van der Dussen takes a comfortable catch at first slip! That's another excellent breakthrough for South Africa and Ngidi has a second wicket already! 22/219.5 lovely delivery, it jags up off the surface and clatters into the top of off stump as he swings. Very nicely bowled and so ends a painful looking morning for Chandimal, still clearly feeling the effects of that injury suffered on the third evening 85/323.6 another breakthrough for South Africa! Great bowling from Mulder. A challenging line in the fourth-stump channel, draws a thick outside edge and de Kock takes a simple catch 99/435.5 gottim, that's the perfect line! Sipamla gets his fifth wicket of what is becoming an impressive debut, drawing Shanaka forward with one that pitched on fourth stump and held its line at 138kph, de Kock doing the rest. SA closing in 142/645.2 and that's Hasaranga gone. Back of a length and ouside off, he lofts that down the ground and Bavuma swallows the catch coming in from long off 179/836.6 oh dear, has it ended with a run-out...? Mix-up between the batsmen, Fernando stranded down the pitch, and although the relay back to Maharaj is sloppy he does well to collect and break the stumps! But SL aren't done yet, from the sounds of it 148/746.1 and Nortje gets the final wicket. South Africa win by an innings and 45 runs! Short of a length, gets an outside edge as he steers to gully, where Keshav Maharaj takes a sharp catch at shoulder height. 180/10Extras10 (b 4, lb 2, nb 4)TOTAL180 all out (46.1 Overs, RR: 3.89)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.6 ov), 2-22 (Kusal Mendis, 4.5 ov), 3-85 (Dinesh Chandimal, 19.5 ov), 4-99 (Niroshan Dickwella, 23.6 ov), 5-114 (Kusal Perera, 28.4 ov), 6-142 (Dasun Shanaka, 35.5 ov), 7-148 (Vishwa Fernando, 36.6 ov), 8-179 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 45.2 ov), 9-180 (Kasun Rajitha, 46.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Ngidi 10 2 38 2 3.80 0 1 A Nortje 10.1 1 47 2 4.62 0 1 PWA Mulder 12 1 39 2 3.25 0 1 L Sipamla 5 0 24 2 4.80 0 1 KA Maharaj 6 3 20 0 3.33 0 0 AK Markram 3 2 6 0 2.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
26,27,28,29 December 2020 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 60, Sri Lanka 0
Close of Play
- Sat, 26 Dec - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 340/6 (MD Shanaka 25*, CAK Rajitha 7*, 85 ov)
- Sun, 27 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 317/4 (F du Plessis 55*, T Bavuma 41*, 72 ov)
- Mon, 28 Dec - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 65/2 (MDKJ Perera 33*, LD Chandimal 21*, 12 ov)
- Tue, 29 Dec - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 180 (46.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (MDKJ Perera 21, LD Chandimal 25, Ex 5)
- Over 15.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - MDKJ Perera (Upheld)
- Over 18.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - MDKJ Perera (Struck down)
- MDKJ Perera: 50 off 67 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 99/4 in 24.0 overs (MDKJ Perera 52)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (149 balls), Extras 6
- Over 28.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - MDKJ Perera (Upheld)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 148/7 in 37.0 overs (PWH de Silva 28)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 40.1 overs (244 balls), Extras 9
- PWH de Silva: 50 off 46 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 72.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (F du Plessis 54, T Bavuma 44, Ex 3)
- T Bavuma: 50 off 93 balls (4 x 4)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 81.2 overs (493 balls), Extras 26
- Drinks: South Africa - 364/4 in 85.0 overs (F du Plessis 76, T Bavuma 64)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 230 balls (F du Plessis 83, T Bavuma 64, Ex 5)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 91.4 overs (555 balls), Extras 34
- F du Plessis: 100 off 151 balls (15 x 4)
- Lunch: South Africa - 435/5 in 97.0 overs (F du Plessis 112, PWA Mulder 18)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (F du Plessis 26, PWA Mulder 20, Ex 4)
- South Africa: 450 runs in 100.6 overs (611 balls), Extras 38
- Drinks: South Africa - 493/6 in 112.0 overs (F du Plessis 148, KA Maharaj 4)
- F du Plessis: 150 off 205 balls (21 x 4)
- South Africa: 500 runs in 114.3 overs (692 balls), Extras 39
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (F du Plessis 24, KA Maharaj 30, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 550 runs in 122.5 overs (744 balls), Extras 41
- Tea: South Africa - 565/6 in 126.0 overs (F du Plessis 177, KA Maharaj 43)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (F du Plessis 48, KA Maharaj 48, Ex 4)
- KA Maharaj: 50 off 78 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 600 runs in 135.5 overs (822 balls), Extras 43
- Over 139.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - L Sipamla (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 621/9 in 142.0 overs (KA Maharaj 73, L Ngidi 2)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 621/10 in 142.1 overs (L Ngidi 2)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (52 balls), Extras 5
- Over 10.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - MDKJ Perera (Struck down)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 65/2 in 12.0 overs (MDKJ Perera 33, LD Chandimal 21)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 86.1 overs (522 balls), Extras 32
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (MD Shanaka 33, CAK Rajitha 11, Ex 9)
- MD Shanaka: 50 off 69 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Over 92.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - MD Shanaka (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 396/9 in 96.0 overs (MD Shanaka 66)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Lunch: South Africa - 45/0 in 11.0 overs (D Elgar 15, AK Markram 27)
- Over 11.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - D Elgar (Struck down)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (76 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (D Elgar 19, AK Markram 27, Ex 7)
- AK Markram: 50 off 64 balls (11 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 21.3 overs (133 balls), Extras 13
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 133 balls (D Elgar 36, AK Markram 51, Ex 13)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 134 balls (D Elgar 35, AK Markram 55, Ex 13)
- D Elgar: 50 off 71 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 129/0 in 25.0 overs (D Elgar 58, AK Markram 58)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (195 balls), Extras 14
- Tea: South Africa - 180/1 in 38.0 overs (D Elgar 86, HE van der Dussen 8)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (D Elgar 30, HE van der Dussen 12, Ex 9)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 42.3 overs (259 balls), Extras 22
- Drinks: South Africa - 237/4 in 53.0 overs (F du Plessis 5, T Bavuma 11)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 54.4 overs (333 balls), Extras 25
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (F du Plessis 23, T Bavuma 26, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 65.2 overs (397 balls), Extras 25
- F du Plessis: 50 off 74 balls (9 x 4)
- Over 71.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - T Bavuma (Struck down)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 317/4 in 72.0 overs (F du Plessis 55, T Bavuma 41)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (52 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 54/3 in 10.5 overs (LD Chandimal 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.2 overs (149 balls), Extras 6
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 102/3 in 25.0 overs (LD Chandimal 13, DM de Silva 32)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (LD Chandimal 17, DM de Silva 32, Ex 3)
- Over 31.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - LD Chandimal (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- DM de Silva: 50 off 71 balls (7 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 34.5 overs (213 balls), Extras 15
- DM de Silva: 50 off 72 balls (8 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 147 balls (LD Chandimal 32, DM de Silva 57, Ex 11)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 166 balls (LD Chandimal 34, DM de Silva 56, Ex 11)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 167/3 in 40.0 overs (LD Chandimal 38, DM de Silva 64)
- Over 41.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batsman - DM de Silva (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- DM de Silva retired hurt at 185/3 (79, 44.6 overs)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 50.3 overs (308 balls), Extras 18
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 116 balls (5 x 4)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 212/3 in 52.0 overs (LD Chandimal 50, N Dickwella 11)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (LD Chandimal 20, N Dickwella 23, Ex 7)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 59.4 overs (363 balls), Extras 23
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 290/4 in 68.0 overs (N Dickwella 43, MD Shanaka 6)
- Over 70.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - N Dickwella (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 70.6 overs (431 balls), Extras 27
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 340/6 in 85.0 overs (MD Shanaka 25, CAK Rajitha 7)
- South Africa 1st innings
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
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