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Best performances - Batsmen

HE van der Dussen
HE van der Dussen
108(110) 13x4 - 2x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 27 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
14 18 7 7 24 12 9 17
AK Markram
AK Markram
106(54) 14x4 - 3x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 23 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
10 4 12 18 16 31 8 7

Best performances - Bowlers

G Coetzee
G Coetzee
O9
M0
R68
W3
Eco7.55
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
K Rabada
K Rabada
O7.5
M0
R50
W2
Eco6.38
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Ekanth

Not the perfect game but a hugely entertaining one. South Africa have stepped up big time in their opener. Sri Lanka had their moments but will need bigger pushes if they are to go big without a few key players. Anyway, all teams apart from India and Australia have played a game now. Big one, as Sambit Bal writes. Hope to see you for it. For now, goodbye from me, Ekanth, my report-writing co-commentator, Madushka Balasuriya, and our scorers, Chandan Duorah and Thilak Ram.

Temba Bavuma, South Africa captain: Happy. We wanted to win and did that. As a batter, nothing to find fault in. Asked for a clinical performance with ball. Didn't get that but individual performances were good. Probably a blessing in disguise that we lost the toss. Ball came on to the bat better when the lights came on. The point was to adjust with the conditions today. We had a certain perception, thought it'd be a bit more variable but it didn't. Probably didn't adjust early enough, to their main batter being Mendis. Kesh took the pace off and was very good. Maybe need to add spin options, these are the learnings we have to take. Challenge would be adapting there again. Quinton will be fine, didn't field but will be fine.

Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka captain: I expected a high-scoring game. Rassie, Quinny, Markram got great hundreds. We were missing lengths regularly, execution wasn't good. When we play again, we need to change that. We expected to keep them to 350-370, we thought it'd be manageable given Asalanka and Mendis' form but we couldn't deal with the extra runs. Tough one to manage things while missing three key bowlers. But you know that's part of the game. I'm happy with the positive intent with bat; first ten overs with ball was good too. Need to sharpen up for the next game.

Aiden Markram, POTM: Says his fastest WC ODI ton makes him feels fantastic. That it comes off some days, doesn't on others. That it's fantastic today. I know what's expected of me as a batter. We're marrying being positive with being smart. Great how it's coming together in the last 12 months. Initially, you want to get a feel for the wicket and find out the options you can take and then back it, regardless of the result, and trying things out that may not be in your repertoire. Wicket played well, ball travelled, was an entertaining game. Nice to be on the right side of the result. Really happy with how it went tonight.

Mustafa Moudi : "So far in the first 4 matches of the edition have alternative results - Chasing sides won the 1st and 3rd ODI while Defending sides won the 2nd and the 4th Match !!"

M.: "Great fight by SL. Only difference was the 3 batters who got 50's for SA converted to 100's whereas SL's 3 batters with 50's couldn't convert here."

10:17pm A 102-run win. Margin might be smaller than what South Africa would've expected a while ago. But Shanaka's 68 dragged the innings further, so did Rajitha's cameo. Some mitigation comes from the fact that 754 runs were scored in the 94.5 overs today and that all of South Africa's bowlers struck. Mendis was exceptional in the powerplay, he kept going despite Jansen getting both openers in the phase. The pick-up shots were a treat. But he fell, tickling a cut off Rabada to the keeper. Coetzee and Maharaj then chipped in to put Sri Lanka under deeper pressure. But the last five wickets cost South Africa 176 runs. Shanaka found some form as well. South Africa, hence, didn't get as big a net-run-rate spike but still managed a win over a hundred runs.

44.5
W
Rabada to Pathirana, OUT, Bails fly. Done and dusted. Pathirana made room and tried to whack it over wide long-on. Cross seamer landed around fourth and hit the outer-half of off stump

M Pathirana b Rabada 5 (25m 16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 31.25

44.4
0
Rabada to Pathirana, no run, Back of length just outside off, beats the open-faced-steer attempt
44.3
0
Rabada to Pathirana, no run, Bouncer outside off, Pathirana made room before going across and trying to ramp it. Misses. Looked like a slower one
44.2
0
Rabada to Pathirana, no run, Makes room and gets followed by a yorker. Jammed to the bowler
44.1
0
Rabada to Pathirana, no run, Full at the stumps, neat block to cover

Rabada back

END OF OVER:
44 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 326/9 (103 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.40, RRR: 17.16)

  • Dilshan Madushanka4 (2b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana5 (11b)
  • Gerald Coetzee9-0-68-3
  • Marco Jansen10-0-92-2
43.6
4
Coetzee to Madushanka, FOUR, Four for No. 11 too. Front leg out the way, full ball at the stumps. Tries to drive hard and straight, the outside edge went over backward point, who was in.

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1MDKJ PereraP Nissanka
2nd66MDKJ PereraBKG Mendis
3rd42BKG MendisS Samarawickrama
4th2S SamarawickramaKIC Asalanka
5th39DM de SilvaKIC Asalanka
6th82MD ShanakaKIC Asalanka
7th1MD ShanakaDN Wellalage
8th58MD ShanakaCAK Rajitha
9th31CAK RajithaM Pathirana
10th4D MadushankaM Pathirana