- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR30.4 100 and out! Another one, this not quite as short, 145kph. QDK goes on the pull once more but this time it's only a top edge, and it loops to mid-on who judges and takes it well 214/21.4 Big lbw appeal. Given! Bavuma reviews. Where was that pitching? Length ball, 131ks, came back in to beat Bavuma's back-foot flick. Hit on the front pad over the knee-roll. That is pitching just in line, straightens enough to hit top of middle. 10/137.1 Well taken at long-on! VDD comes down the track and looks to heave this over long-on, only manages to get height though, A LOT of height in fact. Sadeera waits and waits for this and completes a good take 264/347.1 Full toss is driven in the air, long-off takes it. Markram's 54-ball exhibition is over. Low-ish full toss was around off, Markram stood leg side and tried to launch it straight. Lost shape, bat face opened and Rajitha took an easy catch. Markram gets a hug from Klaasen while walking back 383/543.1 Slower one is skied high, taken at long-off! Offcutter is full and wide, Klaasen had gone across, standing in the crease, was in reach of the ball too. Swung hard and through the line but easy catch 342/4Extras23 (lb 1, nb 1, w 21)TOTAL428/5 (50 Overs, RR: 8.56)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Temba Bavuma, 1.4 ov), 2-214 (Quinton de Kock, 30.4 ov), 3-264 (Rassie van der Dussen, 37.1 ov), 4-342 (Heinrich Klaasen, 43.1 ov), 5-383 (Aiden Markram, 47.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CAK Rajitha 10 1 90 1 9.00 24 8 5 2 0 D Madushanka 10 0 86 2 8.60 25 12 1 3 1 MD Shanaka 6 0 36 0 6.00 10 1 1 0 0 DM de Silva 4 0 39 0 9.75 9 4 2 1 0 M Pathirana 10 0 95 1 9.50 22 10 2 5 0 DN Wellalage 10 0 81 1 8.10 27 10 3 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 Through him first up! What a way to start your spell! This pitched on a good length on off, and then just tailed back in as it cut Nissanka in half before clattering into the top of middle 1/17.5 Jansen sends the bails on a flight. Length ball came back in and was too fast for Perera, who tried to block it straight. His upper body fell over, the ball snuck through and Jansen has two. Sid Monga, at the ground, says the bail reached the third man boundary 67/212.4 And Rabada gets the big one! Rabada is ecstatic and so he should be. This was back of a length just outside off, 140kph, and it bounced a touch more than Mendis expected. He looks for the cut but edges it near the shoulder of the bat for Klaasen to gleefully accept 109/313.2 Coetzee strikes with just his second ball! Sadeera was looking to work this onside but it's the cross seamer on a back of a length. It sits up a bit in the surface and Sadeera is early on the stroke, and gets a leading edge. It pops up barely past the edge of the pitch towards mid-on, but Jansen makes up the ground in a flash to grab this 111/431.6 The partnership is broken! Fantastic take by the Reeza Hendricks the sub. This was pace-off and full outside off. Asalanka gives it everything and slices it high over point. Hendricks comes haring in and grabs this on the run 232/620.1 Slices a cut to Phehlukhwayo at backward point. The fielder moved to the right, slid his knee across and took it low. Ball was on a length outside off, bounced more than DDS expected, spun a bit and the around-the-wicket angle came in play too 150/539.4 Keeps low to knock him over. Actually, maybe not. Fullish ball came into the pad, Shanaka tried to block it straight but got beaten on the inside edge. The 89ks ball deflected off the front pad to the stumps. Absolutely no foot movement from Shanaka though. 291/832.2 And is this the game?! Wellalage nicks through to the keeper off this length ball, and Sri Lanka's slim chances are now surely all but extinguished 233/743.4 Pulled in the air... finds Markram at deep-mid! Slower one, 119ks, following the batter as he made room. He hit it hard but the follow-through ended around just over head and didn't go close to the shoulder. Good cameo from Rajitha 322/944.5 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 326/10Extras20 (lb 5, nb 1, w 14)TOTAL326 all out (44.5 Overs, RR: 7.27)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Pathum Nissanka, 1.1 ov), 2-67 (Kusal Perera, 7.5 ov), 3-109 (Kusal Mendis, 12.4 ov), 4-111 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 13.2 ov), 5-150 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 20.1 ov), 6-232 (Charith Asalanka, 31.6 ov), 7-233 (Dunith Wellalage, 32.2 ov), 8-291 (Dasun Shanaka, 39.4 ov), 9-322 (Kasun Rajitha, 43.4 ov), 10-326 (Matheesha Pathirana, 44.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Ngidi 8 1 49 1 6.12 30 3 4 2 0 M Jansen 10 0 92 2 9.20 31 10 6 3 0 K Rabada 7.5 0 50 2 6.38 22 3 2 2 1 KA Maharaj 10 0 62 2 6.20 33 6 2 2 0 G Coetzee 9 0 68 3 7.55 26 7 3 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30
Match days
7 October 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - T Bavuma (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 243 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (Q de Kock 20, HE van der Dussen 29, Ex 1)
- Drinks: South Africa - 84/1 in 15.0 overs (Q de Kock 33, HE van der Dussen 42)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 2
- HE van der Dussen: 50 off 51 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (Q de Kock 45, HE van der Dussen 52, Ex 3)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 61 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 24.4 overs (148 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 147 balls (Q de Kock 73, HE van der Dussen 73, Ex 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 196/1 in 29.0 overs (Q de Kock 92, HE van der Dussen 86)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 29.2 overs (176 balls), Extras 10
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 171 balls (Q de Kock 94, HE van der Dussen 96, Ex 10)
- Q de Kock: 100 off 83 balls (12 x 4, 3 x 6)
- HE van der Dussen: 100 off 103 balls (12 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 35.4 overs (214 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (HE van der Dussen 12, AK Markram 36, Ex 2)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 137 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 13
- AK Markram: 50 off 34 balls (8 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (AK Markram 20, H Klaasen 31, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 43.5 overs (263 balls), Extras 18
- AK Markram: 100 off 49 balls (14 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 48.1 - 50.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 48.1 overs (290 balls), Extras 20
- Innings Break: South Africa - 428/5 in 50.0 overs (DA Miller 39, M Jansen 12)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 94 runs, 2 wickets)
- Heinrich Klaasen kept wickets in place of Quinton de Kock from the start of Sri Lanka innings.
- Over 1.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - BKG Mendis (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 3
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 25 balls (3 x 4, 6 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (MDKJ Perera 0, BKG Mendis 51, Ex 2)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 197 runs, 6 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 111/4 in 13.2 overs (KIC Asalanka 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 6
- KIC Asalanka: 50 off 46 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 28.4 overs (173 balls), Extras 10
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (KIC Asalanka 34, MD Shanaka 12, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 214/5 in 30.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 69, MD Shanaka 18)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 36.1 overs (218 balls), Extras 12
- MD Shanaka: 50 off 50 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 37.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - CAK Rajitha (Struck down)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (MD Shanaka 39, CAK Rajitha 9, Ex 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 40.6 overs (247 balls), Extras 18
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