South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Lakmal to du Plessis, 2 runs, that's how you take prospective no balls out of the equation - by inflicting run-outs. Typically number eleven-like running, as Faf tucks it away into square leg and then a flat throw comes to the bowler as Olivier hurries back for the second. But then his stretch, and Lakmal's slow gather helps him get in just in time

Dhananjaya de Silva to Olivier, 1 run, adjusts well to the across-drift, with an educated opened face wdge past second slip

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no ball, that's it .. 27 runs | 7 wickets. Yes, it's been THAT bad. Faf wants a slog downtown, which he runs down the pitch to, hoicks all over and the ball just sleeps along the pitch, sneaking well under the bat. Nothing that back leg stretching back can do to help either, Dickwella's quick enough. Now, now. Wait. Dhananjaya's front leg is clearly over the line

Dhananjaya de Silva to Olivier, 1 run, forward in defending for the turn, which once again straightens, this time taking the outside edge and running past second slip

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, back of a length cutting in, cramping Faf up in his cut, which he inside-halves eventually to mid-off

Dhananjaya de Silva to Maharaj, 3 runs, realizes he's about to fall into the Amla/Mulder trap, but then quickly opens his bat face and very cheekily runs it away wide of slip. It eventually needed a dive at third man's ropes to pull it back in

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 132kph, fifth-stump just outside off. Faf covers off, leaving

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, sticks out an angled-blade in front of his body, guiding it straight to backward point

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 134kph, up tall in the crease, riding the bounce to defend it to cover

Lakmal to Maharaj, 1 run, full on off. Defended in front of mid-on, and Maharaj continues to run in wierd angles, and then gives his skipper the thumbs up. But for the fumble out there ..

Dhananjaya de Silva to Maharaj, 1 run, taps it wide of mid-on this time, some non-straight running again, but safe enough

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on the stumps. Close to it in keeping it out

Dhananjaya de Silva to Maharaj, 1 run, there are bad times to run yourself out. And then there's this. Maharaj pushes one out to mid-off, and then just keeps watching the ball as he runs across for the quick single. He runs at an angle, doesn't stretch and is followed by the direct hit, which he tries to avoid and drags his bat in further away from the shortest path. Just, just in, millimeters

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, tummy-lined. Faf stays beside, straight-batting it out to off

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 134kph, tightens up on off. Blocked down the pitch, after the shuffle across of course

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 134kph, fourth-stump line, Faf walks, opens up his bat face and guides it away towards gully

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 128kph, middle-lined. Walking down the pitch in bunting it out to mid-on

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, checks his drive, spooning it uppishly to mid-off

Lakmal to Wiaan Mulder, 1 run, 138kph, straightening in, which Mulder inside-edges through mid-wicket

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, pushed back to the bowler \n

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, flatter ball and has been barricaded out

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, floated up, clipped away towards short mid

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on off, gets well forward in blocking it out

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, nudged away with the spin to leg

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 129kph, fuller, staying the tempting zone outside off. Nope

Lakmal to du Plessis, 2 runs, 131kph, a tad shorter. The width was always there, and is crashed in to slap it through sweeper

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 130kph, sighter again. Closer to off, but again, not close enough, yet

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, jags away off the pitch, but it's always well outside off in the first place for Faf to not-leave

Lakmal to du Plessis, no run, 136kph, good length, well outside off. A walking leave

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, back inside the crease again, tucking it away to leg

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, quick bouncer. And a quicker duck

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, on the walk down, shuffling across in the walking-down defence

Fernando to Amla, 1 run, 138kph, tummy-lined, tucked away softly into a widely empty mid-wicket

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, 135kph, seaming away in the channel. Faf leaves, and then tells Amla "it isn't doing much"

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, 134kph, presses forward, getting his front leg to cover off. And then settles to leave

Fernando to du Plessis, 2 runs, a very flamingo-like-flick. Fernando gets too full, too straight and is whipped away hard through square leg

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, 135kph, nipping in on middle. The adopt-cum-block

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, spins in off the rough, but equally well dealt with off the back foot, nudging it away to square leg

Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, no run, the straight-batted block, down the ground

Dhananjaya de Silva to Amla, 1 run, more of a drive now, wristing it down to long-on

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, 140kph, quite wide, teasing Faf with his leave, which he holds onto for now

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, across, front leg away, bang behind the line in the MCC manual of forward blocks

Fernando to Amla, 1 run, 135kph, pads. Turned away round the corner

Rajitha to du Plessis, no run, 138kph, full, driven through the line, finds mid-off

Rajitha to du Plessis, no run, 138kph, tightens up on off. Faf quickly opens up his bat face, steering his defence, square

Rajitha to du Plessis, no run, holding its line outside off. An easier lined up leave

Rajitha to du Plessis, no run, well left. There's movement off the pitch back in, but quite late with the length short enough as well to bounce over

Fernando to du Plessis, no run, 141kph, top of middle. A shuffling defence down the pitch

Fernando to Amla, 1 run, 134kph, back of a length, allowing Amla to use his crease, use the pace, use the angle and dab it away past gully