South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2019 Venue: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Date & Time: Mar 13, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Quinton de Kock 51(57)
20.4
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, out Caught by Tharanga!! Oh he couldn't have middled it better. Clears out his front leg, gets under the length to whip it on the up over the on-side in front of square. But doesn't get the elevation, crsiply whacking it straight down short mid-wicket's throat. But take nothing away, it's been all entertainment whilst it lasted. de Kock c Tharanga b Dhananjaya de Silva 51(57) [4s-6]
20.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, 1 run, a step down, tucking it away with the spin through mid-wicket
19.6
Oshada Fernando to de Kock, 1 run, uses the width outside off with an opened up bat face to steer it further, picking it off the keeper's gloves -- giving him his fifth fifty in a row. #21 overall
19.5
Oshada Fernando to du Plessis, 1 run, overpitched outside off. Hard drive, extra cover
19.1
Oshada Fernando to du Plessis, 1 run, loopy outside off, lofted through the line, giving extra cover in the deep some sweeping work
18.1
Dhananjaya de Silva to du Plessis, 1 run, another long hop, Faf has to crouch to the lack of bounce as he adjusts, swatting it away to deep square leg
17.5
Oshada Fernando to du Plessis, 1 run, back in the crease again, knocking it down to long-on
17.3
Oshada Fernando to du Plessis, 1 run, too short. A swivelled heave in front of square
16.6
Kamindu Mendis to du Plessis, FOUR, loose wide full toss. And gets just the treatment it deserved - yes, the slice through the covers, splitting the angles out there perfectly
16.2
Kamindu Mendis to de Kock, no run, flat on middle, forward punchy defence
16.1
Kamindu Mendis to du Plessis, 1 run, back, across, and Mendis smartly holds it back a touch, making Faf wait. And it eventually turns into a turn into mid-wicket
15.5
Rajitha to du Plessis, 1 run, follows him on the pads, glanced, angle-batted, behind square
15.3
Rajitha to de Kock, FOUR, 106kph - ill-advised slower one, which Quinton is quick to read, wait on it to dip in close to him and swing to drill it straight down with just the right amount of wrists to keep it down
14.4
Kamindu Mendis to de Kock, 2 runs, big stride, steering the drive through cover-point
14.3
Kamindu Mendis to de Kock, FOUR, fine on a fine reverse sweep. Spots the drift outside off, which Quinton quickly goes right-handed to and ensures his bat face is always facing down to nail it through the slips
14.2
Kamindu Mendis to de Kock, no run, opens up his forward defence, cover now
14.1
Kamindu Mendis to de Kock, no run, starts with off-spin. Driven out to mid-off
13.6
Rajitha to Markram, no run, 140kph, nipping in off a back of a length, knocked out to short mid-wicket
13.2
Rajitha to Markram, 1 run, 138kph, full on off, driven off the thick inside half, wide of mid-on
12.6
Udana to Markram, FOUR, Markram joins the party! Udana bowls another short ball around middle and leg, Markram swivels and puts it away to the fine leg fence with an uppish pull shot. 11 runs came off that over
12.4
Udana to Markram, 1 run, slaps the widish delivery through covers for a single
12.2
Udana to de Kock, FOUR, Udana getting a taste of his own medicine. Struck quite a few boundaries and sixes earlier in the day. de Kock making sure he's at the receiving end too. A tad short around off, de Kock quickly gets into position before he nails his pull shot, right through mid-wicket and that's four runs
12.1
Udana to de Kock, no run, looks to pull a short delivery bowled down the leg side but doesn't middle it, it comes of his hip bone in fact, that hurts
11.6
Rajitha to de Kock, 1 run, drills this one down the ground and takes a single
11.5
Rajitha to Markram, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Markram glides it to third man for a single
11.3
Rajitha to de Kock, no run, slices the length delivery to backward point
11.2
Rajitha to Markram, 1 run, punches the back of a length delivery to point for a single. Whistles and cheers in the stands as fifty comes up for South Africa
10.5
Udana to Markram, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Markram punches it through covers for a single
10.2
Udana to Markram, 1 run, camps back and slaps the short ball through cover-point does Markram
9.6
Malinga to Markram, FOUR, brilliantly done! On the pads and Markram times this one through mid-wicket, just about manages to beat the fielder's sprint and that's four more for Markram
9.2
Malinga to de Kock, no run, on a length outside off, punched towards the fielder at cover by de Kock
9.1
Malinga to Markram, 1 run, glides the length delivery past the fielder at point and gets a single as third man tidies up
8.5
Dhananjaya de Silva to Markram, 1 run, drills the loopy delivery down to long-on for a single
8.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, flighted outside off, short in length and it's been sliced to point
8.2
Dhananjaya de Silva to Markram, 1 run, drives the tossed up delivery to long-on for a single
7.5
Malinga to de Kock, no run, tad fuller around middle and leg, de Kock drives it back to Malinga
7.4
Malinga to Markram, 1 run, drives the overpitched delivery to mid-on for a single
7.2
Malinga to de Kock, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, whipped straight to short mid by de Kock
7.2
Malinga to de Kock, wide, wayward delivery down the leg side, de Kock looks to put it away to the fine leg fence and misses
7.1
Malinga to Markram, 1 run, back of a length around midddle and leg, Markram clips it to the right of mid-on and gets a single
6.2
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, drives this one back to the bowler who throws himself to his right and grabs it
6.1
Dhananjaya de Silva to Markram, 1 run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, eased to long-on by Markram
5.5
Malinga to Markram, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Markram punches it to cover-point where a dive by the fielder stationed there keeps them down to a single
4.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, FOUR, a gift of a full toss and de Kock has smashed it. Clobbers it over mid-wicket and the fielder in the deep could do nothing about it
4.2
Dhananjaya de Silva to Hendricks, 1 run, loopy delivery around middle and leg, Hendricks plays it with the turn and gets a single at mid-wicket
2.5
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, fired into the batsman around off, de Kock drives it to the fielder at cover
2.4
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, eases the flighted delivery down the pitch
2.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, dropped! de Kock had chipped the loopy delivery back to the bowler as it gripped into the surface. de Silva flies to his right, gets his hands to it but fails to cling on to the catch. Superb effort
2.2
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock's off the mark! Fetches the loopy delivery from the off-stump and sends it to the deep square leg fence with a fine sweep shot
2.1
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, defends the floated delivery off his front foot
1.6
Malinga to Hendricks, no run, excellent ball by the skipper to end the over. In the channel outside off and a hint of movement, Hendricks pokes at it and gets beaten all ends up
0.5
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, flighted delivery around middle and leg, de Kock eases it towards mid-on
0.4
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, comes on his front foot and drives the loopy delivery to mid-off
0.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, strays in line, down the leg side and it's been dragged straight to short fine leg by de Kock
0.2
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, drags back his length on this offbreak, de Kock goes back and cuts it to point
0.1
Dhananjaya de Silva to de Kock, no run, starts off with an offbreak and de Kock defends it off his front foot
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