South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2019 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Date & Time: Mar 16, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Faf du Plessis 24(42)
17.2
Perera to du Plessis, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! The string of dot balls has got to him. Bangs the ball short outside off, du Plessis charges out and looks to flay it but only manages to edge it to the keeper. Huge strike for Lanka as the game was starting to get into the monotonous zone. Thisara exults in delight as removes the opposition skipper. du Plessis c Kusal Mendis b Perera 24(42) [4s-1]
17.1
Perera to du Plessis, no run, length delivery and has been pushed back to the bowler
16.6
Dananjaya to Markram, 2 runs, looks to nail the drive away as that was lured out on a fuller length by Dananjaya. Markram stayed behind the line of the ball and hammered it past the man at cover for a double
16.4
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, keeps the ball on the sticks and has been pushed out into the deck
16.3
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, reads the inward drift and blocks it out into the on-side
16.2
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, tucked out into the on-side
16.1
Dananjaya to Markram, 1 run, that kept treacherously low! Markram went back to a flatter ball and tucked it away but really had to bend down to keep it out. Single nabbed
15.5
Perera to du Plessis, no run, looks to punch it out into the off-side, gets beaten as the ball nipped in. Landed on the seam and it also higher than the batsman expected it to
15.4
Perera to du Plessis, no run, and he picks up the movement off the wicket a little late to jab it out awkwardly into the off-side. Bending in and was tapped out late
15.3
Perera to Markram, 1 run, and that was a bat breaker! The handle remains but the torso of the willow tosses out after making contact with a low full one. The ball luckily made enough contact with the wood to go away towards mid-on as it easily could have slipped under the bat to rattle the sticks. Time for a change of bat
14.6
Dananjaya to Markram, no run, googly around off, Markram prods forward and blocks into the leg-side
14.4
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, leg-break on leg-stump, Faf fails to nudge it into the leg-side, hit on the pad
14.3
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, tossed up around off, Faf knocks it to cover. He wanted to play it square
14.2
Dananjaya to Markram, 1 run, off-break and it is worked with the spin towards square leg
13.6
Perera to Markram, no run, stays low and nips back in, Markram was aiming to punch but is beaten on the inside edge. The ball goes on the bounce to Mendis and Markram is left crouching and staring at the surface
13.2
Perera to Markram, 1 run, Markram's turn to play the back foot punch, right off the meat and the ball races to sweeper cover
12.6
Dananjaya to Markram, FOUR, edged and four. Akila drifts the off-break outside off, Markram presses forward to play the drive, but the ball goes straight on to take the outside edge and runs away past the man at slip
12.1
Dananjaya to Markram, 1 run, tossed up off-break and Markram wrists it down to long-on
11.1
Udana to du Plessis, no run, slanted across the right hander, Faf is happy to let it pass
10.6
Dananjaya to Markram, FOUR, second boundary off the over. Akila releases all the pressure that Malinga and Udana had applied. Overpitched outside off, Markram threads the gap between extra cover and mid-off with a beautiful drive
10.4
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, flighted outside off, Faf moves across to smother it into the off-side
10.3
Dananjaya to du Plessis, no run, slower and turning in, Faf defends with the bat and pad together
10.2
Dananjaya to du Plessis, FOUR, poor delivery. Drag down and Faf makes room to punch it through the extra cover gap. Angelo was at deep point and his desperate run and dive is not enough to stop the boundary
10.1
Dananjaya to Markram, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Markram forces it to long-on
9.5
Udana to Markram, 1 run, dropped! Udana is not a pleased bowler. Full and outside off, Markram bends his back knee and slices the square drive towards cover-point, Oshada dives to his left and lets it slip out. At this level, those catches need to be taken
8.6
Malinga to Markram, no run, back of a length on off, Markram is solidly behind the line to defend
8.3
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, short of length around off, Faf stands upright and angles it to backward point
8.2
Malinga to du Plessis, 2 runs, dug in short and Faf is in complete control of the pull shot, gets on top of the bounce and rolls his wrists to play it along the ground to deep square leg, Udana gives chase and tumbles across to keep it to a brace
8.1
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, good length ball, Faf allows it to come and pats it back down the wicket
7.6
Udana to Markram, no run, maiden! Three quarter length and Markram plays a touch inside the line, the outer half takes the ball to cover-point
6.5
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, short and outside off, Faf throws his bat as there was width on offer, but the bounce takes it past the top-edge
6.4
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, short of length and Faf punches it softly to cover
6.3
Malinga to du Plessis, leg byes, FOUR, this short ball does not bounce, Faf was swiveling to play the pull but the lack of bounce deceived him, the ball hits the pad and flies past a diving Mendis
6.2
Malinga to Markram, 1 run, very similar to the delivery that got Avishka. But it lacked the bounce. Markram is opened up by the away movement and the outside edge rolls down to third man
5.5
Udana to du Plessis, 2 runs, shapes back in and ends on the hips, Faf glances it fine and scampers back for a second
5.4
Udana to du Plessis, no run, angled outside off, Faf stands his ground and watches the ball go past him
5.3
Udana to du Plessis, no run, shortens the length and Faf rides it well to crack it to cover - straight to the fielder
5.2
Udana to Markram, 1 run, risky run. Thisara failed to gather the ball and that helped Markram. Mistimed push to mid-off and he set off immediately, Thisara swoops down but does not pick up the ball
4.5
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, wow! Faf has a stare at the surface. Another delivery that climbs up sharply, back of a length and Faf was aiming to punch it through the off-side, but is beaten by the extra bounce
4.4
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, swinging away outside off and Faf eases it from the crease to point
4.3
Malinga to du Plessis, no run, three quarter length in and around off, Faf knocks it into the off-side ring
4.3
Malinga to du Plessis, 5 wides, what happened there? Banged in short and the ball really took off, Faf thought about playing the hook but saw the line down leg and let it pass, no chance for Mendis to glove that
4.2
Malinga to Markram, 1 run, good length ball and Markram pats it in front of mid-on, quick single taken
3.6
Udana to Markram, no run, slanted across the batsman and Markram taps it with soft hands to backward point
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