Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Match 35 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Date & Time: Jun 28, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Pretorius 3-25(10 ov)
31.6
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, it was full and was well wide of off, no way Mendis is touching that. Left alone!
31.5
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, punched it to mid-on with a straight bat and charges for a quick single. He makes it with ease in the end
31.4
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, blocks it back with a straight bat
31.3
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 runs, fuller and on the pads, Dhananjaya de Silva flicked it wide of fine leg and he will come back for a brace
31.2
Pretorius to J Mendis, leg byes, 1 run, down the leg-side and Mendis tucks it wide of square leg, deflected off the thigh pad
31.1
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, on a good length and wide of off, lifts his bat and lets it go
29.6
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, another leave to end the over. Last three overs for Pretorius: 3-2-1-1. Sensational!
29.5
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, similar length, similar line and similar rection from the batsman
29.4
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, another delivery which was wide of stumps and Mendis wasn't in a mood to flirt at it, left alone
29.3
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Jeevan lifts his bat and lets it go
29.2
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, fuller and wider, Mendis gets behind it and blocks it back
29.1
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, dabs it to third man
27.6
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, now a wicket maiden. His last over was also a maiden. It was on the stumps and Mendis defended it back
27.5
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, on a fuller length and outside off, Mendis blocked it back
27.4
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, on a good length and wide of off, left alone
27.3
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, fuller and wider, Jeevan went for a drive but it went past his outside edge
27.2
Pretorius to J Mendis, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Mendis lifts his bat and lets it go
27.1
Pretorius to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Chris Morris!! Kusal Mendis's horror time in the World Cup continues! Gee! He has had a tough time. It was short but there was not enough room, Kusal Mendis still went after it. He wanted to loft it over the in-field but fails to counter the extra bounce and ends up slicing the cut to cover-point where Morris takes a fine diving catch. Pretorius celebrates with an exaggerated jump! His third wicket of the day. Kusal Mendis c Chris Morris b Pretorius 23(51) [4s-2]
25.6
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, maiden from Pretorius! He has been superb today! It was fuller and was on the stumps, Dhananjaya de Silva had no intention of providing force and pushed it gently to mid-off
25.5
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a fuller length and on the stumps, Dhananjaya de Silva tucks it to square leg
25.4
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Dhananjaya de Silva defends it to cover
25.3
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, stays put in the crease and punched it to cover
25.2
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Dhananjaya de Silva defended it back
25.1
Pretorius to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a fuller length and wide of off, Dhananjaya de Silva comes on the front foot and drives it straight to mid-off
15.6
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, I0$ on and around off-stump, Mathews stands tall in defence
15.5
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, I0$ fullish outside off, Mathews leans across to defend into the off-side
15.4
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, I0$ fullish and nipping away outside off, Mathews sees it all along and lets it go
15.3
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, I0$, short of length around off, a gentle tuck towards mid-wicket
15.2
Pretorius to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, pins the on-drive to the right of mid-on and they steal another quick single
15.1
Pretorius to Kusal Mendis, no run, I0$ fullish delivery stops at the batsman outside off, Kusal Mendis has been lured into a drive and he slices it off the edge in front of cover. I1$
13.6
Pretorius to Kusal Mendis, no run, I0$ fullish length outside off, draws Kusal Mendis forward and induces a dead-bat defence on the off-side
13.5
Pretorius to Mathews, 1 run, hangs his bat out to dry against a I0$ seam-up delivery and sends a thick outside edge rolling square of third man
13.4
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, I0$ fuller and stays low outside off, Mathews does well to blunt it into the leg-side with soft hands
13.3
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, I0$ testing the off-side defence, Mathews brings his bat in front of his pad to negate that
13.2
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, similar pace, jags back in from a length, Mathews nudges it softly to the right of mid-wicket
13.1
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, short of length outside off at I0$, blocked from the crease
11.6
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, very full and attacking the stumps at I0$ Mathews blocks with a straight bat to mid-on
11.5
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, short of length on off-stump, punched back to the bowler
11.4
Pretorius to Mathews, no run, full and aiming for off-stump at I0$ Mathews gets across and flicks into the leg-side
11.3
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, out Bowled!! Pretorius has two in two overs. The nip-backer bowled from wide of the crease, very little pace on the delivery which allows a hint of nibble and grip off the pitch, Kusal Perera tries to do something cheeky (perhaps a push on the up) and ends up feeding a helthy inside edge onto the stumps. He stands stunned in disbelief after watching the disarray of woodwork. Kusal Perera b Pretorius 30(34) [4s-4]
11.2
Pretorius to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, I0$ outside off, glided fine of third man
11.1
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, 1 run, I0$ short of length skidding towards leg stump, nudged away round the corner for an easy single
9.6
Pretorius to Kusal Mendis, no run, I0$ good length swinging away outside off, Kusal Mendis lets it be
9.5
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by du Plessis!! Flatters only to deceive, this lad. Has been the same story in his last 2 innings. He just got a boundary off the previous ball and still tries to pull off something out of the box against this delivery. Fails to pick the slower ball and blindly swings his bat hoping to clear mid-on, wasn't to be; it loops up high off the toe-end and Faf settles under it with a tumbling catch. Avishka Fernando c du Plessis b Pretorius 30(29) [4s-4]
9.4
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Dwaine Pretorius! Drops a filthy delivery on the pads and Avishka Fernando makes him pay by using his wrists to full effet. Whipped away nonchalantly over mid-wicket...
9.3
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, 1 run, I0$ angling away outside off, Kusal Perera opens the bat face to dab a single wide of point
9.2
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length on off-stump at I0$, Kusal Perera inches forward with a defensive bat
9.1
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, FOUR, repeats the error and Kusal Perera doesn't miss out this time. A hit-me on the pads and Kusal Perera tickles away to the left of JPD at short fine, easy pickings...
9.1
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, wide, I0$ short and fizzing down the leg-side, Kusal Perera tries to flick/whip, no dice
7.6
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, no run, mild appeal for leg before! Pitches outside off and nips back in to hit Avishka Fernando high on the back pad, misses the punch and got beaten on the inside edge. Would have gone over the stumps, reveals technology
7.5
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, put away with ease! Slips a length ball down the leg-side and Avishka Fernando helps it along the ground to the fine leg fence
7.4
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, leg byes, 1 run, the wobbly cutter from Pretorius. Beats Kusal Perera on the slog as he advanced down the pitch and hit him high on the back pad
7.3
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, no run, I0$ good length on middle and leg, blocked to the left of mid-off
7.2
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, slightly short of a fuller length, Avishka Fernando gets behind the line and tucks wide of mid-on
7.1
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, 1 run, I0$ drifting into the pads, Kusal Perera manages a tickle down to fine leg
5.6
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, no run, I0$ fullish outside off, Avishka Fernando blocks firmly under his nose
5.5
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, no run, back of a length on middle, tucked to mid-wicket
5.4
Pretorius to Avishka Fernando, no run, I0$ sliding down, flicks Avishka Fernando's strap en route to the keeper. Or at least umpire Sundaram Ravi thinks so. Avishka Fernando though looks stunned and perhaps he expected it to be a wide
5.3
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, 1 run, more change of pace and this time Kusal Perera adjusts well to dink the ball on the leg-side and earn a quick single
5.2
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, no run, I0$ nips away outside off from a good length, sneaks under Kusal Perera's blade who was early on the leg-side slog
5.1
Pretorius to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length on the pads, Kusal Perera's late on the flick and he wears it high on the pad
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