South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2020-21 Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 30, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Wiaan Mulder 2-39(12 ov)
29.6
Mulder to Hasaranga, FOUR, this is the better option. Nothing tentative about it, slashes it away over gully. Either leave it alone outside off or go hard
29.5
Mulder to Hasaranga, FOUR, uff, this flies away over gully off the bat shoulder! How often we're seeing the ball rear off a length this morning. Nothing Hasaranga can do after committing to play this one, although you could argue he could've left it alone
29.4
Mulder to Hasaranga, no run, good length delivery, quite wide of off, Hasaranga leaves
29.3
Mulder to Hasaranga, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
29.2
Mulder to Hasaranga, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven to mid-off
29.1
Mulder to Hasaranga, no run, back of a length delivery close to off, blocked
27.6
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, good length around off, stays a touch low but Shanaka is able to adjust in defence
27.5
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, good leave
27.4
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, gets forward and defends into the off-side
27.3
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, full outside off, left alone
27.2
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, lets it go outside off
27.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, Shanaka gets in the way of this throw! Would've certainly been out with a direct-hit, although I'm not sure the throw was on target. And he didn't change direction either, kept running in the same line, so no problems there. He is late to take off as Perera knocks this ball in front of mid-off. It's a risky run to begin with and his hesitation means he's struggling against Bavuma. Gets away with it
25.6
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, nips in a touch to strike him on the pad, but it's comfortably going down leg
25.5
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, good length delivery around off stump, Shanaka takes his bottom hand off as he tentatively comes forward to defend
25.4
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, full delivery around the fourth stump line, defended down the pitch
25.3
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, on the fuller side of a good length outside off, Shanaka gets forward and defends. Consistently probing away in that channel. You can see why he's got the rewards this morning
25.2
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
25.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, kicks up from back of a length, Perera gets a thick inside edge behind square
23.6
Mulder to Dickwella, out Caught by de Kock!! Bowled a bad ball previous ball but corrects with a brilliant delivery. Fullish and close to the sticks, batsman had to play, then it moves away off the seam to take the outside edge. Both wickets for Mulder today. Sri Lanka need to be careful now. Dickwella c de Kock b Mulder 10(15) [4s-2]
23.5
Mulder to Dickwella, FOUR, short of a length down leg, glanced away fine to the fine leg boundary
23.4
Mulder to Dickwella, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Dickwella leans forward and drives along the ground through extra-cover
23.3
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, pushed to off
23.2
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, now the ball misses the bat, good length delivery pitching close to off and nipping away, Dickwella couldn't block
23.1
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, Dickwella plays this fullish delivery with soft hands, edge rolls to gully
21.6
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, outside off stump, left alone
21.5
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, dropped! QdK the culprit himself. Normally a brilliant keeper but this one popped out. Full and down leg, Dickwella gets an edge trying to flick, the keeper moved to the right, got both hands but the replay tells he was a tad late to react
21.4
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dickwella plays inside the line and misses
21.3
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, naah! Team trying to survive. so a lame push away from the body is unacceptable. Gets away
21.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, leading edgeee and safe. Fifty for him, a good innings. Perera yet again closing the bat face too early trying the flick shot and it floats wide of the man at cover. He's been good to watch in the situation Sri Lanka are in
21.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, nooo. Another injury, this time created by the bowler! Perera wanted to defend this short of length delivery but it jumped on him and hit the left elbow. That stings. Physio is rushing to the middle, out comes the spray to ease inflammation. He is good to carry on
19.6
Mulder to Dickwella, no run, short of length delivery, Dickwella defends
19.5
Mulder to Chandimal, out Bowled!! Wiaan Mulder! What a show he's putting on in his second Test match. The fact that he opened the bowling today with Ngidi over Nortje tells how highly they rate him. So consistent with his lines, bowls penetrative stuff moving the ball both ways, in the air and off the pitch, shows the fighting face to the batsman.. what more do you want? Chandimal was playing well, but this good length delivery jagged back in sharply to put him in a tangle, wasn't able to cover the line as the feet got stuck and it hits the top of off stump. Lovely sight for a fast bowler. Chandimal b Mulder 25(45) [4s-4]
19.4
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, this one cuts back in to trouble Chandimal on the defence, hits him on the thigh pad
19.3
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Chandimal defends
19.2
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, nibbling away outside off stump, Chandimal covers the stumps and lets it pass
19.1
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Chandimal defends
17.6
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, outside off stump, left alone
17.5
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, fullish delivery, Chandimal pushes it back to the bowler, stopped to the left
17.4
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, lovely straight drive but the bowler dives to his right and deflects to mid-on
17.3
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, edged and just short of the diving second slip fielder. Just carried, but tough to grab. Faf had to dive across because the edge wouldn't have carried to first slip. Perera trying to flick this full delivery and gets very lucky with a thick edge
17.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Perera lets it pass
17.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Perera knocks it to leg
15.6
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, oh risky, risky! Chandimal was a goner had Mulder fired a direct-hit. Why on earth would you want that quick single, Kusal Perera? And Chandimal immediately grabs the groin area. He's taking time off. Sri Lanka are already a few batsmen down. They just need to bat long and push the game as far as possible. These quick singles aren't going to give them anything. Chandimal is okay to carry on for now
15.5
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, angled across, ignored
15.4
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, outside off stump, left alone
15.3
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, umpire Marais Erasmus didn't give that immediately, but he raised the finger seeing the cordon and the keeper just run so confidently after collecting the ball. Definitely deflection but it came off the pant pocket. Mulder got this short of length delivery to cut back in and trouble Perera on the defence, Perera saved by a centimetre. He reviewed as soon as the decision was given and UltraEdge was with him
15.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, and again. Mulder wants him to flash the drive but Perera isn't taking the bait
15.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, covers the off stick and watches the ball sail through to his counterpart
13.6
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Perera lets it pass. Mulder has a few words for Perera and Perera just smiles with a sarcastic "yeah, yeah" expression
13.5
Mulder to Kusal Perera, FOUR, edged again but no chance this time because Perera flashed so hard and got a thick edge that comfortably cleared the cordon. Fuller in length this time, Perera swings and gets away. Mulder stares at the batsman
13.4
Mulder to Kusal Perera, FOUR, edgedddd and just between second slip and gully. Nice fullish delivery outside off stump, Perera reaches out for the push away from the body, luck with him. Mulder getting the away movement from the left-hander with the angle
13.3
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Perera covers the off stump and shoulders arms
13.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, outside off stump, left alone
13.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, lovely full delivery, hit straight to mid-off and what are you doing Kusal Perera? He was screaming for a quick single and the bloke at the other end is managing a groin niggle. Perera was halfway down, Chandimal just stood and shouted. Perera then wears a "Oh yeah I forgot about it" expression and smiles
11.6
Mulder to Chandimal, 1 run, back of a length on leg, clipped down to fine leg. What's Chandimal done here? He hobbles to the non-striker's end. That'll be stumps
11.5
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, slight mix-up between the two batsmen, but Maharaj misfields so nothing comes off it. Length ball on leg, nudged wide of square leg. Slightly risky run which caused some confusion initially
11.4
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, pitched up on middle, firmly pushed back down the pitch. Mulder dives in followthrough and gets a hand
11.3
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, soft leading edge from Perera as he closes the face a bit early, rolls down the pitch
11.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, springs off a length outside off and de Kock has to jump up to collect it
11.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, plays across the front pad as he picks it away through midwicket. The line is quite straight from Mulder, and Perera's response will keep him interested
9.6
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
9.5
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery outside off, patted back to Mulder
9.4
Mulder to Chandimal, no run, 130kph, good length ball on off, defended with a straight bat
9.3
Mulder to Kusal Perera, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, nudges it in the gap in the on-side
9.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, full on leg, flicked to square leg
9.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, 130kph, full one outside off. Teasing Perera into a drive and he nearly falls into the trap. Nips away past the outside edge
7.6
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, good length ball at the stumps, defended down the pitch
7.5
Mulder to Kusal Perera, FOUR, offers one of the pads now, probably looking for a straight one holding its line after several deliveries pushed away. Goes wrong for Mulder though. And Perera picks it away through square leg
7.4
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, wide enough that even Perera isn't tempted to go after it
7.3
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, length ball just outside off, Perera pushes to cover
7.2
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, beats him on the outside edge. This is a probing start from Mulder. Good length across off, leaves him with the angle
7.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no run, close leave from Perera. Didn't look that far from off stump
7.1
Mulder to Kusal Perera, no ball, full outside off, driven to cover, Really close no-ball call from the third umpire
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