26/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2020
South Africa won by an inns & 45 runs
Player of the Match
Faf du Plessis
Faf du PlessisSouth Africa
26/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2020
South Africa won by an inns & 45 runs
Player of the Match
Faf du Plessis
Faf du PlessisSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
96 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 396/9

  • Dasun Shanaka66 (87b)
  • Lutho Sipamla16-1-76-4
  • Wiaan Mulder20-4-69-3

10.59am So, Sri Lanka fall short of 400, but those are priceless runs on the board, and by a distance their highest score in South Africa, as Eye of Sauron notes. Sipamla and Mulder lead South Africa from the field after a battling bowling display, with Shanaka high and dry on 66 not out. What might have been for him personally if de Silva had been fit to resume? He was seeing it like a planet!

Matt Roller will be here shortly for the resumption. Stay tuned! Or take a glance at the latest japes in the Big Bash if you please, so long as you hurry back!

95.6
W
Sipamla to Kumara, OUT, edged, dropped, juggled, fumbled, snaffled! Kumara flinched into a duck, but left his bat in harm's way as he did so, a fizzing deflection took van der Dussen by surprise at first slip, and he so nearly muffed it. But having played pat-a-cake two or three times, including a useful knee, he wraps his fingers round the ball to secure Sipamla's fourth, and bring a enterprising Sri Lanka innings to an end.

CBRLS Kumara c van der Dussen b Sipamla 0 (14m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

95.5
0
Sipamla to Kumara, no run, round the wicket, short, ducked

Sri Lanka have their whites on, so safe to presume that de Silva won't be called upon to eke out any more runs

95.4
1
Sipamla to Shanaka, 1 run, full again, flicked to the on-side, Kumara has two balls to survive
95.3
0
Sipamla to Shanaka, no run, much fuller, punched into the covers, but declines the single
95.2
6
Sipamla to Shanaka, SIX, back of a length, and battered onto the grass banks! Shanaka is anchored on the back foot to the quicks, and that extra split second is priceless whenever the ball drops short. Smoked over the ropes!

Vishaal : "Sipamla's jump and release at the point of delivery reminds me of the former great SA quick Allan Donald" Yes, you have a point. Not a bad bowler to seek to emulate!

95.1
0
Sipamla to Shanaka, no run, jabbed out through point, leaning onto the front foot

END OF OVER:
95 | 1 Run | SL: 389/8

  • Lahiru Kumara0 (5b)
  • Dasun Shanaka59 (83b)
  • Wiaan Mulder20-4-69-3
  • Lutho Sipamla15-1-69-3
94.6
0
Mulder to Kumara, no run, round the wicket to the leftie, and fired down the leg side
94.5
1
Mulder to Shanaka, 1 run, fractionally tighter to the stumps this time, and an opportunity to shovel a flick to the leg side
94.4
0
Mulder to Shanaka, no run, pace and bounce, vertical take-off from outside off, as Shanaka shoulders arms

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Sri Lanka 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10FDM KarunaratneMDKJ Perera
2nd12MDKJ PereraBKG Mendis
3rd63LD ChandimalMDKJ Perera
4th14MDKJ PereraN Dickwella
5th15MDKJ PereraMD Shanaka
6th28MD ShanakaPW Hasaranga
7th6MVT FernandoPW Hasaranga
8th31CAK RajithaPW Hasaranga
9th1CAK RajithaCBRLS Kumara