- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 Edged and taken! Asitha strikes and roars. This is what he was working on and that shape away from the right-hander comes to his air. He lands it on a length - slightly shorter perhaps - just outside off, Markram feels for it and hangs his bat out. The ball takes the outside edge and goes low to first slip, where Mathews makes no mistake. Markram back with a low score and Sri Lanka draw first blood 14/13.2 Terrific catch from Kamindu and Vishwa is on the board now. Almost a mirror image of the Markram dismissal. He lands it on a length just outside off, forcing de Zorzi to poke at it. He gets squared up and gets a thick outside edge that flies low to the right of second slip. Kamindu dives and pouches it with both hands. Two wickets after opting to bowl, Sri Lanka making the right noises 14/215.1 Kumara makes amends after a 17-run first over. Gets rid of Stubbs. Sharp back of a length ball shaping away from Stubbs just outside off. He pokes at it, gets a thick outside edge to Karunaratne at third slip. The ball bursts through his hands, but he manages to nestle it between his legs. Big, big wicket for SL just as Stubbs and Bavuma were looking to dig in 46/345.6 And just like that Bavuma is gone! Just minutes before lunch, the SA skipper has thrown it away. Looks to swipe this across the line and gets a top edge that sails straight up. But this is by no means and easy take at midwicket, with the ball swirling in the wind. It's well judged though by Kumara, who holds on 165/917.1 Cleans him up with a corker! On a length shaping back sharply into Bedingham, who plays all around it and sees his off pole go cartwheeling. That was bowled at 143.2kph and Bedingham was beaten all ends up 54/423.2 Celebrappeal from Kumara, and the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Lovely delivery, a small set-up really. He pushed Verreynne back with the shorter ball first up and then spears this in on a fuller length. He angles it in from outside off. Verreynne's feet don't move and he is beaten on the inside to get hit on the knee-roll of the front pad. Impact is just in line and he is a goner. Sri Lanka strike early again 83/532.4 Huge appeal and given! Jansen opts for the review. Jayasuriya tosses it up and lands it on middle and leg at 82kph, Jansen looks to turn it across but misses and is hit on the front leg. Did it land outside leg? Only that could save him, really. UltraEdge rules out the edge, all eyes on the Ball-Tracker. Three reds and Jansen is out of here, taking a review with him 113/634.3 But no saving him from this one, brilliantly taken! Jayasuriya tosses this up and Coetzee takes the bait. Looks to loft it down the ground but it goes much squarer off the inside half of the bat. Kamindu at deep midwicket is two thirds of the way to the ropes and he runs forward to complete an excellent take inches off the ground 117/740.6 Soft dismissal! And the bowling change works! After a few on a good length and straight, Vishwa pops this one a touch wider of off and angling away. Maharaj looks for the drive but he just can't keep it down. Ends up chipping the simplest of catches to mid-off 143/849.4 And that is that! Another great bit of catching from Sri Lanka to end the innings! Asitha goes short once more and this time Rabada connects well with the hook, but he finds Chandimal at deep backward square leg. Credit to Chandimal as well, as he judges this very well in the wind to hold on. SA are bowled out for 191 191/10Extras17 (b 2, lb 5, nb 4, w 6)TOTAL191 all out (49.4 Overs, RR: 3.84)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Aiden Markram, 2.6 ov), 2-14 (Tony de Zorzi, 3.2 ov), 3-46 (Tristan Stubbs, 15.1 ov), 4-54 (David Bedingham, 17.1 ov), 5-83 (Kyle Verreynne, 23.2 ov), 5-85* (Wiaan Mulder, retired not out ), 6-113 (Marco Jansen, 32.4 ov), 7-117 (Gerald Coetzee, 34.3 ov), 8-143 (Keshav Maharaj, 40.6 ov), 9-165 (Temba Bavuma, 45.6 ov), 10-191 (Kagiso Rabada, 49.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 14.4 3 44 3 3.00 0 0 MVT Fernando 15 2 35 2 2.33 2 0 AD Mathews 2 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 12 1 70 3 5.83 0 4 NGRP Jayasuriya 5 1 24 2 4.80 0 0 DM de Silva 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 Edged and taken! Jansen is on the board now and Sri Lanka have lost both their openers. This is bowled on a fullish length on off, drawing Nissanka forward in defence. He could have easily let it go but doesn't and pays the price. He plays it with hard hands and the edge carries nicely to Stubbs at third slip 7/22.6 Rabada draws first blood. Karunaratne did not look at ease against him this over and falls in a typical fashion. It is a length ball just outside off, bowled with a wobble seam. Karunaratne goes back outside off to defend and just hangs his bat at that. It takes the outside edge and flies low to Markram at first slip and he gobbles it up with a dive. Just what South Africa would have wanted after being dismissed for a low total 6/15.2 Chopped on and it is a four-ball duck for Chandimal. Jansen once again recovers well after a front-foot no-ball. Lands it on a length on middle and gets it to nip in just a touch. Chandimal pushes at it with half a stride leaving a huge gap between bat and pad. The ball ricochets off his back thight and he finds his off stump cartwheeling. Sri Lanka in trouble 9/37.1 And again Jansen gets a wicket after a no-ball! He seems to have found some method here. But this is a nothing shot from Mathews. Length ball, angling away from him outside off, he could have well left it alone. Has a waft at that away from his body off the back foot and gets a thick outside edge to Bedingham at first slip. Catching practice and Sri Lanka slip further 16/410.4 Someone stop Coetzee already! He screams in excittement and that's a massive wicket. Bowls it full and outside off, around the fifth stump, Kamindu goes for the big booming drive through cover but only gets a thick outside edge to first slip. Knowing his propensity to score big, South Africa must be happy big time 32/511.3 Sri Lanka are folding, and they're folding fast! And it's yet another ill-advised drive that's done the the damage. This was a little fuller and De Silva can't help but go for the drive, and a little while later it's that dreaded sound of the stumps clattering. Inside edge and Sri Lanka are six down 32/612.1 Huuuuge appeal and the finger has gone up eventually! Immediate review from Kusal, but this looked close. It nipped back off a slightly back of a length, and caught him in the crease. Struck just above the knee roll on the back leg. Only thing that could save him here is height...but it's three reds and Sri Lanka are being serenaded by the permanent sounds of joyous South African hoots! 32/811.6 Seven down and Jansen has five! This was well above Jayasuriya's pay grade. Back of a length, angled in towards off and straightening down the line. Jayasuriya is on the back foot and has a poke. Thick edge that is straight into those pack of vultures, otherwise known as the South African slip cordon 32/713.3 No keeping this out though! That's Jansen's career best Test figures now, as he darts this in on the stumps from around the wicket. Grazes the back pad and crashes into the stumps. Sri Lanka are 9 down! 42/913.5 Skier and that is that! What an incredible couple of hours of cricket! Asitha has a big swing and this one goes straight up, as Jansen calls for it and holds on to complete his seven-for! Sri Lanka are bowled out for 42 (forty two)! 42/10Extras6 (lb 1, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL42 all out (13.5 Overs, RR: 3.03)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.6 ov), 2-7 (Pathum Nissanka, 3.2 ov), 3-9 (Dinesh Chandimal, 5.2 ov), 4-16 (Angelo Mathews, 7.1 ov), 5-32 (Kamindu Mendis, 10.4 ov), 6-32 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.3 ov), 7-32 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 11.6 ov), 8-32 (Kusal Mendis, 12.1 ov), 9-42 (Vishwa Fernando, 13.3 ov), 10-42 (Asitha Fernando, 13.5 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.5 Finds the fielder perfectly to give Jayasuriya his 100th Test wicket. Would you believe it? Both the openers were largely looking untroubled before de Zorzi decided to take on Jayasuriya. Sees the tossed up ball, gets down to play the slog and fetches it from outside off. Skies it high and hits it down deep backward square leg's throat. Asitha judges it well to take that. South Africa lead by 196 47/124.4 And now he's gone right through him! This one was slightly fuller than the last couple, and it nips in from around the wicket. Markram goes for the drive but can only get an inside edge that rifles into the stumps. Vishwa is chuffed 89/321.4 Plumb in front! Markram has another look and asks Mulder to take the DRS. Jayasuriya darts this slightly quicker and gets it to skid on with the arm. Mulder comes forward to play for the turn but is comfortably beaten on the inside edge to be hit low on the front pad. A bit of drift inwards also undid him. Ball Tracking taking time to load. Three reds and Mulder's done for the Test (and perhaps the series, too). South Africa's lead is 226 77/296.5 Finally! The stumps go cartwheeling and the partnership is broken on 249. Vishwa lands it on a length on middle and leg seeing Stubbs move across to off, he looks to whip it away but misses and loses the leg pole. A fine innings and a superb partnership ends. First wicket for Sri Lanka today, one that has come after over 71 overs 338/4100.4 This is a serious nip-backer and Asitha has his man, Bavuma! But South Africa's captain wants to review this. It landed on a length outside off and came back in sharply, Bavuma was on his toes to defend it but got beaten on the inside edge and was hit high on the front pad. Three reds and Sri Lanka have their second success, the second centurion, at the stroke of tea 366/5Extras31 (b 6, lb 24, w 1)TOTAL366/5d (100.4 Overs, RR: 3.63)Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Tony de Zorzi, 11.5 ov), 2-77 (Wiaan Mulder, 21.4 ov), 3-89 (Aiden Markram, 24.4 ov), 4-338 (Tristan Stubbs, 96.5 ov), 5-366 (Temba Bavuma, 100.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 17.4 2 54 1 3.05 1 0 MVT Fernando 18 2 64 2 3.55 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 18 5 43 0 2.38 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 40 2 132 2 3.30 0 0 DM de Silva 6 0 31 0 5.16 0 0 PHKD Mendis 1 0 12 0 12.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 This time it looks like Nissanka is actually gone! It's a good length and straight from Coetzee, and strikes Nissanka on the front pad. Sri Lanka though review. And it's three reds...clattering into the middle and leg. Nissanka's aggressive innings comes to an end 38/24.5 There's one down! It's fuller and wider, and Dimuth goes fishing with the drive. Gets a thick edge and it's gobbled up in that stacked slip cordon 12/173.2 South Africa should forget jaffas and just hoover up softies! The first wicket of the day - of a half-centurion - was a lobbed-up flick to midwicket, this - the second one is a lobbed flick back to the bowler. Quite the roar from Coetzee as he thunders down to the ground, throws the ball up after taking the catch around head-height, to his right. 131ks ball on a three-quarter length, on the pads. Chandimal, who was all set, went for the flick, but was too early on the shot. Shows the day-four pitch can't be trusted. Gets a leading edge, is denied a century 271/720.1 Rapped on the pads, and it looks to be plumb. Mathews has a word with Chandimal and opts for the DRS. Jansen changes angle and goes around the wicket and lands it on a length, slanting into the batter. He looks to defend it in front of his body but is beaten on the inside due to the angle. Hit on the knee-roll of the front pad. Is the angle taking it down? It is given out, so South Africa just need an umpire's call to continue their celebration, and it is three reds on the Ball-Tracker! Mathews falls and takes a review with him 82/326.6 There's the nick and Kamindu falls! Oh, Kamindu has reviewed it straightaway, South Africans cannot believe it and nor can I. Jansen lands it on a length outside off, slightly shortish, Kamindu wafts at it away from the body. A sound was audible real-time and the Snicko confirms it, too. I wonder what he felt but he falls again cheaply. Sri Lanka pegged back massively 99/429.5 Stunnerrrrrrrr! You cannot do that Tony de Zorzi!!! Jayasuriya - both Prabath and Sanath - stare in disbelief before the former starts dragging himself off. Unbelievable catch that. Rabada has speared it full and at high pace on middle and leg, Jayasuriya has flicked it off the middle of the bat. It goes to de Zorzi, who takes the evasive action first-up as a natural reaction, but puts both his hands up and it sticks. He cannot believe it and so can anyone who has watched this real-time 101/554.4 Chipped to short midwicket, there's the breakthrough for South Africa. Maharaj the man and Dhananjaya cannot believe what has happened. Looks helplessly at his bat and then at his partner. Maharaj lands this on a length on middle and leg, it grips and holds the surface a bit. DdS goes back to turn it across but ends up chipping it straight to Stubbs. Delight in the home camp, despair for the tourists as their captain trudges back after a 95-run partnership 196/677.4 Jansen gets his tenth for the match! The length is perfect this time, has Mendis unsure whether to play on the front or the back foot. With the line being around fifth-stump, he wanted to play it late and steer it to third again. But the around-the-wicket angle did him in. It was closer than he expected, the bat was windscreen-wiped indecisively. The edge was taken to the keeper. Jansen is pumped! 276/974.1 One brings two. Might not be related other than temporally but South Africa will love the fact that their premier spinner's among the wickets. Brought the No. 9 forward, got the outside edge and a low catch was taken at first slip. Fullish length ball on fourth from around the wicket, Fernando wanted to defend towards cover 272/879.4 Jansen finishes the Test with 11 to his name, bowls Fernando neck and crop to complete a 233-run win. Length ball at 135ks angling in towards leg, Fernando was sliding leg side all the time. Was opened up big time as he tried to cover the line using his hands. Ended up having his stumps rattled 282/10Extras23 (b 4, lb 6, nb 13)TOTAL282 all out (79.4 Overs, RR: 3.53)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 4.5 ov), 2-38 (Pathum Nissanka, 9.2 ov), 3-82 (Angelo Mathews, 20.1 ov), 4-99 (Kamindu Mendis, 26.6 ov), 5-101 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 29.5 ov), 6-196 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 54.4 ov), 7-271 (Dinesh Chandimal, 73.2 ov), 8-272 (Vishwa Fernando, 74.1 ov), 9-276 (Kusal Mendis, 77.4 ov), 10-282 (Asitha Fernando, 79.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Rabada 21 3 65 2 3.09 0 10 M Jansen 21.4 5 73 4 3.36 0 3 G Coetzee 13 0 67 2 5.15 0 0 KA Maharaj 24 5 67 2 2.79 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09:30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days
27,28,29,30 November 2024 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 12, Sri Lanka 0
Close of Play
- Wed, 27 Nov - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 80/4 (T Bavuma 28*, K Verreynne 9*, 20.4 ov)
- Thu, 28 Nov - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 132/3 (T Stubbs 17*, T Bavuma 24*, 40 ov)
- Fri, 29 Nov - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 103/5 (LD Chandimal 29*, DM de Silva 0*, 31 ov)
- Sat, 30 Nov - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 282 (79.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 45.3 overs (283 balls), Extras 13
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (LD Chandimal 19, DM de Silva 30, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 164/5 in 47.0 overs (LD Chandimal 47, DM de Silva 41)
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 102 balls (8 x 4)
- DM de Silva: 50 off 66 balls (9 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 55.4 overs (344 balls), Extras 13
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 220/6 in 63.0 overs (LD Chandimal 69, BKG Mendis 12)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (LD Chandimal 15, BKG Mendis 30, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 69.1 overs (428 balls), Extras 18
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (T Stubbs 18, T Bavuma 28, Ex 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 49.1 overs (295 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: South Africa - 182/3 in 58.0 overs (T Stubbs 38, T Bavuma 47)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 207 balls (T Stubbs 42, T Bavuma 49, Ex 9)
- T Bavuma: 50 off 112 balls (4 x 4)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 19
- T Stubbs: 50 off 121 balls (4 x 4)
- Lunch: South Africa - 233/3 in 73.0 overs (T Stubbs 70, T Bavuma 64)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 304 balls (T Stubbs 75, T Bavuma 66, Ex 11)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 77.3 overs (465 balls), Extras 20
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- T Stubbs: 100 off 183 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 368 balls (T Stubbs 99, T Bavuma 89, Ex 12)
- Over 86.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - T Stubbs (Upheld)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 88.6 overs (534 balls), Extras 22
- Drinks: South Africa - 300/3 in 89.0 overs (T Stubbs 102, T Bavuma 97)
- Over 89.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - T Bavuma (Struck down)
- T Bavuma: 100 off 202 balls (9 x 4)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 97.4 overs (586 balls), Extras 30
- Over 100.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - T Bavuma (Struck down)
- Tea: South Africa - 366/5 in 100.4 overs (DG Bedingham 21)
- Over 100.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - T Bavuma (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Over 0.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (Struck down)
- Over 8.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
- Over 9.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (68 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 71/2 in 15.0 overs (LD Chandimal 17, AD Mathews 20)
- Over 20.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - AD Mathews (Struck down)
- Over 26.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (181 balls), Extras 10
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 103/5 in 31.0 overs (LD Chandimal 29, DM de Silva 0)
- Over 23.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - PWA Mulder (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (172 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: South Africa - 113/6 in 32.4 overs (T Bavuma 46)
- Over 32.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - M Jansen (Struck down)
- T Bavuma: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 41.6 overs (256 balls), Extras 12
- PWA Mulder (1) retired hurt on 1* from 85/5 to 165/9
- Innings Break: South Africa - 191/10 in 49.4 overs (PWA Mulder 9)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 32/5 in 10.4 overs (DM de Silva 7)
- Over 12.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 42/10 in 13.5 overs (CBRLS Kumara 10)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Over 3.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - AK Markram (Struck down)
- Tea: South Africa - 28/0 in 6.0 overs (T de Zorzi 14, AK Markram 9)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: South Africa - 77/2 in 21.4 overs (AK Markram 36)
- Over 21.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - PWA Mulder (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 30.3 overs (183 balls), Extras 9
- End Of Day: South Africa - 132/3 in 40.0 overs (T Stubbs 17, T Bavuma 24)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 29/2 in 12.0 overs (T Stubbs 4, T Bavuma 11)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 6
- Rain: South Africa - 80/4 in 20.4 overs (T Bavuma 28, K Verreynne 9)
- Lunch: South Africa - 80/4 in 20.4 overs (T Bavuma 28, K Verreynne 9)
- Rain: South Africa - 80/4 in 20.4 overs (T Bavuma 28, K Verreynne 9)
- Wet Ground: South Africa - 80/4 in 20.4 overs (T Bavuma 28, K Verreynne 9)
- Rain: South Africa - 80/4 in 20.4 overs (T Bavuma 28, K Verreynne 9)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 80/4 in 20.4 overs (T Bavuma 28, K Verreynne 9)
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