14/09Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sep 14 2021
South Africa won by 10 wkts (32b rem)
Player of the Match
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de KockSouth Africa
14/09Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sep 14 2021
South Africa won by 10 wkts (32b rem)
Player of the Match
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de KockSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | SL: 120/8 | RR: 6.00

  • Chamika Karunaratne24 (19b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera2 (2b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-27-0
  • Wiaan Mulder1-0-11-1

8.30pm Another disappointing batting display from Sri Lanka. At one point, they were in danger of falling for a sub-100 score, but Chamika Karunaratne's cameo has hauled them to 120. Can their bowlers pull off something special to avert a whitewash? We will be back shortly for Sri Lanka's defence.

19.6
6
Shamsi to Karunaratne, SIX, Slugged into the top tier! Shamsi runs in, pauses and delivers his stock ball. Dragged down, into the body of Chamika, he leans back and wallops it away over midwicket. Bam! That was some strike to finish the innings off
19.5
2
Shamsi to Karunaratne, 2 runs, Chamika uses his feet, takes a full-toss from outside off and belts it wide of long-off for a double
19.4
0
Shamsi to Karunaratne, no run, flat and pushed across off, Chamika aims for another slog-sweep. Doesn't make contact once again
19.3
0
Shamsi to Karunaratne, no run, another wrong'un, slides across Chamika's big slog-sweep. Beaten emphatically
19.2
0
Shamsi to Karunaratne, no run, wrong'un on a short of a length and spins away from Chamika, hauled down to long-on. He farms the strike

Qaaid: "Take Kusal Perera out of the equation and just how bad would this Sri Lankan batting card have been in these last 2 games? The first match was also a one-man affair, with Chandimal. This line up needs to click if Sri Lanka are to stand any chance in the WT20 "

19.1
1
Shamsi to Chameera, 1 run, down the track and sliced away to long-off. Chameera puts Chamika on strike

Shamsi will bowl the last over of the innings. He's one away from 50 T20I wickets

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 111/8 | RR: 5.84

  • Dushmantha Chameera1 (1b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne16 (14b)
  • Wiaan Mulder1-0-11-1
  • Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-18-0
18.6
1
Mulder to Chameera, 1 run, on a length and outside off, hacked across the line to deep midwicket
18.5
1
Mulder to Karunaratne, 1 run, Mulder responds to the boundary with a cutter into the pitch, he finds extra bounce and has Chamika flapping it weakly to point
18.4
6
Mulder to Karunaratne, SIX, smoked over the wide long-off boundary. Pitched up and outside off, Chamika clears his front leg, waits for the slower ball, and dispatches it away with immense authority
18.3
2
Mulder to Karunaratne, 2 runs, down the track and inside-edged behind square, the ball rolls down towards fine leg
18.2
W
Mulder to Shanaka, OUT, back of a length and outside off, cutter into the pitch, Shanaka has to go after it at this point. He miscues it to long-on. Can SL last the 20 overs now?

MD Shanaka c van der Dussen b Mulder 18 (36m 26b 2x4 0x6) SR: 69.23

18.1
1
Mulder to Karunaratne, 1 run, Mulder hits a heavy length and keeps it away from Chamika's swinging arc. Squirted down to long-off

Mulder to bowl his first over

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | SL: 100/7 | RR: 5.55

  • Dasun Shanaka18 (25b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne6 (10b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-18-0
  • Keshav Maharaj4-1-14-1
17.6
0
Shamsi to Shanaka, no run, faster and fuller from Shamsi, Shanaka ventures down the track and wears it on the pad

LandoNorris: "As a Sri Lankan, Every time we go for a tournament, I've always had hope that we'd be able to win it all, But this time, I definitely don't even see them qualifying for the main draw? Can we really beat Ireland/netherlands? "

17.5
4
Shamsi to Shanaka, FOUR, Shanaka rolls out a reverse-sweep and gets it in the gap between short third man and backward point. Shamsi errs in length, this low full-toss it brilliantly put away by Shanaka
17.4
1
Shamsi to Karunaratne, 1 run, wrong'un from Shamsi, but it is short, allowing the batter to move back and force it through the covers

Bimal: "I think we should give credit to SA bowlers rather than blaming SL batsmen. Their bowling attack looks best of all teams for the upcoming T20 WC: Rabada, Nortje, Shamsi - best T20 bowlers along with Maharaj, Fortuin who can bowl well on slow pitches."

17.3
1
Shamsi to Shanaka, 1 run, he aims to step out. Shamsi drags his length back and shifts his line wider of off, chopped to point
17.2
0
Shamsi to Shanaka, no run, swept from the stumps but the ball rolls only as far as short fine leg
17.1
1
Shamsi to Karunaratne, 1 run, stock ball from Shamsi, short and turning into the hips, strongly pulled away to deep square leg

Shamsi is back

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | SL: 93/7 | RR: 5.47

  • Dasun Shanaka13 (21b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne4 (8b)
  • Keshav Maharaj4-1-14-1
  • Bjorn Fortuin4-0-21-2
16.6
0
Maharaj to Shanaka, no run, wide of the crease, spins away from a length, no shot
16.5
0
Maharaj to Shanaka, no run, yorker on middle and leg, dug out back to the bowler
16.4
0
Maharaj to Shanaka, no run, wide of the crease, threatens to angle in but spins away sharply outside off. Beaten
16.3
1
Maharaj to Karunaratne, 1 run, shorter and spinning away outside off, punched off the back foot, but can't beat the off-side infield