12/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017
South Africa won by an inns & 118 runs
Player of the Match
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jean-Paul DuminySouth Africa
12/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017
South Africa won by an inns & 118 runs
Player of the Match
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jean-Paul DuminySouth Africa

So, it is 426 - Upgrade Required for Sri Lanka. How apposite! Personally, I suspect the blue screen of death is a more likely upshot when their turn comes to bat, but we shall see. Gnasher will guide you through the first hour of their innings in his defiantly non-geeky fashion.

124.1
W
Kumara to de Kock, OUT, crashed high and hard out to deep point, and that is the end of that! A well-judged take from de Silva, running round to his right, and comfortably pouched. Kumara claims another four-for, sharing the spoils with Pradeep, but South Africa have a very healthy total on the board

Q de Kock c de Silva b Kumara 34 (99m 51b 5x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

END OF OVER:
124 | 1 Run | SA: 426/9

  • Kagiso Rabada0 (9b)
  • Quinton de Kock34 (50b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep27-8-78-4
  • Lahiru Kumara25-2-107-3
123.6
0
Pradeep to Rabada, no run, sliding down the leg side
123.5
0
Pradeep to Rabada, no run, tucked up on leg stump, the ball deflects out to gully
123.4
0
Pradeep to Rabada, no run, outside off, through to the keeper
123.3
0
Pradeep to Rabada, no run, nips back into Rabada, who does lay bat on ball to work it into the leg side

Edgar_Darren: "Miller, something worth noticing: "He can hold a bat." The concern is actually whether or not he can strike the ball with it..haha" Not much evidence of it in that last over, I grant you

123.2
1
Pradeep to de Kock, 1 run, too much width and QDK lambasts a drive into the off side
123.1
0
Pradeep to de Kock, no run, outside off, a loose drive into the off side

Pradeep returns with a maiden five-for in his sights

END OF OVER:
123 | (wicket maiden) | SA: 425/9

  • Kagiso Rabada0 (5b)
  • Quinton de Kock33 (48b)
  • Lahiru Kumara25-2-107-3
  • Nuwan Pradeep26-8-77-4
122.6
0
Kumara to Rabada, no run, good wheels from young Kumara

Rowan: "Before you round up the geeks, I would just like to point out that the score is now 0x1A9 for 0x09 in 0x7B overs. " Have you put a hex on the scorecard?

122.5
0
Kumara to Rabada, no run, through to the keeper once more, more pace and nip. Rabada will be enjoying this sighter of the conditions more than Sri Lanka ...
122.4
0
Kumara to Rabada, no run, nipping away at pace again. No danger of a tail-ender laying any bat on that!
122.3
0
Kumara to Rabada, no run, through to the keeper once again

Ricky: "Wtf is everybody talking about? Is this like when Boycott's innings would be reported in binary?" Yes. Sorry. The geeks sometimes get out of their box on this site. We'll round them all up soon enough

122.2
0
Kumara to Rabada, no run, round the wicket and that's a lovely welcome! Full length, tight line from round the wicket, nipping late, beating the edge

So, the No.11 Kagiso Rabada comes out to join QDK. He can hold a bat

122.1
W
Kumara to Parnell, OUT, slashed on the up, out to deep point, and gone! A bit of a shock all round. A short ball, outside off, battered high and hard, and in the thin Highveld air it just carries on drifting and drifting to the man back on the rope. Still, they all count. Blimey, he made a meal of that take ... his chest did most of the work ...

WD Parnell c Tharanga b Kumara 23 (58m 47b 4x4 0x6) SR: 48.93

END OF OVER:
122 | 4 Runs | SA: 425/8

  • Quinton de Kock33 (48b)
  • Wayne Parnell23 (46b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep26-8-77-4
  • Lahiru Kumara24-1-107-2

MrGarreth: "When you say beast... what are you referring to?? O_o" Errr... this

121.6
0
Pradeep to de Kock, no run, worked into the leg side. So nearly the breakthrough in that over
121.5
3
Pradeep to Parnell, 3 runs, edged, and dropped! A hard-handed back-foot steer, and there's only one slip! It would have been straight down second slip's gullet. Instead first slip, Karunaratne, does well to get two hands to it
121.4
0
Pradeep to Parnell, no run, swinging in to the toes as Parnell works with the angle and drives handsomely to mid-on

Edgar_Darren: "I think SAis holding out for a 502: Bad Gateway :)"

121.3
0
Pradeep to Parnell, no run, through to the keeper
121.2
1
Pradeep to de Kock, 1 run, width, chopped through backward point
121.1
0
Pradeep to de Kock, no run, round the wicket, climbing off the pitch and striking the top of the pad. Hmm... that's no pad! Hope de Kock is alright ... he could do with borrowing Faf's beast

END OF OVER:
121 | 3 Runs | SA: 421/8

  • Quinton de Kock32 (45b)
  • Wayne Parnell20 (43b)
  • Lahiru Kumara24-1-107-2
  • Angelo Mathews20-6-52-2

James: "Sat next to Lucy Veraswarmy? Batting well above your average there Miller!" Oi!

120.6
1
Kumara to de Kock, 1 run, up on the toes, and punched out to cover

Mark: "Can I take you back to the first test? 406/6d? I thought it was not acceptable to declare on 406. Faf is obviously no computer nerd..." The wifi at Port Elizabeth is terrible, to be fair

120.5
1
Kumara to Parnell, 1 run, outside off, cut firmly into the off side

Sven: "We could get 418: Declaration is a teapot. No I'm not joking" No, you sound ... err... deadly serious. NURSE!

120.4
0
Kumara to Parnell, no run, jabbed down into the crease
120.3
0
Kumara to Parnell, no run, a bit more width and Parnell has a wipe. Doesn't make contact
120.2
0
Kumara to Parnell, no run, through to the keeper, good pace, beats the edge

Kunal: "Same with 403: Declaration forbidden and 405: Not allowed." Indeed. I suspect several teams have wilfully flouted those orders over the years. I will rummage in Statsguru when I am bored

120.1
1
Kumara to de Kock, 1 run, round the wicket, and tucked into the leg side

Lakmal's spell is over. Here comes Kumara for another burst

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