20/01Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 20 2017
South Africa won by 19 runs
Player of the Match
Lungi Ngidi
Lungi NgidiSouth Africa
20/01Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 20 2017
South Africa won by 19 runs
Player of the Match
Lungi Ngidi
Lungi NgidiSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
10 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 126/5 | RR: 12.60

  • Farhaan Behardien31 (18b)
  • Wayne Parnell0 (0b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep2-0-25-0
  • Nuwan Kulasekara2-0-27-2

9.25pm: Well, that's a pretty handy score from South Africa. David Miller brought the fireworks and Farhaan Behardien kept the fires stoked; only Asela Gunaratne managed to go at less than ten an over for SL. Do they have enough? You can find out with Gnasher in 10.

"So Mosehle will have a 600 SR on his T20I career page. How cool is that?" It'll be quite the statistical quirk if he never plays again, Raza.

"Didn't Mark Craig do it in a test match?" That he did, Ali Cheema

And Nabil Abrar has dug even further: "Mangaliso Mosehle becomes the second person to hit six on his international debut after Mark Craig. Craig did that in his test debut. However, Sohail Tanvir hit six on his first international delivery faced (he played before that but didn't bat) and Salil Ankola (hit a six in the first ball of ODI debut, though he batted in test match before)."

9.6
1
Pradeep to Behardien, 1 run, backs away and swats a pull towards mid-off, they end with just a single

Wayne Parnell is out at No. 7, Behardien still has the strike

Well, six and out for Mosehle. He emulated New Zealand's Mark Craig by hitting his first ball over the rope

9.5
W
Pradeep to Behardien, 1 run, OUT, another decent nut from Pradeep, fast and full, Behardien drives down the ground... and the direct hit runs out Mosehle trying to come back for a second!

M Mosehle run out 6 (1b 0x4 1x6) SR: 600.00

9.4
2
Pradeep to Behardien, 2 runs, pitched up on off, dug out down the ground and they hare back for two
9.3
6
Pradeep to Behardien, SIX, sends down a full toss, Behardien gets hold of this, swings another six into the crowd! Crunched well beyond the ropes
9.2
4
Pradeep to Behardien, FOUR, straighter line, again taking the pace off, Behardien pulls and picks out deep square leg... but Suranga Lakmal drops it on the run! Tough chance but he made the ground, then spilled it on to the rope
9.1
0
Pradeep to Behardien, no run, slower ball, that was well bowled, deceives Behardien who swings and misses outside off

Nuwan Pradeep will bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
9 | 19 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 112/4 | RR: 12.44

  • Mangaliso Mosehle6 (1b)
  • Farhaan Behardien17 (12b)
  • Nuwan Kulasekara2-0-27-2
  • Angelo Mathews2-0-29-0
8.6
6
Kulasekara to Mosehle, SIX, and he spanks his first ball in international cricket for six! Mosehle muscles a flat square swipe over the boundary at deep point, that's a pretty impressive way to get going

Mangaliso Mosehle is the new batsman

8.5
1
Kulasekara to Behardien, 1 run, length outside off, drops back and tapped into the off side
8.4
W
Kulasekara to Miller, OUT, pitched up, better length from Kula, towards the blockhole - and slugged to long-on! Miller falls, a belligerent knock but Kulasekara snuffs him out, wasn't able to get the elevation on this one

DA Miller c Lakmal b Kulasekara 40 (18b 3x4 3x6) SR: 222.22

8.3
6
Kulasekara to Miller, SIX, SMASHED! Poor from Kulasekara, pitched up and in the arc for MIller to free the arms and hammer six more into the stands at deep midwicket - brings up the SA 100, as well as the fifty stand with Fudgie
8.2
4
Kulasekara to Miller, FOUR, full outside off, Miller is set for it, clubs an inside-out drive and it pierces the field, races away

Free-hit coming up

8.2
1nb
Kulasekara to Miller, 1 no ball, whoops! Attempted slower ball from Kulasekara... and it ends up with Chandimal on the full. That went waaaaaaaay over head height and will therefore be a no-ball
8.1
1
Kulasekara to Behardien, 1 run, full outside off, taking the pace off, Behardien punches down the ground to rotate the strike. All he needs to do, with Miller at the other end

That was a very good over for SA and they are sure to breach 100 now... Kulasekara back returns

END OF OVER:
8 | 19 Runs | SA: 93/3 | RR: 11.62

  • David Miller30 (14b)
  • Farhaan Behardien15 (10b)
  • Angelo Mathews2-0-29-0
  • Nuwan Pradeep1-0-11-0

Here's Israr Ahmed with some stats-u-like: "The record for most debut for a single team (not in a team's debut) is 6 by New Zealand v South Africa, Oct 2005 & Bangladesh v Kenya, Sep 2007."

7.6
4
Mathews to Miller, FOUR, pitched up outside off and this is dispatched through the covers! They don't call him "Killer" for nothing, that was a murderous drive
7.5
4
Mathews to Miller, FOUR, dug in short, Miller rocks back and belts a pull to the rope at deep square leg - that flew out of the middle
7.4
2
Mathews to Miller, 2 runs, slower ball, sits up as Miller pulls, thick bottom edge into the leg side and they come charging back for two as the throw causes a stinging blow on the finger for Mathews

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Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st59N DickwellaDM de Silva
2nd14AD MathewsDM de Silva
3rd1AD MathewsST de Silva
4th14AD MathewsS Prasanna
5th2AD MathewsBKG Mendis
6th1AD MathewsLD Chandimal
7th16LD ChandimalDAS Gunaratne