END OF OVER:50 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 367/5 | RR: 7.34
- Farhaan Behardien36 (20b)
- Wayne Parnell1 (1b)
- Lahiru Madushanka10-0-69-1
- Nuwan Kulasekara10-0-74-0
5.15pm Ten minutes into play, Sri Lanka briefly threatened, as if to suggest, today would be a different day and that they'd turned a corner. Three and a half hours later, you've got to say it's back to square on. Another insipid bowling effort on the face of Faf du Plessis' brilliance. AB de Villiers must be kicking himself to have missed out on what looked like a 100 for the taking. 100+ in the last 10 overs. This chase, I reckon, is a little too steep for Sri Lanka going by what they've done so far on tour - they're yet to cross 200 in the ODI series. Join us shortly to see if they can buck the trend
49.6
0
Madushanka to Behardien, no run, beaten by a slower delivery. Swung through early. End of the first half, some serious entertainment
49.5
1
Madushanka to Parnell, 1 run, mistimes an attempted heave towards long-off, where the fielder comes in and then tries to slide across to stop, but can't
49.4
1
Madushanka to Behardien, 1 run, smashed to deep point. A metre on either side and it was four
49.3
4
Madushanka to Behardien, FOUR, hit into the gap between deep midwicket and deep square. Full and sliding into middle and leg, helped him find his spot. Freebie, really
49.2
W
Madushanka to du Plessis, OUT, clubs that high and down to long-on to end a magnificent knock. Length ball, Faf went cross-batted but didn't time it well. Looked a tired shot, not much strength on that, and long-on did superbly to come in a few steps, get underneath the ball and pouch it safely. Sri Lankans applaud as he walks off, what entertainment he's given the crowd. Faf falls three short of equalling Gary Kirsten's record for highest individual score by a South African
F du Plessis c Gunaratne b Madushanka 185 (212m 141b 16x4 3x6) SR: 131.20
