fuller on the stumps, flicks it towards square leg and seals the game
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Johannesburg, SL in SA, Mar 03 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st ODI, Johannesburg, March 03, 2019, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
231
(38.5/50 ov, T:232) 232/2
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 67 balls remaining)
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Faf du Plessis is the Man of the Match. "I thought we played really well," he says. "It was a good toss to win. And to chase it down like that, against Sri Lanka's spinners on a slow wicket, I think that was pretty good. Immy didn't give anything away. He is really hard to face for a new batsman. If Quinton is scoring runs, he always puts the bowlers under pressure. It's nice to bat with him, he makes the flow really easy."
Lasith Malinga: I think we lost two wicket at a crucial time. That's why we lagged and ended up on 230. At the moment we have to analyse who is the set batsman and he should finish the game. We needn't do much different, I think.
Time for presentation.
Venu: "Srilanka is one kind of team which perform well during big tournaments. Dont forget they have reached finals many times. Current team might miss senior players but same team can rise up when it matters..upcoming WC could be a turnaround for these guyz"
Hasal Fernando: "SL have the fire power to stop this protea fire, but the worst thing is, the team management and selectors are reluctant to bring them to the international arena and are quite happy to stay with the experienced but tried tested and failed players. That needs to change so badly."
5:03 pm A clinical performance by South Africa see them seal the game with eight wicket and 11.1 overs in hand. Opting to bowl first, Imran Tahir and Lungi Ngidi picked up three wickets each to bowl Sri Lanka out for 231. While they lost Reeza Hendricks early in their chase, Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis mixed caution with aggression to steer the chase. De Kock fell on 81 but du Plessis stayed till the end - unbeaten on 112 - to saw South Africa home in the company of Rassie van der Dussen.
38.5
1
Sandakan to du Plessis, 1 run
One needed for victory
38.4
1
Sandakan to van der Dussen, 1 run
fuller around off, comes forward and drives it towards long-on
38.3
2
Sandakan to van der Dussen, 2 runs
a googly, goes back and cuts it through cover, Malinga chases and puts in the slide to keep it to two
38.2
•
Sandakan to van der Dussen, no run
tossed up outside off, reaches for it and hits it towards mid-off
38.1
•
Sandakan to van der Dussen, no run
length around off, comes forward and defends
end of over 3811 runs
SA: 228/2CRR: 6.00 • RRR: 0.33
Faf du Plessis111 (113b 15x4 1x6)
Rassie van der Dussen29 (39b 2x4)
Vishwa Fernando 5-0-43-1
Lakshan Sandakan 9-0-52-0
37.6
4
Vishwa Fernando to du Plessis, FOUR runs
fuller this time, du Plessis was perhaps looking to go over extra cover initially but adjusts to work it over short midwicket, boundary nonetheless
37.5
4
Vishwa Fernando to du Plessis, FOUR runs
middled and smacked this time towards the deep midwicket boundary. Was short of length outside off and du Plessis swivels to pull it away
37.4
2
Vishwa Fernando to du Plessis, 2 runs
fuller outside leg stump, du Plessis backs away and looks to hit through midwicket, doesn't middle it but gets a couple
37.3
•
Vishwa Fernando to du Plessis, no run
a slower one on the stumps, backs away and steers it towards point
37.2
1
Vishwa Fernando to van der Dussen, 1 run
short of length, just outside off, punches it towards sweeper cover
37.1
•
Vishwa Fernando to van der Dussen, no run
length ball in the corridor, looks to work on the off side, gets beaten as the ball goes almost parallel to the ground
Around the wicket
end of over 372 runs
SA: 217/2CRR: 5.86 • RRR: 1.15
Faf du Plessis101 (109b 13x4 1x6)
Rassie van der Dussen28 (37b 2x4)
Lakshan Sandakan 9-0-52-0
Vishwa Fernando 4-0-32-1
36.6
•
Sandakan to du Plessis, no run
short of length outside off, keeps low as du Plessis mistimes the cut
36.5
•
Sandakan to du Plessis, no run
length ball on the stumps, pushes it towards short midwicket
36.4
•
Sandakan to du Plessis, no run
length around off, goes back and whips it towards extra cover
36.3
1
Sandakan to van der Dussen, 1 run
fuller outside off, drives it towards mid-off for a quick single
36.2
1
Sandakan to du Plessis, 1 run
pitched up again, flicked towards deep square leg
36.1
•
Sandakan to du Plessis, no run
fuller on middle and leg, goes for the flick but misses, the ball hits the pads and dribbles on the leg side
end of over 367 runs
SA: 215/2CRR: 5.97 • RRR: 1.21
Rassie van der Dussen27 (36b 2x4)
Faf du Plessis100 (104b 13x4 1x6)
Vishwa Fernando 4-0-32-1
Lakshan Sandakan 8-0-50-0
mudhabir: "Might be too early to say, but I think van der Dussen is a brilliant find for SA. Brings a sense of calmness and sensibility to this SA middle order. Must have player for a team like SA who has a reputation to choke."
35.6
•
Vishwa Fernando to van der Dussen, no run
fuller around off, pushes it towards extra cover from the front foot
35.5
•
Vishwa Fernando to van der Dussen, no run
offcutter around off, comes forward to defend, an inside edge on to the pads
35.4
4
Vishwa Fernando to van der Dussen, FOUR runs
short of length outside off, goes back and pulls it towards deep midwicket and gets a boundary. South Africa 17 away from victory now
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