South Africa beat Sri Lanka, South Africa won by 32 runs

Over7

8 runs, 1 wicket

SL 46/5CRR: 6.57

HDRL Thirimanne 5 (3b)BMAJ Mendis 7 (5b 1x4)

JA Morkel1/8 (1)

And with the quick turnaround this evening, that's all we've got time for from Hambantota, we're quickly switching to our coverage from Colombo, where Sid Monga has all the details as West Indies bat first against Australia, so head over there and I'll see you tomorrow, stay classy...

So that's that and in terms of a 7-over match that is a hammering, South Africa win by 38 runs and qualify top of the group - not that it matters of course. AB de Villiers' made 30 from just 13 balls and with Duminy's late burst of 12 in 5 balls got too many for Sri Lanka to get even close to. They bowled well at the start and that killed the chase.

6.6

Morkel to Thirimanne, 1 run

pretty much an identical scenario down to ;long leg

6.5

Morkel to Thirimanne, 2 runs

slower ball, back of a length on leg stump, helped down to long leg who goes to his left to field

6.4

Morkel to Thirimanne, 2 runs

cut to short third man and dropped as he tried to take it with two hands above his head jumping up, burst straight through the fingers

6.3

Morkel to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

toe-ended towards extra cover from just outside off, back of a length

6.2

Morkel to Munaweera, OUT

cut straight to deep cover, back of a length ball slapped perfectly to the fielder as he gave himself a hint of room

Dilshan Munaweera c Behardien b JA Morkel 13 (14b 1x4 0x6 30m) SR: 92.85

6.1

Morkel to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

length outside off, heaved towards the deep midwicket boundary, just a single again

6.1

Morkel to Jeevan Mendis, 1 wide

starts with a leg side wide, not great that at all

So one over left, South Africa have won, let's get this done and dusted and down to Colombo...Albie Morkel to finish this off...

Over6

7 runs, 1 wicket

SL 38/4CRR: 6.33 RRR: 41.00

BMAJ Mendis 5 (3b 1x4)EMDY Munaweera 13 (13b 1x4)

DW Steyn2/10 (2)

5.6

Steyn to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

leg side heave, just a single as deep midwicket scrambles in well from the rope

5.5

Steyn to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR runs

full outside off, lifted over mid on, nice strike

5.4

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Steyn to Jeevan Mendis, no run

bumper that looked leg side but was judged to have gone over leg stump

5.3

Steyn to Munaweera, 1 run

back of a length, blocked in the crease, they scramble a run into the off side

5.2

Steyn to Perera, OUT

length ball and pulled to midwicket. Straight ball, tried to go over the leg side but it's takes some to clear these big boundaries, didn't catch it correctly and it landed directly where the fielder had just been moved to on the leg side fence

Thisara Perera c Duminy b Steyn 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 33.33

5.1

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Steyn to Perera, no run

back of a length, slapped to extra cover, no run

5.1

Steyn to Perera, 1 wide

pushed well wide of off stump

Steyn now...

Over5

9 runs, 1 wicket

SL 31/3CRR: 6.20 RRR: 24.00

NLTC Perera 1 (1b)EMDY Munaweera 12 (12b 1x4)

JH Kallis1/9 (1)

4.6

Kallis to Perera, 1 run

outside off and a wild, wild swing gets a toe end to point

4.5

Kallis to Sangakkara, OUT

swing outside off, a thin edge through to the keeper was trying to go leg side, clearing the front leg to a full ball and it came off a top edge to chest height for de Villiers

Kumar Sangakkara c †de Villiers b Kallis 13 (11b 1x4 0x6 13m) SR: 118.18

4.4

Kallis to Munaweera, 1 run

full just outside off, slapped to extra cover and they scramble a single

4.3

Kallis to Munaweera, FOUR runs

short again, pulled again, bit of a top edge over short long leg down to the boundary on a couple of bounces

4.2

Kallis to Sangakkara, 1 run

fuller, worked to leg

4.1

Kallis to Sangakkara, 2 runs

back of a length ball just outside off, smashed straight up in the air but spilled by Albie Morkel at midwicket, it went a long way up but should have been taken

Meanwhile down in Colombo, West Indies have won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia, that game coming up straight after this...Jacques Kallis to bat now...

Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 7th Match, Group C at Hambantota, Sep 22 2012 - Match Result