pretty much an identical scenario down to ;long leg
Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 7th Match, Group C at Hambantota, Sep 22 2012 - Match Result
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.
slower ball, back of a length on leg stump, helped down to long leg who goes to his left to field
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
toe-ended towards extra cover from just outside off, back of a length
cut straight to deep cover, back of a length ball slapped perfectly to the fielder as he gave himself a hint of room
length outside off, heaved towards the deep midwicket boundary, just a single again
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...
leg side heave, just a single as deep midwicket scrambles in well from the rope
full outside off, lifted over mid on, nice strike
bumper that looked leg side but was judged to have gone over leg stump
back of a length, blocked in the crease, they scramble a run into the off side
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
back of a length, slapped to extra cover, no run
pushed well wide of off stump
Steyn now...
outside off and a wild, wild swing gets a toe end to point
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
full just outside off, slapped to extra cover and they scramble a single
short again, pulled again, bit of a top edge over short long leg down to the boundary on a couple of bounces
fuller, worked to leg
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...
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota | |
Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2012/13 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | T20I no. 269 |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-16.50, Interval 16.50-17.10, Second Session 17.10-18.30 |
Match days | 22 September 2012 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | South Africa 2, Sri Lanka 0 |