| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Quinton de Kock Wk | 109 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 125.28 |
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26.3 OUT! The bowling change works! Intelligent bowling by Lakmal! Bowls a shortish delivery and rolls his fingers over it. It's cutting across de Kock who looks to make room for himself and looks to slash it finer but isn't able to hit it in the region where he intended. Ends up playing it in the air towards sweeper cover. Weerakkody runs to his right, judges it nicely and takes a good low catch. De Kock departs after a brilliant knock of 109 from 87 balls and the mammoth opening-stand of 187 is broken. 187/1
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| Hashim Amla | 154 | 134 | 15 | 5 | 114.92 |
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48.2 OUT! A great knock from Amla comes to an end! He played with poise and grace but also with power. Bowls a short of a length ball outside off, Hashim punches it off his back foot with good power over point but is unfortunate to pick out the man positioned at the fence. Kusal Mendis is composed out there and takes a good catch. 371/5
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| Faf du Plessis | 41 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 120.58 |
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37 OUT! Sri Lanka finally get some respite. Nothing was going their way. The slower one, rather off cutter does the trick for Madushanka. Pitched on length, outside off, Faf looks to whack it over long off but top edges it in the end. But Lakmal runs to his left from mid off and takes an easy catch. Should the Sri Lankans be happy though? Because this wicket has brought ABD into the crease. 250/2
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| AB de Villiers C | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.55 |
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39.1 OUT! BIG WICKET THIS! Tossed up, outside off, de Villiers looks to drive it over the covers, gets the connection but couldn't get the distance. Kumara runs to his right from sweeper cover to catch it with both hands. A very crucial breakthrough at this stage as de Villiers can be really dangerous in the last 10 overs. 271/3
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| JP Duminy | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
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43.3 OUT! Lakmal gets his second wicket! Perhaps, JP Duminy is a bit unlucky there. Drops a short delivery around middle and leg, Duminy looks to pull it but misses and is struck on the thigh pad. The ball lobs onto the back of his bat, strikes it and spoons towards Dickwella behind the stumps. He pouches it safely and Duminy makes the long walk back. 309/4
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| Farhaan Behardien | 32 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 160 |
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49.2 OUT! A good cameo of 32 from 20 from Behardien comes to an end! Sees Farhaan shuffling a long way across and bowls a full toss near the wide tramline. Farhaan kneels and hits it right down the throat of Gunaratne at long on. He bends and takes a good catch with his fingers pointing upwards. 379/6
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| Chris Morris | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
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| Wayne Parnell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Extras | 20 Runs (b: 4, lb: 5, wd: 10, nb: 1) | ||||
| Total | 384/6 50.0 (RR: 7.68) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 7 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 8.57 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 8 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Sachith Pathirana | 6 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Asela Gunaratne | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Niroshan Dickwella Wk | 39 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 205.26 |
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6.5 OUT! Dickwella departs against the run of play! He was playing with supreme confidence but the entertainment comes to an end. Fuller length ball on off, Dickwella looks to go downtown but ends up toe ending it towards AB de Villiers at mid off. He is cool as a cucumber and pouches it with ease. The Proteas need 7 more wickets to win. 55/3
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| Upul Tharanga C | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.63 |
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3.2 OUT! Morris strikes! Tharanga fails to click on a trot and falls cheaply. Morris bowls a length ball and provides room on offer. Tharanga throws his bat at it and looks to go over covers but gets it off the outer half of the bat right down the throat of Kagiso Rabada at third man. He stays calm and takes an easy catch. 25/1
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| Kusal Mendis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
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5.3 OUT! Mendis fails to make his mark again! Morris bowls a length ball outside off, Kusal makes room, steps down the track and thumps it uppishly towards AB de Villiers at mid off. He crouches to take a good catch and tumbles over. Morris gets his second and is pushing the visitors further into the hole. 43/2
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| Sandun Weerakkody | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
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9 OUT! Sri Lanka are falling apart. This wicket has one and only reason, the ever increasing run rate. Short delivery, around off, Weerakkody looks to pull it across the line but gets a top edge and the ball lobs in the air towards Rabada at mid on. He takes a few steps ahead and takes it with ease. The visitors are four wickets down and are in deep trouble. The next pair has some tremendous work to do. 70/4
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| Dhananjaya de Silva | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
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13.1 OUT! Tahir is running which only means one thing. Slips in a googly outside off, spinning in. De Silva looks to drive, leaning forward, but gets an inside edge which goes onto crash into the sticks. He is flabbergasted, can't seem to comprehend from where did that come from. Sri Lanka have lost half their side and they still need 303 runs from 221 balls. 82/5
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| Asela Gunaratne * | 114 | 117 | 14 | 2 | 97.43 |
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| Sachith Pathirana | 56 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 90.32 |
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32.1 OUT! Length ball, outside off, Pathirana looks to drive it over extra cover. But holes out to AB de Villiers at mid off, who grabs it after taking a few steps to his right. He seems upset. He had to go for the shot, as the boundaries had dried up. Now it's just a matter of time before South Africa completes the win. Morris breaks the 93-run stand in his first over of the second spell. 175/6
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| Lahiru Madushanka | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
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34.2 OUT! Low full toss, Madushanka's dig goes towards square leg, Behardien runs swiftly from short mid-wicket and throws it at the non striker's end and it hits. Madushanka itches earlier but goes eventually only to find himself short of the crease. It was an early decision for the umpire as he didn't have to go upstairs. 183/7
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| Jeffrey Vandersay | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.88 |
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38.5 OUT! Best career figures for Morris as he picks up his fourth wicket! Hurls in a good length ball outside off, curving in. Vandersay has a wild heave across the line but misses it completely as the ball thuds into the stumps. He is elated and why not, he has been terrific with the ball tonight. The Proteas need two wickets to whitewash the Sri Lankans 5-0. 199/8
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| Suranga Lakmal | 20 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 71.42 |
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| Extras | 24 Runs (b: 4, lb: 9, wd: 11) | ||||
| Total | 296/8 50.0 (RR: 5.92) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Chris Morris | 10 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Wayne Parnell | 7 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 7.28 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 5.7 |
| JP Duminy | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo * | 7 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 6.28 |
| Farhaan Behardien | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |