SA vs SL Live Cricket Score

3 OUT! CAUGHT! BIG FIRST WICKET! Asitha Fernando sends back Aiden Markram! Beautifully bowled on a good length just outside off and gets the ball to swing away after pitching. Aiden Markram offers a front-foot defense but the ball kisses the outside edge of the bat and goes straight to Angelo Mathews at first slip who does not drop many. Sri Lanka picks up the first wicket of the match early in the day and Aiden Markram walks back at 9 (11) and South Africa are 14/1.  14/1

3.2 OUT! CAUGHT! SECOND IN NO TIME! Sri Lanka running away with the new ball! Both the openers are back in the hut! Vishwa Fernando swings the ball away from a good length just outside off and Tony de Zorzi pokes the bat from the crease, getting a thick outside edge of the bat that goes low between the first and the second slip. Kamindu Mendis at second slip, puts in a good low dive to his right and grabs the ball with both hands. Tony de Zorzi walks back on 4 (9) and South Africa are 14/2.  14/2

15.1 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Excellent comeback from Lahiru Kumara! Tristan Stubbs was not happy with the sight screen just before this delivery and maybe lost his focus, which led to his downfall here. This is back of a length and in the corridor of uncertainty, takes off from the surface. Tristan Stubbs stays back and just hangs his bat away to keep it out but only manages to get an outside edge. Dimuth Karunaratne at third slip dives to his left to take a sharp catch. Stubbs departs for 16 off 38, just as when he was starting to establish himself. South Africa three down now!  46/3

46 OUT! CAUGHT! The return of Asitha Fernando brings Sri Lanka a big wicket! Temba Bavuma departs after a well-compiled 70 off 117 balls. He looked solid at the crease, but he'll surely be disappointed with his shot selection there. Asitha Fernando keeps it on a good length, at the stumps, Temba Bavuma looks for a big swing across the line but fails to get the connection right. He skies it very high and over mid-wicket. The strong wind takes the ball away from Lahiru Kumara who was trying to swivel around it but he keeps his eyes glued onto the ball and takes a very sharp catch with both his hands pointing at the sky. South Africa are 165/9!  165/9

17.1 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Absolute peach of a delivery and Lahiru Kumara strikes again! He serves this fuller and just around off, gets it to jag back in sharply. David Bedingham takes a big stride out to defend but plays all over it and is late too. The ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad to crash onto the off stump which goes cartwheeling out of the ground. David Bedingham's short stay comes to an end and South Africa are 54/4 now!  54/4

23.2 OUT! LBW! Lahiru Kumara has gotten an early breakthrough Sri Lanka were after! His happiness knows no bounds! Steams in from over the wicket and angles it in, on a fuller length, around off and gets the ball to shape back in a bit. Kyle Verreynne tries to keep it out but misses to negate the shape and gets hit flush on the front pad. An appeal is all that the umpire needs and he raises his finger. South Africa lose half their side and are now 83/5! Just the 9 for Verreynne.  83/5

32.4 OUT! LBW! Jansen has a long chat with Bavuma and takes the review, with 7 seconds left on the clock. Full and straight from Jayasuriya, Marco Jansen looked to defend it but the ball pitched and then spun away. Hit him on the pads and a confident Jayasuriya appealed. Umpire Paul Reiffel raised his finger. Time for technology now. Where did the ball pitch? UltraEdge first up. No murmur when ball passes bat. Now, Ball Tracking. Pitching in line! Hitting leg and middle. Sri Lanka get another breakthrough! Jansen departs for 13 (21). South Africa are 113/6!  113/6

34.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Spectacularly taken in the deep by Kamindu Mendis and Jayasuriya has struck twice in the span of 5 balls! The tempter from Jayasuriya, flighting this up, around the eyeline of Coetzee and asking him to go for the big shot. Gerald cannot resist and swings across the line, going for the glory shot. But he does not quite time it and the ball hits the lower part of the bat. As a result, there is no elevation. The ball dies on its way through but Kamindu runs in from deep mid-wicket, judges the ball perfectly and dives in front to take a stunner. The Lankans are cock-a-hoop now and bowling out the Saffas before Lunch seems a realistic possibility now! Coetzee departs for 1 (8) and South Africa are 117/7!  117/7

41 OUT! CAUGHT! Keshav Maharaj who looked so good out in the middle finds the fielder to perfection and trudges back with his head down! A timely wicket for Sri Lanka and Vishwa Fernando gets his second! He bowls it nice and full, on off, angling it away from the batter. Keshav Maharaj leans ahead and looks to loft it over the infield on the off side but ends up slicing it off the cue end of his bat straight to mid off. Dhananjaya de Silva moves a couple of steps to his left and takes it around his face. South Africa slip further down and are now 143/8 as Keshav Maharaj walks back for 24 off 35 balls.  143/8

49.4 OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball ploy finally works and Sri Lanka wrap the Protea inning for 191 runs! Asitha Fernando digs it into the surface, on middle and leg, Kagiso Rabada is quick to read the length and rocks back to pull but is cramped for room. He goes through the shot and gets a decent connection behind square on the leg side. Dinesh Chandimal from deep backward square leg keeps his eyes on the ball and is quick to move across the turf on his right. The ball comes to him at great pace and flatter trajectory but he does exceptionally well to take a very sharp catch to his right. End of a useful stand of 26 as well.  191/10

3.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Marco Jansen joins the party and Sri Lanka lose both their openers in a span of 3 balls. Jansen serves this just outside off, on a fuller length, angling it away from the batter. Pathum Nissanka goes after it with not a lot of conviction and just manages to get an outside edge. The ball flies straight into the bread basket of Tristan Stubbs at third slip who takes it around his waist with both hands. Sri Lanka are now 7/2, trailing by 184! Are you one of those who felt that this was a Free Hit? Yes, yes, not surprising, given that so many white-ball games are played these days!  7/2

3 OUT! CAUGHT! Kagiso Rabada gets the first breakthrough and Sri Lanka are rocked back early at 6/1! Kagiso Rabada comes from around the wicket and with a scrambled seam lands it on a length, on off and gets the ball to nip away just a tad bit. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to make a block with a straight bat and does so with soft hands but gets an outside edge that goes to David Bedingham at first slip. He takes a very good catch in front just above the ground. Sri Lanka trail by 185.  6/1

5.2 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Well, Jansen is making it a habit, isn't it? Oversteps and then 1 of the next 2 deliveries does some damage to the opposition! On a length, outside off, angling away, Dinesh Chandimal looks to defend but the ball shapes in a touch, bounces extra, takes a bit of an inside edge and hits the top of off stump! The Proteas are all over the Lankans now. Chandimal departs for a 4-ball duck and Sri Lanka are 9/3, trailing by 182!  9/3

7.1 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! And it happens for the third time in a row! Jansen oversteps a ball before and strikes on either the next or the one after that! On a good length, around off, angling away, Angelo Mathews gets across and fishes at it. Gets a thick outside edge which goes straight to David Bedingham at first slip. Could have and should have left it alone but Mathews chases the line and pays the price. Departs for 1 and Sri Lanka are tottering at 16/4, trailing by 175!  16/4

10.4 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Dear Kamindu Mendis, apologies from us commentators. We did not intend to jinx you at all. But seems like the commentators' curse has struck. We just praised this lad, showing how good he has been in the past few months and perhaps that confidence has led to his downfall. Gerald Coetzee dishes out a length ball, but it is not one which can be driven. Kamindu, having driven one earlier in the over, goes for a full-blooded drive. But the ball just bounces a shade extra, moves away and takes the outside edge. The catching practice continues for the slip cordon as David Bedingham picks up his third catch at first slip. Kamindu departs for 13 and Sri Lanka are 32/5, trailing by 159!  32/5

11.3 OUT! BOWLED! Wicket number 4 for Jansen! Have to say, a bit irresponsible from the Lankan skipper. Yes, attack is a must but it is equally important to respect the situation. Jansen is bowling fireballs at the moment and it is not the wisest idea to counterattack. Especially when this could be the last over of his spell. A length ball, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva plays a really loose drive, well away from his body. The ball lands, zips in, takes the inside edge and shatters the stumps. This is a real gift for the Proteas. Dhananjaya de Silva departs for 7 and Sri Lanka are 32/6, trailing by 159!  32/6

12.1 OUT! LBW! Another one, another duck. The third duck in this innings. The camera pans onto Sanath Jayasuriya in the Lankan dressing room, their coach and he is as stunned as us. What is happening out there? This was on a good length, outside off and Kusal Mendis looked to defend. The ball nipped back in sharply, missed the bat and caught him on the pad. Coetzee appealed but initially Paul Reiffel did not give it. Then almost, as an afterthought, he raised his finger! A shellshocked Kusal took it upstairs. UltraEdge detected nothing while Ball Tracker projected it to be hitting the top of leg stump, Review lost, batter lost, pride at stake. 32/4 has become 32/8, with the trail still reading 159!  32/8

12 OUT! CAUGHT! And Jansen gets a Michelle in his 6th over! One might argue that he got a few gifts but he won't care. A 5-wicket haul in Tests, that too, in the first spell, is really special. Jansen keeps the length a tad short of full, outside off and because he is coming around the wicket, Jayasuriya feels compelled to play at that. The ball comes in, takes the outside edge and goes straight to Tristan Stubbs at third slip. Jayasuriya departs for a 3-ball duck and Sri Lanka are 32/7, still trailing by 159!  32/7

13.3 OUT! BOWLED! Number 6 for Jansen! He is on track to wrap up Sri Lanka in one single spell. Fast and furious, in line of the stumps, Vishwa Fernando stays back and moves a touch to the leg side. He is comprehensively beaten by pace and only gets a bit of an inside edge, but cannot prevent the ball from knocking the stumps over. These are now the BEST FIGURES in an innings for Marco Jansen in Tests, going past his 5/35. Vishwa departs for a duck as well, Sri Lanka are 42/9 and trail by 149!  42/9

13.5 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! 7/13 - really, Jansen? Take a bow. His best ever figures in an innings in Test cricket. He has taken all those wickets in a single spell, which did not even last 7 overs! 6.5, to be precise. A short ball, around off, Asitha Fernando backed away and looked to pull it to the leg side. But the ball skid onto the bat and went straight up in the air. It has gone nowhere and Jansen himself calls for the catch, taking it to his right. 5th duck in the innings and SRI LANKA ARE WRAPPED UP FOR 42, giving South Africa a lead of 149!  42/10

11.5 OUT! CAUGHT! An inspired change in bowling as Prabath Jayasuriya gets the first wicket of the Proteas innings. This is also his 100th Test wicket, fastest for Sri Lanka! He flights it full, on middle, Tony de Zorzi plants his front foot across and looks for a big slog sweep across the line. Gets the timing quite right but finds the fielder at deep square leg. Asitha Fernando stays close to the rope and takes a very well judged catch to his right. De Zorzi departs for 17 and South Africa are 47/1, with the lead now reading 196 runs.  47/1

24.4 OUT! TIMBER! It needed something special for Sri Lanka to get rid of Markram and Vishwa Fernando has delivered just that! Steams in and bowls it on a nagging length, on off. Aiden Markram leans and looks for a drive but the ball nips back in a bit and goes past the inside edge. It then goes off his pad to rattle the stumps behind. Markram's solid inning comes to an end at 47 runs off 81 balls and South Africa are now 89/3 with the lead reading 238 runs!  89/3

21.4 OUT! LBW! Wiaan Mulder walks back and takes a review along with him! Prabath Jayasuriya strikes again and Sri Lanka will be hoping to make inroads hereon! He flights it up, on off and gets the ball to go on with the angle. Wiaan Mulder leans ahead and looks to play for the turn but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it right in front of the stumps on the front pad. There is a huge appeal and the umpire raises his finger! Wiaan Mulder sends it upstairs for a check! The UltraEdge shows no spike as the ball passes the bat. The Ball Tracking shows the ball to be pitching outside off, impact to be inline and the wickets to be hitting middle and leg. Mulder departs for 15 off 31 balls and South Africa are now 77/2 leading by 226 runs.  77/2

96.5 OUT! TIMBER! Vishwa Fernando finally breaks the partnership. The 249-run stand is broken and Tristan Stubbs heads back to a round of applause for 122(221)! A much-deserved wicket for Vishwa Fernando who has bowled his heart out! Steams in from wider on the crease from around the wicket and fires it in, on a length and on middle and leg. Tristan Stubbs moves a long way across the line and looks to pick the length and help it over on the leg side but fails to get any bat. The ball zips off the deck and sends the leg stump cartwheeling behind! South Africa are 338/4!  338/4

100.4 OUT! LBW! This is definitely close and 'COME ONNNN!' yells Asitha. David Bedingham walks across to his skipper and suggests him to review. This was on a good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma looked to defend but missed as the ball jagged right back in. Missed the bat and hit him high on the back pad. Nothing on UltraEdge as ball passes bat. Big gap. What does Ball Tracker say? Three reds! It is official! Bavuma's luck runs out at last! He departs for a magnificent 113 and the whole team is applauding him off from the dressing room. With that, it is TEA ON DAY 3, SOUTH AFRICA ARE 366/5, LEAD BY 515!  366/5

9.2 OUT! LBW! Gerald Coetzee comes back and gets the big wicket of Pathum Nissanka! His luck fades away and South Africa get two! He lands it on a hard length, angling it in, on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka shuffles a bit towards his off side and looks to work it on the leg side but fails to get bat on the ball. Gets hit right on the front pad and just above the knee roll. The umpire gives it out but Pathum Nissanka decides to challenge it. The UltraEdge shows nothing and the Ball Tracking comes up as three reds! The onfield call of OUT stays and Sri Lanka are 38/2, needing another 478 for victory!  38/2

4.5 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A boundary previous ball boosted his confidence but a wicket next ball has boosted Rabada's confidence! Uncharacteristically loose from Dimuth Karunaratne. Rabada keeps this much closer to the bat but the line is well away from the off stump. Karunaratne reaches out for it, looking to push but only manages a thick outside edge. It flies straight to Tristan Stubbs at third slip who makes no mistake. Karunaratne departs for 4 and Sri Lanka are 12/1, needing another 504 for victory! 32.1 overs still left on Day 3.  12/1

73.2 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! South Africa find that breakthrough before the second new ball. Not the best of deliveries to be honest, but they will not care. Gerald Coetzee bowls it on a length, down the leg side and Dinesh Chandimal immediately looks to flick. But the ball holds on the surface a touch and the bat face gets closed early. As a result, a leading edge is induced and the ball goes straight back to Coetzee, who finally gets his second wicket. Does the 'Karate kid' celebration and is pumped now. Chandimal departs for a magnificent 83 and the Africans can sense a quick finish now. 3 wickets away from victory. Sri Lanka are 271/7, chasing 516.  271/7

20.1 OUT! LBW! A huge appeal for leg before and up goes the dreaded finger! Angelo Mathews has a word with his partner and decides to review. To be very honest it looks like Mathews is gone for all money! Marco Jansen comes from around the wicket and bowls it nice and straight, on a fuller than a good length and on middle and leg. The UltraEdge shows no spike and there is a huge gap between bat and pad. The Ball Tracking shows all three reds and Angelo Mathews's gritty knock of 25(42) comes to an end and Sri Lanka slip down to 82/3 needing 434 more runs to win.  82/3

27 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Marco Jansen gets his second and Kamindu Mendis after looking so composed to let the balls outside off, go past has fallen right back into that trap. To make it worse, Mendis takes a review with him. This is very wide outside off, on a length, Kamindu Mendis stands tall and throws his hands at it away from his body. Gets an outside edge that goes straight into the hands of the keeper Kyle Verreynne. He talks to his partner and decides to review it. The UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the bat and the onfield call of OUT stays. Sri Lanka are now 99/4 and need 417 more runs to win. While South Africa need 6 wickets! Also, Sri Lanka have now exhausted all their reviews.  99/4

29.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Tony de Zorzi has pulled off a blinder at short leg! Probably the hardest position in the field to be in to take a catch but de Zorzi has pulled it off brilliantly! Excellent reflexes! Kagiso Rabada bowls it into the pads on a length and Prabath Jayasuriya flicks it right off the middle of the bat and straight over Tony de Zorzi at short leg. He rises a bit and sticks both his hands above his face and grabs onto it. Prabath Jayasuriya stands there in disbelief but that sums it up for Sri Lanka as they lose half their side for 101 runs!  101/5

54.4 OUT! CAUGHT! That is just a gift. What a soft, soft dismissal. The Lankan skipper will be gutted. He has done all the hard work and then just given it away on a platter, like a Christmas gift. Change of pace did the trick. Keshav Maharaj just slowed this through the air, and landed just a bit short around off. Dhananjaya de Silva just looked to tuck it through the leg side but played just that tad early. Instead of working it through square leg, he ended up chipping it straight to Tristan Stubbs at short mid-wicket. The Lankan skipper just stands there in disbelief, before trudging off. Departs for a well made 59 (81) and the 95-run stand is broken. Sri Lanka are 196/6 and need another 320 runs.  196/6

77.4 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There goes the wicket of Mendis and Marco Jansen is thrilled to bits! Gets his 10th wicket in this game. Exceptional bowling! Steams in and hits the back of a length, just outside off. Kusal Mendis hops back and looks to punch it away on the off side. The ball shapes away just a bit to go past and take the outside edge on its way. Kyle Verreynne takes a very straightforward catch and Sri Lanka lose thir 9th. South Africa need 1 more wicket to win while Sri Lanka are 240 runs away.  276/9

74.1 OUT! CAUGHT! One brings two! Maharaj has his second. He has had to work very hard for this. Maharaj flights this one outside off and Vishwa Fernando lunges very hard at it. Not quite advisable on this wicket but then, he is not a top-order batter, is he? Gets a thick outside edge which goes quickly to Aiden Markram at slip who makes no mistake. Vishwa departs for 1 and Sri Lanka are 272/8 now, chasing 516. On the brink. Keshav's father is sitting in the stands and is elated to see his son get success.  272/8

79.4 OUT! TIMBER! What a fitting finish to the game and who better to cap it off than Marco Jansen! Charges in from around the wicket and hits the perfect length, with the angle coming into the batter, on middle and leg, Asitha Fernando takes a few steps back to his leg side and looks to keep it out but the ball zips past his bat and sends the leg stump flying. South Africa win by 233 runs! Marco Jansen finishes with 4 wickets in this inning and 11 in total in this game.  282/10