SL vs SA Live Cricket Score

36.3 OUT! Kagiso Rabada, take a bow, my good man! What an absolute beauty! The wicket truly belongs to fielder and not the bowler on this occasion. Maharaj tosses it up, Gunathilaka kneels down and brings out the sweep shot. Gets a top edge and the ball flies to deep mid-wicket. Rabada out in the deep covers a lot of ground to his left and dives forward to take a stunning catch. Both the openers are back in the hut now. Perfect chance for South Africa as two new batsmen are out in the middle.  117/2

34.3 OUT! Gone! South Africa finally have a wicket! Good stuff from Maharaj, a bit sloppy from Dimuth Karunaratne. Landed on leg, spinning down, the batsman looks to work it fine down the leg side but can only manage a faint edge behind. Quinton de Kock behind the stumps is sharp as a hawk as he moves to his right and collects it in his gloves. Partnership of 116 is broken. Can the Proteas pick up a quick wicket or two more here?  116/1

74.2 OUT! That looked plumbed from the naked eye. Perhaps the umpire thought it took an inside edge. Maharaj serves this in line of the stumps. De Silva prods forward and looks to block it. Gets beaten and is wrapped on his pads. A strong appeal from the players but the umpire denies it. Faf straightaway takes it up. Replays show us three red lights. And that's the end of de Silva. Six wickets for Maharaj.  247/7

48.3 OUT! Maharaj gets his third and Sri Lanka lose another wicket. These two were playing the sweep very well and now Mendis falls to it. Loopy ball on middle and leg, Mendis gets low and goes for another sweep shot. He gets a top edge to it and the ball balloons towards mid-wicket. Rabada gets under the ball and takes it comfortably. Sri Lanka have lost three wickets post lunch for 60 runs. Also, Angelo Matthews is the new man in...  153/3

54.3 OUT! Impact straightaway. The man, Keshav Maharaj, produces prodigious spin on this occasion to take his 4th. What a start to the session for the visitors. A flighted ball on middle and off, Mathews plays the line off the front foot but the ball spins a little too much for his comfort. It takes the shoulder of his bat and goes straight into the hands of Du Plessis at first slip, who dives low to his right to take it. High fives all around for South Africa as Sri Lanka are losing the plot here.  169/4

70 OUT! Gone! 139.1 kph and aimed at the stumps, fuller in length and it does the trick. Roshen plays all over the ball, it sneaks through his bat-pad, flicks the front pad and rattles the stumps. A fast bowler's delight to hear the sweet sound of furniture getting disturbed. Rabada has been everywhere today, taking diving catches in the field, making the ball talk and now taking wicket as well. More than that, he set Roshen Silva up really nicely with the short balls first and then slings in a full ball on the very last ball. Conventional tactics these!  223/5

72.4 OUT! Fifer for Keshav Maharaj! His fifth 5-wicket haul in Test and the hosts lose their keeper. Gives this air and lands this on middle and leg. Pitches on the rough patch and takes Dickwella by surprise. He goes for the sweep, the ball hits his glove and balloons over the keeper's head. Faf at slips moves to his right and takes a good catch. Maharaj becomes just the second South African spinner to take a 5-wicket haul at this venue.  238/6

80.1 OUT! Maharaj strikes on the first ball to pick up his 7th wicket. What a day he is having. Bowls this full on leg, Perera goes for the swipe shot and connect it well. Unfortunately for him, he finds Ngidi at backward square leg.  264/8

80.5 What a catch! Superman stuff. Markram has a lovely pair of hands and he holds onto this to add to his CV. Flighted ball around off, Lakmal drives it uppishly towards mid off. Markram at silly mid off flies to his left and takes a one-handed stunner. Lakmal is stunt. 08/109, that's the best figures for a visiting spinner on this ground. Grand style bowling from Maharaj!  264/9

104.1 OUT! The decision stands! Keshav Maharaj finishes with career-best figures in Test cricket. Tossed up on leg, Herath is down to sweep but gets it off the glove, then the pad and it pops up behind to Elgar at leg slip who takes a regulation catch. The finger goes up, but the batsman reviews it. The TV umpire comes into the pitcure and replays show Herath is gone. So, SRI LANKA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 338!  338/10

8.1 OUT! Plumb! And the main man does the trick. Markram misses a straight one from Herath. Tries to defend but misjudges the line completely. He looks so dead that it would have hit the top of middle stump. He doesn't bother to take the review either as he knows what a sin he has committed. Markram takes the long walk back and Sri Lanka are on top now.  15/3

1.2 OUT! There's the first one! Sri Lanka are up and away and it's Dean Elgar who's the first one to fall. From around the wicket, it's tossed up around off, Elgar comes forward to defend but the ball takes a lot of turn away from him. Off the outside edge and towards second slip, where Dhananjaya de Silva dives low to his left to take a superb catch.  4/1

3.2 OUT! The move to send de Bruyn up the order has failed. The all-rounder departs early. On a driving length outside off, de Bruyn comes forward to play for the turn when there is none. The edge is drawn, a faint one, and Dickwella behind the stumps takes a sharp catch. Sri Lanka already showing how deep South Africa are in the water.  8/2

21 OUT! Amla goes! Sri Lanka get their wicket and the drop doesn't cost them much. Perera gets them the breakthrough and after a quick 50-plus stand, the partnership is finally broken. Fuller ball around off, Amla strides forward in defense. Bat-pad and the ball flies to Kusal Mendis at short leg who stands still to collect it. Amla walks without waiting for even a second and Sri Lanka are ecstatic.  70/4

25 OUT! Sri Lanka get their man. Faf du Plessis has to go after a very well played innings. How happy are the hosts! Perera bowls this slower through the air around off, du Plessis goes for another swipe. The ball spins in and takes the bottom edge of Faf's bat. Dickwella takes a good catch and the umpire straightaway raises his finger. The Protea skipper is not sure and takes it upstairs. Replays shows us there is a definite nick. The skipper misses out on his fifty but now Sri Lanka will look to rattle this lower middle order as soon as possible.  85/5

30.3 OUT! Some extra bounce on this occasion has undone Temba Bavuma. This is superb bowling, and an even better catch from Kusal Mendis. Served on a shorter length and it kicks off the deck, Bavuma goes back to work it on the leg side but the ball just gets a little too big on him. Straight to Mendis at short leg who takes a sharp catch. Nicely done.  114/6

33.2 OUT! Quinton de Kock is out of here! Akila Dananjaya doing well after coming into the side for this game. Drifting in on middle and leg, it doesn't turn much, almost holds its line and catches de Kock on the front pad, who misses his front foot block. Maybe he leaned a little too far across and that became his undoing. Caught flush and the finger goes up in an instant.  124/8

31.5 OUT! Another wicket down for South Africa! They're facing a similar fate to what they did in Galle. Another collapse. Full and darted on the stumps, Maharaj plays across the line and lobs it off the splice towards backward square leg, where Karunaratne takes a simple catch. The umpire isn't exactly sure if it's a bump ball or not, so he takes it upstairs and replays confirm the hero with the ball for South Africa is gone.  119/7

34.5 OUT! There's the final wicket, Dilruwan wraps it up! Loopy and full with some nice shape on it, around off, Rabada drives this away from his body and gets an edge behind. Mathews at first slip moves to his right and takes a safe catch. SOUTH AFRICA HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 124!  124/10

33.4 OUT! The review won't save him this time. Dale Steyn is gone and this is the 2nd Test 5-fer for Akila Dananjaya. Fuller and it's the off break around off, Steyn is forward to block but misses and is rapped on the front pad. Big shout, this time the finger goes up. The batsman opts to review the decision this time but it goes in vain as it shows the ball to be clipping the leg stump, so the on-field call stays. South Africa still haven't avoided the follow-on. Can they do it?  124/9

18.3 OUT! Finally a wicket for South Africa. They have been made to work for it and Maharaj is the man once again. 10-fer for the left-arm orthodox spinner. He gives this one air on middle and leg, Gunathilaka dances down the track and looks to clear the infield. Can't get hold of it and finds Elgar at deep cow corner who runs to his right and dives to take a very good catch.  91/1

48.1 OUT! Impact straightaway from Ngidi! Unfortunate for Karunaratne, he misses out on what would have been a well-deserved ton. Length ball angling across, Dimuth plants his front foot forward in an attempt to push it away from his body to the covers. Gets a faint edge behind and Quinton de Kock collects it with ease to become the fastest keeper to 150 dismissals in Test cricket. Partnership of 63 comes to an end.  199/4

20.2 OUT! No bat and de Silva has to take the long walk back. A great review from South Africa and Maharaj gets another one. Loopy ball on leg, just like the previous ball. Once again de Silva comes down looking to work it on the on side. The ball spins back in and hits de Silva low on his back leg. A strong appeal from the bowler but the umpire stays put. They have a chat and Faf takes it upstairs. Replays show us that there was no bat and the ball would have gone on to hit the middle of middle stump. Also, Kusal Mendis is the next batsman in...  102/2

28.4 OUT! A wicket against the run of play. Miscommunication between the batters and Mendis is well short of his mark. A short ball from Maharaj outside off, he rocks back and places his shot in the deep extra cover region. They jog for the first, complete the second and suddenly, think they can get the third run as well. However, Kusal is then sent back by his partner in his stride. Markram in the deep throws the ball back to the keeper after mopping up it from the fence. De Kock stretches his arm to dislodge the bails. The umpire takes it upstairs and even a dive couldn't save Mendis. Sri Lanka lose their third wicket but it shouldn't worry them too much as they are already in the driving seat.  136/3

79.1 OUT! Finally! What a marathon it has been for Maharaj. He has been on that off stump channel consistently. The batsman played and missed on so many occasions but this time, he has his target. He should be a relieved man with sore fingers. A flighted delivery around off, he gets Mathews forward and induces the outside edge of his blade. Du Plessis takes a diving catch to his right and rests on the ground with a happy face. A 64-run partnership has been broken by Keshav Maharaj who gets his 12-fer in his 81st over of the match.  263/5

23.3 OUT! Can I just say that karma is a real thing? I am tempted to say so just because Dilruwan Perera, who literally give Elgar three chances, has finally managed to get him out. And today it's his birthday as well. Lucky charm perhaps! He bowls a flatter ball on off and pushes it up to the batsman. Elgar should have been on the front foot but for some reason, he went back. The ball skids through and hits him on his back leg. The umpire has no issue in raising his finger but for the record, he checks the no ball. Replays shows that he is fine now. Sri Lankans celebrate as if they have won the match. Elgar walks back with a saddening smile on his face.  80/2

8.1 OUT! Herath has his man this time. Markram though should be criticized for this loose shot. He played across the full ball to get hit on the pads as he missed it altogether. He looked at his partner who perhaps told him that he can't be more plumb than this. So, finally, Sri Lanka have the first wicket after handing out a couple of chances.  23/1

84.5 OUT! Russel Arnold, you beauty! He did mention on the previous ball that the one turning will not get you. The ones which do not turn are those that the batsmen need to be careful about. And Theunis de Bruyn is consumed by that disease which most non-Asian batsmen have. Confusion whether the ball will turn or not, whether it should be played or not. Herath comes from around the wicket and drifts it in from off. Now, because of what happened on the previous ball, de Bruyn thinks it will turn away but it just keeps coming in with the angle. He leaves it and as a result, gets his bails knocked off. Bit of an anti-climatic way to be dismissed as well. South Africa will be disappointed that he got out in such fashion after the knock he's played so far, but he deserves this standing ovation from the crowd and his dressing room. A knock to remember for the all-rounder.  280/8

30.1 OUT! A ripper! Rangana Herath makes his presence felt right away. Lands it on middle, it turns away from Amla's blade, beats the outside edge and uproots the off stump. Wrong choice from the South African veteran. Should have come forward when he went back. His off pole is lying on the ground and that's another wicket down.  100/3

35.1 OUT! This is a body blow to South Africa! Their captain, their best player on this tour, has departed. Landed on off, it goes on straight. Maybe the slightest of turns. Faf du Plessis takes a step across, presents a straight bat in defense and the ball goes behind to first slip off his pads. Now, an appeal goes up, mostly likely for a catch as the Lankans feel there is some bat involved. The umpire doesn't budge so the review is taken. Snicko detects the ball took the inside edge and that's that. Sri Lanka rejoice.  113/4

35.2 OUT! Plumb! Maharaj departs for a golden duck. Off break just outside off, spins in and strikes Maharaj clean on the front pad as he tries to defend off the front foot. Loud shout, the finger goes up but Keshav reviews after a long chat with his partner. Maybe he thought there's an inside edge otherwise he'd never have gone for it. In any case, the replays roll in and they show he's gone. No edge of any kind involved and he is right in front of the sticks. Sri Lanka on the charge.  113/5

73.1 OUT! Rangana Herath, as he so often does, comes up with the breakthrough when his team really needs it. A peach of a delivery to dismiss Temba Bavuma. Beauty! Comes from around the wicket and tosses it up on middle and off, it turns, just the right amount and takes the edge of Bavuma's bat, who's forward to defend. Dickwella does well to take a low catch and break this 123-run stand. A good knock from Bavuma, he did well to hang in there, but his stay is over now. The beginning of the end for South Africa too?  236/6

75.5 OUT! It's umpire's call! Quinton de Kock is out of here! Rangana Herath strikes yet again. Served outside off, spinning in and de Kock goes back to defend. A big mistake, he should have come forward, as he gets beaten for pace and caught on the pads. Loud appeal goes up and the finger is raised. The left-hander decides to review it, as he should, and it's taken upstairs. Replays show the impact is umpire's call as the ball is clipping leg and the decision stands. LUNCH ON DAY 4!  246/7

85.2 OUT! Nine down! Sri Lanka need just one more wicket to win the match! Dilruwan gives this air and lands it around off, Rabada goes forward and looks to block it. The ball turns and takes the outside edge of the bat. It goes straight to Mathews at first slip who does not drop those.  280/9

86.5 OUT! And that seals it! The job is done and SRI LANKA WIN THIS GAME BY 199 RUNS! Steyn jumps out of the crease and looks to go big again. Gets a big, big top edge which skies high in the sky, towards long on. Gunathilaka settles himself under it and ensures Herath finishes with a 6-fer. Handshakes all around, smiles and fist pumps everywhere. A good performance from the Lankans.  290/10