South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Over 16 to 20 Latest Cricket Score, Updates
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- Updated: June 28, 2019 04:43 pm IST
19.5 overs (1 Run) A length ball on off, Mathews flicks it gently through square leg and rotates the strike.
19.4 overs (0 Run) Good length ball on off, Mathews stays back and defends it on the leg side. The mid-wicket fielder moves across to his left to pick up the ball.
19.3 overs (1 Run) This time Kusal Mendis succeeds in doing what he tried on the previous delivery. He gets bat on ball and guides it down to third man for a run.
19.2 overs (0 Run) Shortish and on off, some extra bounce, Mendis tries to run it down but it takes his gloves and rolls in front of wide first slip.
19.1 overs (2 Runs) Nicely played! Good length delivery outside off, Mendis punches it square of the wicket on the off side. It lands it in front of point and bounces over the fielder. The third man cuts it off and the batsmen take a couple of runs.
18.6 overs (1 Run) Finally a run from the bat after 11 balls. A little bit of width outside off, Mendis eases himself on the back foot and runs it wide of first slip for a run.
18.5 overs (0 Run) Full and on middle, angling in, Mendis keeps it out towards mid on. Five dots, this is relentless pressure.
18.4 overs (0 Run) Kusal has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
18.3 overs (0 Run) Another solid back foot defense by Kusal Mendis. This is exceptional bowling. The batsman is not able here to rotate the strike.
18.2 overs (0 Run) Good pace from Rabada. He hits the deck hard and gets good bounce around off, Mendis sticks back in defense and is hit very high on the bat.
18.1 overs (0 Run) Shortish and outside off, a hint of inward shape there, Mendis guards his sticks and allows it through.
17.6 overs (0 Run) Tidy stuff from Tipo! Keeps it on and around off, not offering much room to play with, Mathews defends it from the crease to covers. Only one extra from this over. South Africa are maintaining good pressure here.
17.5 overs (0 Run) Shortish and on off, Mathews is on his toes as he blocks it back in the direction of the bowler.
17.4 overs (0 Run) Still a dot. A delivery too straight in line, Mathews works it on the leg side but once again fails to find the gap.
Angelo Mathews changes his bat.
17.3 overs (0 Run) Lands it on a length and outside off, Mathews reaches out for it in defense but it takes the inside half and goes to mid-wicket.
17.2 overs (0 Run) Good length and close to off stump, Mathews has the line covered in defense.
17.2 overs (1 Run) Wide! Drifting down the leg side, on a length, Angelo tries flicking but misses.
17.1 overs (0 Run) Edged but safe! Morris angles in a length ball on off, Mathews sticks back to defend but it takes the outside edge and flies behind. Amla goes down low at first slip but it falls in front.
Chris Morris is back on. 2-0-14-0 so far. South Africa have brought their main bowlers back and they want to go for the kill.
16.6 overs (1 Run) Turns a good length delivery in the gap at mid-wicket for a run. 3 runs off the first two overs after the Drinks break.
16.5 overs (0 Run) Serves a delivery around off at 134 kph, Mathews defends it by pressing forward.
16.4 overs (1 Run) Short in length on middle, pulled behind square leg for a run.
16.3 overs (0 Run) Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Something seems to have gone in Kusal Mendis' eyes. He moves out and takes some time to get ready to face the next ball.
16.2 overs (0 Run) Angles this one on off, Mendis is forward as he blocks it with a straight bat.
16.1 overs (0 Run) Starts his new spell with a delivery in the channel outside off, Mendis has a watchful leave.
Kagiso Rabada has come back for another spell. Though he picked up a wicket off the very first ball of the game, he proved to be expensive later on. Would like to leave his impact this time around.
15.6 overs (0 Run) The batsman defends it from within the crease. 6-0-21-2, Pretorius has done a very good job here.
15.5 overs (0 Run) Goes closer to off stump this time, the length is full and Angelo is forward in defense.
15.4 overs (0 Run) Excellent delivery. It's dished out on a length outside off and shoots off with extra bounce, Mathews does well to not offer any shot.
15.3 overs (0 Run) A length ball on middle, Angelo is behind the line as he blocks it to mid-wicket.
15.2 overs (1 Run) Works a length ball wide of mid on and crosses for a brisk single.
15.1 overs (0 Run) Nearly a wicket after the break! Pretorius is getting something out of this track. He delivers a length ball on off, Mendis tries to flick but gets a leading edge. But it doesn't carry to the fielder at cover-point.
19.6 overs (0 Run) Too full in length and on off, Mendis is on the front foot as he pushes it to mid on. 'No-no' is the shout.