Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st Test at Galle, 12 Jul, 2018

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 287/10 (78.4)  &  190/10 (57.4)
South Africa 126/10 (54.3)  &  73/10 (28.5)
Sri Lanka won by 278 runs
Man of the Match: Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Vernon Philander 22 * (39)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1HMRKB Herath bowls short and rising delivery to Dean Elgar, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 0.2HMRKB Herath bowls full toss to Dean Elgar, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 0.3HMRKB Herath bowls short and wide to Dean Elgar, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 0.4HMRKB Herath bowls full toss to Aiden Markram, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 0.5HMRKB Herath bowls full toss to Aiden Markram, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 0.6HMRKB Herath bowls on the shorter side to Aiden Markram, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 1.3Dilruwan Perera bowls full toss to Dean Elgar, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 1.4Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 1.6Dilruwan Perera bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1HMRKB Herath bowls good length delivery to Aiden Markram, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 2.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Aiden Markram, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 2.4HMRKB Herath bowls good length delivery to Aiden Markram, gets an outside edge and is caught in the slips.He is Caught

Over 2.5HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Keshav Maharaj, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 2.6HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Keshav Maharaj, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 3.2Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Three runs

Over 3.3Dilruwan Perera bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Keshav Maharaj, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 3.4Dilruwan Perera bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Keshav Maharaj, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 3.5Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Keshav Maharaj, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 3.6Dilruwan Perera bowls full toss to Keshav Maharaj, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

Over 4.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Keshav Maharaj, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 4.3HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Keshav Maharaj, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 4.4HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Keshav Maharaj, gets back into the crease and punches it past coversThree runs

Over 4.5HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards forward shortleg.No runs

Over 4.6HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

  Over 6.0   

Over 5.1Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 5.2Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 5.3Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

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