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 21.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 22.2Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 22.3Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flatter trajectory delivery to AD Mathews, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squareleg regionNo runs

Over 22.4Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 22.5Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 22.6Tabraiz Shamsi bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets back into the crease and punches it back to the bowlerNo runs

Over 24.1Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionNo runs

Over 24.2Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 24.3Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 25.1Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 25.2Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 25.3Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 25.4Keshav Maharaj bowls flatter trajectory delivery to AD Mathews, goes back and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 25.5Keshav Maharaj bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it straight to point.No runs

Over 25.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 26.4Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionNo runs

Over 26.5Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flatter trajectory delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and drives it straight to mid onNo runs

Over 26.6Tabraiz Shamsi bowls quicker and flatter in the air to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 27.4Keshav Maharaj bowls quicker and flatter in the air to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 27.5Keshav Maharaj bowls flatter trajectory delivery to AD Mathews, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 27.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, drives it straight back to the bowler.No runs

Over 28.4Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and drives it straight to extra covers.No runs

Over 28.5Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets onto the frontfoot and works it towards short fine legNo runs

Over 28.6Tabraiz Shamsi bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 29.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to AD Mathews, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Single

Over 30.1Kagiso Rabada bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 30.2Kagiso Rabada bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 30.3Kagiso Rabada bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 30.4Kagiso Rabada bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 30.5Kagiso Rabada bowls pitched up delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.No runs

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