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 20.1Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Temba Bavuma, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 20.2Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Temba Bavuma, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .Bowled him!

Over 20.3Lakshan Sandakan bowls short of length delivery to Quinton de Kock, goes back and across to play a square cut past backward point.Two runs

Over 20.4Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Quinton de Kock, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

Over 20.5Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 22.1Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 22.2Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 22.3Lakshan Sandakan bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Faf du Plessis, drives it straight back to the bowler.No runs

Over 22.4Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to covers.No runs

Over 22.5Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 22.6Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Single

Over 24.1Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Two runs

Over 24.2Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards point.Single

Over 24.3Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Vernon Philander, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 24.4Lakshan Sandakan bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Vernon Philander, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 24.5Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Vernon Philander, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 24.6Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Vernon Philander, drives it straight back to the bowler.No runs

Over 26.1Lakshan Sandakan to Vernon Philander No runs ...

Over 26.2Lakshan Sandakan to Vernon Philander No runs ...

Over 26.3Lakshan Sandakan to Vernon Philander No runs ...

Over 26.4Lakshan Sandakan to Vernon Philander Two runs ...

Over 26.5Lakshan Sandakan to Vernon Philander No runs ...

Over 26.6Lakshan Sandakan to Vernon Philander No runs ...

Over 28.1Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 28.2Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and drives it straight to extra covers.No runs

Over 28.3Lakshan Sandakan bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 28.4Lakshan Sandakan bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 28.5Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to covers.No runs

Over 28.6Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Faf du Plessis, lofts it in the air over covers.Boundary!

Over 30.1Lakshan Sandakan bowls flighted delivery to Vernon Philander, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

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