South Africa vs Sri Lanka 25th Match at Sharjah, 30 Oct, 2021

Toss: South Africa , who chose to bowl
Sri Lanka 142/10 (20)
South Africa 146/6 (19.5)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Tabraiz Shamsi
  • Kagiso Rabada 14 * (8)
  • David Miller 22 * (12)

Over 3.6 Anrich Nortje bowls a back of length delivery to Charith Asalanka, no run, gets forward and works this with soft hands into the on-side

Over 4.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Charith Asalanka,1 run, gives himself room and steered this through backward point for one

Over 5.1 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Charith Asalanka,1 run, gets forward and works it to short fine leg and picks up a single.

Over 5.3 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Charith Asalanka, Boundary! Stands tall and whacks this short ball over mid-wicket for four.

Over 5.4 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Charith Asalanka, Boundary! Gets under the ball and lofts it right over Nortje's head. No need to run for those. Another boundary.

Over 5.5 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Charith Asalanka, wide!

Over 5.5 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Charith Asalanka,1 run, arches back and steers this towards short third man for one

Over 6.2 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Charith Asalanka,1 run, premeditates and mistimes his reverse sweep to short third man.

Over 6.4 Keshav Maharaj bowls a quicker arm ball to Charith Asalanka,1 run, camps back and slices this through cover-point for one

Over 6.6 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Charith Asalanka, no run, gets forward and knocks this towards the bowler's left side, but Maharaj does well to move across as he stops it with a dive

Over 7.4 Tabraiz Shamsi tossed up delivery to Charith Asalanka, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and  squeezed back to the bowler.

Over 7.5 Tabraiz Shamsi slips in a full toss to Charith Asalanka,1 run, gets forward and drives it along the carpet to long-on

Over 8.1 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Charith Asalanka, Six! Shimmies down the wicket and swings it over deep mid-wicket, just manages to clear the fielder in the deep.

Over 8.2 Keshav Maharaj bowls it short of length to Charith Asalanka,1 run, rocks back and slaps sthis through covers for a single

Over 8.5 Keshav Maharaj bowls it flat in the air to Charith Asalanka, out Asalanka Run Out!!  1 run completed. Asalanka pushed this to midwicket and Nissanka called him through for two but Asalanka was slow to get back and was beaten by a superb throw from Rabada. Low and next to the stumps and de Kock does the rest.