fuller on the stumps, flicks it towards square leg and seals the game
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Johannesburg, SL in SA, Mar 03 2019 - Match Result
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 67 balls remaining)
That's all from our side from this game. See you soon.
Faf du Plessis is the Man of the Match. "I thought we played really well," he says. "It was a good toss to win. And to chase it down like that, against Sri Lanka's spinners on a slow wicket, I think that was pretty good. Immy didn't give anything away. He is really hard to face for a new batsman. If Quinton is scoring runs, he always puts the bowlers under pressure. It's nice to bat with him, he makes the flow really easy."
Lasith Malinga: I think we lost two wicket at a crucial time. That's why we lagged and ended up on 230. At the moment we have to analyse who is the set batsman and he should finish the game. We needn't do much different, I think.
Time for presentation.
Venu: "Srilanka is one kind of team which perform well during big tournaments. Dont forget they have reached finals many times. Current team might miss senior players but same team can rise up when it matters..upcoming WC could be a turnaround for these guyz"
Hasal Fernando: "SL have the fire power to stop this protea fire, but the worst thing is, the team management and selectors are reluctant to bring them to the international arena and are quite happy to stay with the experienced but tried tested and failed players. That needs to change so badly."
5:03 pm A clinical performance by South Africa see them seal the game with eight wicket and 11.1 overs in hand. Opting to bowl first, Imran Tahir and Lungi Ngidi picked up three wickets each to bowl Sri Lanka out for 231. While they lost Reeza Hendricks early in their chase, Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis mixed caution with aggression to steer the chase. De Kock fell on 81 but du Plessis stayed till the end - unbeaten on 112 - to saw South Africa home in the company of Rassie van der Dussen.
One needed for victory
fuller around off, comes forward and drives it towards long-on
a googly, goes back and cuts it through cover, Malinga chases and puts in the slide to keep it to two
tossed up outside off, reaches for it and hits it towards mid-off
length around off, comes forward and defends
fuller this time, du Plessis was perhaps looking to go over extra cover initially but adjusts to work it over short midwicket, boundary nonetheless
middled and smacked this time towards the deep midwicket boundary. Was short of length outside off and du Plessis swivels to pull it away
fuller outside leg stump, du Plessis backs away and looks to hit through midwicket, doesn't middle it but gets a couple
a slower one on the stumps, backs away and steers it towards point
short of length, just outside off, punches it towards sweeper cover
length ball in the corridor, looks to work on the off side, gets beaten as the ball goes almost parallel to the ground
Around the wicket
short of length outside off, keeps low as du Plessis mistimes the cut
length ball on the stumps, pushes it towards short midwicket
length around off, goes back and whips it towards extra cover
fuller outside off, drives it towards mid-off for a quick single
pitched up again, flicked towards deep square leg
fuller on middle and leg, goes for the flick but misses, the ball hits the pads and dribbles on the leg side
mudhabir: "Might be too early to say, but I think van der Dussen is a brilliant find for SA. Brings a sense of calmness and sensibility to this SA middle order. Must have player for a team like SA who has a reputation to choke."
fuller around off, pushes it towards extra cover from the front foot
offcutter around off, comes forward to defend, an inside edge on to the pads
short of length outside off, goes back and pulls it towards deep midwicket and gets a boundary. South Africa 17 away from victory now
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Toss | South Africa, elected to field first |
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Season | 2018/19 |
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Series result | South Africa led the 5-match series 1-0 |
Match number | ODI no. 4104 |
Match days | 03 March 2019 - day (50-over match) |
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