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 1.1Dale Steyn bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 1.2Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 1.3Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.4Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 1.5Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 1.6Dale Steyn bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 3.1Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 3.2Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 3.3Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 3.4Dale Steyn bowls short and rising delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 3.5Dale Steyn bowls full toss to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 3.6Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 5.1Dale Steyn bowls short and rising delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Three runs

Over 5.2Dale Steyn bowls short and wide to Danushka Gunathilaka, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Three runs

Over 5.3Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 5.4Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 5.5Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 5.6Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 7.1Dale Steyn bowls flighted delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 7.2Dale Steyn bowls pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 7.3Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 7.4Dale Steyn bowls half volley to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 7.5Dale Steyn bowls bouncer to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 7.6Dale Steyn bowls full toss to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 9.1Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 9.2Dale Steyn bowls short of length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, pulls it away through mid wicketSixer!

Over 9.3Dale Steyn bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 9.4Dale Steyn bowls pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 9.5Dale Steyn bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 9.6Dale Steyn bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

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