South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Durban, 13 Feb, 2019

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
South Africa 235/10 (59.4)  &  259/10 (79.1)
Sri Lanka 191/10 (59.2)  &  304/9 (85.3)
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket
Man of the Match: Kusal Perera
  • Vishwa Fernando 6 * (27)
  • Kusal Perera 153 * (200)

Over 24.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, Boundary! Presses forward to push and gets a genuine outside edge that rolls through the gap between the slips and gully.

Over 24.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, 4 leg bye, goes back in the crease and misses the glance. The ball brushes the southpaw's thigh pad and runs away to the fine leg fence.

Over 24.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a back of length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, goes deep inside the crease and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Over 24.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 25.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, gets forward and squeezes it to fine leg off the inside edge

Over 26.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 26.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 26.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, gets forward and defends it to cover-point and picks up a single.

Over 27.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and pushes it straight to the man at mid-on

Over 27.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 27.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, stays on the front foot and push-driven to wide mid-off.

Over 27.4 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, goes back in the crease and flicks it through backward square leg; slightly off the inner part of the bat.

Over 27.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 28.6 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, gets forward and defends it to backward point and picks up a quick single.

Over 29.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, walks across and gets behind the line of the ball to straight-bat the block to mid-on

Over 29.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, out Bavuma Run Out!! de Kock drove it really hard. Fernando had no chance to get down and stop that. The ball hit his left boot in the followthrough and ricocheted onto the stumps.

Over 29.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls it short of length to Quinton de Kock,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulled away through square leg and gets a single.

Over 29.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, 2 runs, gets inside the line and punched to the right of backward point for a couple.

Over 29.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and defends it towards mid-on.

Over 30.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and wafts his bat at it, gets beaten by the extra bounce

Over 30.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward to defend it into the on-side

Over 30.4 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to Quinton de Kock,1 run, punched off the back foot to deep backward point.

Over 31.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and driven straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 31.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, gets forward and slashes his bat hard at it. Didn't time it well and the ball was in the air for a while. No harm, though. A single to deep backward point

Over 31.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, goes on to the back foot and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 32.4 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 32.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets right behind the line on the front foot and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 32.6 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point with an angled bat and gets a single.

Over 33.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, comes on to the front foot and driven straight back to the bowler.

Over 33.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and mistime drive through the off-side.

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