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 5.1Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 5.2Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 5.3Keshav Maharaj bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Danushka Gunathilaka, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 5.4Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 5.5Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, flicks it across towards the long on regionSingle

Over 5.6Keshav Maharaj bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 7.1Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionSingle

Over 7.2Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 7.3Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionSingle

Over 7.4Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 7.5Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 7.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 9.1Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 9.2Keshav Maharaj bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 9.3Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 9.4Keshav Maharaj bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, drives it straight back to the bowler.No runs

Over 9.5Keshav Maharaj bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards forward shortleg.No runs

Over 9.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 11.1Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets onto the frontfoot and works it towards short fine legNo runs

Over 11.2Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards mid off.No runs

Over 11.3Keshav Maharaj bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 11.4Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 11.5Keshav Maharaj bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 11.6Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 13.1Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 13.2Keshav Maharaj bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 13.3Keshav Maharaj bowls short of length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards mid on.No runs

Over 13.4Keshav Maharaj bowls flighted delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionTwo runs

Over 13.5Keshav Maharaj bowls short of length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, pulls it through backward squareleg.Single

Over 13.6Keshav Maharaj bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

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