South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I at Cape Town, 19 Mar, 2019

Toss: South Africa, who chose to field
Sri Lanka 134/7 (20)
South Africa 134/8 (20)
Match tied (South Africa won the one-over eliminator)
Man of the Match: David Miller
  • Imran Tahir 1 * (1)
  • Dale Steyn 1 * (3)

Over 2.5 Dale Steyn bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and  drives uppishly wide of cover, Andile keeps it to a single

Over 3.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis, no run, gets clears his legs and jams it with a closed bat face to mid-wicket.

Over 3.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 3.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis, Six!! Comes on to the front foot and  swings across the line and the top-edge ends up over the third man fence.

Over 3.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Kamindu Mendis, Six!! Backs away in the crease and steers it over deep third man and gets another maximum.

Over 4.2 Dale Steyn bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Kamindu Mendis, no run, stays deep inside the crease and digs it out to mid-wicket.

Over 4.3 Dale Steyn bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and glances it to short fine, the ball bounces right in front of Duminy and escapes past him.

Over 4.4 Dale Steyn bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamindu Mendis, Boundary! Gets forward and drives in the air past his partner and though it was not timed, it beat the mid-off fielder to his left and raced away.

Over 4.5 Dale Steyn bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and taps it with soft hands, pinches the quick single.

Over 5.1 Lutho Sipamla bowls a pitched up delivery to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets forward and drives it past mid-off and gets a single.

Over 5.3 Lutho Sipamla bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and  aims to drive but squirts an inside edge instead to backward square leg

Over 5.5 Lutho Sipamla bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamindu Mendis, no run, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at extra cover.

Over 5.6 Lutho Sipamla bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis, no run, comes on to the front foot and knocks it back to the bowler.

Over 6.3 Imran Tahir tossed up delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and nurdles it round the corner to backward square leg.

Over 7.2 Lutho Sipamla bowls a half volley to Kamindu Mendis, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it along the ground to deep extra cover fence for four.

Over 7.3 Lutho Sipamla bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, goes back in the crease and flicked away to deep square leg.

Over 7.5 Lutho Sipamla bowls it short of length to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, rocks back in the crease and pulls it behind square on the onside and gets a single.

Over 8.2 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis, no run, comes on to the front foot and tries to slashes it hard but misses.

Over 8.3 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, stays inside the crease and guides it away down to the third man and gets a single.

Over 8.6 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and driven along the ground through cove and gets a single.

Over 9.1 Lutho Sipamla bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket and gets a single.

Over 9.4 Lutho Sipamla bowls it short of length to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets back in the crease and punches square on the off-side, sweeper tidies up.

Over 9.6 Lutho Sipamla bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, goes back in the crease and works it behind square on the onside and gets a  single.

Over 10.1Imran Tahir to Kamindu Mendis No runs ...

Over 10.2Imran Tahir to Kamindu Mendis Single ...

Over 10.5Imran Tahir to Kamindu Mendis Single ...

Over 11.1 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and drives it past the bowler and gets a single.

Over 11.5 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and pushed out into the off-side for a single

Over 11.5 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Kamindu Mendis,1 run, gets forward and pushed out into the off-side for a single

Over 12.1 Imran Tahir tossed up delivery to Kamindu Mendis,  out Stumped!!  Gets the wrong one to land in the right area and gets it to spin away as the batter charged out. The ball spun past the outer edge for the non-regular keeper - Miller - to whip the bails off. 

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