South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI at Paarl, 11 Jan, 2012

Toss: South Africa, who choose to bat first
South Africa 301/8 (50)
Sri Lanka 43/10 (20.1)
South Africa won by 258 runs
Man of the Match: Morne Morkel
  • BAW Mendis 3 * (13)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1M Morkel to WU Tharanga, no runs, goes back and eases it towards covers.

Over 0.2M Morkel to WU Tharanga, CAUGHT, Tharanga goes back for a square drive and ends up with a thickish outside edge which is brilliantly caught low by a diving Duminy!

Over 0.3M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runsgets forward and leaves a widish pitched up delivery outside off.

Over 0.4M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, Boundarygets forward and punches the full delivery past mid off for a boundary.

Over 0.5M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, beaten, no runsgets forward in a cover drive and is beaten by a full delivery which moved away off the seam.

Over 0.6M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1LL Tsotsobe to TM Dilshan, no runs, goes back and taps the rising delivery to gully.

Over 1.2LL Tsotsobe to TM Dilshan, CAUGHT, Dilshan gets a tough delivery to handle, this is a short delivery which nips back sharply to force an inside edge to the keeper! That was a brilliant diving catch from the keeper AB to his left.

Over 1.3LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, no runs, goes back and leaves a rising delivery outside off.

Over 1.4LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, no runsgets forward and defends it to cover point.

Over 1.5LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, beaten, no runs, goes back for a pull and is beaten by the pace and bounce outside off.

Over 1.6LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, no runs, goes back and tucks the short ball to squareleg.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runs, goes back and defends it to the bowler.

Over 2.2M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runsgets forward and drives the pitched up delivery to mid off.

Over 2.3M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runs, goes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 2.4M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runs, goes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 2.5M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runsgoes back and taps the rising delivery to the bowler.

Over 2.6M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, no runsgets forward and drags his drive off an inside edge to squareleg.

Over 3.2LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, Boundarygoes back and inside edges his forcing cut over the top of the stumps and gets away with a boundary.

Over 3.3LL Tsotsobe to LD Chandimal, BOWLED HIM, Chandimal doesn't come forward in a cover drive and can only inside edge it onto the stumps. That delivery swung back from Tsotsobe and went through the gate.

Over 3.4LL Tsotsobe to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgoes back and dabs the rising delivery to the off side.

Over 3.5LL Tsotsobe to DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runsgoes back for a flashy cut and is beaten by the away movement. Over 3.5 LL Tsotsobe to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 wide, gets forward and leaves a widish length delivery outside off.

Over 3.6LL Tsotsobe to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runs, goes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 4.2M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runs, goes back for a flick and gets an inside edge which almost rolls onto the leg stump.

Over 4.3M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, no runs, goes back and punches it to mid on.

Over 4.4M Morkel to KC Sangakkara, CAUGHT, Sanga is consumed by the steep bounce from the tall Morkel! Sanga is on his toes and is forced to glove a nasty rising delivery to the keeper.

Over 4.5M Morkel to AD Mathews, no runs, goes back and defends the rising delivery to the off side.

Over 4.6M Morkel to AD Mathews, CAUGHT, another SL batsman bounced out! Mathews is helpless as this is a nasty lifter around the rib cafe which forces him to fend it off in the air and its a simple catch lobbed up to mid wicket!

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