South Africa vs Sri Lanka 25th Match at Sharjah, 30 Oct, 2021

Toss: South Africa , who chose to bowl
Sri Lanka 142/10 (20)
South Africa 146/6 (19.5)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Tabraiz Shamsi
  • Kagiso Rabada 14 * (8)
  • David Miller 22 * (12)

Over 14.1 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Dasun Shanaka, no run, goes chasing and is fortunate not to get a nick

Over 14.2 Dwaine Pretorius bangs it short onto the pitch to Dasun Shanaka, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 14.3 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Dasun Shanaka, no run,  shuffle across early this time but Pretorius stuck to his guns, and kept it wider. Another play and a miss

Over 14.4 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Dasun Shanaka, no run, gets forward and went hard on the drive, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 14.5 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a pitched up delivery to Dasun Shanaka,1 run,  shuffles across and drives through the covers, finally some connection off the blade

Over 14.6 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, backs away in the crease and squeezed out through the covers. Brings up fifty for Nissanka!

Over 16.1 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, Boundary! Goes way across, sweeping over square leg, almost treating Pretorius like a spinner. Right approach and he gets rewarded

Over 16.2 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 leg bye, gets forward and works it off the pads down the leg side and picks up a leg bye.

Over 16.3 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Dasun Shanaka, Boundary! Gets forward and wanted to slog this hard over mid-wicket. lost his shape a bit and got a thick edge and raced away to the fence.

Over 16.4 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Rabada!!  Shanaka can't get leverage on the big shot despite backing away early for the stroke. No timing at all and Rabada takes a superb catch diving forward at sweeper cover. 

Over 16.5 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a slower one to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, gets waits and cuts it away through point

Over 16.6 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a slower one to Chamika Karunaratne,1 run, gets forward and dabs it towards point, retains strike

Over 18.1 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a pitched up delivery to Chamika Karunaratne,1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover for a single.

Over 18.2 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a good length delivery to Chamika Karunaratne, out Caught by van der Dussen!! Karunaratne is down the track, trying to create some impetus into the shot but still has nothing much to add, mistimes the loft and holes out to long-on

Over 18.3 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a pitched up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, tries the reverse, slower one and Nissanka fails to connect

Over 18.4 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a slower one to Pathum Nissanka, out Caught by Nortje!! Nissanka. tries to heave it away on the leg-side, hasn't got the pace to connect, finds deep mid-wicket with precision.

Over 18.5 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a slower one to PVD Chameera, 2 runs, get across and slog-sweeps into the gap at deep square leg. 

Over 18.6 Dwaine Pretorius bowls a slower one to PVD Chameera,1 run, came down the track and  tries the slog sweep again and hits this uppishly, just wide of deep mid-wicket