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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is South Africa total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kagiso Rabada batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.86 innings wickets is 0
slower ball wide outside off. Mathews comes down the wicket to try and slog this over cover. But the ball comes off his bat's toe end and goes to cover for no run
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is South Africa total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Kagiso Rabada batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.87 innings wickets is 0
short on middle, and Mathews pulls this along the ground to fine leg. Gets Jayasuriya back on strike
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is South Africa total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Kagiso Rabada batsman name is Prabath Jayasuriya over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.87 innings wickets is 0
follows the batsman, and perhaps, hits him in the arm. No, came off the bat's handle. Jayasuriya backed away to the leg side and Rabada followed him with a short ball outside leg
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is South Africa total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Kagiso Rabada batsman name is Angelo Mathews over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.88 innings wickets is 0
slogged over the non-striker, but just a single as Markram cleans up at long on. <B>Sri Lanka end on 244 for 8</b>
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
good length on leg stump, and nudged off his pads to the leg side. Straight to square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
full on off, and firmly driven off the front foot. Mathews - at cover - dives to his right, and stops a certain boundary
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.0 innings wickets is 0
full on off, and driven beautifully through the gap! A gentle push through the covers and Lakmal's pace does the rest
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 12.0 innings wickets is 0
good length on middle, and he cuts this square to the point boundary. Off the bat's outside edge, but de Kock was always in control of the shot. The misfield at point doesn't help either
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 9.6 innings wickets is 0
back of a length on off, but comes inwards very sharply. Hits QdK on the glove, and <b>he's in some pain!</b>
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 3 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 11.0 innings wickets is 0
full on leg stump, and that's been punched to the on side. Chase for Akila from mid on, and that allows them to come back for three
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 9.42 innings wickets is 0
full on off and angling across the batsman's bat. Through to Dickwella
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 9.0 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and his attempted defensive shot takes the outside edge to third man
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 9.33 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, but the angle into his pads allows Amla to get off the mark. Nudges it to backward square leg for a couple
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.4 innings wickets is 0
good length on off, and he punches this straight back to Rajitha off the back foot
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.63 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and hits Amla's pads as he tries to play the on drive. A muted appeal, because Amla got bat first before the ball hit his front leg
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.0 innings wickets is 0
good length outside off, and punched down the ground to mid off
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.46 innings wickets is 0
good length on off, and he taps this off the point. Wants the single, but Amla doesn't want to take a risky run
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, and he crunches a drive off the front foot. Straight to cover
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.6 innings wickets is 0
good length outside off, and he mistimes a drive to cover once again
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, and the square drive is beautifully executed past the fielder at cover point for two
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.64 innings wickets is 0
full and angling across de Kock. He tries to drive, but the ball comes off the splice of the bat. Rolls away to cover point
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.33 innings wickets is 0
full, and wide outside off stump. De Kock comes down the wicket and stretches his hands out to try and reach the ball, but all he can do is mistimed a drive to the fielder at cover
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.68 innings wickets is 0
good length outside off, but angling into Amla. He rocks back and punches this off his pads to midwicket for a couple
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.4 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and Amla comes forward to drive straight down the ground. Pins the shot to mid on though
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.14 innings wickets is 0
good length on off, and he tiptoes to punch down the ground. Intercepted by Rajitha
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.9 innings wickets is 0
wide outside off, and Amla walks across to the off side before defending to cover
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.95 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and the whip to midwicket is <b>dropped!</b> Kusal Perera the man there. The ball went straight to him, but it popped out of his hand as he tried to snap at the ball. Oh dear.
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.75 innings wickets is 0
<b>crunched!</b> Full on middle, and QdK gets his front leg out of the way, and drives straight past the bowler's outstretched right leg
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.52 innings wickets is 0
<b>How did that not roll into the stumps?</b> That's what Lakmal's wondering as well as Amla defends off the front foot. Full on off, and Amla's shot took an inside edge onto his pads, before settling near his toes rather safely
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.76 innings wickets is 0
good length outside off, but Amla walks across (exposing all three stumps) before whipping it square to deep backward square for a brace
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.55 innings wickets is 0
<b>sharp inswing!</b> Length ball outside off, but the ball comes into Amla after pitching. He did shoulder his arms, but the ball could've easily taken the top of off stump
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.35 innings wickets is 0
good length outside off, and he shoulders his arms once again. This delivery nips away after pitching infact
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, and Amla shuffles across once again, and flicks it gloriously past the midwicket fielder. Top batting from Amla
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.8 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, and driven away from his body. Mistimed to cover though
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.61 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and that's been clipped straight to Akila at midwicket, <b>but he makes a mess of it!</b> Rajitha was celebrating already, but alas
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.18 innings wickets is 0
pushed wide outside off, and the drive finds its way past the cover for four! This is international cricket, and if you give a quality batsman a second life, he's bound to punish you. Rajitha learning the hard way...
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.36 innings wickets is 0
full on leg stump, and that's been turned around the corner to deep midwicket for two more
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.17 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and the straight drive is <b>dropped</b> by Rajitha! It was a difficult chance, but he did stick his right hand out. The ball hits his palm and then goes over the umpire to mid off. QdK livin' dangerously
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.68 innings wickets is 0
full toss outside off, and the soft drive <b>goes between</b> the legs of cover. Prabath the guilty man, so Rajitha doesn't react too much. But this cannot help the youngster's morale.
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Kasun Rajitha batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.5 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and clipped off his toes to square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.32 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off, and Amla throws his hands at it. Misses the square cut as the ball goes over his bat and into Dickwella's gloves
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.78 innings wickets is 0
good length on off, and Amla has no trouble in pulling this away! Picks his front leg up, and whips this past the fielder at deep backward square
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.61 innings wickets is 0
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.6 innings wickets is 0
full on off, and flicked to midwicket off the front foot
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.43 innings wickets is 0
good length on leg stump, and that's been nudged away to square leg off the back foot
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.28 innings wickets is 0
good length on off, and defended with soft hands off the back foot
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.27 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, and Amla uses his feet straightaway. Drives to mid off and continues for the single despite the fielder's quick release-throw
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.13 innings wickets is 0
full on leg stump, and QdK comes forward to defend
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
full just on off, and driven off the front foot to short mid off
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.86 innings wickets is 0
flatter on middle, and de Kock comes forward to defend. The ball turns away slightly, takes the outside edge, and goes to point
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.74 innings wickets is 0
full on leg stump, and defended off the front foot once more. Finds Kusal Mendis at cover this time
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play type description is six batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 6 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.37 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, but QdK's done sitting back and defending. Comes dancing down the wicket, and lifts this attempted slog over the long-on boundary. First maximum of the day!
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.24 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, but Perera starts off with the legcutter. The ball nips away after pitching, and forces a rare false shot from Amla
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.24 innings wickets is 0
full on off, and Amla uses his wrists to whip this ball away to the sweeper fielder on the leg side for one
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.11 innings wickets is 0
back of the hand delivery once again, but this is full and wide. De Kock throws his hands at it, and drives the ball straight to cover. Off the bat's toe end
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and QdK blocks off the front foot to cover
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.33 innings wickets is 0
<b>bunted over cover!</b> Full on off, and QdK's drive is jammed into the ground, before bouncing over the infield for a boundary
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.22 innings wickets is 0
good length outside off, and cut away to point on this occasion
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.54 innings wickets is 0
full on leg stump, and the sweep is beautifully executed! Drags this across his pads and does enough to beat the fielder at short fine leg
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.53 innings wickets is 0
full just outside off, and defended towards square leg for a quick single
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.52 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, but blocked straight back to the bowler. Dananjaya's diving effort though, is not good enough, and that allows QdK to go across for one
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.51 innings wickets is 0
full on middle, and defended towards the leg side. They jog across
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.81 innings wickets is 0
full outside off, but spinning further away from the batsman. He cuts this square, and the ball goes through the legs of point once again! This is dreadful fielding. Can sense the frustration among the SL contingent. Lakmal to blame this time
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.7 innings wickets is 0
full on off, and pushed to cover off the front foot
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.98 innings wickets is 0
flat and pushed faster through the air on leg stump or even outside, Amla brings out the sweep and gets it pretty fine for four
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.87 innings wickets is 0
tossed outside off, Amla eases forward and drives to the left of Prabath
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arm ball, snakes in, hits the front pad as Amla plays all around it but this was heading down leg
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slid through on off, pushed back to Prabath
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Amla uses his feet and wears another arm ball on the pad, but this one is sliding down leg as well
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.54 innings wickets is 0
dangled up wide outside off, Amla brings his delicious wrists into play and laces one to sweeper
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.53 innings wickets is 0
short and spins away outside off, this legbreak is forced off the back foot to sweeper cover
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.52 innings wickets is 0
De Kock makes some room and eases a tossed-up ball to long-off
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.78 innings wickets is 0
full-toss on off, Amla belts it away to the left of mid-off, where Rajitha fumbles and lets the ball away to the fence
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play type description is wide batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.86 innings wickets is 0
hard-spun offbreak, pitches on off and breaks down leg. Wide called
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.77 innings wickets is 0
Amla uses his feet and pushes a slider back to Akila
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.67 innings wickets is 0
short legtbreak, Amla, who feigned to step out, adjusts and jabs to the covers
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Amla goes low, sweeps a full ball from middle stump to short fine leg
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.57 innings wickets is 0
low full-toss outside off, neatly paddled to fine leg
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.56 innings wickets is 0
fuller and outside off, Amla opens the face and drives to sweeper cover for one
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.48 innings wickets is 0
pushed through on middle, de Kock eyes up a reverse sweep now, maybe he had gloved that wide of the keeper. Yes, gloved it
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.39 innings wickets is 0
goes for a reverse sweep again, takes it from middle and hits it to backward point
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.38 innings wickets is 0
good length and sliding across off, glanced to fine leg
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.38 innings wickets is 0
tossed on a fourth-stump line, Amla stretches out and secures a single down to long-off
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.37 innings wickets is 0
Amla dances out and drives through the line to sweeper cover for one
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.37 innings wickets is 0
flighted on middle, de Kock ventures down the pitch and push-drives to long-off
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.44 innings wickets is 0
Amla tickles a sweep from outside off to short fine leg. The fielder dives across to his right and gets a hand onto it. Tharanga it was
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.36 innings wickets is 0
skidder outside off, chopped into the ground
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.57 innings wickets is 0
pushed through on off, Amla unfurls another sweep, this is drilled flat and hard behind square
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play type description is out batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Hashim Amla over runs is 8 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 6.5 innings wickets is 0
Sri Lanka have finally held onto a catch. Fine reflexes from Akila... or not. Amla races down the track, meets a full-toss, it was the attempted wrong'un from Akila, and stabs it back to Akila, who nearly lets the ball burst through. More relief than joy for him. Could this be the opening for SL?
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.42 innings wickets is 0
full on leg stump, bunted to short midwicket off the front foot
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.62 innings wickets is 0
reverse swept from the stumps, de Kock has placed it fine of short third man for his <b>16th ODI half-century</b>
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play type description is four batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.82 innings wickets is 0
dangled up outside off, de Kock reverses again, swatted away to the right of sweeper cover this time
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.81 innings wickets is 0
another sweep, this paddle goes down to fine leg
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Aiden Markram over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.8 innings wickets is 0
full and drifts in on middle, tickled through square leg for one
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Prabath Jayasuriya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.8 innings wickets is 0
flatter and outside off, whipped away past the left of short midwicket
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.79 innings wickets is 0
de Kock stretches out and drives a non-turner through cover point
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Aiden Markram over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.71 innings wickets is 0
pushed through on middle, played back to Akila
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Aiden Markram over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.64 innings wickets is 0
down the track, takes a full-toss, and clips to short midwicket does Markram
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play type description is run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Aiden Markram over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.63 innings wickets is 0
Markram steps out, meets the pitch of this offbreak and drives down to long-on
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play type description is no run batting team is South Africa bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Akila Dananjaya batsman name is Quinton de Kock over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.56 innings wickets is 0
tossed up and breaks away outside off, draws the batsman forward, toe ended onto the ground, then to slip
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