Result: South Africa won by 92 runs (D/L method)
it's 5 minutes from the scheduled start of play, and the covers are
back on the pitch
so it looks like we're in for another lengthy delay
it's nothing but drizzle, but it seems to drizzle for hours on end
in this country
gladly, I've been proved wrong, the covers are now coming off,
there may be another 5-10 minute with the loss of a couple of
overs
after an 11 minute delay, the match has been reduced to 39 overs
0.1 Vaas to Rindel, no run
0.2 Vaas to Rindel, two runs, square drive, travels a little behind
square, fielded at long leg
0.3 Vaas to Rindel, no run, defends from outside off stump
0.4 Vaas to Rindel, no run, thick outside edge, Jaya fields at point
0.5 Vaas to Rindel, FOUR, leans on the front foot, clips it forward of
sq leg
0.6 Vaas to Rindel, one run, nice late cut to the 3rd man
End of over 1 (7 runs) South Africa 7/0 (RR: 7.00)
WPUJC Vaas 1-0-7-0
MJR Rindel 7* (6b 1x4) DJ Cullinan 0* (0b)
1.1 Zoysa to Rindel, no run, driven to mid wkt
1.2 Zoysa to Rindel, legbye: two runs, missed the glance, Kalu dives
and misses
1.3 Zoysa to Rindel, no run
1.4 Zoysa to Rindel, one run, thick edge to beackward point, Chandana
misfields, but no extra run
1.5 Zoysa to Cullinan, no run, into the covers
1.6 Zoysa to Cullinan, one run
End of over 2 (4 runs) South Africa 11/0 (RR: 5.50)
DNT Zoysa 1-0-2-0
MJR Rindel 8* (10b 1x4) DJ Cullinan 1* (2b)
2.1 Vaas to Cullinan, no run, defends off the off stump
it seems very unusual for a near full-length match like this to be
beginning without any sunlight
2.2 Vaas to Cullinan, legbye: one run, into the pad outside leg stump
2.3 Vaas to Rindel, no run, played to point
2.4 Vaas to Rindel, OUT: playing across the line, leading edge, easiest
of catches to Jaya at backward point
South Africa 12/1, Partnership of 12
MJR Rindel c Jayasuriya b Vaas 8 (12b 1x4 0x6)
WPUJC Vaas 1.4-0-7-1
2.5 Vaas to Boje, one run, quick single into the covers
2.6 Vaas to Cullinan, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 3 (2 runs) South Africa 13/1 (RR: 4.33)
WPUJC Vaas 2-0-8-1
N Boje 1* (1b) DJ Cullinan 1* (5b)
I don't think Boje has ever been promoted up the order like this
for South Africa
3.1 Zoysa to Boje, two runs, left arm to left hand, thick edge down to
Vaas at 3rd man
3.2 Zoysa to Boje, legbye: one run, misses the cramped pull, into the
thigh guard
3.3 Zoysa to Cullinan, no run, attempted defence, missed the outside
edge
3.4 Zoysa to Cullinan, one run, leg glance to long leg
3.5 Zoysa to Boje, no run, pre meditated dance down teh wicket, good
bowling, Zoysa saw him coming and pushed it too wide
3.6 Zoysa to Boje, no run, played directly to General Ranatunga at
short cover
End of over 4 (4 runs) South Africa 17/1 (RR: 4.25)
DNT Zoysa 2-0-5-0
N Boje 3* (5b) DJ Cullinan 2* (7b)
4.1 Vaas to Cullinan, FOUR, one step, off drive cracked past the
helpless mid off
4.2 Vaas to Cullinan, one run, pushed down to the 3rd man
4.3 Vaas to Boje, no run, tried to pull it, into the pad
4.4 Vaas to Boje, one run, thru the covers, de Silva fields
4.5 Vaas to Cullinan, no run, krunked into the covers
4.6 Vaas to Cullinan, no run, played and missed down the leg side
End of over 5 (6 runs) South Africa 23/1 (RR: 4.60)
WPUJC Vaas 3-0-14-1
N Boje 4* (7b) DJ Cullinan 7* (11b 1x4)
the dual lefties are doing well at this stage
5.1 Zoysa to Boje, two runs, lofted over the mid wicket off the off
stump, the slow outfield doesn't help it
5.2 Zoysa to Boje, one run, into the covers
5.3 Zoysa to Cullinan, one run, pulled, got a slight amount of bat on
it, travels fine
5.4 Zoysa to Boje, one run, pulled behind sq leg
5.5 Zoysa to Cullinan, one run, another leading edge, safe into the
covers
5.6 Zoysa to Boje, FOUR, steps back and lunges a thick outside edge
drive over cover point
End of over 6 (10 runs) South Africa 33/1 (RR: 5.50)
DNT Zoysa 3-0-15-0
N Boje 12* (11b 1x4) DJ Cullinan 9* (13b 1x4)
Boje doing well so far
6.1 Vaas to Cullinan, no run
good one handed fielding by Mahanama in teh covers
6.2 Vaas to Cullinan, one run, cross bat shot, clipped down to the mid
off
6.3 Vaas to Boje, one run, full toss, too quick for teh batsman, driven
to mid on
6.4 Vaas to Cullinan, one run, straight drive, the same fielder, but is
a mid off now, runs around to field
6.5 Vaas to Boje, FOUR, brute strength, lofts a big drive over the mid
on
6.6 Vaas to Boje, one run, nice drive, but direct to de Silva at mid
off
End of over 7 (8 runs) South Africa 41/1 (RR: 5.86)
WPUJC Vaas 4-0-22-1
N Boje 18* (14b 2x4) DJ Cullinan 11* (16b 1x4)
change of bowling needed, a reminder of a maximum of 8 over for any
bowler
7.1 Zoysa to Boje, one run, slightly in the air, mid on fields
7.2 Zoysa to Cullinan, no run, steps away to make room, cuts and misses
7.3 Zoysa to Cullinan, one run, defends, just wide of the short cover,
quick running
after all the discussions, Zoysa is bowling again anyway
7.4 Zoysa to Boje, two runs, played behind square, very quick 1st run,
allows for a casual second
7.5 Zoysa to Boje, one run, inside edge onto the on side
7.6 Zoysa to Cullinan, legbye: one run, pulled, missed, into the body
End of over 8 (6 runs) South Africa 47/1 (RR: 5.88)
DNT Zoysa 4-0-20-0
N Boje 22* (17b 2x4) DJ Cullinan 12* (19b 1x4)
now we have a change in bowling
8.1 Dharmasena to Cullinan, one run, nudged off the hip, behind square
8.2 Dharmasena to Boje, no run, steps away, guides it off leg stump to
point
8.3 Dharmasena to Boje, one run, comes down the wicket only to tuck it
to short 3rd man
8.4 Dharmasena to Cullinan, one run, clipped to deep backward square,
and the 50 is up
8.5 Dharmasena to Boje, FOUR, sweeps over mid wkt, high into the air,
nearly didn't cross the rope
8.6 Dharmasena to Boje, one run, played late to backward point
End of over 9 (8 runs) South Africa 55/1 (RR: 6.11)
HDPK Dharmasena 1-0-8-0
N Boje 28* (21b 3x4) DJ Cullinan 14* (21b 1x4)
good run rate for South AFrica, achieved without too much fuss
9.1 Zoysa to Boje, no run, defends back to the bowler
9.2 Zoysa to Boje, OUT: one step down the wicket, cramped for room,
squeezed into the air for an easy catch at mid off
South Africa 55/2, Partnership of 43
N Boje c de Silva b Zoysa 28 (23b 3x4 0x6)
DNT Zoysa 4.2-0-20-1
and another pinch hitter, this time Boucher comes to the crease
unless South Africa are batting in reverse order or something
it's bizarro world
9.3 Zoysa to Cullinan, no run
9.4 Zoysa to Cullinan, (noball) no run, clipped straight to the sq leg
9.4 Zoysa to Cullinan, one run, drives to mid off, risky single, Murali
misses the direct hit
9.5 Zoysa to Boucher, OUT: drives, gets the outside edge, Mahanama
takes a doubtful catch diving from 1st slip
South Africa 57/3, Partnership of 2
+MV Boucher c Mahanama b Zoysa 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
DNT Zoysa 4.5-0-22-2 (1nb)
Boucher stands his ground whilst the umpires consult, and Venkat
gives the finger
index finger, rather than the middle finger of course
9.6 Zoysa to Kallis, no run, allowed to pass, thru to the keeper
End of over 10 (2 runs) South Africa 57/3 (RR: 5.70)
DNT Zoysa 5-0-22-2 (1nb)
DJ Cullinan 15* (24b 1x4) JH Kallis 0* (1b)
10.1 Dharmasena to Cullinan, one run, glanced behind square
Zoysa has been the pick of the bowlers this evening, and he has the
figures to prove it
10.2 Dharmasena to Kallis, wide: no run, forced down the leg side, close
to the glove, appeal, but the umpire gives a different signal
10.2 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run
10.3 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run
10.4 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run, onto the on side
10.5 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run, sweeps, misses, off the pad onto the
off side
10.6 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, finally gets to score, Kallis off to
a slow start
End of over 11 (3 runs) South Africa 60/3 (RR: 5.45)
HDPK Dharmasena 2-0-11-0 (1w)
DJ Cullinan 16* (25b 1x4) JH Kallis 1* (6b)
Zoysa taken off, excellent work
11.1 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, defends to the backward square leg
11.2 Muralitharan to Kallis, one run, again played ontp the on side, too
much spin from Murali, goes down the leg side
11.3 Muralitharan to Cullinan, two runs, to the mid wkt, misfield allows
the second
11.4 Muralitharan to Cullinan, no run, again behind the sq leg, fielder
gets it again
11.5 Muralitharan to Cullinan, one run, driven from outside off thru mid
wkt
11.6 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, defends, forward sq leg fields
End of over 12 (4 runs) South Africa 64/3 (RR: 5.33)
M Muralitharan 1-0-4-0
DJ Cullinan 19* (28b 1x4) JH Kallis 2* (9b)
all 6 of those balls were played onto the on side
fielding restrictions ended before taht over
12.1 Dharmasena to Cullinan, one run
12.2 Dharmasena to Kallis, two runs, to mid wkt, Ranatunga hits the
stumps, they get an overthrow from the rebound
12.3 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, played behind sq leg
12.4 Dharmasena to Cullinan, no run, missed cut shot
12.5 Dharmasena to Cullinan, one run, played behind square to the long
leg
12.6 Dharmasena to Kallis, wide: no run, down the leg side, missed it
12.6 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run, played behind mid wkt off the off
stump
End of over 13 (6 runs) South Africa 70/3 (RR: 5.38)
HDPK Dharmasena 3-0-17-0 (2w)
DJ Cullinan 21* (31b 1x4) JH Kallis 5* (12b)
outrage at the Stadium! The giant Pepsi can is bogged behind the
sightscreen! The match must stop until this is resolved! In it's
place is a feeble feeble Pepsi esky
CricInfo gets its name on the electronic scoreboard. What a swell
bunch of guys they are
13.1 Muralitharan to Cullinan, FOUR, sweeps fine of the short 3rd man
13.2 Muralitharan to Cullinan, no run, into the covers
13.3 Muralitharan to Cullinan, one run, floats it up, well judged sweep
wide of the off stump
13.4 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, not so well judged by Kallis,
missed sweep completely
13.5 Muralitharan to Kallis, two runs
13.6 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, mistimes an off drive, dribbles out
onto the off side
End of over 14 (7 runs) South Africa 77/3 (RR: 5.50)
M Muralitharan 2-0-11-0
DJ Cullinan 26* (34b 2x4) JH Kallis 7* (15b)
14.1 Dharmasena to Cullinan, no run, plays into his pad, picks up the
ball, hands it to Kalu, sadly no appeal, I've never used the
handled the ball command in this software
14.2 Dharmasena to Cullinan, no run
14.3 Dharmasena to Cullinan, legbye: one run, misses the drive, flicks
the pad down the off side
14.4 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run
14.5 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, sweeps well and hard but direct to
the fielder
14.6 Dharmasena to Cullinan, one run, clipped wide of the mid on
End of over 15 (3 runs) South Africa 80/3 (RR: 5.33)
HDPK Dharmasena 4-0-19-0 (2w)
DJ Cullinan 27* (38b 2x4) JH Kallis 8* (17b)
15.1 Muralitharan to Cullinan, no run, sweeps and missed, Kalu takes off
the bails, TV replay called, foot was just behind the line,
perhaps lucky he had in his long spiked shoes
15.2 Muralitharan to Cullinan, two runs
15.3 Muralitharan to Cullinan, one run
15.4 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run
15.5 Muralitharan to Kallis, FOUR, sweeps over the sq leg, ballw as
travelling very quickly, ball quick and hard over the rope
15.6 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, off drive, bowler fields
End of over 16 (7 runs) South Africa 87/3 (RR: 5.44)
M Muralitharan 3-0-18-0
DJ Cullinan 30* (41b 2x4) JH Kallis 12* (20b 1x4)
16.1 Dharmasena to Cullinan, no run, jammed a cut down to the short 3rd
man
16.2 Dharmasena to Cullinan, OUT: yet another attempted sweep, into the
pads, Bucknor gives the appeal about half an hour later, which
will probably bring down his average
South Africa 87/4, Partnership of 30
DJ Cullinan lbw b Dharmasena 30 (43b 2x4 0x6)
HDPK Dharmasena 4.2-0-19-1 (2w)
16.3 Dharmasena to Cronje, no run, dabs to the lone cover fielder
16.4 Dharmasena to Cronje, no run, played directly to the short mid
wicket
16.5 Dharmasena to Cronje, one run, bowled that ball twice, but Hansie
didn't like the first one and so withdrew away
16.6 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, gets it on the full, and still
sweeps
End of over 17 (2 runs) South Africa 89/4 (RR: 5.24)
HDPK Dharmasena 5-0-21-1 (2w)
*WJ Cronje 1* (3b) JH Kallis 13* (21b 1x4)
the South AFricans rely way too much on the sweep, hence the empty
off side field from Ranatunga
17.1 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, pitched up, driven to Ranatunga at
cover
17.2 Muralitharan to Kallis, SIX, big on drive, over the rope, Venkat
asks the fielder for confirmation
17.3 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run
17.4 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, defends back to the bowler
17.5 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, again, a missed sweep, truely
hopeless stuff
17.6 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, defends, bowler fields
End of over 18 (6 runs) South Africa 95/4 (RR: 5.28)
M Muralitharan 4-0-24-0
*WJ Cronje 1* (3b) JH Kallis 19* (27b 1x4 1x6)
and CricInfo appears yet again on the electronic scoreboard - 35000
Bangladeshis will visit us tomight now
18.1 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, back to the bowler
18.2 Jayasuriya to Cronje, one run
18.3 Jayasuriya to Kallis, no run
18.4 Jayasuriya to Kallis, two runs, played thru the covers, fielder
seemed a bit slow, they get a 2nd
18.5 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run, cut behind point
18.6 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, direct to mid wicket
End of over 19 (4 runs) South Africa 99/4 (RR: 5.21)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-4-0
*WJ Cronje 2* (6b) JH Kallis 22* (30b 1x4 1x6)
19.1 Muralitharan to Kallis, FOUR, Murali around the wicket now, whack,
swept low and hard, thru mdi wicket
19.2 Muralitharan to Kallis, SIX, I think he might abandon thsi
experiment, big shot way over the mid wicket again, shot was a
sweep as well
19.3 Muralitharan to Kallis, one run, he continues with it tho
19.4 Muralitharan to Cronje, one run, onto the on side
19.5 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, straigth back to teh bowler, Cronje
hurries back to his crease
19.6 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run, ball trickles out square
End of over 20 (12 runs) South Africa 111/4 (RR: 5.55)
M Muralitharan 5-0-36-0
*WJ Cronje 3* (7b) JH Kallis 33* (35b 2x4 2x6)
innings now past the halfway stage
20.1 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, defends into the covers
20.2 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, picthed up on off stump, Jaya forcing
them to play thru the off side
20.3 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, again, driven into the covers
20.4 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, Ranatunha fields at mid wicket
20.5 Jayasuriya to Cronje, one run, loose one, driven off the leg stump,
Dharmasena fields at long on
20.6 Jayasuriya to Kallis, no run, end of an unremarkable, yet
excellent, over
End of over 21 (1 run) South Africa 112/4 (RR: 5.33)
ST Jayasuriya 2-0-5-0
*WJ Cronje 4* (12b) JH Kallis 33* (36b 2x4 2x6)
Murali gets hauled off, indisciplined bowling, spinning down leg
far too often
21.1 Chandana to Cronje, one run
21.2 Chandana to Kallis, one run, cut thru point into the deep
21.3 Chandana to Cronje, one run, driven thru the covers, easily run
21.4 Chandana to Kallis, no run, flat bat smack to Ranatunga at cover
the batting stroke, that is
21.5 Chandana to Kallis, no run
21.6 Chandana to Kallis, one run
End of over 22 (4 runs) South Africa 116/4 (RR: 5.27)
UDU Chandana 1-0-4-0
*WJ Cronje 6* (14b) JH Kallis 35* (40b 2x4 2x6)
22.1 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run, Jaya seems to bowl too flat and
overpitched for them to sweep, forces the drive
22.2 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, onto the off side
22.3 Jayasuriya to Cronje, one run, bit short, ball keeps low, cut
22.4 Jayasuriya to Kallis, two runs, aimed at the off stump, forced thru
the covers
22.5 Jayasuriya to Kallis, no run, played back to the bowler
22.6 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run, lofted directly to the deep cover
End of over 23 (5 runs) South Africa 121/4 (RR: 5.26)
ST Jayasuriya 3-0-10-0
*WJ Cronje 7* (16b) JH Kallis 39* (44b 2x4 2x6)
'MERIL BEAUTY SOAP - official soap for the Bangladesh cricket team'
reads the scorebaord
23.1 Chandana to Kallis, one run
23.2 Chandana to Cronje, one run, played into the covers
23.3 Chandana to Kallis, no run, mistimed onto the off side
23.4 Chandana to Kallis, one run, again into the covers
SA scoring slows to a trickle without them using the sweep
23.5 Chandana to Cronje, no run, to mid wicket
23.6 Chandana to Cronje, no run, off the middle stump to the mid off
End of over 24 (3 runs) South Africa 124/4 (RR: 5.17)
UDU Chandana 2-0-7-0
*WJ Cronje 8* (19b) JH Kallis 41* (47b 2x4 2x6)
24.1 Jayasuriya to Kallis, no run, into the pads
24.2 Jayasuriya to Kallis, FOUR, cuts, top edge, travelling too quick
and wide of the short 3rd man
24.3 Jayasuriya to Kallis, no run, defends, keeper fields
24.4 Jayasuriya to Kallis, SIX, pulls across the line, from outside off
stump, a fair bit of slog was in that, over mid wkt
24.5 Jayasuriya to Kallis, no run, the 6 brought up his 50, off 51 balls
24.6 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run, played into the off side
End of over 25 (11 runs) South Africa 135/4 (RR: 5.40)
ST Jayasuriya 4-0-21-0
*WJ Cronje 8* (19b) JH Kallis 52* (53b 3x4 3x6)
25.1 Chandana to Kallis, no run, aimed at the toes, defended
25.2 Chandana to Kallis, no run, direct to the mid wicket
25.3 Chandana to Kallis, no run, defends onto the off side, keeper
fields, pings it back to the bowler
25.4 Chandana to Kallis, no run
25.5 Chandana to Kallis, no run, driven back to the bowler
25.6 Chandana to Kallis, one run, casually driven into the covers
End of over 26 (1 run) South Africa 136/4 (RR: 5.23)
UDU Chandana 3-0-8-0
*WJ Cronje 8* (19b) JH Kallis 53* (59b 3x4 3x6)
26.1 Jayasuriya to Kallis, FOUR, cracking shot, past the diving cover,
and thru the Vaas dive on the rope
26.2 Jayasuriya to Kallis, two runs, late cut, delicately played
26.3 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run, easy on drive
26.4 Jayasuriya to Cronje, two runs, played very well thru point,
Chaminda fields easily on the rope
26.5 Jayasuriya to Cronje, no run, to mid wkt
Jaya still coming around the wicket to the batsman
26.6 Jayasuriya to Cronje, one run
End of over 27 (10 runs) South Africa 146/4 (RR: 5.41)
ST Jayasuriya 5-0-31-0
*WJ Cronje 11* (22b) JH Kallis 60* (62b 4x4 3x6)
27.1 Chandana to Cronje, one run, leg spinner, leg glance, fine leg
fields
27.2 Chandana to Kallis, no run, Upul fields
27.3 Chandana to Kallis, no run, missed the big drive, pads colelct the
bal instead
27.4 Chandana to Kallis, two runs
27.5 Chandana to Kallis, no run
27.6 Chandana to Kallis, SIX, one step down the wicket, makes it a full
toss, and a huge swing across the line lifts it way over the deep
forward sq leg
End of over 28 (9 runs) South Africa 155/4 (RR: 5.54)
UDU Chandana 4-0-17-0
*WJ Cronje 12* (23b) JH Kallis 68* (67b 4x4 4x6)
scoring is stilla little slow for a 39 over match
slow outfield admittedly contributes to that
but Vaas is back on now, after Jaya got tonked last over
28.1 Vaas to Cronje, no run
28.2 Vaas to Cronje, one run
28.3 Vaas to Kallis, one run, clipped to the short fine leg
28.4 Vaas to Cronje, one run, pitched up, grafted a drive thru extra
cover
28.5 Vaas to Kallis, one run, late prod down to the 3rd man
28.6 Vaas to Cronje, one run, full toss on the off stump, driven to long
off
End of over 29 (5 runs) South Africa 160/4 (RR: 5.52)
WPUJC Vaas 5-0-27-1
*WJ Cronje 15* (27b) JH Kallis 70* (69b 4x4 4x6)
29.1 Chandana to Cronje, one run, drifting down leg, forward of sq leg
29.2 Chandana to Kallis, two runs, straight drive
29.3 Chandana to Kallis, one run, at the toes, driven thru mid wkt
29.4 Chandana to Cronje, FOUR, lofted of fthe leg stump, wide of the
long on
29.5 Chandana to Cronje, OUT: the long on gets him, squeezed from room,
leg stump line, chipped in the ait, long on takes a diving sliding
catch
South Africa 168/5, Partnership of 81
*WJ Cronje c Atapattu b Chandana 20 (30b 1x4 0x6)
UDU Chandana 4.5-0-25-1
booo! Giant Pepsi can is still out of action, the little esky
colers just don't cut the mustard I'm afriad
I want my drinks cart to be big and in your face
a curse on the piddly little eskies
and a curse on the mud which has crippled the giant pepsi can
29.6 Chandana to Kallis, one run
End of over 30 (9 runs) South Africa 169/5 (RR: 5.63)
UDU Chandana 5-0-26-1
JH Kallis 74* (72b 4x4 4x6) JN Rhodes 0* (0b)
30.1 Muralitharan to Kallis, two runs
30.2 Muralitharan to Kallis, SIX, another big shot by Kallis, wide of
long on, that's his 5th 6
30.3 Muralitharan to Kallis, two runs
30.4 Muralitharan to Kallis, no run
30.5 Muralitharan to Kallis, (noball) no run
30.5 Muralitharan to Kallis, one run
30.6 Muralitharan to Rhodes, OUT: sweeps, top edge, on your bike jonty
South Africa 181/6, Partnership of 13
JN Rhodes c Atapattu b Muralitharan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 31 (12 runs) South Africa 181/6 (RR: 5.84)
M Muralitharan 6-0-48-1 (1nb)
JH Kallis 85* (78b 4x4 5x6)
31.1 Chandana to Kallis, one run, driven straight of mid on
31.2 Chandana to Symcox, no run, defended, bowler pushed Kallis out of
the way to get to it
31.3 Chandana to Symcox, one run, slogged thru the covers
31.4 Chandana to Kallis, one run, flowing cover drive, fielded in the
deep
31.5 Chandana to Symcox, no run, defends back to the bowler
31.6 Chandana to Symcox, no run, Symcox either without a clue of how to
play the leg spinner, or without a clue of the situation
End of over 32 (3 runs) South Africa 184/6 (RR: 5.75)
UDU Chandana 6-0-29-1
JH Kallis 87* (80b 4x4 5x6) PL Symcox 1* (4b)
I wager the former
the pick of the bowlers is back - Zoysa, let's see how he handles
this situation
32.1 Zoysa to Kallis, one run, clipped to the short fine leg
32.2 Zoysa to Symcox, FOUR, indeed he knows the situation, lifted over
the mid wkt
32.3 Zoysa to Symcox, one run, tucked off the hip
32.4 Zoysa to Kallis, one run, glanced very fine, the short fielder
gathers it
32.5 Zoysa to Symcox, FOUR, bottom edge misses the stumps, very close,
out of reach of the keeper, typical jammy Symcox shot
32.6 Zoysa to Symcox, one run
End of over 33 (12 runs) South Africa 196/6 (RR: 5.94)
DNT Zoysa 6-0-34-2 (1nb)
JH Kallis 89* (82b 4x4 5x6) PL Symcox 11* (8b 2x4)
12 off the over, wasn't as tight as he could be, but the aggressive
batting is what caused most of the runs
33.1 Chandana to Symcox, OUT: was pitched up, there for the hitting, but
could only be hit down the throat of the long on
South Africa 196/7, Partnership of 15
PL Symcox c Atapattu b Chandana 11 (9b 2x4 0x6)
UDU Chandana 6.1-0-29-2
3rd consecutive catch for Atapattu
now SA have to be careful not to be all out
33.2 Chandana to Kallis, one run, full toss, on the pads, driven behind
mid wkt
33.3 Chandana to Benkenstein, one run, driven down to magnet-hands
Atapattu
33.4 Chandana to Kallis, one run, off drive, long off runs in
33.5 Chandana to Benkenstein, no run, played behind sq leg
33.6 Chandana to Benkenstein, no run, straight down the off side, again,
should've been put away, but Ranatunga fields in the covers
End of over 34 (3 runs) South Africa 199/7 (RR: 5.85)
UDU Chandana 7-0-32-2
DM Benkenstein 1* (2b) JH Kallis 91* (85b 4x4 5x6)
34.1 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, sweeps to bring up the 200
34.2 Dharmasena to Benkenstein, no run, played directly to mid wkt
34.3 Dharmasena to Benkenstein, one run, driven to Murali at long off
34.4 Dharmasena to Kallis, two runs, gets away with the reverse sweep,
bonus run as the short 3rd man lobs it onto the stumps
34.5 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, played forward of sq leg
34.6 Dharmasena to Benkenstein, no run, direct to the Generalissimo at
mid wkt
End of over 35 (5 runs) South Africa 204/7 (RR: 5.83)
HDPK Dharmasena 6-0-26-1 (2w)
DM Benkenstein 2* (5b) JH Kallis 95* (88b 4x4 5x6)
35.1 Chandana to Kallis, one run, played into the on side
35.2 Chandana to Benkenstein, one run, another single
35.3 Chandana to Kallis, one run, defends behind point
35.4 Chandana to Benkenstein, one run
35.5 Chandana to Kallis, two runs
35.6 Chandana to Kallis, one run, excellent century, played forward of
sq leg
End of over 36 (7 runs) South Africa 211/7 (RR: 5.86)
UDU Chandana 8-0-39-2
DM Benkenstein 4* (8b) JH Kallis 100* (91b 4x4 5x6)
combination of class and calculated risk
off 91 balls
36.1 Dharmasena to Kallis, no run, Bucknor talks to the bowler after
that one
36.2 Dharmasena to Kallis, two runs, swept high in the deep, dropped at
deep sq leg
36.3 Dharmasena to Kallis, one run, forced into the off side
36.4 Dharmasena to Benkenstein, two runs, lofted on drive well short of
the fielder
36.5 Dharmasena to Benkenstein, two runs, clipped to Jaya who slips at
deep mid wkt
36.6 Dharmasena to Benkenstein, FOUR, silly shot, but someone finally
gets away with it, reverse sweep all the way past the short 3rd
man
End of over 37 (11 runs) South Africa 222/7 (RR: 6.00)
HDPK Dharmasena 7-0-37-1 (2w)
DM Benkenstein 12* (11b 1x4) JH Kallis 103* (94b 4x4 5x6)
Chandana went to bowl again, but Venkat shakes his head "no no no"
37.1 Jayasuriya to Kallis, two runs, very quick 2nd run, long off throws
a bit wild
37.2 Jayasuriya to Kallis, FOUR, another reverse sweep, there's the 2
for the decade which will actually work
37.3 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run
37.4 Jayasuriya to Benkenstein, one run, thru mid wicket again
37.5 Jayasuriya to Kallis, one run, smacked to Gunawardene at long off
37.6 Jayasuriya to Benkenstein, wide: no run, went for another reverse
sweep, Jaya pushed it down the leg side
37.6 Jayasuriya to Benkenstein, one run
End of over 38 (11 runs) South Africa 233/7 (RR: 6.13)
ST Jayasuriya 6-0-42-0 (1w)
DM Benkenstein 14* (13b 1x4) JH Kallis 111* (98b 5x4 5x6)
38.1 Vaas to Benkenstein, one run, direct to the mid wkt
38.2 Vaas to Kallis, one run, mistimed and mishit to mid wkt
38.3 Vaas to Benkenstein, one run, driven to the long on, Benky was
limping, maybe has something in his shoe
38.4 Vaas to Kallis, one run, excellent ball, pitched up, defended onto
the on side
38.5 Vaas to Benkenstein, two runs, straight drive, well fielded by
Murali, may have injured his shoulder
and gets subbed for the last ball of the innings
38.6 Vaas to Benkenstein, legbye: one run, appeals, trickles down the
leg side
End of over 39 (7 runs) South Africa 240/7 (RR: 6.15)
WPUJC Vaas 6-0-33-1
DM Benkenstein 18* (17b 1x4) JH Kallis 113* (100b 5x4 5x6)
end of the inns, may be a bit short of what's required
but a brilliant innings from Kallis
quick change of inns, match resumes in 10 mins
the rain has begun to fall during the break in innings, all of the
covers are being used
can only assume there will be a lengthy brek before the Duckwrth-
Lewis is used to set a revised target
ICC have announced that an extra hour has been made available to
bowl the 39 overs
thus we cann have played until midnight
thus no overs will be lost until 9:14 (1514 GMT)
0.1 Kallis to Jayasuriya, no run, into the pad, big appeal, probably
pitched outside leg
0.2 Kallis to Jayasuriya, no run, played on the on side
0.3 Kallis to Jayasuriya, FOUR, lofted over mid wicket
0.4 Kallis to Jayasuriya, (noball) one run
0.4 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, big drive, outside off stump
0.5 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, bat pad, off middle stump, maybe
missing leg anyway
0.6 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, into the on side
End of over 1 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 6/0 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.61)
JH Kallis 1-0-6-0 (1nb)
ST Jayasuriya 5* (4b 1x4) +RS Kaluwitharana 0* (3b)
1.1 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, wide: no run
1.1 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, no run
1.2 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, one run
1.3 Elworthy to Kaluwitharana, wide: no run
1.3 Elworthy to Kaluwitharana, no run, driven to short cover
1.4 Elworthy to Kaluwitharana, no run, defends, out to the sq leg
1.5 Elworthy to Kaluwitharana, one run, off drive, lofted a little,
Cronje fields
1.6 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, no run, spoons off the glove, in the air,
but Symcox slips over at short cover
End of over 2 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 10/0 (RR: 5.00, RRR: 6.69)
S Elworthy 1-0-4-0 (2w)
ST Jayasuriya 6* (7b 1x4) +RS Kaluwitharana 1* (6b)
2.1 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, played and missed outside off
stump
2.2 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, played to mid on
rain is falling again, quite heavily if anything
2.3 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, plays and missed again
2.4 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, lofted over mid wicket, big thick
inside edge if anything, probably tried to hit it on the off side
2.5 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, FOUR, another loft over mid wicket, coupld
of bounces over the rope
2.6 Kallis to Kaluwitharana, no run, swing and miss outside off stump
End of over 3 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 18/0 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.65)
JH Kallis 2-0-14-0 (1nb)
ST Jayasuriya 6* (7b 1x4) +RS Kaluwitharana 9* (12b 2x4)
depending on the wickets fallen after 15 overs, SL need to be 71/0,
76/1, 83/2, 92/4, 103/5, etc
3.1 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, one run
3.2 Elworthy to Kaluwitharana, OUT: tried to loft it over the mid off,
but Hansie takes a nice catch running away from the batsman
Sri Lanka 19/1, Partnership of 19
+RS Kaluwitharana c Cronje b Elworthy 9 (13b 2x4 0x6)
S Elworthy 1.2-0-5-1 (2w)
Vaas is promoted, very usual tactics for Sri Lanka
*unusual* tactics rather
unless you include Jaya and Kalu, SL have rarely used lower order
batsmen up the order
3.3 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, one run
rain si still falling
3.4 Elworthy to Vaas, (noball) no run, called by Bucknor at the
bowler's end for above the bowler's end
grr, batsman's head
3.4 Elworthy to Vaas, one run
3.5 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, one run, big drive, thick outside edge
falls just short of 3rd man Kallis, Cronje isn't happy, think it
could've been caught
3.6 Elworthy to Vaas, no run
End of over 4 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 23/1 (RR: 5.75, RRR: 6.70)
S Elworthy 2-0-9-1 (2w 1nb)
WPUJC Vaas 1* (3b) ST Jayasuriya 9* (10b 1x4)
running repairs needed for the pitch, Elworthy has dug it up with
his boots
4.1 Kallis to Jayasuriya, no run, ball skidding thru, hits Jaya on the
body
4.2 Kallis to Jayasuriya, FOUR, cracking Jaya shot, pulled over mid
wkt, close to his body, hands lower down on the handle
4.3 Kallis to Jayasuriya, FOUR, beautiful drive forward of the square
leg
the man's all class
forward of point rather, damn left handers
4.4 Kallis to Jayasuriya, FOUR, heaves into a cut, off the base of the
bat, rockets to the boundary, incredible strength and timing
4.5 Kallis to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, bouncer, down the leg side
4.5 Kallis to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, more tripe down the leg side,
Elworthy is rattled
sigh, Kallis is the bowler, not Elworthy
4.5 Kallis to Jayasuriya, one run, sent back going for the 2nd, SA
completely muffed the run out, Elworthy with an inaccurate throw
4.6 Kallis to Vaas, two runs, lofted over the covers, just out of reach
of the fielder running back
End of over 5 (17 runs) Sri Lanka 40/1 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 6.34)
JH Kallis 3-0-31-0 (2w 1nb)
WPUJC Vaas 3* (4b) ST Jayasuriya 22* (15b 4x4)
5.1 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, no run, excellent yorker, defended off the
off stump
5.2 Elworthy to Jayasuriya, OUT: pitched up on leg stump, Jaya tried to
make room, attempted low cut, misses, balls hits leg and middle
Sri Lanka 40/2, Partnership of 21
ST Jayasuriya b Elworthy 22 (17b 4x4 0x6)
S Elworthy 2.2-0-9-2 (2w 1nb)
however, as Sri Lanka have shown, they don't always need to rely on
Jayasuriya
5.3 Elworthy to de Silva, no run, defended from outside off stump
5.4 Elworthy to de Silva, one run
5.5 Elworthy to Vaas, two runs
5.6 Elworthy to Vaas, no run, missed the pull, not called wide
End of over 6 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 43/2 (RR: 7.17, RRR: 6.46)
S Elworthy 3-0-12-2 (2w 1nb)
WPUJC Vaas 5* (6b) PA de Silva 1* (2b)
6.1 Kallis to de Silva, no run, driven into the covers
6.2 Kallis to de Silva, no run, onto the on side
6.3 Kallis to de Silva, one run, drives, outside edge, wide of the fine
leg
6.4 Kallis to Vaas, no run, pulled direct to mid on
6.5 Kallis to Vaas, one run, mistimed drive to a wide mid on
6.6 Kallis to de Silva, one run, drives, terrific fielding by Jonty at
point
End of over 7 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 46/2 (RR: 6.57, RRR: 6.59)
JH Kallis 4-0-34-0 (2w 1nb)
WPUJC Vaas 6* (8b) PA de Silva 3* (6b)
7.1 Elworthy to de Silva, two runs, nicely clipped behind point off the
toes
7.2 Elworthy to de Silva, no run, drives to the mid on
7.3 Elworthy to de Silva, OUT: attempted pull, cramped for room,
instead gets a top edge, excellent catch running backwards from
forward sq leg
Sri Lanka 48/3, Partnership of 8
PA de Silva c Boje b Elworthy 5 (9b 0x4 0x6)
S Elworthy 3.3-0-14-3 (2w 1nb)
really good catch under pressure
7.4 Elworthy to Vaas, SIX, terrible ball, too short, at the body,
lofted very easy over the sq leg area
7.5 Elworthy to Vaas, no run
7.6 Elworthy to Vaas, one run, crunched past the short cover
End of over 8 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 55/3 (RR: 6.88, RRR: 6.50)
S Elworthy 4-0-21-3 (2w 1nb)
MS Atapattu 0* (0b) WPUJC Vaas 13* (11b 1x6)
raining quite hard, players are soaked
obviously there a lot of pressure from outside the playing area for
the game not to be interrupted
8.1 Rindel to Vaas, (noball) one run, left arm medium pace, pulled back
down the wicket
8.1 Rindel to Atapattu, wide: no run
8.1 Rindel to Atapattu, FOUR, driven behind point, all along the ground
despite the soaked outfield
8.2 Rindel to Atapattu, no run, driven directly to the mid off
8.3 Rindel to Atapattu, wide: no run, very slow, straight down the leg
side
8.3 Rindel to Atapattu, FOUR, beautiful cover drive, again along the
ground, demostration of the timing of Atapattu
8.4 Rindel to Atapattu, one run, defended nicely down to the 3rd man
8.5 Rindel to Vaas, no run, angled bat drive down the wicket, falls
short of the mid off
8.6 Rindel to Vaas, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 9 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 68/3 (RR: 7.56, RRR: 6.24)
MJR Rindel 1-0-13-0 (2w 1nb)
MS Atapattu 9* (4b 2x4) WPUJC Vaas 14* (14b 1x6)
9.1 Cronje to Atapattu, wide: no run, down the leg side, ill-
disciplines stuff from South Africa
9.1 Cronje to Atapattu, one run, defends towards point, keeper fields
9.2 Cronje to Vaas, FOUR, pulled just out of reach of the mid on
fielder Elworthy, thru his hands it looks like on the replay
9.3 Cronje to Vaas, OUT: pushes at it, thick outside edge, phenominal
diving catch by That Man Rhodes at backward point, diving forward
Sri Lanka 74/4, Partnership of 26
WPUJC Vaas c Rhodes b Cronje 18 (16b 1x4 1x6)
*WJ Cronje 0.3-0-6-1 (1w)
with 4 wickets down at this stage, the Duckworth/Lewis will really
penalise SL if there's another interruption
9.4 Cronje to Ranatunga, no run, played carefully forward of sq leg
9.5 Cronje to Ranatunga, no run, outside off stump, thru to the keeper
rain appears to have stopped
End of over 10 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 74/4 (RR: 7.40, RRR: 6.25)
*WJ Cronje 1-0-6-1 (1w)
MS Atapattu 10* (5b 2x4) *A Ranatunga 0* (2b)
that previous over was 1 ball short, everything is going against
Sri Lanka here
10.1 Symcox to Atapattu, no run, defends to the mid wicket
fielding restrictions have finished
10.2 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, past the square leg umpire
10.3 Symcox to Ranatunga, one run, floated up, casual drive onto the off
side
10.4 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, past sq leg
10.5 Symcox to Ranatunga, no run, taps it back to the bowler
10.6 Symcox to Ranatunga, one run, grafted into the vacant covers
End of over 11 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 78/4 (RR: 7.09, RRR: 6.35)
PL Symcox 1-0-4-0
MS Atapattu 12* (8b 2x4) *A Ranatunga 2* (5b)
and still no Giant Pepsi can for the drinks break
outrageous, someone needs to sort this out
if the ground isn't fit for the Pepsi can, it's not fit enough for
cricket
11.1 Cronje to Ranatunga, no run, pushed to point
11.2 Cronje to Ranatunga, two runs, thick outside edge over point
I'm still bitter about only getting small Pepsi coolboxes
instead of the giant can
11.3 Cronje to Ranatunga, OUT: tried to fend it into the covers, flicks
the glove, straight to the keeper
Sri Lanka 80/5, Partnership of 6
*A Ranatunga c Boucher b Cronje 4 (8b 0x4 0x6)
*WJ Cronje 1.3-0-8-2 (1w)
that was an excellent leg cutter to the left hander from Cronje,
held it in the tips of his fingers
11.4 Cronje to Mahanama, wide: no run, appeal for caught behind as well
11.4 Cronje to Mahanama, no run
11.5 Cronje to Mahanama, no run, pulled direct to Boje at forward square
leg
11.6 Cronje to Mahanama, FOUR, lofted over mid wicket, trickles over the
rope
End of over 12 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 85/5 (RR: 7.08, RRR: 6.32)
*WJ Cronje 2-0-13-2 (2w)
MS Atapattu 12* (8b 2x4) RS Mahanama 4* (3b 1x4)
12.1 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, driven to mid on
12.2 Symcox to Mahanama, no run
12.3 Symcox to Mahanama, one run, clipped near square leg, Jonty with
more superb fielding
12.4 Symcox to Atapattu, one run
12.5 Symcox to Mahanama, no run, driven directly to mid wicket
12.6 Symcox to Mahanama, one run, mistimed pull forward of Bucknor at
square leg
End of over 13 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 89/5 (RR: 6.85, RRR: 6.43)
PL Symcox 2-0-8-0
MS Atapattu 14* (10b 2x4) RS Mahanama 6* (7b 1x4)
if the match was abandoned after 15 overs, Sri Lanka need to be
118/5 or 136/6 or 157/7
13.1 Cronje to Mahanama, one run
13.2 Cronje to Atapattu, no run
13.3 Cronje to Atapattu, legbye: one run, into the pads, take the run as
it is fielded near sq leg
13.4 Cronje to Mahanama, one run, pushed down to the 3rd man
13.5 Cronje to Atapattu, no run, driven directly to the mid on
13.6 Cronje to Atapattu, no run, directly to the square leg
End of over 14 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 92/5 (RR: 6.57, RRR: 6.60)
*WJ Cronje 3-0-15-2 (2w)
MS Atapattu 14* (14b 2x4) RS Mahanama 8* (9b 1x4)
only 1 over until the bowl-out is not a possibility
another sad day in cricket, another day without a bowl-out
14.1 Symcox to Mahanama, one run
14.2 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, played straight down the leg side
14.3 Symcox to Mahanama, one run, mistimed drive to long on
14.4 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, clipped behind square
14.5 Symcox to Mahanama, OUT: tries the late cut, but instead gets the
outside edge direct to the short 3rd man
Sri Lanka 96/6, Partnership of 16
RS Mahanama c Crookes b Symcox 10 (12b 1x4 0x6)
PL Symcox 2.5-0-12-1
I suspect Sri Lanka was too busy chasing the interim Duckworth-
Lewis targets, rather than chasing the 224
14.6 Symcox to Chandana, one run, driven to the mid off, Symcox calls
for the run out, fielder misfields
End of over 15 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 97/6 (RR: 6.47, RRR: 6.68)
PL Symcox 3-0-13-1
MS Atapattu 16* (16b 2x4) UDU Chandana 1* (1b)
SL need to be 136/6 if the match was abandoned now
15.1 Cronje to Chandana, no run
15.2 Cronje to Chandana, no run
15.3 Cronje to Chandana, no run, inside edge onto the pads, was trying
to push thru mid wicket
15.4 Cronje to Chandana, no run, yet another dot, almost impossible for
SL now
15.5 Cronje to Chandana, no run, into the pads, appeal, but too high
15.6 Cronje to Chandana, no run, tamely pushed into the covers,
excellent tight maiden
End of over 16 (0 runs) Sri Lanka 97/6 (RR: 6.06, RRR: 7.06)
*WJ Cronje 4-1-15-2 (2w)
MS Atapattu 16* (16b 2x4) UDU Chandana 1* (7b)
SL needed to be 137/6 at this stage
16.1 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, driven back past the diving bowler
16.2 Symcox to Chandana, no run, thrown up to hit, dances down the
wicket, straight to the cover
16.3 Symcox to Chandana, one run, pushed forward of point
16.4 Symcox to Atapattu, one run, driven down to long on
100 up, in what seems like slow time because of the target, but
they are still scoring at 6 an over
16.5 Symcox to Chandana, one run
16.6 Symcox to Atapattu, no run, very slow stuff from Symcox, defended
outside off stump, Boucher tries to flick it back onto the stumps
End of over 17 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 101/6 (RR: 5.94, RRR: 7.24)
PL Symcox 4-0-17-1
MS Atapattu 18* (19b 2x4) UDU Chandana 3* (10b)
17.1 Cronje to Chandana, FOUR, slogged over the mid wicket
17.2 Cronje to Chandana, one run, turned behind the fielder at square
leg
17.3 Cronje to Atapattu, leg bye: one run, quick single would've been
run out if there was a clean take by Boucher
17.4 Cronje to Chandana, FOUR, thru mid on
17.5 Cronje to Chandana, one run, straying down leg, tucked to long leg
17.6 Cronje to Atapattu, one run, bouncing thru mid wkt
End of over 18 (12 runs) Sri Lanka 113/6 (RR: 6.28, RRR: 6.94)
*WJ Cronje 5-1-26-2 (2w)
MS Atapattu 19* (21b 2x4) UDU Chandana 13* (14b 2x4)
18.1 Symcox to Atapattu, no run, defends, Symcox fields
18.2 Symcox to Atapattu, OUT: on the front foot clipped to sq leg, easy
catch
Sri Lanka 113/7, Partnership of 17
MS Atapattu c Cullinan b Symcox 19 (23b 2x4 0x6)
PL Symcox 4.2-0-17-2
18.3 Symcox to Dharmasena, no run, cut into the ground
18.4 Symcox to Dharmasena, no run
18.5 Symcox to Dharmasena, one run
18.6 Symcox to Chandana, no run, plays and misses
End of over 19 (1 run) Sri Lanka 114/7 (RR: 6.00, RRR: 7.33)
PL Symcox 5-0-18-2
HDPK Dharmasena 1* (3b) UDU Chandana 13* (15b 2x4)
19.1 Crookes to Dharmasena, one run, easy paced run
19.2 Crookes to Chandana, one run, pulled thru sq leg, easily fielded
19.3 Crookes to Dharmasena, one run, sweeps
19.4 Crookes to Chandana, no run, defends directly to mid wkt
19.5 Crookes to Chandana, no run
19.6 Crookes to Chandana, wide: no run
19.6 Crookes to Chandana, no run
End of over 20 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 118/7 (RR: 5.90, RRR: 7.57)
DN Crookes 1-0-4-0 (1w)
HDPK Dharmasena 3* (5b) UDU Chandana 14* (19b 2x4)
20.1 Symcox to Dharmasena, one run, pulled past the airborne Jonyt at
mid wkt
20.2 Symcox to Chandana, no run, plays and misses
20.3 Symcox to Chandana, SIX, absolute slog, lofted high over mid
wicket, lands just clear of the rope
20.4 Symcox to Chandana, no run, Symcox drops it short, extracts,
batsman nearly plays on
20.5 Symcox to Chandana, OUT: goes back, gets caught front on,
definitely out, ball nearly ran onto the stumps, Venkat had a
slight delay to make sure the lbw decision was needed
Sri Lanka 125/8, Partnership of 12
UDU Chandana lbw b Symcox 20 (23b 2x4 1x6)
PL Symcox 5.5-0-25-3
20.6 Symcox to Zoysa, no run, defends
End of over 21 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 125/8 (RR: 5.95, RRR: 7.62)
PL Symcox 6-0-25-3
HDPK Dharmasena 4* (6b) DNT Zoysa 0* (1b)
rain is getting quite heavy
probably just ruining tomorrow's match now
soaking into the pitch
21.1 Crookes to Dharmasena, one run, full toss on the off stump, lamely
driven thru mid wkt
21.2 Crookes to Zoysa, legbye: one run
21.3 Crookes to Dharmasena, no run
21.4 Crookes to Dharmasena, no run, defends, trickles towards sq leg
21.5 Crookes to Dharmasena, one run, driven to long on
21.6 Crookes to Zoysa, leg bye: one run, travels behind sq leg
End of over 22 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 129/8 (RR: 5.86, RRR: 7.92)
DN Crookes 2-0-6-0 (1w)
HDPK Dharmasena 6* (10b) DNT Zoysa 0* (3b)
this will be a hollow victory for South Africa
the 2nd innings has been played to constant rain
with an artificial target
22.1 Symcox to Zoysa, no run, defended into the covers
22.2 Symcox to Zoysa, no run, driven to mid on
22.3 Symcox to Zoysa, no run, misses the defence
22.4 Symcox to Zoysa, one run
22.5 Symcox to Dharmasena, wide: no run, Boucher is injured, missed
sweep, ball hit him under the eye
his right cheek is cut open
but he's going to continue
22.5 Symcox to Dharmasena, no run, defended into the covers
22.6 Symcox to Dharmasena, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 23 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 131/8 (RR: 5.70, RRR: 8.45)
PL Symcox 7-0-27-3 (1w)
HDPK Dharmasena 6* (12b) DNT Zoysa 1* (7b)
vry brave stuff from Boucher
23.1 Crookes to Zoysa, one run, driven to long on
23.2 Crookes to Dharmasena, no run, sweeps to sq leg
23.3 Crookes to Dharmasena, no run, misdriven back to the bowler
23.4 Crookes to Dharmasena, OUT: pulled directly to the backward sq leg
Sri Lanka 132/9, Partnership of 7
HDPK Dharmasena c Cullinan b Crookes 6 (15b 0x4 0x6)
DN Crookes 2.4-0-7-1 (1w)
it turns out Murali is injured, from fielding the ball at the end
of the innings
match is over
South Africa win by 92 runs unde rthe Duckworth-Lewis Method
Ranatunga collects the loser's cheque
no cheque for Hansie, someone needs to duck off to teh bank
Jackie Kallis is the Man of the match
tomorrow's semi starts at 0800 GMT, pending rain delays
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