South Africa vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at Bloemfontein, 17 Jan, 2012

Toss: Sri Lanka, who choose to bat first
Sri Lanka 266/9 (50)
South Africa 179/5 (34)
South Africa won by 4 runs (D/L method)
Man of the Match: Faf du Plessis
  • JA Morkel 7 * (12)
  • AB de Villiers 39 * (36)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 0.2SL Malinga bowls short of length delivery to AN Petersen, goes back and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.3SL Malinga bowls short of length delivery to GC Smith, gets back into the crease and punches it straight to coversNo runs

Over 0.4SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to GC Smith, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 0.5SL Malinga bowls short of length delivery to GC Smith, moves back into the crease and punches it straight to mid offNo runs

Over 0.6SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to GC Smith, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegNo runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to AN Petersen, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squarelegregionTwo runs

Over 1.2KMDNKulasekara bowls short of length delivery to AN Petersen, goes back and cuts it away towards the thirdman region.Two runs

Over 1.3KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 1.4KMDNKulasekara bowls short of length delivery to AN Petersen, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 1.5KMDN Kulasekara bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to backward squarelegSingle

Over 1.6KMDN Kulasekara bowls good length delivery to GC Smith, pushes it back to the bowler.No runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1SL Malinga bowls short of length delivery to AN Petersen, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 2.2SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 2.3SL Malinga bowls short of length delivery to AN Petersen, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 2.4SL Malinga bowls short of length delivery to AN Petersen, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 2.5SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets back and shoulders arms to that outside off.No runs

Over 2.6SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1KMDN Kulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to GC Smith, gets forward and drives it wristily wide of mid onSingle

Over 3.2KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

Over 3.3KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to AN Petersen, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 3.4KMDNKulasekara bowls short of length delivery to GC Smith, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.One leg bye

Over 3.5KMDN Kulasekara bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 3.6KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to GC Smith, moves back and across to defend that towards covers.Single

Over 4.2SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to AN Petersen, gets back and runs it down to the thirdman area.Single

Over 4.3SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to GC Smith, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 4.4SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to GC Smith, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .Bowled him!

Over 4.5SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to CA Ingram, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 4.6SL Malinga bowls good length delivery to CA Ingram, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

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