South Africa vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

A short ball, outside off, Temba Bavuma gets on top pf the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket. It is a long gap and by the time the deep square leg fielder can get to the ball, three runs should have been taken, but probably, because of two consecutive threes, they dropped the idea of the third.

A bit too straight now, Bavuma tucks it through fine leg for a single.

Tempter. Full, outside off, a touch wide, inviting the drive. Tristan Stubbs comes forward but watches the ball go past.

On a good length, around off, blocked down the track.

Back of a length, outside off, Stubbs punches it through the covers. Short extra cover gets across to his left and dives but cannot stop the ball cleanly. It deflects off him behind and it takes a while for him to realize where has the ball gone. The batters pounce on that confusion to take the second.

Fuller, outside off, driven straight to cover.

Flighetd full, on off, Temba Bavuma strides out and makes a block.

Full, outside off, Temba Bavuma cuts hard to deep point for a couple of runs.

Floated full, on off, Temba Bavuma pushes it out to cover.

Full, at the stumps, Temba Bavuma drives it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Tristan Stubbs firms it to long off for a single.

Full, on off, Temba Bavuma drives it on the full but cant beat cover.

Charges in from over the wicket and goes right at the toes, fired in full, Tristan Stubbs jams it out.

On a length, on off, Tristan Stubbs punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fuller this time, on off, Temba Bavuma taps it to cover.

Hurls it on a good length, outside off, Bavuma holds his bat up and lets it go past. 

Hits the deck hard, on a back of a length, around middle and leg, Temba Bavuma whips it across awkwardly but manages to keep it all along the ground towards deep square leg. The fielder slides to his left and makes a stop keeping it down to just the two.

Short of a length, on leg, Temba Bavuma tucks it to deep fine leg for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Temba Bavuma leans on and makes a block.

Full, on middle, Temba Bavuma flicks it well but the fielder at mid-wicket does even better to dive to his left and make a stop.

FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya drags the length down and Temba Bavuma makes sure to cash in. On middle and kept really short, Bavuma rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. His first of the innings.

Goes back to the fuller length, on off, Temba Bavuma eases it out to deep cover for a single.

A bit short and on middle, Tristan Stubbs makes some room and punches it firmly to the left of mid off who does well to move across and gets his body behind the line. Fails to cling on to the ball neatly and the batters cross.

Full, on off, slower as well, Temba Bavuma pushes it to short cover.

Outside off, on a length, Tristan Stubbs is happy to let it go past.

Pulls the length back and angles it in, on a short of a length, cramping the batter up, Stubbs does well to squeeze it out to the leg side.

Fuller and on off, Tristan Stubbs taps it to mid off.

Fuller again, on off, Tristan Stubbs offers a solid block on the front foot.

Back of a length, on off, Tristan Stubbs hops back and pushes it out to cover.

Good length, over off, Tristan Stubbs is solid in defence!

Comes from over the wicket and keeps it full, at the stumps, Temba Bavuma clips it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Around off, punched down to long off for a run.

Full, on middle, Temba Bavuma turns it around to mid-wicket. 

Full and on middle and off, Temba Bavuma leans ahead and blocks it out.

Drags the length by a bit and attacks the stumps, Temba Bavuma stands back and taps it to mid-wicket. 

Tossed up, on middle, Bavuma tucks it to mid on. That will be STUMPS on Day 2!