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65th Match • IPL • T20 • Guwahati

Rajasthan Royals

Punjab Kings

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RESULT • 64th Match • IPL • T20 • Delhi

208/4

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(20 ov, T:209) 189/9

DC won by 19 runs

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test at Galle, , Jul 12 2018 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Test, Galle, July 12 - 14, 2018, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

287 & 190

South Africa

(T:352) 126 & 73

Sri Lanka won by 278 runs

Player Of The Match

Dimuth Karunaratne

, SL

158* & 60

Suranga Lakmal leaves the field with a stump•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Dilruwan Perera led Sri Lanka's charge with the ball, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Dilruwan Perera led Sri Lanka's charge with the ball•Jul 14, 2018•Associated Press

Temba Bavuma was caught at leg slip, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Temba Bavuma was caught at leg slip•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar try to avoid a collision while running between the wickets Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar try to avoid a collision while running between the wickets•Jul 14, 2018•Associated Press

Suranga Lakmal gets down on a knee to hammer one away, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Suranga Lakmal gets down on a knee to hammer one away•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Angelo Mathews makes his way back to the pavilion, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Angelo Mathews makes his way back to the pavilion•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Roshen Silva puts in a dive, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Roshen Silva puts in a dive•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Dimuth Karunaratne drives with a straight bat, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018

Dimuth Karunaratne drives with a straight bat•Jul 13, 2018•AFP

Dale Steyn leaps to stop a ball from going past him, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018

Dale Steyn leaps to stop a ball from going past him•Jul 13, 2018•AFP

The Sri Lanka in-fielders appeal for a wicket , Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018

The Sri Lanka in-fielders appeal for a wicket •Jul 13, 2018•AFP

Faf du Plessis was caught at slip, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Faf du Plessis was caught at slip•Jul 14, 2018•Associated Press

Rangana Herath is congratulated by his team-mates, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Rangana Herath is congratulated by his team-mates•Jul 14, 2018•Associated Press

Dilruwan Perera gets a hug from Niroshan Dickwella, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Dilruwan Perera gets a hug from Niroshan Dickwella•Jul 14, 2018•Associated Press

Dale Steyn gets a congratulatory embrace from Vernon Philander upon becoming South Africa's joint leading wicket-taker, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Dale Steyn gets a congratulatory embrace from Vernon Philander upon becoming South Africa's joint leading wicket-taker•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Keshav Maharaj celebrates a wicket with his team-mates, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Keshav Maharaj celebrates a wicket with his team-mates•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Angelo Mathews edges towards the slip cordon, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Angelo Mathews edges towards the slip cordon•Jul 14, 2018•Associated Press

Kagiso Rabada gets a high-five from Vernon Philander, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, July 14, 2018

Kagiso Rabada gets a high-five from Vernon Philander•Jul 14, 2018•AFP

Keshav Maharaj gets a breakthrough for the visitors, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018

Keshav Maharaj gets a breakthrough for the visitors•Jul 13, 2018•AFP

Suranga Lakmal ad plenty of reasons to celebrate, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018

Suranga Lakmal ad plenty of reasons to celebrate•Jul 13, 2018•AFP

Quinton de Kock misread the line of the delivery, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, July 13, 2018

Quinton de Kock misread the line of the delivery•Jul 13, 2018•AFP

Match Coverage

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Karunaratne wants '20 to 25 Test hundreds'

The opener currently has eight, after his Player-of-the-Series performance against South Africa

Did overthinking Sri Lanka's spin tricks hurt South Africa?

The Galle pitch might not have been as bad as South Africa feared - it has happened before - and in such a situation they did not seem to know how to respond

Karunaratne reveals strategy to tackle spinners

Karunaratne scored 218 runs on a Galle surface in which no other batsman could manage so much as a half-century, and this is not even his most impressive hundred in tough conditions

'I'm a big fan of taking away the toss' - Du Plessis

The South Africa captain thinks allowing the visiting team to always decide on whether they want to bat or bowl will bring back some balance to Test cricket

South Africa's attempt to put pressure back on spinners backfired - du Plessis

The South Africa captain explains what else went wrong for his team in Galle, such as the absence of reverse swing

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No toss will add more balance to Test cricket - Du Plessis

South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AK Markram	stumped	19	46
D Elgar	stumped	4	12
HM Amla	caught	0	2
T Bavuma	caught	2	17
F du Plessis	caught	1	3
Q de Kock	lbw	10	9
VD Philander	not out	22	38
KA Maharaj	caught	9	9
K Rabada	bowled	0	10
DW Steyn	caught	2	6
T Shamsi	lbw	2	21
Extras	(b 2)
Total	73(10 wkts; 28.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
HMRKB Herath	14	4	38	3	2.71
MDK Perera	14	4	32	6	2.28
PADLR Sandakan	0.5	0	1	1	1.2

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	12	Dean Elgar	Aiden Markram
2nd	4	Hashim Amla	Aiden Markram
3rd	8	Temba Bavuma	Aiden Markram
4th	1	Faf du Plessis	Aiden Markram
5th	7	Quinton de Kock	Aiden Markram
6th	4	Vernon Philander	Quinton de Kock
7th	22	Vernon Philander	Keshav Maharaj
8th	0	Vernon Philander	Kagiso Rabada
9th	9	Vernon Philander	Dale Steyn
10th	6	Vernon Philander	Tabraiz Shamsi

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