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South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score, SA vs SL Live: Markram bowled as Sri Lanka pick up three early wickets
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, SA vs SL 1st Test Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: South Africa host Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kingsmead, Durban.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Live Cricket Score: South Africa have never lost a home series against Sri Lanka. (Source: AP)
SA vs SL 1st Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Sri Lanka’s Test series results in South Africa read 0-2, 0-2, 0-2, 1-2, 0-3. Their recent performances have seen England beat them 3-0 before a trip to New Zealand ended in a 1-0 loss and Australia beat them 2-0. The history and form both are against Sri Lanka as they arrive and get ready to face another behemoth at home – South Africa. Arguably the biggest challenge of the three away series, Sri Lanka have a tough road ahead of them if they are to get positive outcomes from this series.
South Africa enter the series after a 3-0 win over Pakistan. Where the batting remain unconvincing, the pace attack has stepped up in impressive manner and blew away the sub-continent side. The series thus promises plenty of runs for the host batsmen who witnessed Australia feast on the weakened Lanka bowling attack.
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South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 1 Live Score and Updates:
WICKET
WICKET! South Africa are in trouble as they lose their third wicket on Day 1 of the first Test. Aiden Markram is bowled by Vishwa Fernando as SA are 17/3
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Hashim Amla departs cheaply as well. He is dismissed for 3 runs and Suranga Lakmal strikes. An appeal for a catch and the umpires decide to go upstairs. The soft signal is NOT OUT! That's a clean catch and the TV umpire - Ian Gould - has ruled that OUT! So, the controversy just few minutes back will not hurt Sri Lanka. Amla adding just three runs. A back of a length delivery around the fifth stump line and Amla was in two minds - whether to play or not. Chose the latter, but belatedly. He was too late to withdraw his bat and the ball went off the face of the bat. Kusal Mendis, at second slip, dives forward and takes a sharp catch. South Africa are 9/2
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Dreadful start for South Africa and Dean Elgar. He walks back for a duck from just 4 balls. Vishwa Fernando the wicket taker. Appeal for caught behind and Aleem Dar raises his finger. Faintest of nicks and Dickwella holds on to an easy catch. A short of a good length ball that held its line wide of off. A tentative Elgar poked at it and got a thin outside edge. South Africa 0/1
Proud moment for Steyn
Dale Steyn had become the highest Test wicket taker for South Africa during the Pakistan series. He received a commemorative gift from CSA chief on the achievement.
South Africa XI: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Duanne Olivier
Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne, making his captaincy debut, has won the toss and decided to bowl
SA vs SL 1st Test
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa. A serious contrast between the two teams coming into the series. South Africa blanked Pakistan while Sri Lanka are on a streak with losses against England (at home) followed by New Zealand and Australia (away). And now they've got a South Africa side whose seam attack was on the prowl when Pakistan visited. Expect the four-prong attack to continue.
South Africa Squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Zubayr Hamza, Wiaan Mulder, Duanne Olivier
WICKET
WICKET! South Africa are in trouble as they lose their third wicket on Day 1 of the first Test. Aiden Markram is bowled by Vishwa Fernando as SA are 17/3
WICKET!
Hashim Amla departs cheaply as well. He is dismissed for 3 runs and Suranga Lakmal strikes. An appeal for a catch and the umpires decide to go upstairs. The soft signal is NOT OUT! That's a clean catch and the TV umpire - Ian Gould - has ruled that OUT! So, the controversy just few minutes back will not hurt Sri Lanka. Amla adding just three runs. A back of a length delivery around the fifth stump line and Amla was in two minds - whether to play or not. Chose the latter, but belatedly. He was too late to withdraw his bat and the ball went off the face of the bat. Kusal Mendis, at second slip, dives forward and takes a sharp catch. South Africa are 9/2
WICKET!
Dreadful start for South Africa and Dean Elgar. He walks back for a duck from just 4 balls. Vishwa Fernando the wicket taker. Appeal for caught behind and Aleem Dar raises his finger. Faintest of nicks and Dickwella holds on to an easy catch. A short of a good length ball that held its line wide of off. A tentative Elgar poked at it and got a thin outside edge. South Africa 0/1
Proud moment for Steyn
Dale Steyn had become the highest Test wicket taker for South Africa during the Pakistan series. He received a commemorative gift from CSA chief on the achievement.
Teams
South Africa XI: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Duanne Olivier
Sri Lanka XI: Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Embuldeniya
TOSS!
Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne, making his captaincy debut, has won the toss and decided to bowl
SA vs SL 1st Test
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa. A serious contrast between the two teams coming into the series. South Africa blanked Pakistan while Sri Lanka are on a streak with losses against England (at home) followed by New Zealand and Australia (away). And now they've got a South Africa side whose seam attack was on the prowl when Pakistan visited. Expect the four-prong attack to continue.