South Africa vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 1st Test, Day 4: South Africa beat Lanka by 233 runs

Gerald Coetzee to Dhananjaya de Silva, Outside off, on a back of a length, Dhananjaya de Silva stays deep in the crease and plays inside the line.

Gerald Coetzee to Dhananjaya de Silva, Angling in, just down leg, Dhananjaya de Silva hops back and looks to tickle but misses. The ball brushes his trouser and goes to the keeper to his left. 

Gerald Coetzee to Dhananjaya de Silva, Short of a length, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva whips it off the lower end of his bat and hits it straight to mid off. Not much bounce on that one from Coetzee!

Gerald Coetzee to Dhananjaya de Silva, Down the leg side, de Silva looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball hits his pads and rolls towards leg gully. Yes, a leg gully has been stationed. So Dhananjaya needs to be watchful with that flick shot.

Gerald Coetzee to Dhananjaya de Silva, On a good length, around middle, Dhananjaya de Silva hops and defends it towards mid on.

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, A length ball, around middle, Dinesh Chandimal works it through mid-wicket for a single. The stand moves to 90 now.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, SIX! That's one way to counter! Tossed up, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva uses his feet. Gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over long off for a biggie. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flighted full, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva lunges and looks to block. Gets an inside edge off his pads to leg slip. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dinesh Chandimal, Full and outside off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to deep point for a single. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dinesh Chandimal, Oohhh... drifts through, Chandimal pushes too hard and gets a thick inside edge. Lands just short of short leg.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Goes back and works it past short leg for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Around off, pushed towards mid on.

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, On a length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to mid on.

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, Full and charging in at the stumps, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it to mid on to his right. 

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, Hard length, over off, Dinesh Chandimal hops back and keeps it down the deck.

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Nicely played. For the first time in the game, one senses a bit of pressure on the South Africans. They are struggling for control and the Lankans are making use of that. Coetzee goes way too straight, on a length and Dinesh Chandimal tickles it nicely through fine leg for a boundary. The stand moves to 81.

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, Keeps this on the stumps, on a length again, but the ball stays low this time. Chandimal has to adjust quickly and pushes it away towards short mid-wicket.

Can Gerald Coetzee find some rhythm in his spell?

Gerald Coetzee to Dinesh Chandimal, Gerald Coetzee returns to bowl. 8-0-50-1 so far. Starts with a length ball outside off and generates extra bounce. Dinesh Chandimal arches back from that one.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR AND FIFTY FOR DE SILVA! It took the umpire a while to signal it as runs and not a leg bye, but Dhananjaya de Silva won’t be celebrating much just yet. He's being positive in his approach and has looked to fight fire with fire thus far! He is slowly but surely leading his side out of trouble. Flatter and fuller, coming on with the arm, on middle and leg, Dhananjaya de Silva sweeps and gets just enough on it to beat the fielder at short fine to his right. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Follows up with a great delivery. Tosses it up, on off, and gets the ball to turn away past the outside edge as Dhananjaya de Silva looks to block. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! WHAM! Flighted, outside off, this time Dhananjaya de Silva gets down and sweeps it powerfully, through mid-wicket! The stand moves to 73.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Cheeky. Very full and straight, Dhananjaya de Silva gets down and across. Riskily takes the ball from the stumps and paddles it through fine leg. Had he missed, he was a goner. Two runs taken.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Full, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva drives it straight to cover.

Interesting point from Mike Haysman on air. He informs us that he was observing the South African bowlers this morning, while warming up. He adds that NONE of the seamers were landing their foot behind the line and were only concentrating on loosening their bodies. One understands that is a warmup, but probably, because they are not focusing on the popping crease there, this bad habit of overstepping is creeping in consistently. On the other hand, Haysman adds, the Sri Lankans were bowling too. But NONE of them bowled a no ball in the nets. All about perspective and priority.

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Angling in, way down leg, Dinesh Chandimal lets it pass. 

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, A bit closer to the off-stump, on a length, Dinesh Chandimal is very confident on where his off stump is. Covers it, trusts the bounce and makes the leave. 

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Full, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal holds his wrists up and makes a leave. 

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Overpitched, outside off, Dinesh drives it straight to cover.

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Outside off, closer to the off stump, on a length, Chandimal shoulders arms.

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! 50 FOR CHANDIMAL! A hard-fought one. Copped a lot of blows last evening and continues to hang in there, showing some fight. Gets a short ball first up from Jansen after the break and goes for the pull. Does not connect cleanly as he is cramped for room amd ends up dragging it. But the ball is through mid on where there is no fielder and will race to the ropes. 348 more needed now.

DRINKS BREAK. Round 1 goes to Sri Lanka. They have not been the most convincing, but have done what matters the most - not lost wickets. South Africa started a bit inconsistently with the ball this morning. Kagiso Rabada was on the money but Gerald Coetzee is still looking far from his best. Not quite sure what was the reason behind that pairing, as the Rabada-Jansen combo rocked the Lankans with the new ball and also last evening. Maybe, that allowed the visitors to get away and they have seen off the first 70 minutes without any blemish. Dinesh Chandimal has dropped down to an anchor role while skipper Dhananjaya de Silva is playing the way he knows best - attackingly. He has survived quite a few close calls, inside edges missing the stumps, outside edges landing short, being squared up, being beaten but he has countered all that and raced to 41. Irrespective, the Lankans will know that they have a long road ahead. The ball is still deviating off the surface, so one will definitely have a batter's name on it. South Africa will understand that and need to be patient. Both sides need to reapply themselves and start again. Next stop for the Lankans - stay 5 down at Lunch.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed up, on middle and off, Dhananjaya de Silva chops it on the bounce, back to the bowler. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flighted full, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva drives it straight back to the bowler. 

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, On a nagging length, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva goes deep in the crease and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR MORE! Risky again, but Dhananjaya de Silva keeps pulling it off. The arm ball, outside off, from Maharaj, de Silva looks to drive initially, but is done in by the length. However, he adjusts quickly, to go back and pick the ball from the stumps and punch it through point. The stand is now worth 63 and de Silva has scored 41 of those.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Around off, dabbed back down the track.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Risky but effective. 'That's a good sign, Keshav!' chides Kyle Verreynne. Actually, Maharaj will not be too disappointed with this. Good shot, no doubt. Flighted, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva came down the track and went for the flick. But he did not hit it to perfection. As a result, the ball went uppishly and in between short mid-wicket and mid on.

Matthew Breetzke has been added to the South African squad for the second Test but it depends on what kind of a pitch do we get in Gqeberha. Breetzke replacing Mulder means South Africa will have only four proper bowlers, as in this Test and in a long format, that is not advisable. You need a fifth bowler and a proper one at that - not a part-timer. So Breetze, being a top-order batter, could well replace someone in the top order, if necessary but from a bowling perspective replacement for Mulder, Muthusamy seems to be the closest candidate.

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Angling in, on a fuller length, at the stumps, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it back to the bowler. 

Marco Jansen to Dhananjaya de Silva, Beautifully driven! A bit too full from Jansen, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva frees his arms and drives it off the lower half of the bat. Gets it past point. Kagiso Rabada chases the ball and just stops it inches before the fence and saves a run for his side. 

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Hard length, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal just works it in front of cover and steals a quick single. This is great batting!

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! WHACK! Width and punished. Length ball, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal throws his bat at it and laces it through cover-point. 50-STAND UP AND 150 UP FOR SRI LANKA. 362 more needed.

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Landed wider outside off, Chandimal shoulders arms.

Marco Jansen to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller, just around off, Dinesh Chandimal defends.

It is confirmed news that Wiaan Mulder has been ruled out of the second Test. Who could replace him? Dane Paterson looks the likeliest candidate. But remember, Mulder is an allrounder. So you actually two replacements for him. Paterson is decent with the ball, but cannot say the same about his batting skills. From the current squad, Senuran Muthusamy can do the job. He is a spinner alright, but he can bat as well, as he showed against Bangladesh recently.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Floated full, on middle and off, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks.

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Stright at the stumps at 82kph, Dhananjaya de Silva pushes it back to Maharaj.  

Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flighted full, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva taps it to the off side.