Summary

  • Du Plessis hits 96* and Amla 80* as SA cruise to victory with 12.4 overs to spare

  • Sri Lanka struggle for wickets after Malinga's early breakthrough

  • Sri Lanka manage to post 203 all out despite losing regular wickets

  • Pretorius and Morris take three wickets each; top score in SL innings is 30

  • Sri Lanka are one of teams who can beat England to semi-final spot; SA already eliminated

  1. Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Thanks!

    Can I start by pointing out how good this place looks?

    RiversideImage source, PA Media
  2. Postpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Right then, I can see umpires...

    Matthew Henry will you see you through the opening overs of South Africa's reply.

  3. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    And after a brief delay for bees on the pitch - yeah, this World Cup has everything - Sri Lanka subsided for 203 all out with three balls to spare.

  4. Postpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Sri Lanka could just not get going - it was either hit out and get caught out, or block, block, block. A stodgy sort of innings from a side that still have a shout of making the semi-finals.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    #bbccricket

    Chris Maden: How did England lose to Sri Lanka? Was in Cardiff to see them get wallopped by the Kiwis, now this mailing by SA, embarrassing for Morgan and the boys.

  6. Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    It wasn't the best of starts, with skipper Dimuth Karunaratne falling to the first ball of the match, but there were a flurry of shots and boundaries before Avishka Fernando and Kusal Perera fell.

  7. Postpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Here's what happened in that Sri Lankan innings.

  8. Postpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

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  9. Postpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

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  10. How's stat?!published at 14:24 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

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  11. Postpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    South Africa bowler Dwaine Pretorius: "It was a tough wicket. We just had to disciplined and luckily that plays into my gameplan.

    "I think everyone back eachother well and that was probably our most disciplined performance of the tournament so far.

    "The wicket looks slightly slow with a big outfield. Good cricket shots, good partnerships and running hard will be key."

  12. Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Cheers, Callum.

    South Africa should find this chase relatively easy, right? They've got a whole heap of England fans cheering them on as well...

  13. Postpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Amy Lofthouse will take you through the interval.

  14. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    South Africa should win this and do England a massive favour.

    But they have made a mess of chasing in this World Cup so far so it's far from a certainty.

  15. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Paul Farbrace
    Ex-England assistant coach on BBC Test Match Special

    At no stage did you see Sri Lanka trying to do the basics of the game really well.

  16. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Sri Lanka have limped to the back end of 50 overs. At least they got there - it could have been all out in 39 overs.

  17. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Scott Read
    BBC Test Match Special

    South Africa have fought back really well in this innings.

  18. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Sri Lanka have slipped from 67-1 to 203 all out.

  19. How's stat?!published at 14:15 British Summer Time 28 June 2019

    Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Lasith Malinga's figures in this World Cup: 1,4, 1, 1 and 4.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 49.3 overs

    Malinga c Du Plessis b Morris 4 (SL 203 all out)

    Gone next ball.

    He tries to loft over the off side but chips tamely to Faf du Plessis at mid-off.