South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the 2nd ODI to go 2-0 up in the series on Wednesday, August 1, 2018.
The match was held at the Rangiri International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla.
Final scores:
South Africa 246/6 in 42.2 overs.
Overs 50: Sri Lanka 244/8 in 50 overs
Overs 9: Sri Lanka 50/2
Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets to go up 2-0.
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) August 1, 2018
SA 246/6 (42.5 ov, Quinton de Kock 87, Faf du Plessis 49, Hashim Amla 43 : Akila Dananjaya 3/60) v SL 244/8. #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/qZfJHJ3FHY
TV telecast and live streaming info:
India & Subcontinent: Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye (SLRC), Rasa FM
UK: Sky Sports Cricket
Australia: Fox Sports
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV, Sling TV
BangladeshGazi TV (GTV)
Live stream available on Sonyliv.com and the Youtube channel of Sri Lanka Cricket.
2nd ODI: Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2018
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) August 1, 2018
LIVE ON: https://t.co/Inec3zRUKl #SLvSA
The second ODI is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM local time, which 9:00 AM GMT. After this game, the two teams will travel to Pallekele where the third ODI will be played on August 5, 2018.
Two debutants for Sri Lanka, Prabath Jayasuriya received his ODI cap from Piyal Wijetunge and Kasun Rajitha received his cap from Rumesh Ratnayake.
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) August 1, 2018
Toss: Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat first. #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/I1fX9Qbbgi
Kasun Rajita to replace the injured pacer
According to a report on Cricbuzz, Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews has indicated that his side may try out a few combinations keeping in mind the World Cup next year.
Prabath Jayasuriya might make his ODI debut, and if that happens, Lakshan Sandakan is likely to be omitted out of the XI. Kasun Rajita is the front-runner to replace the injured pacer, Lahiru Kumara.
It's game day at Dambulla! #SLvSA
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) August 1, 2018
🏏 Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd ODI
⏰ 02.30 PM SLST pic.twitter.com/N2ztTJ9wEy
South Africa, on the other hand, should be pleased with the lineup which played in the first ODI and might stick to the same lineup.
Batting friendly pitch expected at Dambulla
Even though Sri Lanka scored less than 200 runs, their run-rate was close to six an over and so was the case with the South African innings as the visitors closed the game with 19 overs to spare. This indicates that going into the second ODI, the pitch in Dambulla will be really good for batting and little assistance for the bowlers.
WATCH: 1st ODI, Highlights - Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Dambulla https://t.co/MJYxocL06O #SLvSA
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) July 29, 2018
ESPN Cricinfo quoted Proteas' spinner Tabraiz Shamsi as saying, "To be honest, I felt like it was a bit more of a South Africa type of wicket. There wasn't much spin, especially because we bowled first. We bowl a lot on pitches like this back home so it was okay to adjust."
With the forecast suggesting no chances of rain in Dambulla, we can expect a good game of cricket as the visitors look to fight back the 1-0 deficit.
