SL VS RSA - 2nd ODI, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2021

SA have shown today, on their day, they can be as clinical as any other top side in the world. They were brilliant in every department. They totally outclassed the hosts. I hope we were classy enough as well as our narrative for the day has come to an end. The cricketing action continues and hop tabs to gulp in more information. This is Kumar Abhisekh Das bidding you goodbye on behalf of Venkatesh!

Keshav Maharaj | South Africa captain: My job was made easier by the team. We bowled well up first and pushed the Lankans on the back foot. I think the boys put in more energy behind the ball today. We talked about it. You should also play to the conditions. The coaches backed us and it paid dividends. We didn't have much of a practice after the last game. We shot ourselves on the foot while chasing in the last game. Tried to work on that.

Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: We started really well. The partnership between Janneman and Reeza took the game away from us. Death bowling also has been a cause of concern for us. The total was a chaseable one. The rain interruption also cost us a bit. We have to give more chances to fast bowlers. Last few series, the fast bowlers have been outstanding barring this series.

Janneman Malan | Man of the Match: It is always good to come to a place like this and score big. All credit to my partners who kept me going. Didn't face much spin in the first game but had plenty of learnings from it. The coaches told me to play a little straight. Honour to represent my country and I hope to continue like this.

23:22 Local Time, 17:52 GMT, 23:22 IST: Shamsi leads the pack off and deservingly so. He had a skipper who is a spinner himself and that helped as well. SA have plenty of positives to harp on after this game. They have defeated SL and have actually outspun them in their own backyard. The SA spinners looked far more potent and that turned out to be the difference. Asalanka did well, Karunaratne lit up the stage briefly but SL were always looking down the barrel after being set a target of 284 from 47 overs. They lost three quick wickets and were always chasing the game. Rabada got his mojo back and Mulder followed suit to peg back the Lankans early in the chase. Asalanka carried the baton alone but didn't have substantial support.

Shamsi to Dananjaya, out Caught by Markram!! Fifer for Shamsi and SL have been derailed in the second ODI. SA level the series 1-1. That was a well tossed up and Dananjaya lofted it high into the night sky. But Markram wasn't much fazed by it and took a good catch at long-off. They have hardly put a foot wrong today and deserve to win. Dananjaya c Markram b Shamsi 3(4)

Shamsi to Dananjaya, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Shamsi to Dananjaya, 2 runs, backs away and slices the ball to deep cover for a couple

Shamsi to Jayawickrama, 1 run, taps the ball out into the covers and gets a single as he opened the face of the bat on impact

Praveen Jayawickrama, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Shamsi to Chameera, out Bowled!! Excellent captaincy and excellent execution from the bowler. That was a well tossed up delivery and Chameera danced out only to miss the line and be clean bowled. The off-pole was pegged back. SA are on the verge of squaring the series. And Shamsi is on the brink of having a fifer! Chameera b Shamsi 11(23)

Shamsi to Chameera, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Tabraiz Shamsi [7.0-0-46-3] is back into the attack

Maharaj to Dananjaya, no run, looks to dab it down and misses as that was outside off. 71 needed off the last 5 overs

Maharaj to Chameera, 1 run, goes for the slog sweep and gets a single down to deep mid

Maharaj to Dananjaya, 1 run, chips it wide of the bowler for a single down to long-on

Akila Dananjaya, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Maharaj to Karunaratne, out Bowled!! End of a fine cameo. Karunaratne has dragged a widish fuller ball on to the sticks. Yorkerish delivery outside off and Karunaratne trying to thwack it has managed an inside edge which rolled on to the sticks. Karunaratne was gutted as he had a loud cry of anguish once dimissed. Karunaratne b Maharaj 36(23) [4s-1 6s-2]

Maharaj to Karunaratne, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Maharaj to Karunaratne, no run, walked a little across his sticks and the bowler fired it well wide outside off but the umpire didn't signal it a wide owing to the preempted movement by the batter