श्रीलंका vs दक्षिण अफ्रीका, तीसरा टी-20, आर.प्रेमदासा स्टेडियम, कोलम्बो, 14 September 2021 - कमेंट्री

Short ball, on off. Hendricks pulls it comfortably to cow corner for a couple.

Full ball, on the stumps. Hendricks drives it straight back above the bowler and the fielder at long off cuts it off with a dive and manages to keep it to a couple.

Short ball, around off. Reeza Hendricks pulls it towards deep square leg and takes a run.

Length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock drives it through cover and takes two. South Africa win comprehensively by 10 wickets and take the T20I series 3-0.

Flatter ball, on middle. Reeza Hendricks pushes it towards long on for a run.

Quicker ball, darted on the pads. Quinton de Kock turns it towards deep mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Reeza Hendricks brings up his fifty now! What a partnership this has been for the Proteas! Tossed up, on middle. Reeza Hendricks turns it towards square leg and collects a couple.

Flatter and shorter, on middle. Reeza Hendricks rocks back and pulls it towards deep square leg for one.

Floated, around leg. Quinton de Kock tickles it towards short fine leg.

Flighted ball, on middle and leg. Quinton de Kock misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. Just 7 runs needed now!

Length ball, around off. Quinton de Kock flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Quinton de Kock brings up his fifty from 48 balls! A slower ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock guides it towards third man for one. What an innings this has been from the southpaw!

FOUR! A slower-ball bouncer, around off. Reeza Hendricks swivels and works it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Full ball, on middle. Reeza Hendricks works it down the ground for a single.

Another slower ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock goes over mid off and collects a couple of runs.

FOUR! Nicely done! Length ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock shuffles across and gets it past the short fine leg fielder as the ball races away for a boundary.

Tossed up, on off and worked to long on for a single by Reeza Hendricks. Both batsmen now on 41 runs.

Difficult chance for Dinesh Chandimal. On leg and Quinton de Kock just looks to paddle it fine. The ball goes off the face of the bat and Chandimal has no idea about it and fumbles.

On the pads, de Kock hops back and flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

A touch short and wide, Reeza Hendricks makes room and plays it through covers for one.

FOUR! In the air and in the gap. Full and on middle, Quinton de Kock gets down on one knee and slogs it past wide long on for another boundary.

Smart batting from Quinton de Kock. On middle and just nudged away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On the pads full this time. de Kock taps it into the gap at square leg and gets a couple.

This time wide outside off short ball and De Kock slashes his bat at that one and gets a single at deep point.

On a length on the pads and Hendricks comfortably clips that away to deep square leg for a single.

On a length, angling across de Kock outside off, Quinton goes for a square drive but misses it completely.

Slower short ball, outside off. de Kock pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Dragged down on length, Hendricks hangs back and pulls it comfortably to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Flatter one, on off stump and going on with the arm. Quinton de Kock looks to tap it on the off side but gets an inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg for a run.

On off and driven through covers for a run. It's just too easy out there for the South African openers.

Tossed up, outside off. de Kock cuts off the back foot and the fielder at third man makes a diving stop to keep it to one.

Flighted ball, on middle and this one holds a bit in the pitch. Reeza Hendricks watches works it to wide long on for another one.

FOUR! Tossed up, outside off and Quinton de Kock has creamed this one through covers for a boundary despite a superb diving effort by the fielder at wide long on.

SAFE! Slower one, looped up on middle. Quinton de Kock pulls it hard and the fielder at short mid-wicket jumps up and gets his fingertips on it. They get a run

Tossed up, on middle and blocked out.

FOUR! Dragged down, on middle and Reeza Hendricks is quick to hop on the back foot. He pulls it in front of square on the leg side and gets a boundary.

Around off, driven to cover.

Fuller one, on middle, swept away to deep square leg for a couple. Good running.

Flighted ball, on off. Hendricks pushes it down to long off for a single.

Looped up, on leg stump. de Kock pushes it to long on for one.

 Full outside off, De Kock drives it sweetly through covers for a single.

 Full on off, firmly struck there by Hendricks to mid off, but the dive from the fielder half stopps it and keeps it down to just a single.

 This time its short on the body, De Kock comfortably pulls it to deep fine leg for a single.

No run. on lenmgth on off, Hendricks pushes it off the backfoot to short extra cover. 

FIVE WIDES! A pacy bouncer outside off and this one just flies over the keeper's head and into the fence.

Slower delivery, outside off. Reeza Hendricks looks to drive but gets a knick on it but the ball dies on its way to the keeper.

Length ball, on middle and leg, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter one, angling in on middle. Quinton de Kock hops back and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

On middle and turned to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flighted ball, on off, pushed to mid off.

Dragged down and Quinton de Kock misses out on that one. He pulls it in the air but off the toe end of the bat towards deep mid-wicket for another one.

On the pads and Hendricks flicks it to the left of deep square leg and picks up a couple. Fifty is up for the visitors.

FOUR! Down the leg side and Reeza Hendricks just helps it into the fine leg fence.

Very full around off and sneaks through the bat of de Kock.

Outside off and nudged fine, past short third man for a couple.

de Kock advances down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Classy shot from Reeza Hendricks. Flighted delivery, on off and Hendricks goes inside out over covers and picks up a boundary.

Loopy ball, on the stumps. Hendricks pushes it on the off side.

The carrom ball, on middle and well kept out by Hendricks. South Africa are 46/0 at the end of the Powerplay.

Flatter ball, on off. Hendricks defends it out.

SIX! Up and over from Reeza Hendricks. Tossed up, around off and Hendricks lofts it over extra cover and well over the ropes for a biggie.

Full and straight, Hendricks gets down low and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Nicely flighted, outside off and Hendricks looks to drive but misses.

BEATEN! Pushed slower through the air, outside off and this one grips the surface. Hendricks gets comprehensively beaten.

And again, Reeza Hendricks is once again beaten outside off stump.

On middle and leg, Hendricks works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! On the pads again and this time Quinton de Kock gets on one knee and sweeps it past backward square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Quinton de Kock. Full and on middle, de Kock sweeps it with authority and into the square leg fence.

Fuller ball, around off. de Kock edges it fine towards third man for a couple.

NOT OUT! Tossed up, on off and this is the googly. Quinton de Kock doesn't pick it up and looks to sweep. He misses and gets rapped on the pads and the hosts go up in unison. The umpire turns it down but Sri Lanka take the review. Ball Tracker confirms that the ball was spinning away and missing off stump.

On middle and worked through mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! Sliding down leg and de Kock just makes room to get inside the line of the ball. He then goes inside out over extra cover and picks up a boundary.

Flatter one, on off and tapped to point.

FOUR! Fuller ball, on off and de Kock squeezes this one through the infield on the off side and the ball races to the fence.

Full and straight, pushed down to long on for a run.

Faltter delivery, skidding on at middle. Well kept out by Hendricks.

On middle and worked to wide of long on for one.

Full and on middle, driven to long off for a run.

Down the leg side and de Kock looks to sweep but misses. The ball comes off the pads and is fumbled by the keeper as well.

A googly this time, around leg stump. Quinton de Kock doesn't pick it up and gets rapped on the pads. The bowler appeal but the umpire shakes his head.

Another googly, this time on middle. Quinton de Kock defends it out.

On the pads and de Kock sweeps it fine to short fine leg. Reeza Hendricks calls for a quick single and gets it.

FOUR! This one is dragged down and Reeza Hendricks latches onto it. He pulls it to the vacnt mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

WIDE! Maheesh Theekshana starts with a bowl turning way down the leg side. Wided.

Sliding down leg again and Hendricks gets a tickle down to short fine leg.

Hendricks is off the mark. Tossed up on middle and nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Very full and on off. de Kock bunts it back to the bowler.

Flatter one, angling into middle and leg. Kept out by de Kock.

Flatter delivery again, on off. de Kock goes on the back foot and cuts it to point.

Short and wide, Quinton de Kock will be disappointed to miss out on that one. He taps it to cover and just two off the first over.