Sri Lanka vs South Africa World Cup 2019: South Africa dent Sri Lanka's Semi-Final Hopes

At certain focuses in this match, it looked as though Sri Lanka had overlooked it was an absolute necessity win. The way of their nine-wicket destruction was as amazing as it was frustrating. Given the stakes, a showcase of verve and vitality was normal. This was their opportunity to get themselves in the blend. Rather, they conveyed an exhibition of meekness and cynicism. It has in all likelihood cost them the possibility of a semi-last spot.

The negative viewpoint showed itself in the batting especially and implied they were bowled out for an insignificant 203. In the wake of scoring 67 in the initial ten overs, and having South Africa under strain, the following 180 conveyances yielded only 96 runs. There were 125 specks in that period as Sri Lanka went from fifth apparatus to invert in twofold speedy time. Unfit to discover the limit and unfit to pivot the strike, their innings lost bubble speedier than an open container of Coke. 

Sri Lanka may point to the loss of ordinary wickets as a moderating variable for their back off. With a delicate batting request, taking the innings profound was not a hasty course of action. The trouble they had was that by basically sticking around for their chance without keeping the scoreboard ticking over with twos, at whatever point they lost a wicket, they had gone no place. 

At one phase, Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis had put on 19 keeps running in 51 conveyances. Afterward, Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva took 32 balls for an association of 11. Jeevan Mendis scored five keeps running off his initial 38 conveyances. It was maddeningly dull on a pitch that, despite the fact that a touch on the moderate side, did not turn or crease. Beside the initial ten overs, South Africa were dependably in charge. 

"When we lost a few wickets, I think Faf [du Plessis] worked admirably," Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka's commander, said. "I think he put every one of the defenders in the ring and the key was to go for top dogs. Furthermore, that is the thing that we expect of the powerplay, until the 27th over, they will put just two defenders out. We had weight on around then. We were going for the top dogs. That is the reason the wickets were falling." 

Another disappointing part of Sri Lanka's batting execution was that eight of their best nine batsmen achieved twofold figures however the most noteworthy score they oversaw was only 30. It was an unmistakable difference to du Plessis and Hashim Amla who both went on with their begins in quest for their objective. "On the off chance that you will get a begin, you need to go for a major one," Karunaratne said. 

"I think whether you take du Plessis and Amla they batted truly well in an intense period. They would not like to get out. When they were set, they needed to go for hotshots, they continued pivoting the strike. That is what I'm anticipating from our players, continue pivoting the strike and to bat for 35, 40 overs and afterward go for the top dogs. They tragically couldn't turn the strike." 

With all regard to Dwaine Pretorius, his figures complimented him. He bowled 46 spot balls and recorded the most practical figures of the competition so far doing minimal more than hitting a reliable line and length at 78mph. It was viable however not uncommon. After the game, Faf du Plessis said the slower you bowled superficially, the harder it was to assault however all things considered, Sri Lanka simply let Pretorius bowl. 

When they played expansively, it was heedless more than determined and prompted three rejections. "There was not a lot about his bowling, he just kept running in and bowled a decent line and length," said du Plessis. "That is the thing that it is. It is tied in with carrying out your responsibility and the nuts and bolts incredibly well and that isn't expecting to bowl at 160ks, or swinging the ball the two different ways reliably. It is actually running and doing the rudiments of your activity just as you can and that is the thing that he did today. 

"Dwaine has been our No. 7 beginning the competition, yet when Dale [Steyn] went down, our bowling assault required something more. It required some more oomph, some x-factor, and that is the reason we went to [Chris] Morris, and I thought he's had a great challenge. There was never extremely some other choice."