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As it happened: SL v SA, Day 1

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Hashim Amla (AFP Photo)
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Welcome to LIVE scoring and interactive commentary from Day 1 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo!
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24 Jul 2014

Thanks for tuning in! Sri Lanka will be the happier team after the first day's play, largely thanks to the heroics of Mahela Jayawardene, who is 140 not out.

South Africa simply bowled too many boundary balls and Imran Tahir's ineffectiveness in these conditions (0/92 in 24 overs) remains a major concern.

Be sure to join Sport24 at 06:30 (SA time) on Friday morning for more interactive commentary!

24 Jul 2014

STUMPS ON DAY 1: Sri Lanka 305/5 after 86 overs.

Run-rate: 3.54 per over.

24 Jul 2014

Jayawardene edges Philander's final ball of the day but it falls short of a diving third slip...

24 Jul 2014

Philander to bowl what should be the day's last over. South Africa look like being four overs short of getting the 90 overs in today....

24 Jul 2014

OVERS 85: SL 305/5

Run-rate: 3.58 per over.

24 Jul 2014

TOO MANY BOUNDARY BALLS!

Sri Lanka have hit 35 boundaries so far today (33 fours and 2 maximums).

24 Jul 2014

JP Duminy is proving more effective as a spinner than Imran Tahir... (AFP)
<strong><em>JP Duminy is proving more effective as a spinner than Imran Tahir... (AFP)</em></strong><br />

24 Jul 2014

Dickwella into double figures when smashes Philander through the covers to the boundary...

24 Jul 2014

Philander to bowl the second over with the second new ball.

24 Jul 2014

300 up for Sri Lanka, coming off 495 balls.

24 Jul 2014

8 overs left in the day's play but I can't see them getting that in in the last 16 minutes...

24 Jul 2014

The second new ball is now taken in the 83rd over. Steyn will have the honour...

24 Jul 2014

NOT OUT!

Umpire Nigel Llong must overturn his original decision after replays show there was no bat or glove involved.

Correct call made by TV umpire Jeff Crowe.

24 Jul 2014

Dickwella is given out, caught by Amla at a short mid-off off the bowling of Duminy. But the batsman reviews the decision...

24 Jul 2014

WICKET?!

24 Jul 2014

No new ball yet as off-spinner Duminy comes back into the attack...

24 Jul 2014

The Proteas have opted not to take the new ball as Tahir continues to bowl the 81st over...

24 Jul 2014

The second new ball is now available!

24 Jul 2014

OVERS 80: SL 291/5

Run-rate: 3.63 per over.

24 Jul 2014

PROTEAS CLOSING IN...

The end could be nigh for the Sri Lankans who boast a rather long tail

12 overs remain on Day 1

24 Jul 2014

THE NEW BATSMAN IS...

Niroshan Dickwella

24 Jul 2014

VITHANAGE GONE!

Snorter of a delivery from Morkel sees Vithanage get an edge which loops to AB de Villiers at third slip!

Vithanage gone for 13 off 38 balls

24 Jul 2014

***WICKET!***

24 Jul 2014

MAXIMUM!

Vithanage clubs Tahir back over his head for SIX!

24 Jul 2014

SLOW THIRD SESSION

To date in the post-tea session we've had 21 overs, 58 runs and 1 wicket

The over rate is 13.3 (supposed to be 15 per hour)

24 Jul 2014

I SMELL A WICKET

VithanagE is living dangerously, has another go at the drive against the turn, and is beaten on the inside edge

24 Jul 2014

TAHIR BACK AT BOWL

Amla continues with Tahir - who's into his 20th over now

24 Jul 2014

LULL IN PLAY

Sri Lanka on a go-slow at present

8 overs until the new ball but Dale Steyn on at the moment

24 Jul 2014

SPIN STRUGGLES

The Proteas two main spinners - Imran Tahir and JP Duminy - have struggled today, going for 130 runs in 31 combined overs

Imran Tahir 19-2-75-0

JP Duminy 12-0-55-2

24 Jul 2014

20 OVERS LEFT ON DAY 1

120 balls remain on Day 1 in Colombo

24 Jul 2014

IMPERIOUS FROM MAHELA

Jayawardene strolls down the track and belts Duminy over midwicket for 4

24 Jul 2014

OFF THE MARK

Vithanage off the mark with a boundary off Duminy

24 Jul 2014

BOUNDARY

Steyn first ball disappears to the point boundary for four #facepalm

Can only get better...

24 Jul 2014

THE STEYN REMOVER IS BACK!

Dale Steyn now into the attack

COme on BIG D!

24 Jul 2014

DANGER MAN

A high full toss from round the stumps from Duminy sees Jayawardene swat it straight to deep square for two more runs.

He's the man SA will need to get out - and fast!

24 Jul 2014

NEW BATSMAN

In walks Kithuruwan Vithanage

Nope, never heard of him either...

24 Jul 2014

WHAT YOU CAN'T DO...

What Imran Tahir has failed to do all Test, Duminy has now done TWICE!

2-42 off 9 overs now for Duminy

24 Jul 2014

PARTNERSHIP OVER

Sri Lanka's 131-run partnership for the fourth wicket comes to an end

24 Jul 2014

MAGIC ARM

JP Duminy strikes a crucual blow for the Proteas as he has Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews caught behind by Quinton de Kock for 63 off 135 balls

24 Jul 2014

***WICKET!***

24 Jul 2014

DUMINY INTO THE ATTACK

JP replaces Tahir

Is skipper Amla thinking of rotating Tahir - or giving him a break?

24 Jul 2014

27 OVERS REMAIN

SA well behind the over rate today - despite Tahir, Duminy and Elgar having bowled 28 overs to date

Poor show!

24 Jul 2014

Big Vern is back into the attack for the visitors...

24 Jul 2014

Mathews moves to 59 when he reverse-sweeps the hapless Tahir for another boundary...

24 Jul 2014

OVERS 60: SL 228/3

Run-rate: 3.80 per over.

24 Jul 2014

A Tahir half-tracker is duly pulled away by Mathews for four. The batsman nearly takes out umpire Nigel Llong at square leg. Luckily for the umpire's sake he gets out of the way just in time. Tahir simply just bowling too many loose deliveries for this level...
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