WATCH: Quinton de Kock gets bowled by Lasith Malinga’s pinpoint yorker in Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2019 World Cup match

Dixit Bhargav | 28/06/2019
WATCH: Quinton de Kock gets bowled by Lasith Malinga's pinpoint yorker in Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2019 World Cup match

Quinton de Kock gets bowled: South African wicket-keeper batsman was found wanting against veteran Sri Lankan fast bowler.

During the 35th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Chester-le-Street, veteran Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga dismissed South Africa opening batsman Quinton de Kock to make early inroads into the opposition’s batting lineup.

It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the fifth over when de Kock was found wanting against Malinga’s pinpoint in-swinging yorker. In the midst of a mediocre form with the bat in hand, de Kock seemed to have no answer as the ball ended up disturbing his furniture.

Chasing a 204-run target, de Kock was under minimal pressure. While he would have hoped of finding form, Malinga seemed to have other plans for him. The southpaw ended up scoring 15 (16) with the help of three fours.

Already out of the tournament, South Africa would be looking to chase this total in the name of pride. With Hashim Amla looking good and captain Faf du Plessis accompanying him, their fans will be backing the senior duo to seal the chase.

After du Plessis won the toss and chose to field, his bowlers bundled out Sri Lanka for 203 in 49.3 overs. Top-order batsmen in Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando both scored 30 each, becoming the highest run-scorers for their team in this match. With bowling figures of 10-0-25-3, South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa.

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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