{"id":6197,"date":"2011-12-17T00:25:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T22:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/update-2-cricket-de-villiers-99-frustrates-sri-lanka-2\/"},"modified":"2011-12-17T00:25:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T22:25:54","slug":"update-2-cricket-de-villiers-99-frustrates-sri-lanka-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-2-cricket-de-villiers-99-frustrates-sri-lanka-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 2-Cricket-De Villiers’ 99 frustrates Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Ken Borland<\/span><\/p>\n

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CENTURION, South Africa<\/span> Dec 16 (Reuters) – AB de
\nVilliers fell one short of a 13th test century on Friday after
\nhelping South Africa into a commanding position on the second
\nday of the first test against Sri Lanka at Centurion.<\/p>\n

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De Villiers scored 99 as South Africa, replying to Sri
\nLanka’s first innings of 180, amassed 389 for nine for a lead of
\n209 runs.<\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old drove seamer Thisara Perera straight down
\nthe ground for four to go to 99. But, much to his annoyance, he
\ncut the next delivery, which was short and wide, low to backward
\npoint where substitute Dimuth Karunaratne dived forward to take
\nthe catch.<\/p>\n

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“I was hoping the umpires would go upstairs on the catch,
\nbut when Rod Tucker asked me if I wanted to refer it, I said
\n‘no, just ask the fielder’,” De Villiers told reporters.<\/p>\n

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“I back the fielder, if he says he’s caught it then that’s
\nfine with me.<\/p>\n

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“It was a poor shot I played, it should have been in the gap
\nbut I didn’t do that and that’s the end of the story.”<\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka batting coach Marvan Atapattu praised the
\nbatsman’s gesture.<\/p>\n

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“You don’t see that very often, especially in the 90s, it
\nwas a nice gesture,” he said. “The fielder was pretty sure it
\nwas a clean catch. I, myself, looking from the outside, was not
\nthat sure. Personally, I wouldn’t have done what AB did, to be
\nvery honest.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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