South African TV cameras capture team’s secret plans against Sri Lanka

The crew behind the lenses of South Africa’s SuperSport were a central piece in shaping Australia’s infamous ball tampering scandal during last year’s series — and now they’ve struck again.

South Africa’s official cricket broadcaster of 30 years dropped a bomb during the hosts’ First Test against Sri Lanka Durban when their cameras broadcast the Proteas’ dossier on how to bowl to Sri Lanka’s batsmen.

The broadcast revealed the everything it could — South Africa’s entire hit list of specific strategies to run through the Sri Lankan batting order.