Anrich Nortje's 4 for 7 sets up South Africa win on tricky New York pitch
The up-and-down surface meant the target of 78 was no walk in the park for South Africa, but they eventually got there in the 17th over
03/06Result
4th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at New York, Jun 3 2024
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
80/4 (16.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
03/06Result
4th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at New York, Jun 3 2024
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
80/4 (16.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Pitch imperfect: New York's World Cup debut leaves questions to answer
A low-scoring game dominated by the bowlers was not the ideal way to launch a tournament which hopes to embrace a new audience
Nortje: Don't need 20 sixes to make an entertaining game
The South Africa quick defended conditions at the new stadium but Heinrich Klaasen did not think they were ideal for T20
Stats - Nortje and Baartman hack into the dot matrix
Records tumbled as Sri Lanka and South Africa played out 127 scoreless balls between them
New York, new challenges as Sri Lanka begin a long road
Wanindu Hasaranga was hopeful conditions wouldn't be too far removed from home
'So unfair' - Sri Lanka, given a raw scheduling deal, struggle to find their bearings
Delayed flights, matches at different venues, hotels far from the game venues have made life difficult for Hasaranga's team
Markram 'grateful' for tough start as young captain
One of the biggest lessons he learned was to separate his role as a batter
Preview
The power of South Africa against the variety of Sri Lanka
Kagiso Rabada had left the IPL early with a soft tissue infection in a lower limb, but is available to play SA's World Cup opener
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.017 |
| AFG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.305 |
| AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.331 |
| BAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.709 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.599 |
| ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.992 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.963 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.906 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.137 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.127 |
| PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.294 |
| CAN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.493 |
| IRE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.293 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.791 |
| ENG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.611 |
| SCOT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.255 |
| NAM | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.585 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.062 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.257 |
| AFG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.835 |
| NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.415 |
| UGA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4.51 |
| PNG | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.268 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.47 |
| BAN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.616 |
| SL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.863 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.358 |
| NEP | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.542 |