Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Q de Kock
Q de Kock
20(27) 0x4 - 1x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
0 0 3 2 11 1 1 2
H Klaasen
H Klaasen
19(22) 1x4 - 1x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 1 2 1 0 1 12 2

Best performances - Bowlers

A Nortje
A Nortje
O4
M0
R7
W4
Eco1.75
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
K Rabada
K Rabada
O4
M1
R21
W2
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

And with that it's a wrap from us. Here's how the table looks for Group D after this result. Sri Lanka might have been expecting a net run rate pounding after being bowled out for 77, but in the end it's definitely recoverable. But now they have no more margin for error going forward. Their next game will be up against Bangladesh on Saturday, but more immediately we have Afghanistan taking on Uganda in another six hours or so, while tomorrow will also see England taking on Scotland in the late game. Be sure to join us for that, but until then, on behalf of Fidel and the rest of the team this is Madushka signing out!

Aiden Markram: "Yeah happy with the win. The batting was a little up and down, speaks to quite a tough wicket but we found some way to score runs. It's a tough one from a batting perspective. You try to take the pitch out of it, but if the ball misbehaves or there's low bounce, it's just one of those things and hopefully we can take some learnings out of it. [importance of adapting] Lots of different conditions as you move around the tournament. Obviously fortunate that we have our next two games here, so we know what to expect. But important to assess as you move around. [Nortje] Wasn't worried about him, but it's a fantastic day for him. From a mental point of view, he was massively down [with his recent form], so the boys were really happy for him. And hopefully he kicks on for the rest of the tournament.

Wanindu Hasaranga: [right decision to bat first?] Yeah, our batters were looking at 160-170. To be honest this a 120 wicket, especially with our bowlers. [How did you find the pitch?] We went with our bowling strength, that's why we batted first. We wanted to put up a good score and defend it. [Positives] This is early in the tournament, as a team we wanted to do much better especially in the batting. We know we have bowling strength, so if our batters do well we can go further." Karthik: "Could this game have the most dot balls in a Mens T20I? or all T20s? 74 in SL innings, 52 in SA innings so far." --- It's definitely the most in T20I WC game. 127 out of 214 balls faced by the batters in this game were dots. The previous most was 123 dot balls during SA-IND game in 2007 in Durban and the Oman-Namibia game last night. The most in any T20I is 148 dots between Ireland and Kenya in 2008.

Anrich Nortje is the Player of the Match for his figures of 4 for 7: "It's been a tough few days but we worked really hard. It's just great to get a result and the momentum that goes with it. I'm very happy, been feeling good. It just hasn't paid off in the last few games. But yeah, it's a great result for the team cos it was a tough wicket. Kudos to the team. We didn't know what to expect, we just trying to assess the wicket. I think the boys did really well, especially at the start. So really happy with how it went. Not sure if all the games are going to be like this, so we'll have to keep assessing going forward."

1.36pm So despite some nervy moments South Africa eventually secure a resounding win to kick off their WC campaign in style. On a surface that proved to be two-paced to go with some uneven bounce, Sri Lanka might rue the decision to bat first having won the toss. It was pretty much all downhill from that point on as they struggled to come to terms with the sluggish surface, though credit should go for the South African bowlers who gave the SL batters nothing to work with. With just a target of 78, South Africa then inched their way to victory despite the best efforts of the impressive Lankan bowlers.

16.2
4
Hasaranga to Miller, FOUR, And that is that! Miller skips down the track and whips this past Hasaranga to beat the man at long-on. South Africa win by 6 wickets
16.1
1
Hasaranga to Klaasen, 1 run, good length leg break just outside off, cut to deep point for a single

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs | SA: 75/4 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.68, RRR: 0.75)

  • David Miller2 (5b)
  • Heinrich Klaasen18 (21b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana1-0-3-0
  • Wanindu Hasaranga3-0-17-2
15.6
0
Theekshana to Miller, no run, Appeal for leg before as Miller is rapped on the pads in front of leg stump. Not out is the call but SL review. This looked to be pitching well outside leg on first glance, and indeed it is.
15.5
1
Theekshana to Klaasen, 1 run, short-arm pull, on the bounce towards deep midwicket
15.4
0
Theekshana to Klaasen, no run, length on off, goes back and punched to short cover
15.3
1
Theekshana to Miller, 1 run, short of a length, scuffed pulled down to deep midwicket

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10RR HendricksQ de Kock
2nd13Q de KockAK Markram
3rd28Q de KockT Stubbs
4th7H KlaasenT Stubbs
5th22DA MillerH Klaasen

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33062.017
AFG3214-0.305
AUS3122-0.331
BAN3030-1.709
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.599
ENG32141.992
WI31220.963
USA3030-3.906
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND43071.137
USA42150.127
PAK42240.294
CAN4123-0.493
IRE4031-1.293
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS44082.791
ENG42153.611
SCOT42151.255
NAM4132-2.585
OMA4040-3.062
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44083.257
AFG43161.835
NZ42240.415
UGA4132-4.51
PNG4040-1.268
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44080.47
BAN43160.616
SL41230.863
NED4132-1.358
NEP4031-0.542