Sri Lanka were skittled for their lowest T20 score of 77 on a very tough pitch, with South Africa surviving an early scare to win comfortably
. Andy Bull’s report should be on the site shortly, and we’ll be back tomorrow for England v Scotland. Goodnight!Yeah we’re happy with the win. Incredible performance in the field, but the batting was a little bit up and down. It was quite a tough wicket. Hopefully we can take a bit of learning from spending some time out there.
South Africa looked good today. Their batting depth will be a worry going forward. Sri Lanka should get Madhushanka in the playing 11. There has been only one boundary since the fourth over, and no fours since the first over. That can’t be a good thing, yet if Sri Lanka had posted 100, never mind 120, we’d be watching an unusual cracker.Hasaranga is trying to create a bit of theatre, putting his hands to his head even when Miller defends his first ball fairly comfortably. Quite right too.Sheesh, what a strange game this is. Stubbs slaps Hasaranga straight to short cover, where Asalanka takes a quite superb low catch.
Despite those near misses, there are four singles and a wide from the over. That’s more than enough for South Africa in this peculiar run-chase.Another tight over from Shanaka, who has conceded six from three. Wickets are Sri Lanka’s only hope, though, and South Africa know that: with one or two exceptions they are dealing in low-risk singles.far short of the keeper Kusal, who did well to change direction and plunge to his left. I don’t think it was a chance.
This New York pitch is doing a lot more than a typical T20 surface. That won’t be to all tastes, but it should make for some intriguing cricket during the World Cup.Nuwan Thushara, a roundarm swing bowler, starts with a no-ball, which means a free hit. De Kock drags that for two before inside-edging an inswinger past leg stump.
Baartman ends a fine World Cup with figures of 4-1-9-1. Before today, only three South Africa men had bowled their four overs for less than 10 runs in a T20 international, the last in 2013. Nortje and Baartman have joined the list.18th over: Sri Lanka 71-9
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