Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Match 4 - Live Cricket Score
ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 | 3 Jun 2024, Mon, 8:00 PM IST | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium
SL
77/10 (19.1 ov)
SA
80/4 (16.2 ov)
Player of the Match: Anrich Nortje
POTM Anrich Nortje said:
"Definitely, this will get some momentum going. Tough few days, we've worked hard and it's nice to get some momentum. Very happy, I've been feeling good from the last few games, finally great to have a good game and get a few wickets. The guys did well to restrict them to a low score. Been a while since I got many wickets and was happy to be helpful in the team's win. We needed to assess as quickly as possible (on the conditions), it was up and down at times (on the wicket), I needed to hit my straps, hit the wicket hard, it was important that we got some early wickets. It was a tough one, practicing on these drop-in wickets is hard, we weren't able to bowl on the pitch on the pre-match day, the plans were simple, that helped me, I just need to get my rhythm better in the next few games," Nortje said.
Winning captain Aiden Markram said:
"Happy with the win. The batting was little up and down, probably speaks to quite a tough wicket and luckily we found ways to score on this. It was a tough one from a batting point of view, we try as much as we can to take the pitch out of it, we can take some learnings from it and we are experienced. Lots of different conditions as we move around, fortunately we have our next two here so we know what's coming but it's important to adapt as we go ahead. [on Nortje] Was not worried about him but a fantastic day for him, from a mental confidence point of view. He is massively loved in the changeroom, boys are incredibly happy and proud of him, hopefully this kicks off a great World Cup for him," Markram said.
Losing captain Wanindu Hasaranga said:
"Our batters tried for 160-170. To be honest this was a 120 wicket especially with our bowlers. We went with our strength - our bowling, that's why we batted first. We wanted to put a score and then defend. This is early in the tournament and we have three more games, we want to do much better, especially with our batting talent. If our batting does well, we can finish well," Hasaranga said.
SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY SIX WICKETS
David Miller hit a boundary to finish things off. It was a comfortable win in the end. They defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets.
End of the 15th over
SA are 72/4
Three singles
Pathirana gave away three runs. South Africa are 61/4 after 14 overs.
Tristan Stubbs departs
Tristan Stubbs departed after scoring 13 runs off 28 balls. Second wicket for Wanindu Hasaranga. Excellent catch from Charith Asalanka. South Africa are 58/4
Five runs off the over
South Africa are 57/3 after 12 overs. Surprisingly, still no sign of Maheesh Theekshana.
Five runs and a wicket
South Africa are 52/3 after 11 overs. 26 runs needed to win.
Quinton de Kock departs
Quinton de Kock departed for 20 runs off 27 balls. Hasaranga picked up the wicket. He is elated. South Africa are 51/3
End of the 10th over
South Africa are 46/2 at the halfway mark. They need 31 runs to win now.
End of the ninth over
South Africa are 42/2 after nine overs.
Three runs off the over
The runs are coming slow but South Africa are very much the favourite to win. End of the seventh over, they are 30/2
End of the powerplay
Four runs off the over. South Africa are 27/2 after six overs.
Wicket maiden
Kusal Mendis dropped a regulation catch as Tristan Stubbs got a lifeline in the final ball of the over. South Africa are 23/2 after five overs.