T20 WC updates: South Africa down SL by 6 wickets

Mon, 03 June 2024

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23:20

SA bowlers shine

SA 80-4 (16.2 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in their campaign opening Group D match at the T20 World Cup, at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in New York, on Monday.

Set 78 for victory, South Africa lost a few wickets, Hasaranaga picked two, but the Proteas finally eased to win in 16.2 overs.

Earlier, South Africa bowled out Sri Lanka for 77.

It was Sri Lanka's lowest total in T20 cricket.

Pacer Anrich Nortje was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa ending with envious figures of four for seven in four overs. Spinner Keshav Maharaj (2/22) too was impressive.

Opener Kusal Mendis was the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with 19 off 30 balls.

Hasaranga continues.

Klaasen then cuts the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Miller comes down the track and hits the winning runs to long on for a four. South Africa win by 6 wickets.

Maheesh Theekshana in the attack now with 6 needed.

And after a dot, Klaasen plays the ball to long on for a single.

Short ball and Miller pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

A dot next.

Klaasen then pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Miller is then hit on the pad, deep in his crease. Big shout for LBW. No says the umpire. Sri Lanka take the review. And ball tracking shows pitching outside leg and the decision stays. SL lose the review. 3 runs come in the over.

Hasaranga continues and after two dots, Klaasen swings the bat and smashes the full ball for a six over long on.

Klaasen then stays on the back foot and punches it down the ground for a four!

Klaasen then plays the ball to long on for a single.

A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

22:58

Stubbs out for 13

SA 61-4 (14 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Pathirana continues and after three dots, Klaasen gets a single to fine leg off an inside edge.

Miller then clips the full ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Klaasen then digs out the yorker and takes a single. 3 runs come off the over.

Miller is the new man in and he plays a dot. A wicket and just a single comes the over.

Hasaranga continues and after two dots, Klaasen hits the ball to long-on for a single.

A dot later, Stubbs slaps it straight to cover and Asalanka takes a blinder as the ball starts to die down but the fielder takes a sharp catch and reacts quickly. Stubbs is out for 13.

22:50

De Kock out for 20

SA 57-3 (12 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Pathirana continues and after a dot, Klaasen and Stubbs take a single each.

Klaasen then gets lucky to dig out the yorker, he loses his balance and falls but manages to take a single.

Stubbs then gets a couple to deep mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

Klaasen is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to long off.

5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Hasaranga brings himself on and comes around the wicket to de Kock who starts the over with a single.

Stubbs then gets a single to fine leg.

De Kock then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a quick couple.

De Kock then blocks.

De Kock then just chips the ball straight to Hasaranga. The ball holds on to the pitch, de Kock tries to play it down the ground only to hit it to the bowler. De Kock out for 20.

22:40

Stubbs, de Kock bat calmly

SA 47-2 (10 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Fast medium bowler Pathirana in the attack now and Stubbs starts the over with a single to the leg side.

De Kock is then beaten next ball before the bowler bowls a quick ball to beat the batter again and the keeper collects it as it rises up.

De Kock then takes a single to backward point.

Stubbs then plays the ball wide of mid-on for a single.

A short bouncer next and wide called.

De Kock then takes a quick single to backward point as 5 come off it.

Shanaka continues and after three dots, Stubbs and de Kock take three singles in the over as 3 come off it.

22:31

Stubbs gets a life

SA 39-2 (8 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Mathews back in the attack and Stubbs gets a bottom edge and is dropped by Mendis behind the stumps. The batter takes a single.

De Kock then taps the ball down and hares down the pitch for a single.

Stubbs then plays the ball down onto his pads for a dot.

He then takes a single to backward point.

De Kock then snashes a six over square leg.

A dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Shanaka continues and after a dot, Stubbs takes a single to backward point.

De Kock then plays the ball down and calls for the singles.

A dot later, Shanaka gets one to nip back in and beats the batter on the inside edge as it flies just over his stumps.

Stubbs then plays the ball to the leg side and scampers for a single as 3 runs come off it.

22:19

SL pacers keep them in the game

SA 27-2 (6 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Thushara continues and after two dots, de Kock gets a single to cover-point.

Stubbs then tickles it down fine for a couple off leg byes.

A dot and a single to end the over as 4 come off it.

Stubbs is the new man in and he is welcomed with a ball that is bowled just wide off his thigh guard. SL go up for a caught behind as it seems to have flicked the pad as Kusal takes a superb catch. SL take the review and lose it. The wide is also reversed.

Three dots later, Stubbs gets a bottom edge but is grassed by Mendis and he gets a life. That is a wicket maiden.

Shanaka is in the attack now and after a dot, Markram is out.

Markram goes for the flick, he is done in by the seam movement, he gets a leading edge and is caught at slip. He is out for 12. South Africa now 2 down.

22:07

SL keep it tight

SA 23-1 (4 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Thushara continues and after a dot, Markram swings the bat and hammers the full and wide ball over extra cover for a six!

Markram then works the ball to square leg for a couple.

Markram then takes a single to square leg.

Two dots to end the over as 9 come off it.

Mathews continues and after two dots and beating Markram on the outside edge, he hits the batter on the box.

After Markram gets his breath back, Mathews continues to keep it tight as just the single comes in the over.

22:00

Thushara draws first blood

SA 13-1 (2 ovs) vs SL 77 | Scorecard

Markram is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

De Kock and Markram take a single off the next two balls as 7 runs and a wicket comes off it.

Thushara opens at the other end and he starts with a no ball.

De Kock then gets a couple to mid-wicket next ball.

He then gets a single next ball.

Thushara strikes next ball as Hendricks fishes at an outswinger and he is caught at first slip. He is out for 4 and SL strike early.

Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks open the batting for South Africa while Angelo Mathews opens the attack for Sri Lanka.

Mathews bowls a wide, de Kock gets a single to get off the mark.

South Africa off a good start as Hendricks gets a streaky boundary off the last ball of the over. 6 come off it.

21:51

Nortje takes 4

SL 77 (19.1 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

South Africa bowled out Sri Lanka for 77 in their T20 World Cup opener in New York on Monday.

It was Sri Lanka's lowest total in T20 cricket.

Pacer Anrich Nortje was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa ending with envious figures of four for seven in four overs. Spinner Keshav Maharaj (2/22) too was impressive.

Opener Kusal Mendis was the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with 19 off 30 balls.

Jansen back in the attack and Theekshana swings and gets a single but is run out on the 2nd run and they are all out for 77.

This is Sri Lanka's lowest score in T20 cricket.

Baartman continues and Theekshana swings and misses.

Theekshana and Thushara get into a mix-up. The latter gets back in time.

Theekshana then comes down the track, swings and misses.

Theekshana then swings and flat bats the ball over mid-off for a four.

Another swing and a miss and a dot.

A single down the ground to end the over as 5 come off it.

SL's No 11 Nuwan Thushara is the new man in and he is peppered with full, quick balls. Four dots to end the over. That is a wicket maiden.

Rabada back in the attack and after a dot, Pathirana top edges the ball to mid-on. He is out for a duck. SL lose wicket number 9.

Baartman back in the attack.

Theekshana plays three dots and then narrowly misses the outside edge.

A dot later, Baartman bowls a wide.

A dot to end the over as just a single comes off it.

21:19

Gets his 4th scalp

SL 70-8 (16 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Pathirana is the new man in and he plays out two dots. A wicket and 2 runs come in the over.

Nortje back in the attack and Mathews gets a single off a leg bye.

Theekshana then gets a single to get off the mark.

A dot later, a short bouncer, Mathews pulls and the top edge goes straight to long leg. Mathews is out for 16 off 16 and Nortje gets his 4th wicket.

Theekshana is the new man in and he plays out two dots including a sharp bouncer as a wicket and 7 come off it.

Rabada back in the attack. a full ball and Mathews whips it over mid-wicket for a six!

Mathews then gets a single to backward point off a leading edge.

A dot later, Shanaka makes room, swings and misses and Rabada finds timber! Shanaka out for 9.

21:08

Mathews, Shanaka attempt to rally SL

SL 61-6 (14 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Jansen is back in the attack and Shanaka and Mathews start the over with a single each off the first two balls.

A dot later, short ball and the top edge flies over fine leg for a six!

Full and swinging and Shanaka plays the ball to backward point for a dot.

A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

Maharaj continues and after a dot, Shanaka gets a single.

Two dots later, Mathews comes down and smashes the ball down the ground for a six! That brings up SL's 50.

A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

21:01

SL now 6 down

SL 46-6 (12 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Shanaka is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single to square leg.

Three dots to end the over as a wicket and two runs come off it.

Nortje continues and Mathews starts the over with a single.

Nortje bowls a straight one and Asalanka flicks it straight to deep square leg and is out for 6 off 9. SL lose 6th wicket.

Angelo Mathews is the new man in.

Maharah continues and after a dot, Asalanka gets a single to backward square leg.

A dot later, Mathews gets off the mark with a single to deep backward point.

Asalanka then plays the ball to point and wants a single, sent back, Klaasen fires the ball to the keeper but the batter gets home in time.

Asalanka then cuts the ball to third man for a couple as 4 runs come off it.

20:51

Wickets fall in a heap

SL 40-5 (10 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Nortje continues and after a dot, Kusal takes a single to mid-wicket.

Kusal then takes a single to third man.

A dot later, Asalanka clips the ball to the leg side for a single off a leg bye.

Nortje strikes next ball and he gets the wicket as Mendis tries to pull the short ball but he is beaten by the extra bounce and he holes out to Stubbs at square leg as he completes a good catch. Kusal Mendis out for 19 off 30 balls. SL in deep trouble. 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Asalanka is the new man in and he clips the ball to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

Kusal then takes a single to backward point.

A single to long on to end the over as 2 wickets and 5 runs come off the over.

Sadeera is the new man in and he is out first ball as Maharaj gets the ball to clip the off stump and the new man is out for a duck.

Sri Lanka's innings in tatters.

Maharaj back in the attack and Kusal starts the over with a single.

Hasaranga then tries to come down the wicket, misses it and an unbalanced de Kock nearly makes a hash of it but manages to whips out the bails and the captain is out for a duck. SL lose 3rd wicket.

Hasaranga is the new man in and he plays a dot. Just the one run and a wicket in the over.

Anrich Nortje in the attack now and he gets some bounce and carry first ball, beating Kusal on the pull.

More bounce and Kusal misses out on the pull again.

Mendis gets across the wickets but it comes to naught as he misses to connect on the attempted pull.

Mendis then gets a single to backward square leg for a single.

Full ball next, Kamindu goes for the flick only to hole out to Hendricks at square leg. He is out for 11 off 15. SL lose 2nd wicket.

Spin in the mix now and Maharaj comes into the attack and after a dot, Kamindu gets a couple to backward point.

He then takes a single to long-on.

Kusal and Kamindu then take three singles as 6 come off it.

20:31

SL batters struggle to find runs

SL 24-1 (6 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

The conditions are not the easiest to bat on and SL are feeling the heat. SA pacers Jansen and Baartman have bowled Test lengths to keep the batters guessing. The powerplay goes to South Africa.

Baartman continues and Kamindu is beaten first ball.

Kamindu then plays the ball down the ground for a single.

Baartman then gets one to keep low and Mendis is beaten next ball.

Another beauty as the ball nips away.

He gets the next one to shape back in and hits Mendis on the back leg.

Mendis comes down the track and hits it over the infield and he takes a couple as just 3 come off it.

Rabada back in the attack and Kamindu plays a dot.

Rabada comes around the wicket and Kamindu is beaten on the outside edge as he swings and misses.

Kamindu then gets a single after a misfield at backward point allows him a single.

Mendis then comes down the track, makes room and gets a single to mid on.

Kamindu then plays a pick-up shot as he uses the pace of the ball to whip it over square leg for a four.

A single to third man to end the over as 7 come off it.

20:22

Baartman srikes!

SL 14-1 (4 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Kamindu Mendis is the new man in and after a dot, he is beaten next ball as the ball goes away from his outside edge.

Kamindu then gets a single off a leg bye.

Mendis is then beaten next ball as the ball moves away sharply.

Mendis then plays a dot as a wicket and a run comes off it.

Baartman in the attack now and he strikes first ball. Nissanka just slashes at the wide ball and plays it straight down the throat of third man. He is out for 3 and SL lose an early wicket.

Jansen continues and he starts the over with a yorker, dug out by Nissanka.

Nissanka then hits the ball to mid-off and takes a single.

Short bouncer and wide called. Two dots later, Mendis plays the ball through the gap on the off side and tales a couple.

A dot to end the over as 4 come off it.

20:14

Jansen tests batters

SL 9-0 (2 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rabada opens at the other end, he gets some bounce and there is width and Mendis slashes it over slip for a four.

Mendis stays back and plays it to backward point for a single.

Nissanka then guides the ball to third man for a single.

Rabada then gets one to keep low and the full ball goes between the bat and the stumps to the keeper.

Another dot later, Rabada bowls a short bouncer, wide called.

Mendis is beaten as he swings and misses as 7 come off it.

Sri Lanka batters Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis come out to bat for the Lankans while Marco Jansen will open the attack for South Africa.

And Jansen comes over the wicket and Nissanka taps the ball down to cover and scampers for a quick run to get off the mark in a flash.

Mendis then plays a dot as the ball bounces a tad higher, surprising the batter.

Straight ball next and Mendis gets off the mark and flicks the ball to long leg for a single.

A dot later, Nissanka is beaten on the outside edge.

Jansen gets extra bounce and Nissanka is once again beaten on the outside edge. 2 runs come off the opening over.

19:52

It's SL bowlers vs SA batters

Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga has won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in New York, on Monday.

Playing XIs:

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara

South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman

The young and exciting Sri Lankan side will play their ICC T20 World Cup Group D campaign opener against South Africa in New York on Monday.

Sri Lanka is a part of Group D along with South Africa, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Nepal. In the previous T20 WC in Australia back in 2022, Sri Lanka could not make it past the group stage, finishing at the fourth spot in group one with two wins and three losses.

Coming into this World Cup the Lankan lost two away series against India and New Zealand before winning three home series on the trot against Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

The Lankans will rest their hopes on Kusal Mendis to give them explosive starts while their spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana.

Their young pacer Matheesha Pathirana, with his slingy, Malinga-like action will be an X-factor for the Islanders.

South Africa will have to adapt to the unknown conditions quickly, but captain Aiden Markram is confident his side can end their luckless run at global events.

The fixture will be played on a drop-in pitch at the brand new Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Long Island, which staged a first ever international fixture when India beat Bangladesh by 60 runs in a warm-up game on Saturday.

It was India's seamers who did the damage with seven wickets between them, leaving a tricky selection poser for South Africa, who have brought three frontline spinners with them in their squad expecting slow conditions.

The match has a 10.30am local start time and it is unusual for a T20 clash to be played in the morning when conditions may be crisp.

South Africa have a well-known list of failures at 50-over and 20-over World Cups, where they have been favourites going in and found unusual ways to go out.

They are not among the leading sides this time round but Markram feels that if they hit their straps, they are a match for anyone in the competition.

"I am feeling quietly confident, there are really good teams here but we feel if we find our form and play to the best of our ability we can beat anyone," he said.

"We have put a lot of focus on ourselves and we will see where it gets us. But we are certainly here to lift the trophy."

South Africa also play Nepal, Netherlands and Bangladesh in their pool.

T20 WC updates: South Africa down SL by 6 wickets

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