Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SL vs SA, Match 4, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
16.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to David Miller, FOUR! Done and dusted! South Africa win their first game and begin their T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note after huffing and puffing a bit on a tricky surface to chase a paltry score. Wanindu Hasaranga offers a dolly full toss on the stumps, David Miller skips down the track and smashes it down the ground, the ball beats the chasing long on fielder and breaches the fence to wrap things up in style.
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16.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot towards deep extra covers for one.
End of over 16
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SA Batting D Miller 2(5) H Klaasen 18(21)
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15.6: Maheesh Theekshana to David Miller, An appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Wanindu Hasaranga straightaway challenges the on-field decision and sends it upstairs. Maheesh Theekshana bowls a carrom ball on a flatter trajectory, quicker as well, on a length and keeps way low on the bounce on the leg stump line, David Miller is back into the crease and looks to tuck it away, but gets a ping on the front pad. The UltraEdge comes up and shows that no bat is involved. Ball Tracking confirms that the ball is pitching outside leg.
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15.5: Maheesh Theekshana to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and quick, turning in from off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it over square leg for a single.
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15.4: Maheesh Theekshana to Heinrich Klaasen, Good length, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot straight to covers.
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15.3: Maheesh Theekshana to David Miller, On a flatter trajectory, comes quicker on the bat on a length, David Miller reads the length and pace before pulling it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
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15.2: Maheesh Theekshana to Heinrich Klaasen, Short in length and on the middle and off-channel, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and knocks it down to long on for a single.
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15.1: Maheesh Theekshana to Heinrich Klaasen, Flattens it on a length, on top of off, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back quickly and punches it back to the bowler.
End of over 15
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SA Batting D Miller 1(3) H Klaasen 16(17)
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14.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to David Miller, Fuller in length, and on off, David Miller goes deep inside the crease and drives it straight back to the bowler to end the over. Just 6 needed now.
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14.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and just outside off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it solidly to widish deep mid-wicket for one.
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14.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Down the ground and now Klaasen's in a hurry! Drops it right underneath the bat on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and spanks the ball, picking the bones of out it, straight down the ground over the bowler's head for a cracking four.
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14.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! BOOM! A pressure release hit by Heinrich Klaasen! Not quite the correct option by Wanindu Hasaranga, loopy delivery and right in the slot, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and winds up before tonking it over long on for a biggie.
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14.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Heinrich Klaasen, Good effort off his own bowling! On a nagging length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it firmly to the left of the bowler. Hasaranga dives to that side and cuts it off.
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14.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Heinrich Klaasen, Slower through the air and shorter, on off, Heinrich Klaasen checks his shot and pushes it to cover.
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19.1: Marco Jansen to Maheesh Theekshana, OUT! RUN OUT! A suicidal second run and Sri Lanka have been bowled out for just 77, their lowest score in T20I cricket. Marco Jansen steams in from over the wicket and hurls it on the back of a length, over middle, Maheesh Theekshana backs away and slaps it back over the bowler's head. It is not hit off the middle of the bat and it goes only as far as the ring down the ground. Maheesh Theekshana wants to stay on strike and calls Nuwan Thushara for the second run. Thushara is in no position to complete the second run and Anrich Nortje gives it a chase and fires a throw in on the bounce at the bowling end. Marco Jansen is quick to walk up to the stumps and does the rest, catching Thushara way short of his crease.
End of over 19
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SL Batting M Theekshana 6(15) N Thushara 0(4)
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18.6: Ottneil Baartman to Maheesh Theekshana, Pitches it up does Ottneil Baartman, at the stumps, Maheesh Theekshana watchfully knocks it down to long on and retains the strike with a single.
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18.5: Ottneil Baartman to Maheesh Theekshana, Digs it in short, over middle, Maheesh Theekshana waits on the back foot and tries to take on the short ball but gets undone by the extra bounce.
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18.4: Ottneil Baartman to Maheesh Theekshana, FOUR! Maheesh Theekshana finally gets one away! Baartman serves a bumper, on middle, Maheesh Theekshana pulls it aerially but to the right of mid on for a boundary.
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18.3: Ottneil Baartman to Maheesh Theekshana, Bangs it on a hard length, over middle, Maheesh Theekshana uses his feet and has a wild hoick across the line but the ball climbs on him and zips past the bat.
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18.2: Ottneil Baartman to Maheesh Theekshana, A big mix-up but no harm done! Slanting into the right-hander, on a length, Maheesh Theekshana works it in front of square on the leg side. Nuwan Thushara sets off for the run and runs more than halfway through before being sent back by Theekshana.
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18.1: Ottneil Baartman to Maheesh Theekshana, Swing and a miss! Delivers it on a good length, width on offer, Maheesh Theekshana clears his front leg and swings at it but does not connect.
End of over 18
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SL Batting N Thushara 0(4) M Theekshana 1(9)
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17.6: Kagiso Rabada to Nuwan Thushara, Angling in, on a good length, around the pads, Nuwan Thushara plays all around it as the ball rolls off his thigh pad and rolls to the left of the keeper.
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17.5: Kagiso Rabada to Nuwan Thushara, Attacks the stumps this time, on a good length, Nuwan Thushara hangs back and pats it into the off side.
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17.4: Kagiso Rabada to Nuwan Thushara, Sees the batter back away and follows him with a pacy delivery, at 141.2 kph, Nuwan Thushara gets into an awkward position and just about manages to cover the line of the ball.
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17.3: Kagiso Rabada to Nuwan Thushara, Dishes out a yorker, aimed at the toes, Nuwan Thushara backs away and digs it out back to the bowler.
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17.2: Kagiso Rabada to Matheesha Pathirana, OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal and Kagiso Rabada has his second wicket of the day! Rabada comes up with a well-disguised slower delivery, fuller and on the middle and leg, Matheesha Pathirana fails to pick the change of pace and looks to turn it away on the leg side. Goes through his shot early and gets a top edge that goes straight up towards mid on where Aiden Markram settles under it and takes it close to his chest.
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17.1: Kagiso Rabada to Matheesha Pathirana, Serves it on a length from over the wicket, outside off, Matheesha Pathirana clears his front leg and swings to over mid on but fails to put bat to ball.
16.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to David Miller, FOUR! Done and dusted! South Africa win their first game and begin their T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note after huffing and puffing a bit on a tricky surface to chase a paltry score. Wanindu Hasaranga offers a dolly full toss on the stumps, David Miller skips down the track and smashes it down the ground, the ball beats the chasing long on fielder and breaches the fence to wrap things up in style.