Miller and Rabada lead South Africa to victory in a thrilling match
T20 World Cup 2021: South Africa (SA) defeated Sri Lanka (SL) by 4 wickets on Saturday at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the ICC T20 World Cup (ICC T20 WC). This is the second win for the South African team in the tournament. With this defeat, the way for the Sri Lankan team to reach the semi-finals has become very difficult. In this match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. Coming to bat first, Sri Lanka’s team scored 142 runs in the stipulated 20 overs for the loss of 10 wickets. In response, the African team achieved the target in 19.5 overs by losing 6 wickets. African captain Temba Bavuma top-scored with 46 runs. However, David Miller, who scored 23 runs in 13 balls and Kagiso Rabada, who scored 13 runs in 7 balls, played an important role in South Africa’s victory. Sri Lanka’s star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took 3 wickets.
Pathum Nisanka’s innings of 72 could not win
The Sri Lanka team, who came out to bat after losing the toss, made a tremendous start and scored 40 runs for the loss of one wicket in the powerplay. Kusal Perera (7) was bowled by Nortje after scoring a run. After the powerplay, there was a 41-run partnership in 30 balls between Pathum Nisanka and Charit Aslanka. Meanwhile, Aslanka was dismissed after scoring 21 runs in 14 balls with the help of two fours and a six. Bhanuka Rajapakse (0), who came at number four, gave his wicket to Shamsi soon. After this, Nissanka along with Avishka Fernando went on to advance the innings. Then Fernando (3) returned to the pavilion on Shamsi’s ball.
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