Live Cricket Score | South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score & Commentary | SA vs SL Scorecard, ICC Men's T20 World Cup

25th T20I • Sharjah Cricket Stadium • Sharjah

Sri Lanka

142/10 (20)

South Africa

146/6 (19.5)

SA won by 4 wickets

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Playing XI

Player of the Match Tabraiz Shamsi

3/17

SL s

SA s

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Sri Lanka s

142/10 (20)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

124.14

c A Nortje b D Pretorius

Kusal Perera

70.00

b A Nortje

Charith Asalanka

150.00

runout (Q Kock / K Rabada)

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

0.00

c & b T Shamsi

Avishka Fernando

60.00

c & b T Shamsi

Wanindu Hasaranga

80.00

c A Markram b T Shamsi

Dasun Shanaka

(C)

91.67

c K Rabada b D Pretorius

Chamika Karunaratne

100.00

c RVD Dussen b D Pretorius

Dushmantha Chameera

75.00

b A Nortje

Maheesh Theekshana

233.33

Not out

Lahiru Kumara

0.00

runout (A Nortje / Q Kock)

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 7, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.1)

142/10

Bowlers

EXT

4.00

10.67

6.75

8.50

4.25

5.67

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Kusal Perera

b A Nortje

1-20

3.5

Charith Asalanka

runout (Q Kock / K Rabada)

2-61

8.5

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

c & b T Shamsi

3-62

9.3

Avishka Fernando

c & b T Shamsi

4-77

11.4

Wanindu Hasaranga

c A Markram b T Shamsi

5-91

13.4

Dasun Shanaka

c K Rabada b D Pretorius

6-110

16.4

Chamika Karunaratne

c RVD Dussen b D Pretorius

7-131

18.2

Pathum Nissanka

c A Nortje b D Pretorius

8-131

18.4

Dushmantha Chameera

b A Nortje

9-142

19.5

Lahiru Kumara

runout (A Nortje / Q Kock)

10-142

19.6

South Africa s

146/6 (19.5)

Batters

Quinton de Kock

120.00

c & b D Chameera

Reeza Hendricks

91.67

lbw b D Chameera

Rassie van der Dussen

145.45

runout (D Shanaka)

Temba Bavuma

(C)

100.00

c P Nissanka b W Hasaranga

Aiden Markram

95.00

b W Hasaranga

David Miller

176.92

Not out

Dwaine Pretorius

0.00

c PBB Rajapaksa b W Hasaranga

Kagiso Rabada *

185.71

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(19.5 Ov, RR: 7.36)

146/6

Did not Bat

Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

Bowlers

EXT

Dushmantha Chameera

6.75

Maheesh Theekshana

7.75

Lahiru Kumara

3.5

9.13

Chamika Karunaratne

7.67

Wanindu Hasaranga

5.00

Dasun Shanaka

7.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Reeza Hendricks

lbw b D Chameera

1-25

3.2

Quinton de Kock

c & b D Chameera

2-26

3.4

Rassie van der Dussen

runout (D Shanaka)

3-49

7.6

Aiden Markram

b W Hasaranga

4-96

14.6

Temba Bavuma

c P Nissanka b W Hasaranga

5-112

17.1

Dwaine Pretorius

c PBB Rajapaksa b W Hasaranga

6-112

17.2

Match Info

Date & Time

30 Oct, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Match

25th T20I,

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Umpires

Joel Wilson(West Indies), Paul Wilson(Australia), Ahsan Raza(Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe(New Zealand)

Toss

South Africa elected to bowl

Player of the Match Tabraiz Shamsi

3/17

Commentary

That's it from myself, Pratyush Rohra, alongside my co-commentator, Pradeep Somashekar. May this run of closely contested games go on then. Goodbye for now! See you around.

Right then. We've witnessed another humdinger of a game this afternoon. The table turned one way then the other but it's South Africa who marches on two get their second one. Time now, for the two unbeaten teams in this group to go head-to-head. The loser of that game will be level on points with the Proteas. Switch tabs to catch all the action from the game between England and Australia.

Temba Bavuma (South Africa captain): It's quite hard to put behind everything that's happened in the last couple of days. At the end of the day, we still have a job to do and I'm glad we got over the line. We took it deep. David hasn't done that for us in a while, and it's great that he came good at the right time. Shamsi has been a good player for us. He has been effective all over the world in this format and he's been doing this for quite a while now. I took on the responsibility to soak the pressure. I thought the shot was on, but I am a bit annoyed that I couldn't execute it well enough.

Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka captain): We thought we had enough on the board for Kumara in the end. He was nailing his yorkers in practice and we thought it was the right decision. Going with Wanindu earlier worked out well. Nissanka has been a classy batter. He's got a bright career ahead of him and he is a bright prospect for Sri Lankan cricket. I was looking at the points table but it will be hard for us after this game.

Tabraiz Shamsi has been adjudged the Man of the Match for his splendid spell of bowling, 4-0-17-3!

Shamsi says, my first man of the match trophy in a World Cup game, really special one but I don't want to take away what we witnessed just now. The way Bavuma steered the innings with Markram and then KG, Miller to come in and finish it off, we were a bit nervous in the end but I'm glad to be here smiling.

I don't think much has changed in my bowling, it's the opportunities that I've grabbed with both hands as I haven't been part of the XI regularly. It's just that I've learnt that, I need to keep on doing my work, it's all about regular game time and bit of confidence as well.

It's always exciting and always come in and try to do something special to try and win games, I don't think much about whether you are the number one spinner or the second spinner representing your country, if you are the second choice it doesn't mean you come in and bowl however you want, you still have a job to do, I'm just glad I'm part of this bowling unit, different guys putting their hands up in different situations.

South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).

This World Cup is gathering steam alright. Fans have been asking for more close contests, and y'all shall get what you wish for! Humdingers are coming in thick and fast for the last couple of days. The momentum in this one swung one way and the other. Ohh, the ebbs and flows of T20 cricket. South Africa keep their tournament alive with a crucial win against their direct rivals for the semi-final contention.

After Nissanka's heroics in the first innings, Dushmantha Chameera followed up early in the South African innings as he sent the two openers back in the hut in one over. Temba Bavuma's turtle-paced knock added some solidity to the middle-order, allowing the game to be taken deep. All that changed with Wanindu Hasaranga bagging a hat-trick to turn the tables.

The atmosphere was rollicking when that happened, almost like we were in Colombo. Sri Lanka believed that they had done enough to seal the deal and clinch over the line, but they had another thing coming. 15 needed off the last over, David Miller was the dream killer for Sri Lanka as he walloped two slot balls off Lahiru Kumara to keep South Africa's hopes alive.

South Africa have pulled one out of the hat! Disbelief amongst the Sri Lankan players and supporters. They can't quite believe what's happened here. Just like Asif Ali did last night, David Miller provided the fireworks, in the end, to take South Africa over the line. The Proteas win an absolute nail-biter by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).

20.0

19.5 Lahiru Kumara to Kagiso Rabada, EDGED AND FOUR! IT'S ALL OVER! What a game we've had, South Africa came out victorious in a matter of last few minutes. Short delivery on the off-stump as Rabada has a big hoick and gets the thick outside edge and flies past Perera and down to third-man for a boundary. Lahiru Kumara just couldn't handle the pressure, probably Shanaka should've stuck with his star bowler Chameera for the last one.

19.4 Lahiru Kumara to David Miller, short delivery, banged it into the track and Miller was hurried on to it as he looks to pull but mistimes it to square-leg for just a single. SCORES ARE LEVEL!

That one is out of hereeee! It's in his slot again and Miller has deposited it into the stands. Oh, he's charged up alright. So is KG! 2 from 3 balls now.

19.3 Lahiru Kumara to David Miller, SIX MORE! DAVID MILLER, ANOTHER MONSTER HIT! Length delivery on the pads and Miller once again clears his front leg and then PUMMELS that one out of the ground too, two big blows from MILLER, what hitting this!

Miller has delivered the killer blow! Poor bowling from Kumara and he's been duly punished. 8 off 4 now. Suddenly, this one's South Africa's game to lose. Nerves....

19.2 Lahiru Kumara to David Miller, SIX! KABOOM! OUTTA HERE, DISAPPEARED! MILLER THE KILLER IS BACK! Back of a length on the middle and off, Miller plants his front foot across and then DISPATCHES that one with DISDAIN, it's out of the ground for a ginormous maximum! JEEZ!

14 in 5 now... Killer Miller?

19.1 Lahiru Kumara to Kagiso Rabada, OH! Back of a length on the leg-stump as Rabada has a big heave across the line but inside edge's into the on-side for just a single. Rabada is disappointed he couldn't connect it!

Lahiru Kumara [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

Why have they taken a single there? It means Rabada will be on strike at the start of the final over. No doubt that he can clear the ropes but surely it had to be Miller taking strike? Anway. South Africa need 15 runs in 6 balls. Which way is this one going? Super over, anyone?

overs

128 /6 score

runs

David Miller

10 (10)

Kagiso Rabada *

8 (5)

Dushmantha Chameera

2 /27

18.6 Dushmantha Chameera to Kagiso Rabada, yorker length on the wide of off-stump and Rabada couldn't do much about it as he digs it down to long-off for a single to finish. 15 to get off the last 6 deliveries!

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