South Africa’s Anrich Nortje took a outstanding 4 wickets for simply seven runs because the Proteas dismissed Sri Lanka for a document low 77 on their strategy to a six-wicket win within the groups’ T20 World Cup opener in New York on Monday. Sri Lanka’s whole was their lowest in all T20 cricket, with quick bowler Nortje’s figures the perfect by a South African at a T20 World Cup, surpassing his personal 4-10 in opposition to Bangladesh in Sydney two years in the past. Kagiso Rabada (2-21) and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, who took two wickets in two balls on his strategy to 2-22, additionally broken Sri Lanka’s trigger.
Opener Kusal Mendis (19) and veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews (16) had been the one Sri Lanka batsmen to cross 15 after their captain, Wanindu Hasaranga, seemingly misinterpret circumstances by opting to bat first after profitable the toss in what was the primary match at a Lengthy Island floor constructed specifically for this match.
However South Africa too misplaced early wickets of their chase as their high order additionally struggled to time the ball on a troublesome pitch for batting.
They had been 23-2 early of their reply however opener Quinton de Kock made 20 earlier than, with the Proteas wobbling at 58-4, the big-hitting Heinrich Klaasen struck a six and a 4 off successive deliveries to ease his facet’s nerves.
Klaasen was 19 not out as South Africa completed on 80-4 with 26 balls to spare.
South Africa quick bowler Ottneil Baartman, making his World Cup debut, sparked Sri Lanka’s collapse when, together with his first ball, he had Pathum Nissanka caught within the deep earlier than Nortje dismissed Kamindu Mendis in comparable trend.
Maharaj then struck twice within the ninth over as each the advancing Hasaranga, stumped by De Kock and Sadeera Samarawickrama, clear bowled by a faster supply, fell for nought to go away Sri Lanka 32-4 earlier than Charith Asalanka survived the hat-trick ball.
Nortje returned to dismiss Mathews in his final over.
Sri Lanka had been bowled out with 5 balls left when final man Nuwan Thushara was run out for one in all 4 geese within the innings.
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