SL vs SA Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Proteas win tough, low-scoring encounter by 6 wickets
T20 World Cup 2024 highlights, SL vs SA: South Africa initially found it difficult to chase the target of 78 as they lost early wickets, but eventually sailed through with six wickets in hand
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8:42 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Nortje gets Kamindu
Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 W 0; SL 31-2 after 8 overs
Wanindu Hasaranga (0), Kusal Mendis (14); Anrich Nortje 1-0-1-1
Anrich Nortje comes into the attack and he starts troubling the batters with his pace and bounce.
Wicket!! That would be wicket number two as Kamindu Mendis tried to hit that one out of the park.
8:34 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Maharaj into the attack
Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 1 1; SL 30-1 after 7 overs
Kamindu Mendis (7), Kusal Mendis (11); Keshav Maharaj 1-0-6-0
Keshav Maharaj is into the attack and he goes for five runs as Kamindu tries to attack him, but just isn't successful.
8:31 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Powerplay comes to an end
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 0 2; SL 24-1 after 6 overs
Kamindu Mendis (7), Kusal Mendis (11); Ottneil Baartman 2-1-3-1
Ball 6 In the air…but safe and brings two important runs for Lanka.
Ball 5 This one comes in and there is a huge appeal for LBW. Not given and Proteas don't take the review.
Ball 4 Wow. This is a test ball length. Once again right in the middle and off-stump channel and beats the edge of Kusal Mendis
Ball 3 Beaten. Kusal Mendis looked in trouble
Ball 2 Single. Kamindu off strike
Ball 1 Dot ball. Baartman starts with a dot yet again
8:27 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Four for Kamindu
Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 4 1; SL 21-1 after 5 overs
Kamindu Mendis (6), Kusal Mendis (9); Kagiso Rabada 2-0-14-0
Ball 6 Single to finish the over
Ball 5 Four!! A much-needed boundary for Sri Lanka and Kmindu as he lofts this over deep square leg for a four
Ball 4 Single by Kusal as well.
Ball 3 He does finally
Ball 2 Make it two dots in a row as Kamindu Mendis is unable to get off the mark
Ball 1 Dot ball. Rabada starts well
8:25 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Baartman gets Nissanka
Over Summary: w 0 0 L1 0 0; SL 14-1 after 4 overs
Kamindu Mendis (0), Kusal Mendis (8); Ottneil Baartman 1-1-0-1
Ball 6 Baartman finishes a good over with a dot ball.
Ball 5 Dot ball
Ball 4 Single of leg byes
Ball 3 Dot again
Ball 2 Dot ball
Ball 1 Wicket!! The pressure of not getting easy runs grew on Nissanka and he went for the big release shot and the thick outside edge flew to third-man where Heinrich Klaasen made no mistake.
8:16 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Very cautious start
Over Summary: 0 1 Wd 0 0 2 0; SL 13-0 after 3 overs
Pathum Nissanka (3), Kusal Mendis (8); Marco Jansen 2-0-6-0
Ball 6 A dot will finish the over. Very cautious start from Lankan openers
Ball 5 Too full this time by Jansen and driven in the gap for two runs.
Ball 4 Menids tried to guide it to third-man but made no connection.
Ball 3 Driven well, but straight to the fielder.
Ball 3 Wide ball
Ball 2 Single taken and that would bring Mendis on strike
Ball 1 Dot ball
8:13 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: First boundary scored
Over Summary: 4 1 1 0 0 Wd 0; SL 9-0 after 2 overs
Pathum Nissanka (2), Kusal Mendis (6); Kagiso Rabada 1-0-7-0
Ball 6 Play and a miss to end the over
Ball 6 Wide. That was way too high and down the leg as well
Ball 5 Dot ball. That came back in very sharply
Ball 4 Dot ball
Ball 3 Single taken
Ball 2 Single and he will be off strike now
Ball 1 Four!! Well played uppercut from Mendis will give him and Sri Lanka their first boundary
8:10 PM
SL vs SA Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Two from the first over
Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 0 0; SL 2-0 after 1 overs
Pathum Nissanka (1), Kusal Mendis (1); Marco Jansen 1-0-2-0
Ball 6 And he will finish with a dot ball too.
Ball 5 Dot again
Ball 4 Good bowling from Jansen
Ball 3 The other batter gets off the mark as well
Ball 2 Dot ball
Ball 1 Single off the first ball and Sri Lanka are off the mark
7:45 PM
SL vs SA Live Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa Playing 11 for tonight's match
South Africa Playing 11
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
7:45 PM
SL vs SA Live Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Sri Lanka Playing 11 for tonight's match
Sri Lanka Playing 11
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara
7:37 PM
SL vs SA Live Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Markram would have bowled
South Africa skipper Markram said that he would have bowled first had he won the toss, rendering the toss pointless as both teams had already got to do what they wanted to.
7:33 PM
SL vs SA Live Toss Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Hasaranga wins toss, opts to bat first
Wanindu Hasaranga, skipper of the Sri Lankan team won the toss and decided to bat first.
7:22 PM
SL vs SA Live Toss Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Proteas must be aware of this
South Africa have lost three of their last four opening games in the tournament. The other against Zimbabwe in Hobart in October 2022, was washed out.
7:21 PM
SL vs SA Live Toss Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Which batters could become all-time greats this time around?
Many batters, including Australia's David Warner and New Zealand's Kane Williamson, could make their way to the top-five all-time high scorers in T20 World Cup history during the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the West Indies.
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| DA Warner (AUS) | 2009-2022 | 34 | 806 | 89* | 25.18 | 133.22 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 31 |
| JC Buttler (ENG) | 2012-2022 | 27 | 799 | 101* | 42.05 | 144.48 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 33 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2007-2022 | 36 | 742 | 84 | 23.93 | 122.44 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 23 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2012-2022 | 25 | 699 | 85 | 33.28 | 113.84 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 14 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 2021-2022 | 13 | 456 | 79* | 41.45 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 15 |
7:19 PM
SL vs SA Live Toss Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Wanindu Hasaranga ready for the next leap
If all goes according to plans for the Sri Lankan skipper Wanindu Hasaranga, he will become one of the top five leading wicket-takers in T20 World Cup history after this World Cup. Here's how
| Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| PW Hasaranga (SL) | 2021-2022 | 16 | 31 | 03/08/24 | 11.45 | 5.81 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2010-2022 | 22 | 29 | 03/06/24 | 21 | 7.59 | 16.58 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 2012-2022 | 20 | 27 | 3/20 | 24.44 | 8.35 | 17.55 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 2014-2022 | 14 | 25 | 4/13 | 14.64 | 6.57 | 13.36 | 1 | 0 |
| IS Sodhi (NZ) | 2016-2022 | 17 | 25 | 3/18 | 17.76 | 7.04 | 15.12 | 0 | 0 |
| A Zampa (AUS) | 2016-2022 | 14 | 23 | 5/19 | 13.3 | 6.12 | 13.04 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 2016-2022 | 15 | 23 | 04/09/24 | 16.17 | 6.37 | 15.21 | 1 | 0 |
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First Published: Jun 03 2024 | 5:15 PM IST
