South Africa registered an easy victory over Sri Lanka to begin their T20 World Cup 2024 journey with a win. The match was played at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York. Anrich Nortje’s fiery spell and African bowlers dominate against Lankan Batters.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first, but the team bundled out for just 77 runs. Batter didn’t read the pitch well and suffered a lot while scoring. Their top and middle order collapsed as eight of their players were dismissed for single-figure scores, including captain Hasaranga who was out for a duck. Kusal scored 19, Kamindu made 11 and Mathews scored 16.
South Africa’s bowling performance is mind-blowing. Nortje picked 4 wickets, while Rabada and Maharaj got two wickets each and Baartman also picked one wicket on his T20 World Cup debut.
Despite their strong performance in the first inning, South Africa lost two early wickets in the powerplay. After the powerplay was over, the African batter started dominating and successfully chased a low total. The Proteas have triumphed in their first T20 World Cup match by six wickets after a superb bowling performance in the first innings. Chasing a lowly target of 78, Opener De Kock scored 20, while captain Markram scored 12 and Stubbs made 13. Hendricks was dismissed cheaply for a 4.
