Cricket News By TODAYLIVESCORE.INFO - Live Cricket Score - South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Super 12, ICC Men's T20 WC 2021. South Africa, just like their opponents Sri Lanka, have lost one and won one so far.
South Africa, just like their opponents Sri Lanka, have lost one and won one so far.
Two tight overs, two sixes, two wickets
Straight after the PowerPlay the two spinners, Maharaj and Shami, bowled two tight overs. Asalanka and Nissanka hit a six each to offset the mini-rut. But just when it appeared they'd power through the middle-overs than a run-out ended their hopes. A great pick up and throw from the deep by KG Rabada caught Asalanka short of his crease, running back for a two.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa fell in the next over, for a duck, chipping a return catch to Shamsi.
PowerPlay: Sri Lanka 39/1
No clear winners here, imo. South Africa's matchup play didn't quite work. Markram even burnt a review in his attempts to get Kusal Perera. But he bowled 2 overs for 8 runs.
Nortje got Kusal but Asalanka gave the team a final-over-of-the-powerplay thrust. Two boundaries off Nortje. Can Sri Lanka ride on this?
Nortje delivers the breakthrough
144kph and straight. Kusal Perera looks to hack him across the line. Misses it and loses his middle stump.
Match-ups battle straight away
Aiden Markram starts proceedings. Nissanka strikes at 154 against off-spin, so this is to target Kusal Perera. Remember this is the same pitch that was used yesterday where West Indies successfully defended a total.
The CricViz Analyst @cricvizanalyst Scores batting first at Sharjah so far in this #T20WorldCup: #IRE 125-8 vs #NAM (lost) #NED 44-10 vs #SL (lost) #BNG 171-4 vs #SL (lost) #AFG 190-4 vs #SCO (won) #NZ 134-8 vs #PAK (lost) #WI 142-7 vs #BNG (won) #T20WorldCup #SAvSL 10:01 AM • Oct 10, 2021
TOSS: South Africa win the toss and opt to bowl. Quinton is indeed back;Klaasen makes way. Sri Lanka are unchanged.
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Another team keeping a keen eye on this contest will be Bangladesh, becausethey'll be knocked out if Sri Lanka wins today.
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Quinton de Kock has been in the spotlight in the lead up to this game for nothing he's done on the field. But a look at the points tally, where both South Africa and Sri Lanka have two points each from as many games means this could be make or break for them in that race to the semis. South Africa do start as slight favourites, having swept the the bilateral series in Colombo in September. Here's Telford Vice's match preview.
