SA beat SL, 1st T20I score: South Africa defeats Sri Lanka in T20 opener- South Africa defeated Sri Lanka in the first T20 to avenge their ODI series and continue their impressive record against Sri Lanka in T20Is. Chasing 164 runs, Sri Lanka kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Dinesh Chandimal was the lone warrior as he struck fifty but others failed to give him company. He struck 64 runs off 54 balls with the help of 5 fours and a couple of sixes. As a result, South Africa takes the series 1-0.
Earlier, South Africa scored 163 runs on the scorecard as Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks provided a terrific start after SA opted to bat first. Wanindu Hasaranga dismissed the duo after a promising start. Later, Aiden Markram and David Miller took charge as South Africa put on a decent total. The two teams will next play on September 12 at 7.30 PM IST. The hosts Sri Lanka have to win the match stay alive in the three-match series. Follow SA vs SL LIVE score updates on insidesport.co and LIVE streaming on SONY LIV
Keshav Maharaj is captaining South Africa on his T20I debut. If that’s not rare, he has picked a wicket on his very first ball bowled in T20Is. Only SA bowlers to take a wicket on first ball in T20Is: Andre Nel & Rory Kleinveldt
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) September 10, 2021
SA beat SL, 1st T20I score: Dinesh Chandimal’s fifty in vain
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 | |
| Dinesh Chandimal (WK) | 66 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 122.22 | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 157.14 | |
| Extra | 13 (b 0, w 12, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 135/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | PVD Chameera, M Theekshana, A Dananjaya | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| A Fernando | 1-34 | 5.5 |
| B Rajapaksa | 2-34 | 6.1 |
| KIC Asalanka | 3-68 | 11.1 |
| D Shanaka | 4-95 | 14.6 |
| W Hasaranga | 5-102 | 15.5 |
| D de Silva | 6-104 | 16.1 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 112.50 | |
| Reeza Hendricks | 38 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 126.67 | |
| Aiden Markram | 48 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 145.45 | |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| David Miller | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 173.33 | |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 163/5 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | KA Maharaj, BC Fortuin, A Nortje, T Shamsi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Q de Kock | 1-73 | 9.5 |
| RR Hendricks | 2-79 | 11.1 |
| H Klaasen | 3-87 | 12.6 |
| AK Markram | 4-152 | 18.5 |
| DA Miller | 5-156 | 19.3 |
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj(c), Kagiso Rabada, Bjorn Fortuin, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Sri Lanka has not won an ODI match against South Africa in the last three T20 meetings.
Led by Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka is ranked 9th in the ICC T20I rankings while South Africa is ranked 5th. Both the teams will eye to test their bench strength ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup which is scheduled to take place later this year in UAE.
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Match Details
Sri Lanka vs South Africa
1st T20I
August 10, 2021 – Wednesday
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
SL vs SA squads
South Africa
Keshav Maharaj(C), Aiden Markram, Beuran Hendricks, Sisanda Magala, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Bjorn Fortuin, David Miller, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Heinrich Klaasen, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Lizaad Williams
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Minod Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrema, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Madushanka, Pulina Tharanga, Maheesh Theekshana
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