South Africa began their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign in style with a massive win against Sri Lanka in New York on Monday, June 3. Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss and were shot out for 77, their lowest score in T20Is. South Africa too took 16.2 overs to chase it down, but got the win.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a low-scoring drab at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Monday, June 3. Anrich Nortje starred with the best-ever figures for a South African bowler in T20 World Cup as Sri Lanka were shot out for 77 on a sluggish wicket.
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York is getting ready to host its first T20 international as Sri Lanka take on South Africa on Monday, June 3 in T20 World Cup 2024 after the dress rehearsal in the form of warm-up match between India and Bangladesh a couple of days ago.
Sri Lanka will take on South Africa in their first match of their campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County Stadium in New York on Monday, June 3. If the India vs Bangladesh warm-up match was any sign, Sri Lankan spinners could be handful on this surface.
Sri Lanka came from behind to win the three-match T20I series 2-1 against South Africa and now they will be aiming to repeat the heroics in the ODI series as well. On the other hand, South Africa Women will be looking to put up a fine show in the 50-over format.
Sri Lanka and South Africa Women will face each other in the first of three-match T20I series starting from March 27 (Wednesday). The two teams will also face each other in three ODIs but the T20Is will be crucial with the World Cup set to be played later this year.
South African opener Quinton de Kock on Saturday took the knee before his team's T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka here, having pulled out of the side's last game after refusing to perform the gesture.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in the three-match series. The visitors made 163-5 before restricting Sri Lanka to 135-6.
Sri Lanka won a one-day international series for the first time in 19 months when it sunk South Africa for 125 runs on Tuesday.
Shamsi took the wind out of the hosts' sails with wickets in the middle overs as the South African came up with figures of 5/49.
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The first Test match will begin in Centurion on Saturday with Quinton de Kock to lead the South African team.
Coming into the second Test with everything to win or lose, Sri Lanka wrapped up the series decider within three days, taking South Africa apart and winning the match by 8 wickets.
Dananjaya was suspended from bowling after being reported during the first Test against England last year in November and subsequently underwent an independent assessment of his bowling action.
Kusal Perera's unbeaten 158 took Sri Lanka to a stunning 1-wicket victory against South Africa as he put up a 78-run partnership for the last wicket to seal a sensational win in Durban.
Akila Dananjaya and Dhananjaya de Silva took two wickets each to compliment Lakshan Sandakan who returned best figures of 3/19.
Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 97 helped Sri Lanka reach a challenging total of 299/8, however, Dananjaya's six-for proved too deadly for the visitors, bundling them out for 121.
Sri Lanka Cricket left out veteran Lasith Malinga from the sole T20I, once again clouding his future as to when he would ever don the national jersey once again.
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