Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga took a hat-trick—the third since the tournament since its inaugural edition in 2007—but his figures of 3-20 were not enough for Sri Lanka, who made 142
South Africa's David Miller (R) and teammate Kagiso Rabada celebrate their win in the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. Pic/AFP
David Miller and Kagiso Rabada played aggressive, unbeaten late cameos as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in a tense T20 World Cup clash on Saturday. Miller smashed 23 off 13 balls and Rabada made 13 including the winning boundary as South Africa reached their target of 143 with one ball to spare.
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Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga took a hat-trick—the third since the tournament since its inaugural edition in 2007—but his figures of 3-20 were not enough for Sri Lanka, who made 142.
Meanwhile, SA opener Quinton de Kock took the knee before Saturday’s match, having pulled out of the side’s last game after refusing to perform the gesture.
Brief scores
SL 142 in 20 overs (P Nissanka 72; T Shamsi 3-17, D Pretorius 3-17, A Nortje 2-27) lost to SA 146-6 in 19.5 overs (T Bavuma 46, D Miller 23*; W Hasaranga 3-20, D Chameera 2-27) by four wickets
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