Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard and Highlights: South Africa win the match by 6-wickets and 22 balls to spare

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard and Highlights: Post match comments

Aiden Markram - South Africa captain: Happy with the win. The batting was little up and down, probably speaks to quite a tough wicket and luckily we found ways to score on this. It was a tough one from a batting point of view, we try as much as we can to take the pitch out of it, we can take some learnings from it and we are experienced. Lots of different conditions as we move around, fortunately we have our next two here so we know what's coming but it's important to adapt as we go ahead. [on Nortje] Was not worried about him but a fantastic day for him, from a mental confidence point of view. He is massively loved in the changeroom, boys are incredibly happy and proud of him, hopefully this kicks off a great World Cup for him.

Wanindu Hasaranga - Sri Lanka captain: Our batters tried for 160-170. To be honest this was a 120 wicket especially with our bowlers. We went with our strength - our bowling, that's why we batted first. We wanted to put a score and then defend. This is early in the tournament and we have three more games, we want to do much better, especially with our batting talent. If our batting does well, we can finish well.

Anrich Nortje - Player of the Match: Definitely, this will get some momentum going. Tough few days, we've worked hard and it's nice to get some momentum. Very happy, I've been feeling good from the last few games, finally great to have a good game and get a few wickets. The guys did well to restrict them to a low score. Been a while since I got many wickets and was happy to be helpful in the team's win. We needed to assess as quickly as possible (on the conditions), it was up and down at times (on the wicket), I needed to hit my straps, hit the wicket hard, it was important that we got some early wickets. It was a tough one, practicing on these drop-in wickets is hard, we weren't able to bowl on the pitch on the pre-match day, the plans were simple, that helped me, I just need to get my rhythm better in the next few games.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Scorecard and Highlights: South Africa win the match by 6-wickets and 22 balls to spare

Dasun Shanaka was the standout bowler for Sri Lanka, conceding just 6 runs and taking a wicket in his 3 overs, including a maiden. Hasaranga picked up 2 wickets for 22 runs, while Thushara provided an early breakthrough in the powerplay but it wasn't enough today today take them over the line. 

South Africa will be very happy with this victory! They register their first win and get their first points on the points table..

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: South Africa are inching towards the target with ease

De Kock has played a brilliant knock, although the going has been tough, the proteas look comfortable to gets their first points on the table from here.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Sri Lanka have tightened the screws, South Africa struggling to score runs freely

The pitch has been a tricky one, run scoring for the South African batters has been very difficult.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Sri Lanka manage to get an early wicket, Reza Hendricks gets dismissed

Tushara was started off with a wayward ball but came back well to dismiss Reza Hendricks. Sri Lanka will need lots more wickets in the powerplay to make a match out of this poor score.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Sri Lanka get bundled out for 77 in 19.1 overs

A very poor performance by Sri Lanka to say the least, South Africa have dominated in all aspects and restricted them to 77 runs!! 

Should be a matter of time before SA get to this comfortably! We'll be back with the chase in 10 mins..

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Sri Lanka are struggling at 68/7 in 15 overs

Sri Lanka are going now where with this innings, they have lost wickets at regular intervals and will be happy to get to a 100 runs from here.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Keshav Maharaj strikes twice in his first over, SL are in huge trouble

Keshav Maharaj pushes Sri Lanka on the back foot, he strikes twice in his first over and has put the Proteas in a very dominant position early in this match.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis steady the ship for Sri Lanka after early loss of Pathum Nissanka

Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis have stitched a brilliant partnership for Sri Lanka and have helped them make a recovery of sorts.

Sri Lanka: 30/1 in 7 overs

Kusal Mendis - 13

Kamidu Mendis - 11

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Ottneil Baartman strikes for SA sends Pathum Nissanka back to the dressing room

Just 1 run coming from Baartman's first over, he also manages to dismiss the dangerous opening batter Nissanka.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Kagiso Rabada takes the new ball from the opposite end, Sri Lanka are off and runnings

Mendis and Nissanka have looked to free their arms and the first 4 of the game comes of an uppercut over de Kock's head. Both teams will look to get the early advantage in the powerplay.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Marco Jansen takes the new ball for SA, Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka open the batting for SL

Jansen with a good start with the new ball, Sri Lanka batters with a sedate start, and only 2 runs come from the first over.

Sri Lanka: 2/0 in 1 over

Kusal Mendis - 1

Pathum Nissanka - 1

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4

The players and umpires are making their way into the middle, we are moments away from live action to begin from this mouth-watering encounter. 

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Head-to-Head in T20 World Cups

Total matches – 4

Sri Lanka – 1

South Africa – 3

Tie - 0

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Full Squads

South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, Bjorn Fortuin

Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Captain Comments at toss

SA Captain, Markram: We actually would've bowled. Not sure how the wicket is going to play. Team has been together now for few years - majority of the squad. Did well at the ODI World Cup, ideally would've liked to go a few steps further. Good facilities here. All things have gone well and it's been thoroughly enjoyable so far. We're going with four quicks and one spinner in Keshav.

SL Captain: Hasaranga: We're going to bat first. We can see it's a good wicket. Just want to get a good score. Our bowling attack is so strong, that's our idea. I started my cricket 1 month before. I'm ready to go. Some players came after IPL, we played two practice games. We are going with 7-4 combination, 7 batters, 4 bowlers and 2 allrounders.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: Playing XIs

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara.

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: TOSS

Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score and Updates: T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4

Welcome to Cricket Addictor's live blog of the 4th match of the T20 World Cup 2024, played between Sri Lanka and South Africa.