South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, SA vs SL, 20 January, 2017
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / SuperSport Park, Centurion
126/5 (10 ov)
107/6 (10 ov)
South Africa won by 19 runs
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Player of the match
Lungi Ngidi,
South Africa
Player of the Series
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asela Gunaratne | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166.66 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Wayne Parnell | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 |
South Africa won by 19 runs
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 16 run (1.5 ov): Asela Gunaratne: 10 (6), Dinesh Chandimal: 6 (5)
- Last Bat: Angelo Mathews 6(8) - c TB de Bruyn b W Parnell Wayne Parnell
- Fall of Wickets: 59 - 1 Niroshan Dickwella, 73 - 2 Dhananjaya de Silva, 74 - 3 Thikshila de Silva, 88 - 4 Seekkuge Prasanna, 90 - 5 Kusal Mendis, 91 - 6 Angelo Mathews
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: Sri Lanka elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st T20I
- Series: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
- Time: 09:30 PM
- Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
- City: Centurion
- Umpires: Shaun George (South Africa), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Bongani Jele (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Imran Tahir to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Dhananjaya de Silva b MI Tahir 27 (16) Imran Tahir to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, b MI Tahir,
End of over 6 (14 runs)
Aaron Phangiso to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Thikshila de Silva c Heino Kuhn b A Phangiso 0 (1) Aaron Phangiso to Thikshila de Silva, no run, c Heino Kuhn b A Phangiso,
Aaron Phangiso to Angelo Mathews, no run,
Aaron Phangiso to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Aaron Phangiso to Seekkuge Prasanna, Six,
Aaron Phangiso to Seekkuge Prasanna, Six,
End of over 7 (14 runs)
Lungi Ngidi to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Seekkuge Prasanna c M Mosehle b L Ngidi 12 (3) Lungi Ngidi to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run, c M Mosehle b L Ngidi,
Lungi Ngidi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run,
Lungi Ngidi to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Kusal Mendis c MI Tahir b L Ngidi 1 (2) Lungi Ngidi to Kusal Mendis, no run, c MI Tahir b L Ngidi,
Lungi Ngidi to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Angelo Mathews c TB de Bruyn b W Parnell 6 (8) Wayne Parnell to Angelo Mathews, no run, c TB de Bruyn b W Parnell,
Wayne Parnell to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Dinesh Chandimal, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Asela Gunaratne, Six,
Wayne Parnell to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
End of over 9 (9 runs)
Andile Phehlukwayo to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Dinesh Chandimal, no run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Dinesh Chandimal, Four,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Asela Gunaratne, no run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
End of over 10 (7 runs)