South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Score and Commentary, SA vs SL, 22 January, 2017
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / The Wanderers Stadium
113/10 (19.3 ov)
119/7 (19.4 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
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Player of the match
Angelo Mathews,
Sri Lanka
Player of the Series
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 54 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 108.00 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| JJ Smuts | 2.4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7.12 |
| Wayne Parnell | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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|---|---|---|
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| West Indies (SA won by 9 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X3 v X4) | 26 Feb 2026 |
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| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 14 run (1 ov): Nuwan Kulasekara: 0 (1), Angelo Mathews: 12 (5)
- Last Bat: Thikshila de Silva 3(6) - c F Behardien b W Parnell Wayne Parnell
- Fall of Wickets: 11 - 1 Dhananjaya de Silva, 15 - 2 Kusal Mendis, 35 - 3 Niroshan Dickwella, 86 - 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 93 - 5 Asela Gunaratne, 97 - 6 Seekkuge Prasanna, 105 - 7 Thikshila de Silva
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 2nd T20I
- Series: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Sunday, January 22, 2017
- Time: 06:00 PM
- Venue: The Wanderers Stadium
- City: Johannesburg
- Umpires: Bongani Jele (South Africa), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Shaun George (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Sir Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Imran Tahir to Angelo Mathews, 2 runs,
Imran Tahir to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Asela Gunaratne lbw b MI Tahir 3 (5) Imran Tahir to Asela Gunaratne, no run, lbw b MI Tahir,
Imran Tahir to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run,
End of over 16 (4 runs)
Wayne Parnell to Angelo Mathews, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Seekkuge Prasanna c MI Tahir b JJT Smuts 2 (5) JJ Smuts to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run, c MI Tahir b JJT Smuts,
JJ Smuts to Thikshila de Silva, 1 bye,
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, 1 wide,
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
JJ Smuts to Thikshila de Silva, no run,
JJ Smuts to Thikshila de Silva, 1 run,
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
End of over 18 (5 runs)
Wayne Parnell to Angelo Mathews, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Thikshila de Silva, 2 runs,
Wayne Parnell to Thikshila de Silva, no run,
Thikshila de Silva c F Behardien b W Parnell 3 (6) Wayne Parnell to Thikshila de Silva, no run, c F Behardien b W Parnell,
Wayne Parnell to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 leg bye,
Wayne Parnell to Angelo Mathews, 1 leg bye,
End of over 19 (5 runs)
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, no run,
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, Six,
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, no run,
JJ Smuts to Angelo Mathews, Six,