South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, 3rd T20I, SA vs SL, 25 January, 2017
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Newlands
169/5 (20 ov)
170/5 (19.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (1b rem)
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Player of the match
Niroshan Dickwella,
Sri Lanka
Player of the Series
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 37 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 231.25 |
| Asela Gunaratne | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 183.33 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Dane Paterson | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.91 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (1b rem)
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 24 run (2 ov): Asela Gunaratne: 11 (6), Asela Gunaratne: 11 (6)
- Last Bat: Kusal Mendis 2(3) - runout (Dane Paterson)
- Fall of Wickets: 36 - 1 Upul Tharanga, 45 - 2 Dinesh Chandimal, 116 - 3 Niroshan Dickwella, 118 - 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 142 - 5 Kusal Mendis
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd T20I
- Series: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017
- Time: 09:30 PM
- Venue: Newlands
- City: Cape Town
- Umpires: Shaun George (South Africa), Bongani Jele (South Africa), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Dhananjaya de Silva st M Mosehle b MI Tahir 19 (27) Imran Tahir to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, st M Mosehle b MI Tahir,
Imran Tahir to Kusal Mendis, no run,
End of over 16 (2 runs)
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, Four,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, Six,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 wide,
Wayne Parnell to Seekkuge Prasanna, Six,
End of over 17 (19 runs)
Dane Paterson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run,
Dane Paterson to Seekkuge Prasanna, Four,
Kusal Mendis runout (Dane Paterson) 2 (3) Dane Paterson to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run, runout (Dane Paterson),
Dane Paterson to Asela Gunaratne, 1 leg bye,
Dane Paterson to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run,
Dane Paterson to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 run,
End of over 18 (7 runs)
Andile Phehlukwayo to Seekkuge Prasanna, 3 runs,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Seekkuge Prasanna, Six,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 wide,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Seekkuge Prasanna, Four,
End of over 19 (15 runs)
Dane Paterson to Asela Gunaratne, Four,
Dane Paterson to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
Dane Paterson to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 run,
Dane Paterson to Asela Gunaratne, Four,
Dane Paterson to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,