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SA vs SL Live Score: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock© AFP
South Africa are three wickets down against Sri Lanka in the Super 12 Fixture of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Earlier, Pathum Nissanka fought a lone battle as he guided Sri Lanka to a defendable total of 142 all out. For South Africa, Dwayne Pretorius and Tabraiz Shamsi took three wickets each while Anrich Nortje also scalped two wickets. Initially, South Africa had won the toss and skipper Temba Bavuma elected to field first against Sri Lanka. (LIVE SCORECARD)
T20 World Cup 2021 South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score Straight From Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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18:10 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Aiden Markram. That’s a classy drive. An expensive over from Chamika Karunaratne.
LIVE Score; SA: 62/3 (9.5)
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18:04 (IST)
RUN OUT!
Rassie van der Dussen is gone. Lack of communication between Bavuma and van der Dussen, as the latter departs. That’s poor from the South Africa skipper.
van der Dussen run out (Shanaka) 16 (11)
LIVE SCORE; SL: 49/3 (8 ov)
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17:52 (IST)
Four overthrows!
That’s sloppy. Completely unnecessary. Gives away 5 runs. This could come back to haunt them.
SA: 40/2
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17:46 (IST)
END OF THE OVER!
6 runs off that over. 5 overs gone.
SA: 32/2 (5 ov)
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17:41 (IST)
OUT!
Chameera on fire. de Kock the dander man is gone. South Africa now in deep-deep trouble.
Q de Kock c & b Chameera 12 (10)
SA: 26/2
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17:36 (IST)
OUT!
GONE! Big breakthrough. Wrapped on the pads and the umpires raises his finger. Hendricks departs.
R Hendricks lbw b Chameera 11 (12)
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17:33 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Classy from de Kock. Excellent shot. Makes room and gently times it towards deep midwicket for a boundary.
SA: 21/0 (3 ov)
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17:29 (IST)
END OF THE OVER!
10 runs off that second over bowled by Theekshana. SA are off to an excellent start.
SA: 14/0 (2 ov)
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17:27 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
That’s vintage de Kock. Cracking shot from SA’s star batter. First boundary of the innings.
SA: 8/0 (1.1 ov)
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17:25 (IST)
SA OFF TO A DECENT START!
South Africa have started cautiously. Just four runs from that opening over from Chameera.
SA: 4/0 (1 ov)
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17:21 (IST)
WE’RE BACK!
Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks are in the middle for South Africa. Chameera has the new ball in his hands for Sri Lanka.
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17:19 (IST)
END OF INNINGS!
Sri Lanka are all out for 142. South Africa need 143 runs to win the game.
SL: 142/10 (20)
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17:09 (IST)
OUT!
Nortje castles Chameera.
D Chameera b Nortje 3 (4)
SL: 142/9 (19.5 ov)
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17:07 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Theeksana gets lucky but Sri Lanka won’t mind that. Much needed runs. Can they cross 150?
SL: 141/8 (19.3 ov)
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17:04 (IST)
OUT!
Nissanka departs after a fine knock. Pretorius gets his man. Excellent bowling from the South African all-rounder.
P Nissanka c Nortje b Pretorius 72 (58)
SL: 134/8 (19 ov)
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17:00 (IST)
OUT!
Karunaratne departs. Pretorius strikes again. Excellent bowling from his so far. Rassie van der Dussen take a fine diving catch at long-on.
C Karunaratne c van der Dussen b Pretorius 5 (5)
SL: 131/7
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16:58 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Nissanka takes the game to Rabada. First a six and now back to back boundaries to top-off an expensive over. 17 runs from the 18th over.
SL: 129/6 (18 ov)
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16:56 (IST)
SIX!
Pathum Nissanka, take a bow! Excellent shot! Rabada is having an afternoon to forget.
SL: 119/6
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16:53 (IST)
OUT!
Pretorius strikes. The Sri Lankan skipper, Dasun Shanaka is gone. SL now 6 down.
D Shanaka c K Rabada b D Pretorius 11 (12)
SL: 110/6 (16.4)
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16:46 (IST)
15 OVERS GONE!
Just 5 over remain. Just 2 runs of that 15th over.
SL: 94/5
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16:41 (IST)
STAT UPDATE!
Tabraiz Shamsi now holds the record for the most wickets in T20Is in a calendar year (32).
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16:38 (IST)
OUT!
Gone! Wanindu Hasaranga departs. Sri Lanka lose another wicket. Shamsi strikes again.
W Hasaranga c Markram b Shamsi 4 (5)
SL: 91/5 (13.4)
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16:35 (IST)
SIX RUNS!
Maharaj pitches it short and Nissanka dispatches that with ease.
SL: 89/4 (13 ov)
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16:30 (IST)
OUT!
It’s that man again, Shamsi. Another caught and bowled. Avishka Fernando departs cheaply.
A Fernando c & b Shamsi 3 (5)
SL: 77/4 (11.4)
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16:28 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Much needed boundary for the Lankans. Shamsi tosses it short and wide. Nissanka hits a beautiful drive over extra cover for four.
SL: 77/3
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16:26 (IST)
ONE RUN!
A clean over from Keshav Maharaj. Just 5 runs off this over.
SL: 72/3 (11 ov)
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16:15 (IST)
OUT!
Tabraiz Shamsi strikes in his first over. Completes an easy caught & bowled. Rajpaksha departs without opening his account.
B Rajapaksa c & b T Shamsi 0 (3)
SL: 62/3 (9.3)
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16:11 (IST)
RUN OUT!
Charith Asalanka is gone. That’s poor decision making from the Sri Lankan.
C Asalanka run out (Rabada/de Kock) 21 (14)
SL: 61/2
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16:09 (IST)
ANOTHER ONE!
This time it’s Nissanka, who targets Maharaj and clears the deep midwicket boundary. Easy pickings for the Lankans.
SL: 59/1
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16:08 (IST)
SIX!
Excellent shot! Asalanka dispatches this just over the man at deep midwicket.
SL: 52/1 (8.1)
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16:08 (IST)
SIX!
Excellent shot! Asalanka dispatches this just over the man at deep midwicket.
SL: 52/1 (8.1)
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16:04 (IST)
ONE RUN!
Keshav Maharaj starts off decently. Just five 5 runs off that 7th over. Sri Lanka have started decently despite losing Perera.
SL: 44/1
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15:56 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Charith Asalanka, you beauty. Back to back boundaries. Supreme drive from the in-form Lankan batter.
SL: 36/1 (5.4)
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15:51 (IST)
FOUR! RUNS!
That’s a cracking shot! Nissanka takes the aerial route and the ball just land in front of the deep midwicket boundary for a four. Poor bowling from Rabada.
SL: 24/1
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15:47 (IST)
BOLWED HIM!
Anrich Nortje! What a delivery. Perera gets completely beaten by the pace. Big wicket for South Africa.
K Perera b A Nortje 7 (10)
SL: 20/1 (3.5)
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15:44 (IST)
ONE RUN!
Excellent over from Aiden Markram. Concedes just 3 runs after Rabada had gone for 10 in the second over.
SL: 17/0 (3 ov)
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15:39 (IST)
FOUR RUNS!
Back of a length, wide of leg stump, and Perera places it towards fine leg for a boundary.
SL: 14/0 (2 ov)
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15:37 (IST)
FOUR!
Nissanka gets a bit lucky. Bottom edges it for a four towards fine leg.
SL: 9/0 (1.2 ov)
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15:35 (IST)
NO RUN!
South Africa off to a decent start. Just four singles off that first over from Markram.
SL: 4/0 (1 ov)
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15:33 (IST)
ONE RUN!
We are off and running. Pathum Nissanka pushes one for a single.
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