South Africa got a special victory after 12 years in T20 WC
SA vs SL T20 World Cup 2024: The fourth match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. In this low scoring match, the South African team won by 6 wickets. The bowlers dominated in this match. With this victory, South Africa’s wait of 12 years also ended.
South Africa got a special victory after 12 years
South Africa has started the T20 World Cup 2024 with a win. Let us tell you that this is the first time in the last 12 years that South Africa has won its opening match in the T20 World Cup. She could not win her opening match in the last 4 T20 World Cups. During this, she had to face defeat 3 times and 1 match was washed out due to rain. But this time she has managed to open her account of victory in the very first match.
Enrique Norkhia wreaked havoc
In this match, fast bowler Anrich Norkhia gave the best performance of his career by taking four wickets for seven runs, with the help of which South Africa bowled out Sri Lanka for 77 runs. Sri Lanka’s decision to bat first after winning the toss proved completely wrong and they were all out for their lowest score in T20 cricket. Before this, Anrich Norkhia’s best performance was four wickets for ten runs. At the same time, Kagiso Rabada took two wickets for 21 runs while spinner Keshav Maharaj took two wickets for 22 runs. Kusal Mendis scored the highest 19 runs for Sri Lanka in this match. Angelo Mathews could also score only 16 runs and Kamindu Mendis touched the figure of 11 runs.
South Africa lost 4 wickets while chasing the target of 78 runs
South Africa’s team, which came out to chase the target of 78 runs, did not have a great start. They lost their first wicket in the form of Reeza Hendricks at 10 runs. After this, captain Aiden Markram also returned to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs. Quinton de Kock also lost his wicket after scoring 20 runs. After this, South Africa lost their fourth wicket in the form of Tristan Stubbs at a score of 58 runs. However, after this, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller together led the team to victory.
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