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T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in T20 World Cup match on Saturday as two sixes by David Miller in the last over stunned Lankans.

GNN Web Desk
Published 3 years ago on Oct 30th 2021, 6:44 pm
By Web Desk
T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

Sri Lanka scored 142 in 25th Match of Group 1 at Sharjah Cricket ground. David Miller struck two sixes, while Kagiso Rabada struck bounadry on the second last ball of 20th over to estabish win over Sri Lanka.

South Africans needed 16 runs in last ball.

David Miller and Kagiso Rabada combined to propel South Africa to a thrilling victory as they edged Sri Lanka by four wickets despite a hat-trick by Wanindu Hasaranga in the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

With South Africa needing 15 off the final over, Miller smashed two sixes and struck the winning boundary as South Africa reached their target of 143 with one ball to spare in Sharjah.

Miller finished with 23 off 13 balls while Rabada made 13 off seven to carry their team home after Hasaranga took the third hat-trick in tournament history.

Hasaranga's figures of 3-20 were not enough for Sri Lanka who made 142 in their innings.

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