Capetown: South Africa maintained their dominance over Sri Lanka but it took a super over to win the first T20I of the three match-series at Newlands.
South Africa take victory in the Super Over! Imran Tahir concedes just 5 runs after David Miller scored 14 with the bat off Malinga. What a night we've had at Newlands!#SAvSL scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/5djwtwzIVN
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">South Africa take victory in the Super Over! Imran Tahir concedes just 5 runs after David Miller scored 14 with the bat off Malinga. What a night we've had at Newlands!#SAvSL scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/5djwtwzIVN
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019South Africa take victory in the Super Over! Imran Tahir concedes just 5 runs after David Miller scored 14 with the bat off Malinga. What a night we've had at Newlands!#SAvSL scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/5djwtwzIVN
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Chasing a target of 135 on Tuesday, David Miller guided the Proteas with a 23-ball 41. Having required 18 off the final four overs, South Africa lost five wickets for 17 runs to finish the match in a tie with fast bowler Lasith Malinga returing 2/11 in his four-over quota.
SCORES LEVEL AT NEWLANDS - IT'S GOING TO A SUPER OVER!#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/ju8rhrqrKg
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">SCORES LEVEL AT NEWLANDS - IT'S GOING TO A SUPER OVER!#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/ju8rhrqrKg
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019SCORES LEVEL AT NEWLANDS - IT'S GOING TO A SUPER OVER!#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/ju8rhrqrKg
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Miller along with Rassie Van Der Dussen collected 14 off Malinga in the Super Over. In reply, Thisara Perera and Avishka Fernando could only manage to get five runs off leg-spinner Imran Tahir.
David Miller scores 14 runs from the Super Over. Sri Lanka need 15 to win. Imran Tahir will bowl for South Africa...#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/ArwFc6EFGO
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">David Miller scores 14 runs from the Super Over. Sri Lanka need 15 to win. Imran Tahir will bowl for South Africa...#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/ArwFc6EFGO
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019David Miller scores 14 runs from the Super Over. Sri Lanka need 15 to win. Imran Tahir will bowl for South Africa...#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/ArwFc6EFGO
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Earlier, a 29-ball 41 from Kamindu Mendis helped Sri Lanka to post a respectable as no other batsmen could reach the 20-run mark.
Sri Lanka failed to get going with the bat as South Africa restricted the visitors to 134/7 in the 1st T20I in Cape Town. Kamindu Mendis scored 41, while Andile Phehlukwayo picked up three of the wickets. Will it be a comfortable chase?#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/obyV43i5Ti
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Sri Lanka failed to get going with the bat as South Africa restricted the visitors to 134/7 in the 1st T20I in Cape Town. Kamindu Mendis scored 41, while Andile Phehlukwayo picked up three of the wickets. Will it be a comfortable chase?#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/obyV43i5Ti
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019Sri Lanka failed to get going with the bat as South Africa restricted the visitors to 134/7 in the 1st T20I in Cape Town. Kamindu Mendis scored 41, while Andile Phehlukwayo picked up three of the wickets. Will it be a comfortable chase?#SAvSL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/6cOMyWU56J pic.twitter.com/obyV43i5Ti
— ICC (@ICC) March 19, 2019
Fast bowler Dale Steyn dismissed Niroshan Dickwella from the second ball of the first over, which helped South Africa take control.
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South Africa, too, faced lusty blows before a 66-run partnership between Van Der Dussen and Miller that eased the sides tension. However, Malinga intervened as he removed Dussen, before Miller was run-out trying to get a double.
The last over saw slower balls produced by pacer Isuru Udana which proved difficult for South Africa. With two runs needed from the final ball, Tahir sneaked one run to finish the match all square.
Brief Scores:
South Africa 134/8(Miller 41, Malinga 2-11) tied Sri Lanka 134/4 (Mendis 41, Phehlukwayo 3-25) (South Africa win via one-over eliminator).
