Live Cricket Score: Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Colombo

SA seal series

A win by nine wickets with 35 bals to spare and SA have registered their third series win on the bounce in this format. Not such a bad thing heading into the T20 World Cup, is it. Bowlers the star in the first innings before de Kock ensured that there are no jitters on a pitch aiding more turn than the first game.

De Kock fifty powers SA in run chase

A short rain break but we are back on soon and de Kock blazes to his half-century off 42 balls with a cover drive. This is all too one-sided now, if it wasn't already...

Good start from SA

Quinton de Kock looking in good touch her; he's raced to 30 off 20 with the help of 6 boundaries. Sri Lanka haven't looked at their best in the powerplay and to be honest, their options against de Kock are limited too. Jayawickrama conceded 12 in his debut over in this format while Dhananjaya de Silva gave away nine in the one he bowled. Theekshana could be key going forward...

SL 103 all out...

... with 11 balls remaining. It was always on the cards once Kusal Perera walked back in the 11th over. Since then, Sri Lanka have lost 5 wickets for 25 runs. Three wickets each for Aiden Markram and Tabraiz Shamsi who have flourished on a pitch with some turn. What do the hosts have in store? Won't be easy but what do we know.

Kusal Perera falls

Oh that's a big blow. He's missed a sweep off a full dipping ball from Markram and is dead in front. Takes the review and doesn't even wait, so convincing were the replays on the big screen.

Shamsi strikes twice

And picks a couple of important wickets in these middle overs. First one is Dhananjaya de Silva who's deceived by the drift and dip on this spinning delivery and is eventually stumped. Next is a brilliant dismissal of Dasun Shanaka who hits a six into the sightscreen before being befuddled by this quick turning delivery. Shamsi is delighted and why not.

SL lose two inside powerplay

It's Rajapaksa this time who looked so good against length deliveries but was found life difficult against the short balls, which Nortje hurled plenty at him. He, though, falls to caught-n-bowled to full toss from Aiden Markram after hitting the bowler for a couple of boundaries.

Nortje strikes early

It's Dinesh Chandimal walking back in the second over of the innings. He's mistimed a pull straight to mid-on as Nortje picks an early scalp once again. Bjorn Fortuin bowled the first over for four runs and has been replaced by Kagiso Rabada now.

SL win the toss and bat

It's already started on a different note for Sri Lanka. They have opted to bat first and stand reinforced at the top by the return of Kusal Perera, who's making a comeback after his recovery from covid. Praveen Jayawickrama, the 22-year-old left arm spinner who made a