Miller, Rabada pull off thrilling chase
Miller, Rabada pull off thrilling chase
Wow. It came down to this pair having to get 25 off 12 after that stunning Hasaranga over. Rabada cleared long-off for a crucial six in the penultimate over to bring down the equation to 15 off 6. Rabada also turned over the strike off the first ball of the final over before Miller launched two sixes off Lahiru Kumara to effectively close out the chase. They got home with a ball to spare.
TOSS: South Africa win the toss and opt to bowl. Quinton is indeed back;Klaasen makes way. Sri Lanka are unchanged.
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Another team keeping a keen eye on this contest will be Bangladesh, becausethey'll be knocked out if Sri Lanka wins today.
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Quinton de Kock has been in the spotlight in the lead up to this game for nothing he's done on the field. But a look at the points tally, where both South Africa and Sri Lanka have two points each from as many games means this could be make or break for them in that race to the semis. South Africa do start as slight favourites, having swept the the bilateral series in Colombo in September. Here's Telford Vice's match preview.