Summary

  • T20 World Cup Group D opener in New York

  • South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets with 22 balls to spare

  • Woeful Sri Lanka dismissed for 77 after electing to bat - their lowest T20 total

  • Superb Nortje takes four wickets; Rabada & Maharaj claim two

  • Maharaj dismisses Hasaranga & Samarawickrama with consecutive balls

  • Scroll back through live text to watch clips

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    It was full and that absolutely flies through at about shoulder height.

    Oh wow. It's thrilling to watch, just without the runs.

  2. SA 43-2

    Here's Matheesha Pathirana, the second of Sri Lanka's slingy seamers.

    He starts beautifully, with a couple of rippers that bounce sharply and have Quinton de Kock playing and missing.

  3. SA 42-2

    Target 78

    Just three from the over.

    It's certainly not been the blockbuster opener that I would imagine New York was hoping for.

  4. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    South Africa should win with ease but it is not a case of "let's win in 10 overs" now.

  5. SA 39-2

    Three dots from Dasun Shanaka to Tristan Stubbs, who has five from 18 balls.

    Patience...

  6. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Quinton de Kock has just had to wait, wait, wait for the ball and then hit it.

  7. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That's gone a long, long way back. The one thing you don't want to bowl here is a long hop that just sits up.

  8. 6 runs

    SA 39-2

    Target 78

    The pitch may be tricky but if it's that short, it's begging to be hit for six on any surface.

    Quinton de Kock finally gets some good timing, pulling it firmly over square leg and into the stands.

  9. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Funny old game. If South Africa were batting first and it was 33-2, you'd say how well Sri Lanka were bowling.

    As it is, given the way they batted, it is probably too little too late.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm still putting that down as a drop. You've got to get forward to that.

  11. SA 31-2

    Almost! Angelo Mathews draws an edge from Tristan Stubbs, who is all over the place, but it just bounces short in front of keeper Kusal Mendis and they scamper a single.

  12. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    You would expect this movement on a heavy, overcast England morning at Old Trafford or somewhere. But we've got bright sunshine.

  13. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    We've seen hardly any crisp shots or solid connections. Every batter has struggled.

  14. SA 30-2

    Target 78

    My word, seven overs in and it's still doing all sorts.

    Dasun Shanaka gets one to jag sharply between Tristan Stubbs' bat and pad, just skimming over middle and off stump.

    Chasing 78 has never looked so tricky!

  15. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    If you are any of the other teams playing here, you are wondering what you're going to do.

  16. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Anything full is not carrying, anything further back is flying through. It is the definition of a two-paced pitch.

  17. SA 27-2

    Target 78

    Sri Lanka batted poorly, without a doubt, but South Africa's innings here shows that the pitch and conditions certainly played a part.

    Some are staying low, the sandy outfield makes finding the boundary difficult and there is movement off the surface as well.

    Up against it, Sri Lanka have bowled admirably.

  18. Aiden Markram wasn't out there for that long, but at least he had time to treat us to this stunner.

  19. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That catch really should have been taken. Kusal Mendis moved just a little bit late and Stubbs gets a life.

  20. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    This is not easy for South Africa and they're being made to work for those runs.