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. dropped catch

    Stubbs dropped on 0

    SA 23-2

    Oh, it's all happening!

    Tristan Stubbs drives loosely at the last ball of the over, nicks it, but a diving Kusal Mendis puts it down.

    He had to dive low to his right but top-level wicketkeepers should be taking those every day of the week.

    Frustration for Dasun Shanaka.

  2. Not out

    Clipping the thigh pad, so there's no wide but it's a wasted review.

  3. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Kusal Mendis seems very confident. They had to go for this.

  4. Sri Lanka review

    Now then!

    The umpire has given it a wide but wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis is convinced that Tristan Stubbs has been caught down the leg side.

    He persuades the skipper to take a look...

  5. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Interestingly, no Klaasen who was slated to come in at four. Tristan Stubbs is in instead.

  6. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    The decision to use Dasun Shanaka has paid off. Markram was squared up by that delivery.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Markram c Kamindu b Shanaka 12 (SA 23-2)

    A beauty!

    Dasun Shanaka strikes with his second ball, getting one to swing across Aiden Markram and he gets a leading edge which flies to Kamindu Mendis, who takes a fabulous low catch at slip.

  8. Here is how Thushara took the first wicket for Sri Lanka.

  9. SA 23-1

    Target 78

    Decent response from Thushara, just three from the rest of the over.

  10. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Absolutely terrific shot but it was in the slot.

  11. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That's an extraordinary shot. That flew off the bat.

  12. 6 runs

    SA 20-1

    OK, so Aiden Markram has had enough of being sensible.

    He launches the first six of the innings over extra cover! Class.

  13. SA 14-1

    Target 78

    Markram is fine to continue, and rotates the strike well with Quinton de Kock to survive an accurate over from Angelo Mathews.

    There haven't been any fireworks yet, it's been a sensible start.

  14. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Markram looks really and truly in discomfort on his haunches.

  15. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Mathews really banged that in and it just took off.

  16. ouch!

    SA 13-1

    Aiden Markram has been hit in the most uncomfortable place for a male batter.

    He's down on his knees, taking a few deep breaths.

  17. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is what we didn't see in the Sri Lanka innings, the willingness to play the more regular shot and just pick up a single.

    They kept going for the big shots and paid the price early on.

  18. SA 13-1

    Target 78

    I like the look of Nuwan Thushara. The action is very unique, the slingshot-like arm firing the ball in, but he's also got lively pace and even though he knows that victory is unlikely, he's still steaming in.

  19. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Sri Lanka desperately needed one early.

    It's about putting something, some uncertainty, into the South Africa minds.

  20. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Nice, solid, regulation catch to the slip fielder. Just the breakthrough Sri Lanka would have wanted.

    If nothing else, just to raise their morale.