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
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What a start for Ottneil Baartman - a wicket maiden.
He got rid of Pathum Nissanka with his five ball and concedes just a leg bye from the next five.
A bit of swing for him, too, with Kusal Mendis playing and missing at a delivery that shaped away.
Timothy Abraham
BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Do the Baartman! Entirely appropriate there's a US cultural reference with the first wicket to fall in New York. Mayor Quimby would approve.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
This is only his second international game and he's got a wicket with his first ball!
The celebration says it all, it means so much. It's not the best ball, quite wide outside off stump, but Nissanka has given in to the temptation.
Nissanka c Klaasen b Baartman 3 (SL 13-1)
The pressure tells! Ottneil Baartman has a wicket with his first ball in a World Cup!
It was there to be hit and Pathum Nissanka tried to launch it over long-off.
However, a bit of extra bounce and a thick edge sends the ball looping down to Heinrich Klaasen at deep third.
Timothy Abraham
BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Image source, BBC SportSri Lanka fans comfortably outnumber their counterparts from South Africa at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Most of them I've spoken to - including the Jaywatilake family pictured here - are already living in the country rather than making the trip over from Sri Lanka.
"We've come down from Maryland for the game," they tell me. "It's so exciting to have a World Cup here in the USA!"
Just a bit of pressure starting to build on the Sri Lanka openers as a couple of well-timed drives from Kusal Mendis find a fielder.
He does find a gap later in the over but only gets two.
Very solid start from the South Africa bowlers.
Geoff Lemon
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Kusal Mendis is almost swinging himself off his feet!
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka's strength is their bowling, so they think their best way to win this game is to get a good total on the board and back their bowlers to defend it.
South Africa are one of the strongest teams, they have got superstars from 1-11. It should be a one-sided game but Sri Lanka often produce some surprises at World Cups.
Beauty!
Fuller from Kagiso Rabada and it nips back to beat Kusal Mendis on the inside edge.
The batter is neither forward nor back and is relieved to see the ball go narrowly over the top of middle.
Big swing and a miss to end the over but seven from it.
Timothy Abraham
BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
Image source, BBC SportThere's a heavy police presence at the ground here in New York, but every single officer I've spoken to has been friendly and happy to talk.
Officer Drew Winwood is one of those on duty at pitch side today.
"I'm facing the crowd for most of the game so that will be where my focus is," he says.
"Thankfully there's a big screen here so I can look up and watch the a bit of the action. It's really exciting there's a cricket World Cup here."
The first boundary of the day!
Too wide from Kagiso Rabada to start, Kusal Mendis throws the bat at it and a thick outside edge goes up over slip for four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
There's not much movement off the surface but Marco Jansen is probing away at that good length, you can see the batters aren't sure whether to come forwards or go back.
But there's good bounce in the pitch, it looks like a decent surface.
Two real snorters to end the first over from Marco Jansen.
After challenging Pathum Nissanka with a full, in-swinging delivery, the big South African drags his length back for the next two.
On each occasion, the ball rears up to beat Nissanka on the outside edge.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I'm quite obsessed with these drop-in pitches. They started in Australia, made their way over here. It's mind-blowing, the whole process.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
I watched a warm-up game here between India and Bangladesh and it offered quite a lot of movement to the bowlers early on, but then it started to get a little slower.
But, the outfield is very sandy - I know that the coaching staff in that game told their players not to dive or slide. It'll be interesting to see how much of that we see today.
Good cricket to start with Marco Jansen right on the money, Pathum Nissanka forward to defend solidly and then calling Kusal Mendis through for a quick single.
Here we go then. The players are in position with Pathum Nissanka ready to face the first ball from left-armer Marco Jansen...
ICC T20 world ranking: Fourth
T20 World Cup appearances: Eight
Best T20 World Cup performance: Semi-finalists (2009 & 2014)
Captain: Aiden Markram
Head coach: Rob Walter
Form (most recent last): WLLLL
Group fixtures (all times BST): Sri Lanka (3 June, 15:30), Netherlands (8 June, 15:30), Bangladesh (10 June, 15:30) & Nepal (15 June, 00:30)
Image source, BBC Sport/Getty ImagesBatter to watch: Heinrich Klaasen
The right-hander's numbers in the current World Cup cycle have been out of this world.
An average of 41 and an eye-watering strike-rate of 182 is something that no player in the world can compete with at the moment.
He takes a particular liking to spin, averaging 59 and striking at 192.
Bowler to watch: Tabraiz Shamsi
With nearly 50 career wickets in the Caribbean, across T20 internationals and Caribbean Premier League, Shamsi is by far the most experienced South Africa bowler in these conditions.
The left-arm spinner is the leading wicket-taker among any Proteas bowler in this cycle and will be leaned on heavily to find wickets by captain Markram.
ICC T20 world ranking: Eighth
T20 World Cup appearances: Eight
Best T20 World Cup performance: Winners (2014)
Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga
Head coach: Chris Silverwood
Form (most recent last): LWLWL
Group fixtures (all times BST): South Africa (3 June, 15:30), Bangladesh (8 June, 01:30), Nepal (12 June, 00:30) & Netherlands (17 June, 01:30)
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silva,caught Klaasen, bowled Baartman Silva, caught Klaasen, bowled Baartman | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 37.50 |
Mendis,caught Stubbs, bowled Nortje Mendis, caught Stubbs, bowled Nortje | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 63.33 |
Mendis,caught Hendricks, bowled Nortje Mendis, caught Hendricks, bowled Nortje | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 73.33 |
de Silva,stumped de Kock, bowled Maharaj de Silva, stumped de Kock, bowled Maharaj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Samarawickrama,bowled Maharaj Samarawickrama, bowled Maharaj | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Asalanka,caught Hendricks, bowled Nortje Asalanka, caught Hendricks, bowled Nortje | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 66.67 |
Mathews,caught Baartman, bowled Nortje Mathews, caught Baartman, bowled Nortje | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 100.00 |
Shanaka,bowled Rabada Shanaka, bowled Rabada | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 90.00 |
Theekshana,not out Theekshana, not out | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 43.75 |
Pathirana,caught Markram, bowled Rabada Pathirana, caught Markram, bowled Rabada | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Thushara,run out Nortje Thushara, run out Nortje | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 6 | ||||||
Total,77 all out 19.1 overs Total,77 all out 19.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jansen | 3.1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4.73 |
Rabada | 4.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
Baartman | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 |
Maharaj | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Nortje | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (3.1 overs) | Silva |
31 for 2 (7.5 overs) | Mendis |
32 for 3 (8.2 overs) | de Silva |
32 for 4 (8.3 overs) | Samarawickrama |
40 for 5 (9.6 overs) | Mendis |
45 for 6 (11.2 overs) | Asalanka |
68 for 7 (14.4 overs) | Shanaka |
70 for 8 (15.4 overs) | Mathews |
71 for 9 (17.2 overs) | Pathirana |
77 for 10 (19.1 overs) | Thushara |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
de Kock,caught and bowled de Silva de Kock, caught and bowled de Silva | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 74.07 |
Hendricks,caught Mendis, bowled Thushara Hendricks, caught Mendis, bowled Thushara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 200.00 |
Markram,caught Mendis, bowled Shanaka Markram, caught Mendis, bowled Shanaka | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 85.71 |
Stubbs,caught Asalanka, bowled de Silva Stubbs, caught Asalanka, bowled de Silva | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 46.43 |
Klaasen,not out Klaasen, not out | 19 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 86.36 |
Miller,not out Miller, not out | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 6 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 6 | ||||||
Total,80 for 4 16.2 overs Total,80 for 4 16.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathews | 3.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
Thushara | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 |
Shanaka | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.00 |
Pathirana | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
de Silva | 3.2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6.60 |
Theekshana | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
10 for 1 (1.3 overs) | Hendricks |
23 for 2 (4.2 overs) | Markram |
51 for 3 (10.5 overs) | de Kock |
58 for 4 (12.5 overs) | Stubbs |