South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I at Centurion, 20 Jan, 2017

Toss: Sri Lanka,who chose to bowi
South Africa 126/5 (10)
Sri Lanka 107/6 (10)
South Africa won by 19 runs
Man of the Match: Lungi Ngidi
  • Asela Gunaratne 10 * (6)
  • Dinesh Chandimal 6 * (5)

Over 2.1 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, Six!! Shuffle across, sits on a knee and swipes it just past the keeper. A rather conventional scoop but the thick bat meats these days takes it all the way.

Over 2.2 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, 2 runs, gets across the line and works it down to deep square-leg and picks up couple of runs.

Over 2.3 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Makes room for himself with the backing away and opens the bat face along with the width outside off to steer it away.

Over 2.4 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls it flat in the air to DPDN Dickwella, 2 runs, gets forward and smashes it along the ground through extra-cover and picks up couple of runs.

Over 2.5 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a quicker arm ball to DPDN Dickwella, 1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a quick single.

Over 2.6 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, gets forward and slices it pass point and picks up a single.

Over 4.1 AM Phangiso bowls a tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 AM Phangiso bowls a tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to long-on and gets a single.

Over 4.3 AM Phangiso bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 4.4 AM Phangiso bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Gets right under it and gives himself the space to free his arms as he lofts it with all his muscle over the bowler's head and watches it go into the fence

Over 4.5 AM Phangiso bowls it flat in the air to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Backs away and gives himself all the room on the planet to get his bat under this fullish delivery to slam it over extra cover with his inside-out drive.

Over 4.6 AM Phangiso bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, 1 run, gets forward for a reverse sweep, off the top of the bat sticker to point.

Over 9.1 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a pitched up delivery to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, make room to go through to the shorter boundary in the off-side. Can only manage to dig it out.

Over 9.2 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to LD Chandimal, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 9.3 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to LD Chandimal, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and stab it away over point.The ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 9.4 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to sweeper-cover and picks up just a single.

Over 9.5 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a pitched up delivery to Asela Gunaratne, no runs, gets under it. Only manages to slap it to the man at sweeper.

Over 9.6 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and digs it out on the off-side and picks up just a single.

South Africa won by 19 runs and lead the series with 1-0