SOUTH AFRICA vs SRI LANKA, 1st T20I
SOUTH AFRICA vs SRI LANKA, 1st T20I: match overview
SOUTH AFRICA and SRI LANKA met in the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17 at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Friday, January 20, 2017. Result: South Africa won by 19 runs (Match reduced 10 overs per side due to rain).
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016-17
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs SRI LANKA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- Friday, January 20, 2017
- Start time
- 09:30 PM local (16:00 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 19 runs (Match reduced 10 overs per side due to rain)