Sri Lanka vs South Africa Match Stats

Hurls it on a back of a length, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen hops back and drops his wrists to let the ball go.

An optimistic shout for LBW but that is clearly going down leg. Goes fuller in length but the line is around the pads, Heinrich Klaasen gets beaten for pace as he attempts the flick. Gets pinged on the front pad and it rolls down to fine leg for a leg bye.

Hurls it on a fullish length, outside off, Tristan Stubbs reaches out and drives it through covers for a single.

Oh, wow! Heinrich Klaasen does just enough to get some bat on it. At 151 kph, toe-crushing yorker, on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen gets rushed as he looks to bring his bat down. He falls off his feet but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Misses his mark does Matheesha Pathirana and slips in a low full toss, at the stumps, Tristan Stubbs clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A sharp and quick bumper, around off, Tristan Stubbs sways away from the line of the ball and lets it pass.

Floats it up, full and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen gets half-forward and blocks it out.

On a nagging length, turning away, on middle, played with the turn to mid-wicket by Heinrich Klaasen.

Drops it short, on off, Heinrich Klaasen slaps it off the back foot and it goes on the bounce to long on. They cross.

Dishes out a googly, slower as well, on off, Tristan Stubbs goes for the big shot but the ball is not full enough. Checks his shot and dabs it to point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sharp catch by Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga strikes in successive overs. Loops it up nicely and offers a bit of width on off. Tristan Stubbs gets his weight on the front foot and tries to cash in on the width. Creams the drive off the front foot but hits it flat and straight to cover where Charith Asalanka reacts quickly and makes a tough catch look easy, diving low to his left. A few inches to the left or right would have been a boundary for Stubbs.

Attacks the pads with a leg-break, full as well, David Miller presses forward and works it with the turn to square leg.

Serves it in the channel on off, on a good length, the ball stops in the surface. Heinrich Klaasen waits on it and pats it to cover.

Almost chipped it straight to cover! A hint of away movement, on a nagging length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen lets his hands flow into the shot and pushes it uppishly. Luckily for him, the ball lands in front of cover.

Gets the yorker in, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen squeezes it out with an open bat face towards backward point where Sadeera Samarawickrama dives to his left and prevents the single.

Tailing into the stumps, on a yorker length, Heinrich Klaasen looks to play at it but gets an inside edge that rolls down to fine leg for one.

At 151.1 kph, full and angling into the pads, David Miller gets his bat out in front of the pads and rolls his wrists to clip it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Another excellent yorker! Nails the yorker, at the base of the middle stump, Heinrich Klaasen is equal to the task though as he jams it out beside the pitch on the leg side for one. 17 more needed.

Slower through the air and shorter, on off, Heinrich Klaasen checks his shot and pushes it to cover.

Good effort off his own bowling! On a nagging length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it firmly to the left of the bowler. Hasaranga dives to that side and cuts it off.

SIX! BOOM! A pressure release hit by Heinrich Klaasen! Not quite the correct option by Wanindu Hasaranga, loopy delivery and right in the slot, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and winds up before tonking it over long on for a biggie.

FOUR! Down the ground and now Klaasen's in a hurry! Drops it right underneath the bat on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and spanks the ball, picking the bones of out it, straight down the ground over the bowler's head for a cracking four.

Short and just outside off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it solidly to widish deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller in length, and on off, David Miller goes deep inside the crease and drives it straight back to the bowler to end the over. Just 6 needed now.

Flattens it on a length, on top of off, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back quickly and punches it back to the bowler.

Short in length and on the middle and off-channel, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and knocks it down to long on for a single.

On a flatter trajectory, comes quicker on the bat on a length, David Miller reads the length and pace before pulling it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Good length, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot straight to covers.

Short and quick, turning in from off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it over square leg for a single.

An appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Wanindu Hasaranga straightaway challenges the on-field decision and sends it upstairs. Maheesh Theekshana bowls a carrom ball on a flatter trajectory, quicker as well, on a length and keeps way low on the bounce on the leg stump line, David Miller is back into the crease and looks to tuck it away, but gets a ping on the front pad. The UltraEdge comes up and shows that no bat is involved. Ball Tracking confirms that the ball is pitching outside leg.

Short and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot towards deep extra covers for one. 

FOUR! Done and dusted! South Africa win their first game and begin their T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note after huffing and puffing a bit on a tricky surface to chase a paltry score. Wanindu Hasaranga offers a dolly full toss on the stumps, David Miller skips down the track and smashes it down the ground, the ball beats the chasing long on fielder and breaches the fence to wrap things up in style.