David Miller hit two sixes within the final over as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets within the T20 World Cup on Saturday to take a hat-trick from Wanindu Hasaranga.
Quinton de Kock returned after refusing to play the final sport towards the West Indies, when South African gamers have been ordered to kneel for the Black Lives Matter motion.
He scored 12 runs and took a knee together with all the opposite gamers on the sphere earlier than the beginning.
Miller started his assault late, backed by Kagiso Rabada, to take South Africa from 112-6 to 146-6 within the 18th over and a goal of 143 with one ball to spare.
Miller scored an unbeaten 23 off 13 balls and Rabada hit the successful boundary – a four-run lead from the wicketkeeper – and in addition hit a six within the last over to maintain South Africa on observe.
The Proteas wanted 15 runs within the last over and Miller scored the utmost runs within the second and third balls of Lahiru Kumara.
Captain Temba Bavuma’s high rating of 46 boosted South Africa’s victory, however it was additionally the second wicket in Hasaranga’s hat-trick.
Hasaranga dismissed Aiden Markram on the final ball of the earlier time period after which Bavuma and Dwaine Pretorius off successive deliveries of a recent spell.
Earlier, Sri Lanka have been all out for 142 runs in 20 overs after opener Pathum Nisanka’s 58-ball 72.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
