BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kusal Perera †	lbw b Maharaj	39	33	56	3	0	118.18

Avishka Fernando	c & b Rabada	12	8	11	2	0	150.00

Dhananjaya de Silva	st †de Kock b Fortuin	1	3	3	0	0	33.33

Bhanuka Rajapaksa	b Rabada	5	6	9	1	0	83.33

Kamindu Mendis	c Maharaj b Markram	10	16	21	0	0	62.50

Dasun Shanaka (c)	c van der Dussen b Mulder	18	26	36	2	0	69.23

Wanindu Hasaranga	c Maharaj b Fortuin	4	4	5	0	0	100.00

Lahiru Madushanka	run out (van der Dussen/†de Kock)	1	3	4	0	0	33.33

Chamika Karunaratne	not out	24	19	24	0	2	126.31
Dushmantha Chameera	not out	2	2	8	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 3)	4
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 6.00)	120/8
Did not bat: Maheesh Theekshana
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Avishka Fernando, 1.5 ov), 2-19 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 2.2 ov), 3-28 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 3.6 ov), 4-62 (Kamindu Mendis, 9.3 ov), 5-80 (Kusal Perera, 12.6 ov), 6-85 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 13.5 ov), 7-86 (Lahiru Madushanka, 14.2 ov), 8-101 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Bjorn Fortuin	4	0	21	2	5.25	12	1	0	2	0
2.2 to DM de Silva, stumped by a mile. Dhananjaya was dancing down the track, ends up yorking himself as the ball squeezes through between bat and toes. Quinton de Kock might have been unsighted, but has an easy enough take and plenty of time to whip off the bails. The ball went straight with the arm. The promotion to 3 has not worked today for DdS.. 19/2 13.5 to PW Hasaranga, Drilled straight into the lap of extra-cover. Hasaranga backs away outside leg, Fortuin spots it, drags his length back and slows his pace down. Hasaranga frees his arms, despite Fortuin's tricks, but can only hit it to Maharaj in the infield. 85/6
Kagiso Rabada	3	0	23	2	7.66	7	3	0	0	0
1.5 to WIA Fernando, that might be caught and bowled. Or at least that's what the South Africans think. But is it a bump ball? No it's not! This was almost yorker length, and Avishka jammed his bat down on it, pops back to Rabada, who takes it. And the South Africans knew right away that was not a bump ball, so appealed. They go upstairs and replays confirm that it's a legit catch. Great work to spot it in the field by the bowler and fielders.. 18/1 3.6 to PBB Rajapaksa, stumps knocked out of the ground. That's three balls in which the bowler has had the better of the batsman, one of which went for a boundary. Not this time. Bhanuka backing away again to try and crash it through off, Rabada kept it full, fast and furious, to take out leg-stump.. 28/3
Dwaine Pretorius	2	0	19	0	9.50	3	3	0	0	0
Tabraiz Shamsi	4	0	27	0	6.75	7	1	1	0	0
Aiden Markram	2	0	4	1	2.00	8	0	0	0	0
9.3 to PHKD Mendis, leading edge lobs to cover. Markram continues to strike against Sri Lanka. Gets this to turn from a length, and Kamindu was looking to flick it through the legside, gets a leading edge and the ball lobs gently for the easiest of catches.. 62/4
Keshav Maharaj	4	1	14	1	3.50	12	0	0	0	0
12.6 to MDKJ Perera, 91ks dart from Maharaj, Perera doesn't lay bat onto it and has been given out lbw. Okay, Perera asks for a review almost immediately, which suggests he may have nicked it onto his pad. Ultra Edge confirms that there's no bat involved, however. It straightens enough from around the wicket, pings the front pad in front of middle and leg, with the tracker returning three reds. Perera has to go and with him Sri Lanka's hopes. 80/5
Wiaan Mulder	1	0	11	1	11.00	1	0	1	0	0
18.2 to MD Shanaka, back of a length and outside off, cutter into the pitch, Shanaka has to go after it at this point. He miscues it to long-on. Can SL last the 20 overs now?. 101/8

South Africa (T: 121 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Reeza Hendricks	not out	56	42	70	5	1	133.33
Quinton de Kock †	not out	59	46	70	7	0	128.26
Extras	(w 6)	6
TOTAL	14.4 Ov (RR: 8.25)	121/0
Did not bat: Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj (c), Kagiso Rabada, Bjorn Fortuin, Tabraiz Shamsi

BOWLING	O	R	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Maheesh Theekshana	4	28	7.00	10	4	0	1
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	35	8.75	7	5	0	0
Kamindu Mendis	3	22	7.33	7	1	1	0
Dushmantha Chameera	1	9	9.00	2	0	0	1
Chamika Karunaratne	1.4	13	7.80	1	0	0	0
Dasun Shanaka	1	14	14.00	0	2	0	0

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Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 3
Over 12.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - MDKJ Perera (Struck down)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 4
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 120/8 in 20.0 overs (C Karunaratne 24, PVD Chameera 2)

South Africa innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 0 wicket)
LD Chandimal kept in place of MDKJ Perera from 0.1 over of South Africa innings
Over 3.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Q de Kock (Struck down)
South Africa: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (RR Hendricks 23, Q de Kock 27, Ex 1)
Q de Kock: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 75 balls (RR Hendricks 46, Q de Kock 50, Ex 6)
RR Hendricks: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

MATCH DETAILS

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2021
Player Of The Match	Quinton de Kock
Player Of The Series	Quinton de Kock
Series result	South Africa won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number	T20I no. 1273
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days	14 September 2021 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena Ruchira Palliyaguruge
TV Umpire	Prageeth Rambukwella
Reserve Umpire	Lyndon Hannibal
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle