New Delhi: In the tenth
and final match of the ‘Super Ten’ stage of ‘Group One’ of the 2016 ICC World
T20, South Africa defeated reigning champion Sri Lanka by eight wickets at the
Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi.
South
Africa won the toss and chose to field first. Sri Lanka frittered away a
solid start to be bowled out for 120 in 19.3 overs as left-arm spinner Aaron
Phangiso opened the gates for their capitulation with his twin-strike in the
fifth over. Openers Tillkaratane Dilshan (36) and stand-in skipper Dinesh
Chandimal (21) had provided Sri Lanka their best start in the tournament with
their quick-fire 45-run stand but Phangiso sent back Chandimal and Lahiru
Thirimanne (zero run) in successive balls and Sri Lanka could never recover
from the setback.
South
Africa chased down the modest target without any fuss with ever-consistent
Hashim Amla scoring a well-calculated 56-run knock off 52 balls and skipper Faf
du Plessis contributing 31 off 36 balls. They raised a 60-run partnership for
the second wicket, which was broken when Suranga Lakmal trapped the rival
captain in the last ball of the 13th over.
Phangiso
was adjudged ‘Player Of The Match’.
Although
both the teams failed to make it to the next stage, South Africa bid adieu to
this edition of ICC World T20 with a win. From ‘Group One’, West Indies and
England both qualified with six points each, while South Africa, Sri Lanka and
Afghanistan were eliminated with four, two and zero points respectively.
The
knock-out stage starts on March 30 when England from ‘Group One’ will take on New
Zealand from ‘Group Two’.
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