South Africa cricket team
Reza Hendrix, and quinton de kock An unbeaten half-century helped South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the third T20 International at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Tuesday to win the three-match series 3-0.
Hendrix smashed an unbeaten 56 off 42 balls while de Kock smashed 59 off 46 balls as South Africa chased down Sri Lanka’s modest total of 120/8 for 121 in 14.4 overs for no loss. Arrived and won a massive victory.
It was a clinical display by the spectators with both ball and bat on Tuesday. He first restricted the hosts to 120/8 with Bjorn Fortuyn and Kagiso Rabada Two wickets each. Fortuyn finished with 2/21, while Rabada had 2/23 as South Africa took an early lead and continued to take wickets at regular intervals. Coming back from injury, Kushal Perera top-scored with 39, while Chamika Karunaratne honored the innings with an unbeaten 24 off 19 balls.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Sri Lanka got off to a quick start, but the loss of three wickets in three consecutive overs derailed their innings in the powerplay. Rabada, who had not been in the best of form recently, took the wickets of Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa while Quinton de Kock completed a smart stumping to dismiss Bjorn Fortuyn. Dhananjaya de Silva.
In reply, South African openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendrix went off the block in the run chase. The Sri Lankan bowlers tried their best to disturb the rhythm but could not walk away from the wicket like their South African counterparts.
After 8 overs, the Proteas were running in the run chase, with their score of 64/0, requiring 57 runs off just 72 balls. Hendrix and de Kock both looked comfortable at the crease with scores of 29*. The pair put their foot down further, both registering solid half-centuries in a performance that will give them a lot of confidence ahead of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Seeing that the series had already been wrapped up, both teams decided to make changes for the final game. The hosts made three changes in the team that lost the second T20 match by nine wickets. Dinesh Chandimal, Charit Aslanka, and Praveen Jayavikrama making way for Avishka Fernando, Kamindu Mendis and Lahiru Madushanka. The Proteas decided to go with an additional all-rounder, bringing in Wynn Mulder in place of Enrique Nortje.
short score
Sri Lanka, 120 for 8 in 20 overs (Kushal Perera 39, Chamika Karunaratne 24 not out; Bjorn Fortuyn 2/21; Kagiso Rabada 2/23) lost to South Africa 121 for no loss in 14.4 overs (Reeza Hendrix 56 not out, Quinton de Kock 59 not out) by 10 wickets.
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