South Africa paceman Anrich Nortje was named Player of the Match for his four-fer as he talked about his performance after the match-winning performance.

"Definitely, this will get some momentum going. Tough few days, we've worked hard and it's nice to get some momentum. Very happy, I've been feeling good from the last few games, finally great to have a good game and get a few wickets. The guys did well to restrict them to a low score. Been a while since I got many wickets and was happy to be helpful in the team's win," Nortje said.

The Proteas paceman further talked about the pitch and said that it was a tricky one and admitted that practising on drop-in wickets is hard.

"We needed to assess as quickly as possible (on the conditions), it was up and down at times (on the wicket), I needed to hit my straps, hit the wicket hard, it was important that we got some early wickets. It was a tough one, practicing on these drop-in wickets is hard, we weren't able to bowl on the pitch on the pre-match day, the plans were simple, that helped me, I just need to get my rhythm better in the next few games," he concluded.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: David Miller seals the win for South Africa with a boundary down the ground. A cautious approach from SA batters but they have managed to register a comprehensive victory. They chased down the 78-run target with 22 balls to spare. Sri Lanka bowlers tried to fight back but their batters didn't give them enough runs to fight for. South Africa (80/4) beat Sri Lanka (77 all out) by 6 wickets in New York

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Heinrich Klaasen breaks the shackles and smashes Wanindu Hasaranga for a maximum and a four to make it easy for the Proteas. 11 runs came off the over. SA 72/4 in 15 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Another tight over from Matheesha Pathirana as three runs came off it. Heinrich Klaasen has managed to handle Pathirana's yorker thus far. 17 runs needed off the last six overs. SA 61/4 in 14 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Wanindu Hasaranga strikes again as Charith Asalanka takes a fine low catch to dismiss Tristan Stubbs for 13. A slow knock from the Proteas batter as he failed to adapt to the pitch. SA 58/4 in 12.5 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Astonishing toe-crushing yorker from Matheesha Pathirana as he puts Heinrich Klaasen on the ground. Five runs came off the over as South Africa need 21 runs to win. SA 57/3 in 12 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Wanindu Hasaranga into the attack and he takes the wicket of Quinton de Kock for 20. Hasaranga is all charged up as it seems like Sri Lanka feel that they are still in the game. De Kock hits it straight into Hasaranga's hands and departs for 20. SA 51/3 in 10.5 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Matheesha Pathirana into the attack and five runs came off his over. His action is a bit tricky to judge especially on this surface. Halfway down the innings and South Africa are 47/2 and marching towards a win.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Another tidy over from Dasun Shanaka as only three runs came off the over. Only the wickets can keep Sri Lanka alive in the game. Sri Lanka need 36 runs off 66 balls from here which should be a cakewalk for them. SA 42/2 in 9 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Quinton de Kock slammed Angelo Mathews for a maximum as nine runs came off it. It's a much-needed over for the Proteas to break the shackles a bit. SA 39/2 in 8 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Dasun Shanaka continues from the other end. Three runs came off the over as it's not looking very smooth for the Proteas batters at the moment in this moderate chase. SA 30/2 in 7 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: The uneven bounce is causing trouble for the South African batters too and things are getting a bit tricky in the chase. Only three runs came off Nuean Thushara's over. SA 27/2 in 6 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Dasun Shanaka gets the crucial wicket for Sri Lanka as skipper Aiden Markram departs for 12. The Proteas captain edged the swinging delivery behind the stumps at slip. SA 24/2 in 4.2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Aiden Markram breaks the shackles with a brilliant shot over cover for a maximum. Nine runs came off the over but Thushara did bowl the tight lines to trouble Quinton de Kock a bit. SA 23/1 in 4 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Aiden Markram got hurt after getting hit on the box. He looked in some serious pain as the physio came out in the middle to check him. A tight over from Angelo Mathews as only one run came off it. SA 14/1 in 3 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Nuwan Thushara strikes early and gets the crucial wicket of Reeza Hendricks for just four. A swinging delivery forced an edge from Hendricks bat and got caught by Kamindu Mendis at slip. SA 10/1 in 1.3 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: A tidy over to start the proceedings for Angelo Mathews with two runs came off the first five balls but Reeza Hendricks hit the boundary on the last ball to make it six runs off the over. Sri Lanka need early wickets to pull off a miraculous comeback in the game. SA 6/0 in 1 over

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock are in the middle to start the chase for South Africa. Angelo Mathews has the ball in hand.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: RUN OUT and Sri Lanka are bowled out here! Nuwan Thushaara was the last batter to get out. A poor batting performance from Sri Lanka. It was a tricky batting surface but the Lankan batters also played some loose shots to throw their wicket away. Anrich Nortje claims a four-fer for South Africa. Sri Lanka 77 all out in 19.1 overs vs SA

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Maheesh Theekshana breaks the shackles as he pulled the ball on the deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Five runs came off the penulimate over by Ottniel Baartman. The last SL pair needs to swing their bat on the every ball from here. SL 76/9 in 19 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kagiso Rabada gets his second as Matheesha Pathirana departs for a duck. He tried to play a big shot but failed to time it and got caught by skipper Aiden Makram. SL 71/9 in 17.2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Ottneil Baartman delivered another tidy over as only one run came off it that too came via wide. The Sri Lankan tailenders are now just looking to survive and 100 looks far from here. SL 71/8 in 17.1 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: The wickets keep coming for South Africa as Anrich Nortje picks up his fourth wicket as Angelo Mathews departs for 16. A dismal batting performance from Sri Lanka as they are failing to put up any fight here. SL 70/8 in 15.4 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kagiso Rabada returned to the attack and got the crucial wicket of Dasun Shanka as the partnership which started brewing a bit came to an end. Shanaka departs for just 6. SL 68/7 in 14.4 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Dasun Shanaka breaks the shackles this time and hit a six off Marco Jansen for a maximum. It was a top edge but comfortably sailed over the boundary line. 8 runs came off the over. SL 61/6 in 14 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: First six of the match and it comes from Angelo Mathews' bat as seven runs came off Keshav Maharaj's over. He finished his spell with two wickets for 22 runs. The onus is on Mathews to rescue Sri Lanka from here. SL 53/6 in 13 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Wicket number 3 for Anrich Nortje as Charith Asalanka departs for 6. The Sri Lankan batters are failing to handle the pace on Nortje on this tricky surface. Nothing is going in their favour at the moment. SL 45/6 in 11.2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Another one bites the dust here as this time Kusal Mendis throws his wicket away in the attempt to break the shackles. South Africa all over in this game with Sri Lanka half down in 10 overs.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Two in two for Keshav Maharaj as Sadeera Samarawickrama departs for a golden duck! Sri Lanka in tatters here as nothing is going in their favour at the moment. South Africa bowling which looked a weaker link is proving the critics wrong here. SL 32/4 in 8.3 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Keshav Maharaj gets his first and takes the big wicket of Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga for a duck! The SL captain charged down the ground but missed it completely and got stumped without opening his account. SL 32/3 in 8.2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Anrich Nortje strikes in his first over and gets the wicket of Kamindu Mendis who tried to take advantage of the pace of the delivery but failed to generate enough power to clear the rope. An easy catch by Reeza Hendricks. SL 31/2 in 7.5 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Keshav Maharaj into the attack and six runs came off it. The Sri Lankan batters look a bit comfortable against the spinners as compared to the pacers and they would look to target him in the next over to break the shackles. SL 30/1 in 7 overs

Baartman continues to trouble the Sri Lanka batters as only three runs came off his third over. The South African bowlers have decided to pull their length a bit to trouble the Lankan batters here. The pressure is now mounting on the Asian giants to break the shackles. SL 24/1 in 6 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kusal Mendis decided to break the shackles and managed to hit a boundary to ease off some pressure. Seven runs came off the over but the current run rate is just over 4 which is extremely poor in the powerplay when it comes to the T20 format. SL 21/1 in 5 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Ottniel Baartman strikes with his first ball in the World Cup nad gets the crucial wicket of Pathum Nissanka who edged the ball at third man where Heinrich Klaasen takes an easy catch. Early wicket for South Africa. SL 13/1 in 3.1 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Another tidy over from Marco Jansen as only four runs came off it. It doesn't look like an easy pitch to bat on as the batters have to be cautious and asses the pitch before taking the risk for big shots. SL 13/0 in 3 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kagiso Rabada from the other end and Kusal Mendis cheekily guide it over third man for a boundary to welcome him into the attack. There is some uneven bounce on the surface which is troubling the batters a bit. SL 9/0 in 2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: A tidy first over from Marco Jansen as he also troubled Kusal Mendis with some bounce. Only two runs came off the first over as the Sri Lankan openers looked a bit cautious in the quest to asses the pitch. SL 2/0 in 1 over

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka are in the middle to open the innings for Sri Lanka. Marco Jansen will start the proceedings with the new ball.

The players of both teams are out in the middle for the national anthems of their respective nations. The crowd has come in decent numbers to support Sri Lanka here.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: The slingers Matheesha Pathirana and Nuwan Thushara are the two frontline pacers in the Lanka bowling attack.

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: No Tabraiz Shamsi and Gerald Coetzee in South Africa's Playing XI for their opening match of the tournament.

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga wins the toss and elects to bat first against South Africa in New York.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: We are just a few minutes away from the toss and Sri Lanka might look to bowl first if they get the flip of the coin right while Proteas would like to bat first to put up a big total to take the advantage.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: It is going to be the first big clash of the tournament as two full-member sides - Sri Lanka and South Africa will take on each other in the quest to start their campaign on a high. Meanwhile, the Proteas have an upper hand over Sri Lanka in head-to-head tie in the T20 World Cups with three wins in four matches.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: It is expected to be a slow track and the spinners will play a crucial role to give their team an upper hand in the game. It is going to be Sri Lanka bowling attack vs the Proteas batters which will decide the fate of the game.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Former India opener Aakash Chopra described Sri Lankan bowling line-up outstanding as it has formidable names like Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana. "Sri Lankan team is very competent. Their bowling attack is outstanding - Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana. Then Angelo Mathews is bowling well and they have Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka and Nuwan Thushara," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: The toss is going to be crucial for both teams as they have not played much cricket in the USA and the pitch remains a mystery for them. They can adjust their gameplay after assessing the pitch in the first innings.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Heinrich Klaasen and Stubbs have been in roaring form of late. In this World Cup cycle, the right-hander has averaged 41 and struck runs at 182. In the IPL 2024 too, Klaasen made 471 runs from 16 matches at a strike rate of 171 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Stubbs has been equally impressive for the Delhi Capitals, amassing 378 runs from 14 matches and he made them at a strike-rate of 190.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Since the last T20 World Cup, Wanindu Hasaranga has been the standout player for Sri Lanka in the shortest format: 177 runs in 13 matches and 12 innings at an average of 19.66 and a strike rate of 170.19, with one half-century and best score of 67. 18 wickets at an average of 20.72 and an economy rate of 7.46, best figures of 4/15.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Inconsistent and underwhelming batting returns of Dhananjaya de Silva and Pathum Nissanka since the last T20 WC, scoring just 166 and 216 runs in 10 and 12 innings respectively. Their averages and strike rates and does not inspire a lot of confidence. Dilshan Madhushanka, who had a breakthrough CWC 2023, has been underwhelming in T20Is since 2023. He has taken eight wickets in eight games at an average of 34.75, economy rate of 10.69 and a strike rate of 19.50.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Wanindu Hasaranga and Co. will be under pressure to prove their worth on the big stage as they have not been able to make a mark in the ICC events the past decade. In the previous T20 World Cup in Australia back in 2022, Sri Lanka could not make it past the group stage, finishing at the fourth spot in group one with two wins and three losses.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: South Africa enjoy domination in the head-to-head record against Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup encounters. The Proteas have won in three out of four matches against the Island nation, including a thrilling last-over victory in the 2021 edition of mega ICC event.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Sri Lanka have the experienced Angelo Mathews, the explosive Kusal Mendis and the rock-solid Dhananjaya de Silva to bank on while the former captain Dasun Shanaka can make a few quick runs down the order.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Bowling will be slightly a weaker link for South Africa this World Cup, which is a rare sight when it comes to the Proteas unit. Kagiso Rabada is the only bowler who is in good form for them as another premier pacer Anrich Nortje struggled miserably in the IPL 2024. Meanwhile, Keshav Maharaja doesn't have much experience in the shortest format which will put added pressure on Tabraiz Shamsi.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: With a quality attack, Sri Lanka will hope that the New York pitch will continue to offer some help to the bowlers as it had happened in Saturday's warm-up match between India and Bangladesh, where a few deliveries did not rise above the ankle and knee level.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Sri Lanka have a solid bowling attack with two quality spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana in the line-up. While Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madhushanka have the ability to dismantle any batting unit.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: With an explosive batting unit, South Africa will start as the favourites against Sri Lanka. They have some serious power-hitters in the middle-order - Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs who can change the game on their own, while veteran Quinton de Kock will be opening the innings for them.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Hello and welcome to our live blog of fourth match of T20 World Cup 2024 between Sri Lanka and South Africa.

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