Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 5 runs
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Sri lanka won yet another nail biter as they beat South Africa by 5 runs in the World T20 match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Saturday. Sri Lankans after winning the toss elected to bat first and amassed 165 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Kusal Perera top scored with 61 runs while Angelo Mathews chipped in with 43 runs. South Africa failed to reach the target due to superb depth bowling by Lasith Malinga and the spinners. South African middle-order Jean-Paul Duminy scored 39 runs while lower middle-orders and tailenders fail to score runs, according to espncricinfo.com.