{"id":460445,"date":"2024-06-03T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/06\/03\/t20-world-cup-anrich-nortje-shines-as-south-africa-cruise-to-commanding-win-over-sri-lanka-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T18:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:10:02","slug":"t20-world-cup-anrich-nortje-shines-as-south-africa-cruise-to-commanding-win-over-sri-lanka-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/06\/03\/t20-world-cup-anrich-nortje-shines-as-south-africa-cruise-to-commanding-win-over-sri-lanka-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: Anrich Nortje shines as South Africa cruise to commanding win over Sri Lanka | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110675602,imgsize-63868.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Anrich Nortje<!-- --> dismantled Sri Lanka with career-best figures of 4\/7 as South Africa leveraged the available bounce to secure a six-wicket victory in their T20 World Cup opener on Monday.<br \/>At a venue where India is set to play three of their four Group A league matches, Sri Lanka&#8217;s decision to bat first backfired spectacularly.<br \/>Nortje, along with Kagiso Rabada (2\/21) and <!-- -->Keshav Maharaj<!-- --> (2\/22), led a dominant bowling performance that saw Sri Lanka collapse for 77 in 19.1 overs, marking their lowest T20 total.<br \/>However, it wasn&#8217;t an easy chase for South Africa in the tricky conditions at Nassau Stadium. The Proteas faced a challenging start as Sri Lanka reduced them to 27\/2 inside the powerplay.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lankan wrist spinner Wanindu Hasaranga spearheaded their bowling effort with figures of 2\/17 from three overs, claiming the wickets of Quinton de Kock (20) and Tristan Stubbs (13) in consecutive overs.<br \/>Despite this, the lack of scoreboard pressure allowed South Africa to reach the target in 16.2 overs, significantly boosting their net run rate.<br \/>South Africa now leads the Group D standings with two points and a net run rate of 1.048. The group also includes Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Netherlands.<br \/>The in-form Heinrich Klaasen effectively ended the contest in the 15th over by smashing Hasaranga for a massive six over long-on, followed by a straight boundary for a total of 11 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Nuwan Thushara struck first for Sri Lanka in the second over, drawing an outside edge from Reeza Hendricks with an outswinger.<br \/>Angelo Mathews gave Aiden Markram a tough time, even hitting the South African skipper awkwardly in the abdomen, requiring medical attention. Markram broke the tension with a spectacular six through covers but was dismissed in the next over by Dasun Shanaka, with Kamindu Mendis pulling off a stunning catch at slip.<br \/>Nortje bowled with pace and precision, surpassing his previous best T20 figures of 4\/10.<br \/>Kagiso Rabada returned with 2\/21, while wily left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj thrived in the conditions, finishing with 2\/22.<br \/>The drop-in pitch at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium proved to be a nightmare for the Sri Lankan batters, who struggled to time the ball, further hindered by a slow outfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Proteas&#8217; attack, however, thrived in the friendly conditions, starting with a first-ball wicket for Ottneil Baartman, who returned impressive figures of 1\/9 on his World Cup debut. The rookie pacer hit the deck hard, inducing an edge off Pathum Nissanka (3) from a full delivery that swung away and had some bounce.<br \/>Nortje was fast and furious, claiming a wicket in his first over when Kamindu Mendis mistimed a pull, leaving Sri Lanka at 31\/2 inside eight overs.<br \/>There was also support for spinners, with Maharaj striking twice in successive deliveries to dismiss skipper Wanindu Hasaranga and Sadeera Samarawickrama.<\/p>\n<p>Half of the Sri Lankan side was back in the pavilion at the midway mark, with Nortje taking his second wicket as Kusal Mendis mistimed a pull.<br \/>Veteran Angelo Mathews, the most comfortable Sri Lankan batter, managed 16 runs from 16 balls before Nortje dismissed him for his fourth wicket.<br \/>A run-out of Nuwan Thushara concluded Sri Lanka&#8217;s innings in 19.1 overs.<br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from PTI) <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n 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