CRICKET NEWS - South Africa finally held their nerve to beat Sri Lanka by nine runs in the Super Over in the first KFC T20 international at PPC Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday after the teams had dramatically tied the main match.
Full ScorecardSouth Africa batted first in the Super Over with man-of-the-match David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen taking strike. Miller faced first with both batsmen taking a single but then Miller launched Lasith Malinga over mid-wicket for six and then a four through wide extra-cover two balls later and then completed the over with a scrambled two runs to end on 14.
"I just tried to get two wickets, that's all. But it didn't work out today," said Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan captain after the match.
In reply, Imran Tahir was given the responsibility of defending 14 runs and only conceded five runs, which included two wides, to send the home fans into rapturous roars.
