Hashim Amla sets up South Africa consolation victory

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016

32nd Match, Group 1,  South Africa Vs Sri Lanka

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, 28th March 2016

Toss - South Africa won the toss decided to bat first

Umpires: S Ravi, Rod Tucker
Third Umpire: Paul Reiffel
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (c), AB de Villiers, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, David Wiese, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Aaron Phangiso, Imran Tahir

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Dinesh Chandimal (c & wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay, Suranga Lakmal

Match Summary

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 120 all out in 20 overs

Tilakratne Dilshan 36 

Dinesh Chandimal 21

Dasun Shanaka 20*

Kyle Abbott 14/2

Farhaan Behardien 15/2

Aaron Phangiso 26/2

Imran Tahir 18/1

South Africa 2nd Innings 122 for 2 in 17.4 overs

Hashim Amla 56*

Faf du Plessis 31

AB de Villiers 20*

Suranga Lakmal 28/1

South Africa won by 8 wickets

Man of the Match - Aaron Phangiso

Amala gain No.1 spot in Test Rankings

South African batsman  Hashim Amla on Monday became the first batsman since Ricky Ponting to top both Test and ODI rankings at the identical time in the latest ICC  Rankings. Amla leads a number of South Africa players was  continue to make remarkable gains in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings. South Africa players now chief the ICC Test Player Rankings tables for batting, bowling and all-rounders after their  211 runs  win over Pakistan in the 1st  Test at Johannesburg today, which gave it a 1-0 lead in the three match series.

Paceman  Dale Steyn has broken down the 900 rating points barrier for the 2nd  time in his career to keep his number one spot in the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers, and Jacques Kallis still lead  the ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders. Steyn now has 908 ratings points, the best by a Test bowler since Muttiah Muralitharan reached the matching rating in July 2008 against India. Dale Steyn last broke the 900 ratings points fence in November 2011 after the Cape Town Test against Australia.