South Africa Thrash Hapless Sri Lanka by 9 Wickets to Take 2 – 0 Lead in the 03 Match Series
Sri Lanka electing to bat, 103 all out – ( 18.1 Overs ) Kusal Perera 30, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 20, Charith Asalanka 14, Skipper Dasun Shanaka 10 – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 32 runs in 53 balls – lost the first 5 / 78 in 65 balls, the last 5 / 25 in 44 balls – first 06 overs : 52 / 2 – Tabraiz Shamsi 3 / 20, Aiden Markram 3 / 21 – career best & 02 catches – Bjorn Fortuin 2 / 12.
South Africa in reply, 105 / 1 – ( 14.1 Overs ) Quinton de Kock 58 no ( 7×4, 48 balls ), Aiden Markram 21 no, Reeza Hendreicks 18 – Quinton / Reeza put on a 62 run opening stand in 50 balls – Wanidu Hasaranga 1 / 22.
Player of the Match – Tabraiz Shamsi – South Africa
Kusal Perera replaced Avishka Fernando while Akila Dananjaya was dropped for Praveen Jayawickrama to be included for his T 20 International debut for Sri Lanka. Rassie van der Dussen made the team for South Africa as David Miller was slightly injured.