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T20 World Cup: Hasaranga’s hat-trick and Miller’s blitzkrieg as South Africa win by 4 wickets

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David Miller hit two sixes within the final over as South Africa shrugged off a hat trick from Wanindu Hasaranga to beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets on the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Quinton de Kock returned after declining to play the final recreation in opposition to West Indies when the South Africa gamers had been ordered to take a knee for the Black Lives Matter motion.

He made 12 and took a knee alongside all the opposite gamers on the sphere forward of the beginning.
Miller launched his late assault, with assist from Kagiso Rabada, to elevate South Africa from 112-6 within the 18th over to 146-6 and past the goal of 143 with one ball to spare.
Miller completed with 23 not out from 13 balls and Rabada hit the successful boundary — an edge previous the wicketkeeper for 4 — having additionally blasted a six within the penultimate over to maintain South Africa on observe.
The Proteas wanted 15 off the ultimate over and Miller launched maximums off the second and third balls from Lahiru Kumara.

South Africa’s trigger was boosted by captain Temba Bavuma’s prime rating of 46, however he was additionally the second wicket in Hasaranga’s hat trick.
Hasaranga eliminated Aiden Markram off the ultimate ball of a earlier stint, after which Bavuma and Dwaine Pretorius in consecutive balls of a brand new spell.
Earlier, Sri Lanka completed on 142 all out in its 20 overs after 72 in 58 balls from opener Pathum Nissanka.
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