SL vs SA / An embarrassing record added to Sri Lanka's name, for the first time a team was all out on so many runs

The fourth match of T20 World Cup 2024 is being played between Sri Lanka and South Africa teams. Both the teams are face to face at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and went to bat first, but the team's decision proved wrong. No batsman could stay on the field and the entire team was all out without playing 20 overs.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 04, 2024, 06:00 AM
SL vs SA: The fourth match of T20 World Cup 2024 is being played between Sri Lanka and South Africa teams. Both the teams are face to face at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and went to bat first, but the team's decision proved wrong. No batsman could stay on the field and the entire team was all out without playing 20 overs.

A shameful record attached to Sri Lanka's name

Sri Lanka's team could bat only 19.1 overs in this match and was all out after scoring 77 runs. This is Sri Lanka's lowest score in the T20 World Cup. At the same time, this is also the first time in T20I cricket that the Sri Lankan team has been all out on such a low score. Earlier, Sri Lanka's lowest score in the T20 World Cup was 87 runs, which it made against Australia in the 2010 T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka's lowest score in T20I

  • 77 runs - vs South Africa, New York, 2024
  • 82 runs - vs India, Visakhapatnam, 2016
  • 87 runs - vs Australia, Bridgetown, 2010
  • 87 runs - vs India, Cuttack, 2017
  • 91 runs - vs England, Southampton, 2021
Explosive performance by South Africa's bowlers

Anrique Norkhia was the most successful bowler for South Africa in this match. He gave only 7 runs in 4 overs and took 4 wickets. At the same time, Otniel Bartman also gave only 9 runs in 4 overs and took 1 wicket. Apart from this, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj also took 2-2 wickets. On the other hand, Kusal Mendis scored the highest 19 runs for Sri Lanka. Angelo Mathews could also score only 16 runs and Kamindu Mendis touched the figure of 11 runs.