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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Smyth

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in New York: T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 – as it happened

Ottniel Baartman celebrates the wicket of Pathum Nissanka.
Ottniel Baartman celebrates the wicket of Pathum Nissanka. Photograph: Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC/Getty Images

That’s all for today. Andy Bull’s report should be on the site shortly, and we’ll be back tomorrow for England v Scotland. Goodnight!

South Africa captain Aiden Markram speaks

Yeah we’re happy with the win. Incredible performance in the field, but the batting was a little bit up and down. It was quite a tough wicket. Hopefully we can take a bit of learning from spending some time out there.

There will be lots of different conditions as you move around the tournament. We’re fortunate that we have our next two games here and have a decent idea of how it will play.

I wasn’t worried about [Anrich Nortje] but it was a fantastic day for his confidence. He’s massively loved in the changing-room and we’re all really proud of him. Hopefully it’s the start of a massive World Cup for him.

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