Match 4 of World Cup 2024 Update | SA Vs. SL
The T20 World Cup 2024 start is not so favorable for the Sri Lanka cricket team. The Srilankan’s try to set a good score against the South Africa team. The match was held in the newly created stadium, Eisenhower Park. The performance of the South African bowler was excellent in this field. The pitch of this stadium is not so favourable for the batting because of the inconsistency of bouncing and unusual turns. The boundaries of the stadium are very big, which creates challenges for scoring.
After winning the toss in the World Cup 2024 match 4, the Sri Lanka captain, Waindu Hasranga, decided to bat first. The start for the Sri Lankan cricket team was really slow. The Sri Lankan team got the first shock In the fourth over. Nissanka was sent to the pavilion in 3 runs in this T20 World Cup. The total score of Sri Lanka in the first power play was 24. The Sri Lanka cricket team was very slow at the beginning, and the end of the batting was not up to the mark for the team. Any batsman failed to stick in the field and set a good score for the Sri Lankan bowler.
The excellent performance of the South African bowlers took away the Sri Lankan batsman in match 4 of the World Cup 2024. The total score of Sri Lanka was just 77, and the Sri Lankan team lost all the wickets. The total score of the Sri Lankan team was shameful. This is the lowest score for the Sri Lanka team in any T20 match. The highest run was scored by Sri Lankan all-rounder Kusal Mendis, who made 19 in 30 balls in the World Cup 2024.
The performance of Anrich Nortje was excellent in this match of the World Cup 2024; they got four wickets in just seven runs. The variations in the bowling created significant challenges for Sri Lanka’s batting lineup. After recovering from the injury, Anrich Nortje’s performance was based on international cricket. The excellent bowling spell of the player bowled 20 dot balls, which was the equal of Ajanta Mendis.
The start of the South Africa batting was not good. In the second over, South Africa lost its first wicket in match 4 of the World Cup 2024. Nuwan Tushara got his first wicket. He took the wicket of Reeza Hendricks, who scored four runs in two bowls. So the start of the South African batting was poor. In the 5th over, South Africa lost his second wicket in just 23 runs. In the power play, South Africa scored only 27 runs.
The chasing score for South Africa was too small as the player approached slowly towards the winning score. In just 16.2 overs, South Africa got the winning score by losing only four wickets. Wanindu Hasaranga got two wickets by giving 22 runs. Anrich Nortje was selected as man of the match.
The captain of Sri Lanka Stated after the match, “So unfair for us; we have to leave every day (after the match) because we are playing (at) four different venues.” the captain was disappointed by the performance of the team. He also added, “The flight we took from Florida, from Miami, we had to wait like eight hours in the airport to get the flight. We were supposed to leave at 8 pm, but we got the flight at 5 am. It’s really unfair for us, but it doesn’t matter when you play.”
The disappointing performance of the Sri Lankan cricket team has negatively impacted the emotional and mental condition of all the players during match 4 of the World Cup 2024. That team has to bounce back and compete strongly in the upcoming matches.
