David Miller hit two sixes in the final over as the Proteas beat Sri Lanka by four wickets at the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Miller smashed 23 off 13 balls and Kagiso Rabada made 13, including the winning boundary, as South Africa reached their target of 143 with one ball to spare in Sharjah.
Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga took a hat-trick – the third in T20 World Cup history – but his figures of 3-20 were not enough for Sri Lanka.
Hasaranga’s triple strike was spread over the final ball of his third over and first two of his fourth and pushed South Africa to a precarious 112-6 with his second victim, skipper Temba Bavuma, out for 46.
The left-handed pair of Miller and Rabada then smashed 34 runs between them to give South Africa their second straight win in the Super 12 stage.
Earlier, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka hit 72 but South Africa bowled out their opponents for 142 in a match that began with Quinton de Kock taking the knee.
Tabraiz Shamsi returned figures of 3-17 from his four overs of leg spin and fast bowler Dwaine Pretorius also took three wickets after South Africa elected to field first.
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