T20 series: 5 talking points
Tom Sizeland discusses Farhaan Behardien’s captaincy and the relevance of T20s in the aftermath of the Proteas’ series defeat to Sri Lanka.
‘We posted a defendable target’
Farhaan Behardien and Russell Domingo believed they should have defended 169 in their defeat to Sri Lanka at Newlands on Wednesday.
AB’s back, but Proteas lose
AB de Villiers greeted the Newlands supporters with a superb 63 off 44 balls, before the hosts fell short in the final over.
Sri Lanka seal series
A disastrous fielding performance from the Proteas and 68 from Niroshan Dickwella allowed Sri Lanka to win by five wickets and clinch the series.
De Villiers 63 helps Proteas to 169
AB de Villiers made a welcome return to the Proteas fold with 63, guiding his side to 169 in the decider against Sri Lanka at Newlands.
AB in at No 3 as Proteas bat
Farhaan Behardien has won the toss and has decided to bat in the Newlands decider against Sri Lanka.
AB’s net session
AB de Villiers in preparation for the final T20 against Sri Lanka at Newlands as they hunt a 2-1 victory.
‘Kolpak not for me’ – Morris
Chris Morris says he has committed himself to CSA, despite time on the sideline hampering his chances of ODI and Test selection.
‘Fantastic to have AB back’
Farhaan Behardien says the addition of AB de Villiers will boost their morale after their second T20 defeat at the Wanderers.
‘The guys struggled’
Farhaan Behardien admitted that his batsmen struggled on an unexpected slow-turning pitch.
‘A superstar is born’ – Behardien
Farhaan Behardien praised Lungi Ngidi for his outstanding 4-19 in SA’s three-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Ngidi efforts in vain
Despite a career-best 4-19 from Lungi Ngidi, the Proteas couldn’t prevent a three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
Proteas crumble to 113
Debutant Lakshan Sandakan took 4-23 as the Proteas battled to 113 all out in the second T20 international against Sri Lanka.
Miller confident of closing out series
David Miller has confidence in the new-look Proteas T20 outfit to go on and clinch the series at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Ngidi stars as Proteas go one up
Lungi Ngidi bagged 2-12 on debut as the Proteas sealed a 19-run win in their rain-affected clash against Sri Lanka in Centurion.
