Sri Lanka vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Anrich Nortje stars as Proteas register 6-wicket win

South Africa paceman Anrich Nortje was named Player of the Match for his four-fer as he talked about his performance after the match-winning performance.

"Definitely, this will get some momentum going. Tough few days, we've worked hard and it's nice to get some momentum. Very happy, I've been feeling good from the last few games, finally great to have a good game and get a few wickets. The guys did well to restrict them to a low score. Been a while since I got many wickets and was happy to be helpful in the team's win," Nortje said.

The Proteas paceman further talked about the pitch and said that it was a tricky one and admitted that practising on drop-in wickets is hard.

"We needed to assess as quickly as possible (on the conditions), it was up and down at times (on the wicket), I needed to hit my straps, hit the wicket hard, it was important that we got some early wickets. It was a tough one, practicing on these drop-in wickets is hard, we weren't able to bowl on the pitch on the pre-match day, the plans were simple, that helped me, I just need to get my rhythm better in the next few games," he concluded.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: David Miller seals the win for South Africa with a boundary down the ground. A cautious approach from SA batters but they have managed to register a comprehensive victory. They chased down the 78-run target with 22 balls to spare. Sri Lanka bowlers tried to fight back but their batters didn't give them enough runs to fight for. South Africa (80/4) beat Sri Lanka (77 all out) by 6 wickets in New York

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Heinrich Klaasen breaks the shackles and smashes Wanindu Hasaranga for a maximum and a four to make it easy for the Proteas. 11 runs came off the over. SA 72/4 in 15 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Another tight over from Matheesha Pathirana as three runs came off it. Heinrich Klaasen has managed to handle Pathirana's yorker thus far. 17 runs needed off the last six overs. SA 61/4 in 14 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Wanindu Hasaranga strikes again as Charith Asalanka takes a fine low catch to dismiss Tristan Stubbs for 13. A slow knock from the Proteas batter as he failed to adapt to the pitch. SA 58/4 in 12.5 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Astonishing toe-crushing yorker from Matheesha Pathirana as he puts Heinrich Klaasen on the ground. Five runs came off the over as South Africa need 21 runs to win. SA 57/3 in 12 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Wanindu Hasaranga into the attack and he takes the wicket of Quinton de Kock for 20. Hasaranga is all charged up as it seems like Sri Lanka feel that they are still in the game. De Kock hits it straight into Hasaranga's hands and departs for 20. SA 51/3 in 10.5 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Matheesha Pathirana into the attack and five runs came off his over. His action is a bit tricky to judge especially on this surface. Halfway down the innings and South Africa are 47/2 and marching towards a win.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Another tidy over from Dasun Shanaka as only three runs came off the over. Only the wickets can keep Sri Lanka alive in the game. Sri Lanka need 36 runs off 66 balls from here which should be a cakewalk for them. SA 42/2 in 9 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Quinton de Kock slammed Angelo Mathews for a maximum as nine runs came off it. It's a much-needed over for the Proteas to break the shackles a bit. SA 39/2 in 8 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Dasun Shanaka continues from the other end. Three runs came off the over as it's not looking very smooth for the Proteas batters at the moment in this moderate chase. SA 30/2 in 7 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: The uneven bounce is causing trouble for the South African batters too and things are getting a bit tricky in the chase. Only three runs came off Nuean Thushara's over. SA 27/2 in 6 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Dasun Shanaka gets the crucial wicket for Sri Lanka as skipper Aiden Markram departs for 12. The Proteas captain edged the swinging delivery behind the stumps at slip. SA 24/2 in 4.2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Aiden Markram breaks the shackles with a brilliant shot over cover for a maximum. Nine runs came off the over but Thushara did bowl the tight lines to trouble Quinton de Kock a bit. SA 23/1 in 4 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Aiden Markram got hurt after getting hit on the box. He looked in some serious pain as the physio came out in the middle to check him. A tight over from Angelo Mathews as only one run came off it. SA 14/1 in 3 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Nuwan Thushara strikes early and gets the crucial wicket of Reeza Hendricks for just four. A swinging delivery forced an edge from Hendricks bat and got caught by Kamindu Mendis at slip. SA 10/1 in 1.3 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: A tidy over to start the proceedings for Angelo Mathews with two runs came off the first five balls but Reeza Hendricks hit the boundary on the last ball to make it six runs off the over. Sri Lanka need early wickets to pull off a miraculous comeback in the game. SA 6/0 in 1 over

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock are in the middle to start the chase for South Africa. Angelo Mathews has the ball in hand.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: RUN OUT and Sri Lanka are bowled out here! Nuwan Thushaara was the last batter to get out. A poor batting performance from Sri Lanka. It was a tricky batting surface but the Lankan batters also played some loose shots to throw their wicket away. Anrich Nortje claims a four-fer for South Africa. Sri Lanka 77 all out in 19.1 overs vs SA

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Maheesh Theekshana breaks the shackles as he pulled the ball on the deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Five runs came off the penulimate over by Ottniel Baartman. The last SL pair needs to swing their bat on the every ball from here. SL 76/9 in 19 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kagiso Rabada gets his second as Matheesha Pathirana departs for a duck. He tried to play a big shot but failed to time it and got caught by skipper Aiden Makram. SL 71/9 in 17.2 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Ottneil Baartman delivered another tidy over as only one run came off it that too came via wide. The Sri Lankan tailenders are now just looking to survive and 100 looks far from here. SL 71/8 in 17.1 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: The wickets keep coming for South Africa as Anrich Nortje picks up his fourth wicket as Angelo Mathews departs for 16. A dismal batting performance from Sri Lanka as they are failing to put up any fight here. SL 70/8 in 15.4 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Kagiso Rabada returned to the attack and got the crucial wicket of Dasun Shanka as the partnership which started brewing a bit came to an end. Shanaka departs for just 6. SL 68/7 in 14.4 overs

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Match 4: Dasun Shanaka breaks the shackles this time and hit a six off Marco Jansen for a maximum. It was a top edge but comfortably sailed over the boundary line. 8 runs came off the over. SL 61/6 in 14 overs