Nortje and De Kock lead South Africa to T20 World Cup win over Sri Lanka

Nortje and De Kock lead South Africa to T20 World Cup win over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 77 all out (19.1 overs); South Africa 80-4 (16.2 overs)Anrich Nortje takes four for seven, Quinton de Kock scores 20

“Ladies and gentlemen! Westbury is the next stop, change at Westbury for the Cricket World Cup!” After all these years, New York hosted its first game of big-time cricket on Monday, when South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets at the brand new Nassau County ground on Long Island.

It’s a scaffold palace of a pop-up stadium, 30 miles outside Manhattan. A crowd of 12,500 locals travelled out on the Long Island Railroad to watch, and were rewarded with a beautiful day for a game. The sun was out, the sky was blue, the drop-in pitch tricky and quick, and batting was hellishly difficult.

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