South Africa beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets to register their second victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Hashim Amla and skipper Faf du Plessis stitched 175 runs partnership to steer South Africa home. Amla made 80 from 105 deliveries which had five boundaries, while Du Plessis’ innings of 96 runs off 103 balls comprised of nine fours and a gigantic six over mid-wicket. Twitter and social media can't praise the South African skipper Faf dul Plessis and Hashim Amla enough for their performances in the match. Sri Lanka vs South Africa Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match: Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis Help SA Beat SL By 9 Wickets After Dwaine Pretorius 3-Fer.
Lasith Malings dismissed Quinton de Kock (15) – the only South African wicket to fall. Other than him, no other bowler caused any sorts of trouble to the South African batsmen, who effortlessly chased down the target set by Sri Lanka. The Twitter reactions have been especially appreciative of Faf du Plessis. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – Points Table.
Read the Twitter Reactions Below
The captain wanted his team to show what they are capable of, and he led from the front today! #CWC19 | #SLvSA | #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/m6JxNm7ujl
— ICC (@ICC) June 28, 2019
Former Sri Lanka Player Mahela Jayawardena Still Not Giving Them
I am sure everyone must be disappointed with the result but have to keep faith and believe we could win the last two games.. it’s a World Cup and anything is possible.. come on boys 👊
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) June 28, 2019
The Bees Controversy Seemed to Rule Social Media in Regard to SL vs SA Match
When your mom wanted you to go market and suddenly you started to act of sleeping 😂 #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/JKO3UpLNDm
— Ankit (@animeboy1018) June 28, 2019
Pakistani Fans Thanking Sri Lanka
Thank You #SriLanka#SLvSA #WeHaveWeWill #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/u0wikUfwUs
— Muhammad Nawaz (@i_mNawaz) June 28, 2019
It's All About The Pressure
Without pressure #sa is the most dangerous team and with a little bit of pressure #sa is the worst team...
— Naresh kumar (@Naresh3319) June 28, 2019
If It's Not Rain in England, It's the Bees
If it is not #Rain in England then
Bees 🐝🐝🐝 also can stop the game 😂😂
Incredible Cricket in #England 😂😂
But everyone enjoyed this Buzzz moment 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝#SAvSL #bees #CWC19 #SLvSA #ProteasFire #LionsRoar #FuelTheFire 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MV3BfHS5mE
— Archie Agarwal (@_rchie0425) June 28, 2019
Fans Feel Bad For Sri Lanka
Sad to see a country which produced legends like #Jayasuriya, @MahelaJay, @KumarSanga2, #Dilshan, #Murlidharan and so on is nowhere in the Semis race. Hope @OfficialSLC will find some quality players like them soon.#SLvSA
— Yuvaraj 🇮🇳 (@meme_smuggler) June 28, 2019
Earlier, South African captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and put Sri Lanka to bat. Dwaine Pretorius and Chris Morris took three wickets each, while Kagiso Rabada claimed two. Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando top-scored for Sri Lanka with 30 runs each. Sri Lanka vs South Africa Highlights And Cricket Score - 35th ODI match - Full Scorecard.
With this loss, Sri Lanka are virtually out of the contention for a place in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Earlier, Dwaine Pretorius had a memorable outing as the South African pacer picked three wickets for just 25 runs to restrict Sri Lanka to a below par score of 203. Sri Lanka and South Africa are on the seventh and eighth position after this match.
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