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Four-star Nortje leads SA’s World Cup charge as tough pitch raises eyebrows | Sport
Anrich Nortje had a welcome return to form with four wickets after a difficult Indian Premier League. (Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)
South Africa got their T20 World Cup campaign off to a good start with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Monday, but the success was far from straightforward.
SCORECARD: Proteas v Sri Lanka – T20 World Cup
They bowled Sri Lanka out for 77, but needed the better part of 16.2 overs to chase down the target on what was a difficult surface that bounced prodigiously and provided ample seam movement.
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