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Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
South Africa win by 19 runs in what was an entertaining 10-over affair after a lengthy rain delay. In the end, David Miller's 40 off 18 balls gave South Africa a cushion but Niroshan Dickwella provided a superb start to the chase and when Sri Lanka needed 40 off the last three overs they had a chance. However, debutant Lungisani Ngidi took two wickets in his second over and went for just four runs to leave it out of reach. Thanks for staying with us through the rain. We'll be back on Sunday for the second match from the Wanderers but, for now, from Gnasher and Alan it's goodnight and enjoy your weekend.
So it's 27 needed off the last over. Steep. Phehlukwayo will bowl it
The 20-year old fast bowler was helped by previous experience of bowling in T20 finals, but he was amazed at how his home crowd kept chanting his name as he picked up two wickets in an over
David Miller and Farhaan Behardien made the most significant scores before Imran Tahir helped South Africa to wrap up a 19-run win in the first T20
Farhaan Behardien has done his job as a finisher admirably in the recent past, and is now also ready for the stress that captaining a team brings
Both South Africa and Sri Lanka, filled with youngsters accustomed to the shortest format, clash in the first of three T20s at SuperSport Park on Friday evening
