Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st T20I Match | Aiden Markram led South Africa to a 28-run win in the first match

eden markram 48 runs in 33 balls helped South Africa win the first Twenty20 by 28 runs over Sri Lanka.

In the three match series, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. The visitors scored 163-5 before Sri Lanka were restricted to 135-6.

quinton de kock And Reeza Hendricks gave South Africa a strong start with a 73-run partnership for the first wicket. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga removed de Kock (36) and Hendricks (38) to reduce the visitors to 79-2.

Spinner Mahesh Thikshana stranded Heinrich Klasseny (2) lbw as South Africa fell 87-3.

However, Markram and David Miller (26 off 15) rebuilt the innings, sharing a 65-run stand for the fourth wicket off 35 balls. Markram hit one four and two sixes in his innings.

Hasaranga scored 2-23 runs in four overs.

South Africa’s bowlers were tight from the start, preventing Sri Lanka from scoring runs freely.

Avishka Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal The home team got off to a modest start with an opening partnership of 34 runs before Fernando (11) was run out in the sixth over.

In the very next over, Bhanuka Rajapaksa was out on the very first ball, the left-arm spin bowler and the captain caught LBW. Keshav Maharaj. Charit Aslanka (6 out of 19) tries to increase the scoring rate and is caught in the deep by Dwayne

Ball from left arm wrist spinner Pretorius Tabraiz Shamsi.

Chandimal remained unbeaten in his career-best 66. His 54-ball knock included five fours and two sixes.

Maharaj took 1–19 in four overs in his first T20I, and claimed a wicket off his first ball. Shamsi, Pretorius, Bjorn Fortuin and Enrique Nortje all took a wicket each.

The second T20 is on Sunday.