The Group D Sri Lanka vs South Africa match is underway, though today's match will be a tough battle between the two teams. Also, we know South Africa have good players, they are more experienced in bowling and batting, also Sri Lanka have good players. But as the Sri Lankan team is in batting form right now, they may have been under a lot of pressure at the start today due to which they are not able to put up a good batting performance. With the loss of a wicket already reducing their run rate, the Sri Lankan batsmen are in a bit of a slump after the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka. However, if Sri Lankan team cannot score good runs in today's match, they will not be able to win against South Africa in any way. And I think South Africa will win today's match, as Sri Lanka's run rate is very low, it may be difficult for them to score 150 runs till the last minute.
The pitch at County International Cricket Stadium in New York is working completely against the batsmen. It is swinging as each ball falls. The batsmen try again and again but cannot match the ball with the bat. Not much runs can be expected in these conditions. Bowler is getting more benefits than expected. Only 22 runs have been collected by the Sri Lankan team in the power play and they are quite behind here. On the other hand, everyone has an idea about the South African team, how aggressive they are. The team has some giant players who have performed brilliantly in the IPL. Against them Sri Lanka must set a big target if they want to win otherwise they will never win. Sri Lanka have only scored 31 runs in 8 overs with the fall of two wickets. I think scoring 120 is a big pressure for them.