Thereafter Sri Lanka beat a more formidable South African team to gain a series win, after an eight-year drought, in a bilateral One-Day International (ODI) series. Until the beginning of that series, the tally stood at about 20 losses to only five wins. With that series win, Sri Lanka added 10 more International Cricket Council (ICC) Super League World Cup 2023 pathway points as well. Theekshana debuted as the only Sri Lankan cricketer born in the 21st Century to play for Sri Lanka, too. Quinton de Kock’s featsQuinto de Kock (on left) and Reeza Hendricks (right) shared impressive opening partnerships of 73, 62, and an unbeaten 121 in the three-match T20I series.

Source: The Nation September 19, 2021 18:11 UTC