South Africa's Anrich Nortje took a remarkable four wickets for just seven runs as the Proteas dismissed Sri Lanka for a record low 77 on their way to a six-wicket win in the teams' T20 World Cup opener in New York on Monday. Sri Lanka's total was their lowest in all T20 cricket, with fast bowler Nortje's figures the best by a South African at a T20 World Cup, surpassing his own 4-10 against Bangladesh in Sydney two years ago. "It's been a while since I've had those figures," said Nortje, the player of the match, at the presentation ceremony.
"Just happy to have pulled it off for the team. "We didn't know what to expect from the pitch, we'd heard one or two rumours about being up and down," the 30-year-old added. “There were probably a few balls that I wanted a little bit differently, they weren't 100% executed, but yeah, very happy to get the results,” Nortje said.
“I think the biggest thing is just to get the results for the team, it's not about personal performances. To get a career-best is nice, but it doesn't really matter at the end of the day unless the team is winning. So, I'm very happy for the team as well.
I think every bowler bowled really well. “It might get harder in the next few weeks or it might get a little bit easier and then we as bowlers have to adapt again. “So yeah, very satisfied, very happy for today and sort of just clean the thoughts now, clear the thoughts and go on, get ready for the next one.
“We just need to stick to our processes and.
