Cape Town, March 20 -- : South Africa maintained their dominance over Sri Lanka but it took a super over to win the first T20I of the three-match series at Newlands.
Chasing a target of 135 on Tuesday, David Miller guided the Proteas with a 23-ball 41. Having required 18 runs off the final four overs, South Africa lost five wickets for 17 runs to finish the match in a tie with fast bowler Lasith Malinga returning 2/11 in his four-over quota.
Miller along with Rassie van der Dussen collected 14 off Malinga in the Super Over. In reply, Thisara Perera and Avishka Fernando could only manage to get five runs off leg-spinner Imran Tahir.
Earlier, a 29-ball 41 from Kamindu Mendis helped Sri Lanka to post a respectable total as no other batsman ...