RSA VS SL - 25th Match, Super 12 Group 1, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2021

Harsha Bhogle: Been a while since Miller did the "If it's in the arc it's out of the park" routine.

South Africa now sit pretty at the third position, on the verge of breaking into the top-two. Sri Lanka, as their captain admitted, will now find it hard to get back into reckoning for the knockouts, numerically and morally. What a time for South Africa to defy the odds, and break hoodoos. Can they sustain this? This can turn into quite a story, if they do. This is Rishi Roy, taking your leave for the day alongside Pradeep, Nikhil, Hari and Mukesh. It's time for "The Ashes in pyjamas" as arch-rivals England and Australia take each other on in Dubai. Do switch tabs and follow the action - if your heart can take it, that is. Cheers!

Temba Bavuma | South Africa captain: It's hard to keep everything at the back of my mind, and we had a job to do. We took it deep and it was a good thing that we managed to get over the line. David hasn't done that for us in a while, and it's great that he came good at the right time. Shamsi is a good player for us, he's been effective all over the world in this format and he's been doing this for quite a while now. I took on the responsibility to soak the pressure. The shot was on, but I am a bit annoyed that I couldn't execute it well enough.

Dasun Shanaka | SL captain: It was enough to defend for Kumara. He was nailing his yorkers, so I thought he was dependable. Credit to how the South African batsmen played under pressure. We had Wanindu for the death too, but we used him up before. Nissanka was fantastic and we know that he's a bright prospect for Sri Lankan cricket. It's difficult for us after this, but we have to keep fighting.

Tabraiz Shamsi | Player of the Match - My first Man of the Match trophy in the World Cup, so it's a special moment, but not to take anything away from Nortje, Markram, Miller and Rabada, they played their parts really well. I haven't had a great number of chances previously, but I kept working hard, was looking to do something special, try and win games for the country. The number one rank doesn't really matter for me,  I'm just glad that I am bowling well, we have one of the finest bowling attacks in the world and I'm just happy to be part of it. 

17:36 Local Time, 13:36 GMT, 19:06 IST: Give me a break, cricket! The sedentary period in 2020 doesn't warrant a license for arbitrarily-timed palpitations in 2021! Yet another nominee for "Cliffhanger of the year", and David Miller has held his nerve. "He who panics last, wins the game," a great man once said, and the composure of Miller and Rabada to beat the odds under enormous pressure, proves it once more. There was a hat-trick playing on their minds, and the fact that there was only one recognized batsman left - not to mention all the off-field troubles ailing Cricket South Africa. They've left it out there, oblivious to all that ails them off the field. South Africa have prevailed, partially demolishing an age-old taboo. Presentations coming right up...

Kumara to Rabada, FOUR, South Africa prevail! A back of a length ball, a hack at it, a top-edge through the would-be cordon but the process matters no more to KG. It matters no more to South Africa who roar in ecstasy as this flies away to the third man fence for four! Within the periphery of the cricket field South African cricket lives on...

Kumara to Miller, 1 run, short and into the body, Miller is late on the pull, gets some bat on it behind square leg for a single. Scores level.

Kumara to Miller, SIX, this isn't happening! Ain't no C-word spoiling the Protea party tonight! Allows him room to get under it, and Miller butchers that - launches another one into the ocean for a six! How the tables have turned!

Kumara to Miller, SIX, he's launched that into the Indian ocean! Picks this from a length, and clears his leg, his eyes light up as he deposits this over the roof at cow corner for six!

Kumara to Rabada, 1 run, backs into the on-side to a length ball and throws the kitchen sink at it, gets a thick inside edge through his legs to backward square leg for a single

Lahiru Kumara [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

15 off the final one. Rabada on strike. He might inspire a lot of confidence after that six in the last over. It's a hot pressure-cooker about to burst here at Sharjah. Kumara to Rabada in the final over!!!

Chameera to Rabada, 1 run, wide yorker lengther, Rabada reaches out and squeezes this out towards long-off for one

Chameera to Rabada, no run, is that a wide? It hasn't been given! Just inside the tramline, Rabada throws his hands at it, and misses

Chameera to Rabada, SIX, has he cleared it? He has! A rubbish half-volley, and Rabada has cleared his front-leg to launch a demoralizing six over long-off! Game on!

Chameera to Miller, 1 run, bottom-hands a half-volley outside off right past Rabada's chest down to long-off for one. That needed to find the rope, but it hasn't. Pressure on South Africa.

Hat tricks in both ODIs & T20Is
Brett Lee
Thisara Perera
Lasith Malinga
Wanindu Hasaranga

Chameera to Rabada, 1 run, fuller length ball at the base of off-stump, bunted down to long-off for a single. Squeezed out.

Chameera to Miller, 1 run, very full on the stumps, into the blockhole, and that's driven down to long-on for a single with a puff of dust

25 off 12. Are we in for another thriller? Miller's the man. It HAS to be him. Boy, that hat-trick really changed things around, didn't it?