South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2017: 5 crucial moments from the 1st T20

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs in a rain curtailed match

#4 Farhaan Behardien's captaincy debut

Farhaan Behardien
Behardien is the stand-in captain for this series

It's not often that someone like Farhaan Behardien gets to lead his national team. Though very much a fringe player when the senior players are available, Behardien had shown his value to the side as a finisher.

Walking in at 5, he joined Miller, who was in a devastating mood, and the duo put on 51 in 4 overs to push South Africa to a huge score. Behardien was quick to hand over the strike to Miller but did chip in with a couple of fours off Pradeep.

In the 10th over, after Miller was dismissed, Behardien hit a four and a six, again off Pradeep, to cap off a fine performance with the bat on captaincy debut. He made an 18-ball 31 that helped Proteas to 126.

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