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Pathum Nissanka’s 72, Wanindu Hasaranga’s hat-trick  futile as Six- happy Miller-Rabada aid Proteas to triumph in penultimate ball – by Sunil Thenabadu (eLanka Sports editor) David Miller and Kagiso Rabada celebrate after pulling off the tricky win  ICC via Getty  This encounter in the Group 1 between South Africa and Sri Lanka was crucial for both teams. Sri Lanka needed a win to have any chances to earn a place in the semi finals.Sri Lanka were the underdogs having been white washed by the Proteas in the run up to the T 20 WC series in our own backyard in the 3 match series.  Having put into bat chasing a modest total of 142 to win, their chase swerved almost hindered threatened to stagger off a cliff specifically when Wanindu Hasaranga claimed a T 20 WC hat-trick claiming the wickets of Markram,Bavuma and Pretorius in successive balls in the last ball and the ...