Cape Town - Sri Lankan spinner Lakshan Sandakan took four wickets on debut as the Proteas were bowled out for 113 after deciding to bat first in the second T20 played at the Wanderers.
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Stand-in skipper Farhaan Behardien had no hesitation in opting to bat but the home side lost wickets at regular intervals with Sandakan finishing with 4/23 in his allotted four overs.
Heino Kuhn was the top scorer for the home side with 29 off 20 balls while Behardien contributed 27 of 22 before he was out in the 18th over.