Nortje helps fire Proteas to win over Sri Lanka in World Cup opener

Zaahier AdamsSri Lanka: 77 all out Nortje 4-7, Rabada 2-21, Maharaj 2-22, Baartman 1-9, Mendis 19South Africa: 80-4 De Kock 20, Klaasen 19*, Hasaranga 2-17South Africa win by six wicketsThe International Cricket Council tries it damnedest to differentiate the T20 World Cup from the often overly glorified Indian Premier League.The strategy relies on promoting the global event as one which showcases a much higher level of class and skill. Well, they have certainly made a point here at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Ground in New York by serving up a surface much…