Nortje relishes helpful pitch after IPL hardships: 'We're also allowed to get assistance'
Anrich Nortje 's thunderbolts were too much for Sri Lanka, with the pacer relishing helpful conditions after the hardship that was the Indian Premier League.
Proteas pacer Anrich Nortje said there was nothing wrong with bowlers getting surfaces that assisted them as the Nassau County International Cricket Ground served up a green mamba more reminiscent of home. After a difficult Indian Premier League in which his six matches for the Delhi Capitals saw him take only seven wickets at an average of 42 and an X-rated economy rate of 13.36, Nortje made the most of a malevolent surface to take 4/7 and hassle Sri Lanka out for 77.
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