July 13, 2014
South Africa rode on forceful hundreds from Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers to beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the third and last One-day International on Saturday.
Left-hander De Kock crushed a 127-ball 128 while captain De Villiers hit a searing 71-ball 108, making a century off only 66 balls, as South Africa posted their most elevated aggregate against Sri Lanka of 339-5 in blustery conditions at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium.
The Proteas then confined the hosts to 257 in 44.3 overs for their first-ever one-day arrangement win on the island by 2-1.
South Africa had won the first day in Colombo by 75 runs while Sri Lanka guaranteed the second by 87 at Pallekele.
Sri Lanka, who required their record one-day pursue, had guaranteed a positive pursue by smacking 57 in the sixth over with Kusal Perera (37) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (30) however a center request droop saw them lose Dilshan, Kumara Sangakkara (36) and Mahela Jayawardene (two) in the space of only six runs.
At the point when Lahiru Thirimanne went for 22 to make it 151-5, Angelo Mathews (58) and Ashan Priyanjan (30) set up some safety throughout their 83-run stand however the target demonstrated excessively for the hosts.
For South Africa paceman Ryan Mclaren took 3-37 while Jean-Paul Duminy and Morne Morkel snatched two wickets each.
De Villiers, who lost an one-day arrangement in Sri Lanka 4-1 last year, was enchanted with the triumph. "I am exceptionally cheerful over the win," he said. "It's our first arrangement win here so we will commend it this evening."
Sri Lanka captain Mathews was left to lament missed possibilities.
"It was extremely discouraging," said Mathews. "We were really level on the field, let go a couple of chances and didn't bowl well so we didn't should win."
Prior De Kock put on 118 for the first wicket with Hashim Amla (48) and an alternate 116 for the second with De Villiers as South Africa enhanced their past most astounding aggregate of 317-6 against Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2002.
De Kock, dropped at 38 off Sachithra Senanayake, arrived at his fifth one-day hundred with a sharp single off 108 balls.
The capable left-hander holed out at mid-off in the 41st over however not before bettering South Africa's most elevated individual one-day score against Sri Lanka made by Boeta Dippenaar (125 not out) at Adelaide in 2006.
In all De Kock hit 12 fours and three sixes yet was dominated by his captain who crushed 11 limits and four sixes.
De Villiers was in a rebuffing state of mind, moving and moving at the pitch effortlessly to stroke his path to the third quickest one-day century by a South African behind Mark Boucher's 44-ball exertion and his own particular 58-ball century previously.
De Villiers hit two limits and afterward took a solitary off Mathews to finish his seventeenth one-day hundred.
In the middle of Jacques Kallis passed up a great opportunity, trapped leg-before for only four to end a frustrating arrangement with five runs, leaving a huge inquiry stamp on his survival until one year from now's World Cup.
Sri Lanka had stuffed the side with five spinners, accumulating Rangana Herath however De Villiers and De Kock nullified that turn variable with superb batting.
Expert home paceman Lasith Malinga strove for 85 runs in his 10 wicket-less overs.
The groups now play a two-Test arrangement beginning at Galle from July 16.
Left-hander De Kock crushed a 127-ball 128 while captain De Villiers hit a searing 71-ball 108, making a century off only 66 balls, as South Africa posted their most elevated aggregate against Sri Lanka of 339-5 in blustery conditions at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium.
The Proteas then confined the hosts to 257 in 44.3 overs for their first-ever one-day arrangement win on the island by 2-1.
South Africa had won the first day in Colombo by 75 runs while Sri Lanka guaranteed the second by 87 at Pallekele.
Sri Lanka, who required their record one-day pursue, had guaranteed a positive pursue by smacking 57 in the sixth over with Kusal Perera (37) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (30) however a center request droop saw them lose Dilshan, Kumara Sangakkara (36) and Mahela Jayawardene (two) in the space of only six runs.
At the point when Lahiru Thirimanne went for 22 to make it 151-5, Angelo Mathews (58) and Ashan Priyanjan (30) set up some safety throughout their 83-run stand however the target demonstrated excessively for the hosts.
For South Africa paceman Ryan Mclaren took 3-37 while Jean-Paul Duminy and Morne Morkel snatched two wickets each.
De Villiers, who lost an one-day arrangement in Sri Lanka 4-1 last year, was enchanted with the triumph. "I am exceptionally cheerful over the win," he said. "It's our first arrangement win here so we will commend it this evening."
Sri Lanka captain Mathews was left to lament missed possibilities.
"It was extremely discouraging," said Mathews. "We were really level on the field, let go a couple of chances and didn't bowl well so we didn't should win."
Prior De Kock put on 118 for the first wicket with Hashim Amla (48) and an alternate 116 for the second with De Villiers as South Africa enhanced their past most astounding aggregate of 317-6 against Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2002.
De Kock, dropped at 38 off Sachithra Senanayake, arrived at his fifth one-day hundred with a sharp single off 108 balls.
The capable left-hander holed out at mid-off in the 41st over however not before bettering South Africa's most elevated individual one-day score against Sri Lanka made by Boeta Dippenaar (125 not out) at Adelaide in 2006.
In all De Kock hit 12 fours and three sixes yet was dominated by his captain who crushed 11 limits and four sixes.
De Villiers was in a rebuffing state of mind, moving and moving at the pitch effortlessly to stroke his path to the third quickest one-day century by a South African behind Mark Boucher's 44-ball exertion and his own particular 58-ball century previously.
De Villiers hit two limits and afterward took a solitary off Mathews to finish his seventeenth one-day hundred.
In the middle of Jacques Kallis passed up a great opportunity, trapped leg-before for only four to end a frustrating arrangement with five runs, leaving a huge inquiry stamp on his survival until one year from now's World Cup.
Sri Lanka had stuffed the side with five spinners, accumulating Rangana Herath however De Villiers and De Kock nullified that turn variable with superb batting.
Expert home paceman Lasith Malinga strove for 85 runs in his 10 wicket-less overs.
The groups now play a two-Test arrangement beginning at Galle from July 16.
