Sri Lanka lose to South Africa in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa (SL vs SA), World Cup 2019: Faf du Pleesis and Hashim Amla struck unbeaten half-centuries as South Africa cruised to a nine-wicket victory at the Riverside Ground on Friday to put a major dent in Sri Lanka's hopes of reaching the Cricket World Cup semifinals.
After putting Sri Lanka in to bat, South Africa were set a target of 204 as seamer Dwaine Pretorius took 3-25 off 10 overs in an innings that was interrupted by a swarm of bees that invaded the pitch and sent the players and umpires to the floor.
After the early loss of Quinton de Kock, already-eliminated South Africa never looked troubled as Amla (80 not out) and Du Plessis (96 not out) put on 175 for the second wicket, playing with the kind of freedom not seen before by the team in a dismal tournament for the side.
Sri Lanka needed a victory to move level with fourth-placed England in the race for semifinal places, but struggled with bat and ball against an opponent who have now beaten them in 17 of their last 19 meetings.
South Africa (SA): 206/1 ( 37.2 overs )
Sri Lanka (SL) : 203 ( 49.3 overs )
Sri Lanka vs South Africa (SL vs SA): Scorecard
South African skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first. South Africa made two changes, with Dwaine Pretorius coming in for Lungi Ngidi, and JP Duminy playing in place of David Miller, who has injured his groin. Sri Lanka made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Suranga Lakmal in place of Nuwan Pradeep. Two hat-trick heroes - Lasith Malinga and JP Duminy - will both be in action today.
Here's the story of the match in pictures:
1. South Africa win the toss and opt to field
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South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field.
Two changes for South Africa: JP Duminy and Dwaine Pretorius replace David Miller and Lungi Ngidi.
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For Sri Lanka, Suranga Lakmal replaces Nuwan Pradeep.
minutes until we get underway! pic.twitter.com/JcIA5OwEOo
Squads:
South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Faf du Plessis(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal.
News from the toss at The Riverside Durham!
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Faf du Plessis wins the toss and South Africa will bowl first #SLvSA | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/bChnq2x67b
2. Dimuth Karunaratne goes for a duck on first ball
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Kagiso Rabada gave South Africa a brilliant start as he dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne off the very first ball of the match.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl the first over.#DimuthKarunaratne and Kusal Perera are opening the batting for Sri Lanka!#SLvSA | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/bBlbDRw4uP
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3. Dwaine Pretorius does the damage
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Kusal Perera (30) and Avishka Fernando (30) then added 67 runs inside the first 10 overs. Right-arm pacer Dwaine Pretorius sent both the batsmen packing in consecutive overs as Sri Lanka slumped to 72 for three in 11.3 overs. It slowed the run-rate as South Africa took control of the innings against a nervous Sri Lanka side who retreated into their shell. (Image: Reuters)
4. Angelo Mathews falls to Chris Morris
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Angelo Mathews looked in no hurry and took 29 balls to score his 11 runs before he played on a Morris delivery in the 22nd over. (Image: PTI)
5. Pretorius takes three
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Kusal Mendis (23 off 51) had to dug deep for his runs before he became Pretorius' third victim, spooning one to Morris at extra cover. (Image: Reuters)
6. Sri Lanka all out for 203
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Dhananjaya de Silva (24) , Jeevan Mendis (18) and Thisara Perera (21) all got starts but threw away their wickets when Sri Lanka needed them to carry on. In the end, they were all out for 203 in 49.3 overs. (Image: Reuters)
7. Quinton de Kock out early
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South Africa got off to a sparkling start as they kept hammering regular boundaries. But Lasith Malinga thwarted South Africa's fast-pacing inning as he got hold of Quinton de Kock (15) in the fifth over. (Image: AFP)
8. Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis take South Africa home
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Hashim Amla was then joined by the skipper Faf du Plessis. Amla (80*) and Du Plessis (96*) easily took their side over the line in the 38th over and registered a massive nine-wicket victory. (Image: AFP)
