Sri Lanka win ODI sequence after beating South Africa by 78 runs

Sri Lanka received a one-day worldwide sequence for the primary time in 19 months when it sunk South Africa for 125 runs on Tuesday.
A 3rd and closing match that was anticipated to be ripe for the batsmen was as an alternative dominated by the bowlers, as 19 wickets fell in 80 overs, 16 to spinners, the second most in males’s ODI historical past.

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Sri Lanka struggled to 203-9 however nonetheless received by 78 runs.
Offspinner Maheesh Theekshana, given his Sri Lanka debut, received a wicket along with his first ball and completed with 4-37 and 10 useful runs.
Legspinner Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva took 2-38, and quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera 2-16 and the participant of the match award for a useful 29 on the tail that annoyed South Africa.
Charith Asalanka was additionally an award contender, contributing a maiden ODI wicket after a team-best 47 runs, simply shy of a 3rd consecutive fifty.
Asalanka held the batting collectively. He was additionally intelligent. He was caught within the outfield on 37, and Sri Lanka would have been 145-7 within the thirty fifth over, however the supply was a no ball as a result of Asalanka seen South Africa had too many gamers outdoors of the circle.
He was ultimately the eighth man out at 166 after 41 overs, edging behind. South Africa would have believed it may very well be chasing lower than 180 however Chameera’s 29 helped Sri Lanka high 200 and see out its 50 overs.

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Sri Lanka win by 78 runs and clinch the sequence 2-1 🇱🇰🇱🇰
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South Africa bowled a report 40 overs of spin, seven greater than its earlier excessive. Stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj led with 3-38.
The chase was rocked early and commonly.
Opener Aiden Markram and first drop Reeza Hendricks have been out making an attempt to defend within the first three overs, and Rassie van der Dussen was dismissed by a terrific catch by Kuminda Mendis.
But probably the most unfortunate was opener Janneman Malan, who had 18 off 19 balls when he edged Theekshana’s first supply to first slip. Immediately after, the groups got here off for a rain delay of 40 minutes.

South Africa resumed on 45-4 and remained pinned down by the spin, the strain constructing relentlessly.
A 3-match Twenty20 sequence begins on Friday.