Sri Lanka edge out SA by 3 wickets

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“It’s really good to come back after (the) ODI series. The boys showed a lot of character and attitude and finished it on a winning note. It’s good for the Asia Cup (upcoming 50-over tournament in September),” Chandimal said of his side.

But it was Sandakan’s bowling figures of 3-19 with his left-arm wrist spin that set up the win. He was ably supported by fellow spinners de Silva COLOMBO, Aug 14, (AFP): Scoreboard of the one-off Twenty20 International between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo on Tuesday:

Q. de Kock run out (Sandakan/de Silva)............................................... 20 H. Amla c Shanaka b de Silva ....... 0 R. Hendricks b Dananjaya ............. 19 JP. Duminy lbw b de Silva ............. 3 H. Klaasen c Mendis b Sandakan.. 18 D. Miller c Chandimal b Dananjaya 14 A. Phehlukwayo b Sandakan ......... 0 K. Rabada lbw b Sandakan............ 0 J. Dala not out ................................ 12 L. Ngidi c Chandimal b Rajitha....... 4 T. Shamsi c Chandimal b Udana ... 0 Extras: (b1, lb5, w1, nb1) ............... 8 Total: (all out, 16.4 overs).............l.l98

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Amla), 2-30 (de Kock), 3-42 (Hendricks), 4-57 (Duminy), 5-69 (Klaasen), 6-69 (Phehlukwayo), 7-73 (Rabada), 8-84 (Miller), 9-93 (Ngidi), 10-98 (Shamsi)

Bowling: Rajitha 3-0-27-1, De Silva 4-0-22-2 (nb1), Dananjaya 4-0-15-2 (w1), Sandakan 4-119-3, Udana 1.4-0-9-1

K. Perera c Shamsi b Rabada ....... 3 K. Mendis lbw b Rabada ................ 1 D. Chandimal not out ..................... 36 D. de Silva c Phehlukwayo b Dala . 31 A. Mathews c Klaasen b Shamsi ... 0 D. Shanaka c Hendricks b Dala ..... 16 T. Perera b Shamsi ........................ 0 A. Dananjaya b Duminy ................. 2 I. Udana not out.............................. 5 Extras: (nb2, w3) ............................ 5 Total: (7 wickets, 16 overs) 99

Did not bat: L. Sandakan, K. Rajitha

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (K. Perera), 2-6 (Mendis), 3-59 (de Silva), 4-63 (Mathews), 5-82 (Shanaka), 6-83 (T. Perera), 7-88 (Dananjaya)

Bowling: Rabada 4-0-24-2 (nb2), Ngidi 3-0-25-0, Shamsi 4-1-26-2 (w1), Dala 4-0-22-2 (w2), Duminy 1-0-2-1 Toss: South Africa Result: Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets

Series: Sri Lanka win series 1-0

Umpires: Martinesz (SRI), Palliyaguruge (SRI)

TV umpire: Lyndon Hannibal (SRI)

Match referee: Srinath (IND) Ranmore

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Sri Lanka’s cricket team poses for photographers after their victory in the international Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo,on Aug 14. (AFP)