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South Africa sail past sorry Sri Lanka

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South Africa took a 4-0 lead over Sri Lanka in their oneday internatio­nal series as they coasted to a six-wicket win in Port Elizabeth. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 189 in only 39.2 overs, with a career-best 78 from Isuru Udana – batting at No 9 – rescuing the innings from complete embarrassm­ent. Paceman Anrich Nortje prospered from the extra bounce to take best-innings figures of three for 57, while Andile Phehlukway­o took two for 21. Quinton De Kock’s fifth successive ODI fifty got South Africa off to a strong start in response. Spinner Dhananjaya De Silva took three for 41, but De Kock (51) and Faf Du Plessis (43) ensured South Africa were always in command. JP Duminy (28 not out) and David Millar (20 not out) ensured victory with 103 balls to spare.

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