Best performances - Batsmen
TM Dilshan
99(110) 13x4 - 0x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 33 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
KC Sangakkara
75(45) 12x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 28 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
31/07Result
5th ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 31 2013
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
307/4 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
179 (43.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
31/07Result
5th ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 31 2013
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
307/4 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
179 (43.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
South Africa - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSouth Africa turn to introspection after thrashing
AB de Villiers had marked out the ODIs in Sri Lanka as the beginning of South Africa's approach to the 2015 World Cup, but South Africa's captain conceded, after the fifth ODI in Colombo, that the 4-1 thrashing may trigger changes in personnel
Thirimanne's calm approach bodes well for SL
Lahiru Thirimanne's innings in the fifth ODI was not very different from some of the other innings he has played before, but his calculated approach to run-making left an impression
Much work needed on several fronts for South Africa
The opening combination, the spinner's spot, the pace bowing in less helpful conditions, the wicketkeeping, the captaincy … there was little that went right for South Africa in Sri Lanka
Dilshan's skip and anti-climax
Plays of the Day from the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo
Dominant Sri Lanka make it 4-1
South Africa suffered a fifth successive sub-standard batting performance in Sri Lanka to concede the final match in the series - a dead rubber - to opposition who have shown their superiority
