Amla, de Kock tons lead SA to 5-0 and No. 1
South Africa rode a roaring 187-run first-wicket stand and two effortless centuries from their openers to a monumental 384 for 6 and, eventually, the No. 1 ODI ranking
South Africa rode a roaring 187-run first-wicket stand and two effortless centuries from their openers to a monumental 384 for 6 and, eventually, the No. 1 ODI ranking
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alan Gardner
9.30pm: Something of an anticlimactic ending at Centurion - but let's given those [Tony Greig voice] "little Sri Lankans" a pat on the back for scrapping through until the end. Asela Gunaratne's hundred may not quite have been the equal of either Quinton de Kock's or Hashim Amla's but it gave a measure of respectability to the final result. I wouldn't be surprised if that ninth-wicket stand was up among the best... but, small SL victories aside, this has been a series of South African dominance. They were set up by a 187-run opening stand here, after SL had asked them to bat, and never looked like slipping up in pursuit of a 14th win in a row at home. They are No. 1 in the world, deposing Australia... and that's where we'll leave them. Thanks for your comments, cheerio!
"This is the first 100 by a Sri Lankan batsman batting at No.6," reports Nirosh Fernando "#welldeserved." The plaudits keep coming...
Here's LankanBeya: "More than 25% of Lakmal's career runs have come in this game...and this is his 58th game. What an innings!!" Another reason to love him
Stats highlights from South Africa's run-fest in Centurion
ESPNcricinfo previews the final ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka
South Africa rode a roaring 187-run first-wicket stand and two effortless centuries from their openers to a monumental 384 for 6 and, eventually, the No. 1 ODI ranking