4th ODI Match SA vs SL 2018

sa  vs  sl match

Sri Lanka BEAT THE  South Africa

In

4th ODI Match

Sri Lanka win by 3 runs (DLS Method)

ODI 4 of 5 (SA leads 3-1)

Sri Lanka - 306/7 39/39 ov RR: 7.84

South Africa - 187/9 21/21 ov RR: 8.90

v Revised target of 191 required for South Africa in 21 overs

v Dasun Shanaka (65), Kusal Perera (51) and Thisara Perera (51*) help hosts to 306 from 39 overs

v Amla (40), de Kock (23) and Duminy (38) fall short after making starts

v Sri Lanka complete stunning comeback

South Africa Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Quinton de Kock CPT WKTb Suranga Lakmal	23	13	3	1		176.92
Hashim Amlac Lahiru Kumara b Akila Dananjaya	40	23	6	0	173.91
Reeza Hendricksc Dhananjaya de Silva b Dasun Shanaka	2	3	0	0	66.66
JP Duminyrun out (Dasun Shanaka)	38	23	3	2	165.21
Heinrich Klaasenc Angelo Mathews b Dhananjaya de Silva	17	13	2	0	130.76
David Miller b Suranga Lakmal	21	17	0	1	123.52
Andile Phehlukwayob Thisara Perera	9	10	2	0	90.00
Willem Mulderc Dhananjaya de Silva b Suranga Lakmal	4	7	1	0	57.14
Keshav Maharaj b Thisara Perera	17	14	3	0	121.42
Junior Dala NOT OUT	3	3	0	0	100.00
Lungi Ngidi NOT OUT	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras(nb 1, w 6, lb 5)      12
Total(9 wickets, 21 overs)   187

VS

Sri Lanka Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Niroshan Dickwella WKTc Quinton de Kock b JP Duminy	34	35	6	0		97.14
Upul Tharanga b Willem Mulder	36	41	4	1	87.80
Kusal Mendislbw Keshav Maharaj	14	13	0	1	107.69
Kusal Pererac David Miller b JP Duminy	51	32	6	2	159.37
Angelo Mathews CPTc Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi	22	23	2	1	95.65
Dhananjaya de Silvac Junior Dala b Lungi Ngidi	10	10	2	0	100.00
Thisara Perera NOT OUT	51	45	3	2	113.33
Dasun Shanakac Willem Mulder b Andile Phehlukwayo	65	34	4	5	191.17
Akila Dananjaya NOT OUT	1	2	0	0	50.00
Suranga Lakmal	-	-	-	-	-
Lahiru Kumara	-	-	-	-	-
Extras(nb 1, w 12, lb 9)       22
Total(7 wickets, 39 overs)     306

Sri Lanka ran out winners of the fourth ODI against South Africa by three runs (DLS) runs in a rain-affected thriller in Pallekele.

Chasing a revised target of 191 from 21 overs, the visitors required eight runs from the final over with two wickets in hand but fell just short of a fourth straight victory.

With set batsman David Miller (21) on strike for the start of Suranga Lakmal’s [above] final over, South Africa hoped for more, but Miller turned down a single first ball of the over (with debutant bowler Junior Dala up the other end) and was bowled with the second to leave Dala and No.11 Lungi needing eight off four balls, which proved too much.

The exciting finale came in a game that was frequently interrupted by rain breaks that sent the players off the field and the target – and match-length – constantly changing, with DLS to the fore.

Following two rain breaks in the first innings, South Africa were set a total of 308 to win from 39 overs on DLS.

South Africa got off to a flyer in their chase with stand-in captain Quinton de Kock helping his side to 21 from the first two overs before rain struck again. When finally the weather relented, his side were set 191 from 21 overs on DLS. They needed 170 from 19. 

They looked well set to get there with time to spare. De Kock fell for 23 off 13 but his opening partner Hashim Amla continued for a well-made 40 off 23 with six fours. He and JP Duminy (38) put on 57 for the third wicket, and Heinrich Klaasen added 17 to leave the visitors 129/4 off 12.2 with Duminy and Miller at the crease.

But from there followed something of a capitulation. Duminy was run out by Shanaka and thereafter regular wickets and an excellent late bowling display let the hosts back into it. Lakmal ended with 3/46 from his five, and held his nerve for the final over, Thisara had taken 2/32 and Dhananjaya de Silva 1/26.

Earlier, Sri Lanka's openers had passed 50 for the first time in the series. That partnership, and a rapid 68-ball 109 stand between Thisara Perera and Dasun Shanaka had got the hosts to 306 in a rain-interrupted 39-over innings. 

The Pereras - Kusal and Thisara - along with Shanaka, were to thank for the competitive total, Shanaka hitting 65 off 34 balls.

Sri Lanka's innings was interrupted by two rain delays that reduced the contest to 39-overs-a-side eventually. The first shower came after one over and, after a 14-minute delay, the players returned for 7.5 overs during which Niroshan Dickwella dominated debutant Junior Dala, before the second rain delay came and lasted just over half an hour.

Dickwella fell immediately upon resumption for 34, and Upul Tharanga then fell for 36 to a Wiaan Mulder off-cutter.

Kusal Perera and Angelo Mathews added useful runs, with Kusal in particular playing well, and after Mathews perished Kusal received excellent support from Thisara, who hit 51 not out from 45 and after Kusal fell for 51 off 32 it was the late aggression of Shanaka that helped set up what became a thrilling match.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews was delighted after Sri Lanka registered their first win of the series, a three-run victory over South Africa in the fourth one-day international.

Mathews praised the batsmen and all-rounders Thisara Perera and Dasun Shanaka for taking Sri Lanka to a big score. "Very important win to be honest. Proud of the way we fought. The batsmen put up a decent score. The two all-rounders finished off well," Mathews said after the match.

Sri Lanka put up 306/7 in their stipulated 39 overs in a rain-affected match, thanks to Perera's 45-ball 51* and Shanaka's 34-ball 65, and then restricted South Africa to 187/9 in 21 overs, four runs short of the revised target of 191. Perera did the job with the ball as well, picking up 2/32 and helped Suranga Lakmal, who returned 3/45, curb South Africa's run scoring.

"But it's never easy. DLS plays into the hands of the chasing team. Fantastic bowling. We weren't clinical in the field but we pulled through. We'll have a word about that, but we'll have a drink tonight," Mathews said.

Quinton de Kock, standing in for Faf du Plessis, who was ruled out of the series after he sustained an injury in the third ODI, praised Lakmal for defending eight runs in the final over with David Miller still at the crease.

While de Kock (23) and Hashim Amla (40) gave South Africa a good start by accumulating 34 runs in the first three overs, the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals. A 23-ball 38 by JP Duminy left them with eight runs to make off the last six balls, with two wickets in hand and Miller alive on 21. But Lakmal dismissed Miller on the second ball of the last over and gave away just four.

"Always disappointing losing games like that. It was a good game nonetheless. Credit has to be given to Sri Lankans. They kept taking the wickets and putting pressure on us," de Kock said.

"We were still backing ourselves in the last over, Davey's (Miller) capable of clearing the ropes, but Lakmal bowled two good balls and kept the pressure."

Sri Lanka's hero with the bat was the Player of the Match, Shanaka, who hit four fours and five sixes to take Sri Lanka to an imposing total in a rain-affected game. It suffices to say here that Shanaka enjoyed his batting.

"The wicket was very good and the ball was coming on nicely. I wasn't nervous. I batted my normal way and I enjoyed my batting. I'm really happy with the team performance," Shanaka said after the match.