In the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and South Africa, hosts Sri Lanka defeated the hosts South Africa by 3 runs. This is the first win in Sri Lanka's current one-day series. This rain-affected match was reduced to 39 overs. Sri Lanka had scored 306/7 in 39 overs. In reply when South Africa came for batting, it started raining after two overs. Because of this, South Africa were given the target of making 191 runs in 21 overs.
Hitting the bat, Hashim Amla and Quintan D. Coq gave a good start to the South African team. Both of them reached the score in 30 overs, but only after De Koq scored 23 runs in 13 balls. After a while, Ria Hendrix scored two runs and thus South Africa's score was 51-2. In this opposite situation Hashim Amla and JP Duminy played a wonderful partnership for the third wicket and played a shot around the ground.
The score was 108 in 10 overs. It seemed that South Africa would easily win the match, but only then Hashim Amla got out after scoring 40 runs in 23 balls and that is the turn point point of the match. After that, JP Duminy tried to handle the innings but despite lakhs of efforts, he could not handle and finally got run out.
Duminy scored 38 runs in 23 balls. During this, when he was dismissed with three fours and two sixes, Duminy's fall took the wickets and one batsman got out after one. David Miller tried a lot and he kept up for 21st over. In the last over, there were 8 runs to win but Miller bowled on the other ball. Miller finished with 21 runs in 17 balls and Sri Lanka won the match by 3 runs.
Earlier, Sri Lanka had scored 306 for 7 in 39 overs, thanks to 51 runs from Tuscany Shanaka, Toufani 65, Kusare Perera 51 and third-round Perera. Shanaaka also hit 1 wicket in the match That's why they were match-of-the-match.
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