Supersport Park, Centurion is the venue for the second One Day International between South Africa and Sri Lanka and after a dominant display at the weekend the Proteas are 1-0 up with four to play.
After surprisingly losing the test series 2-0 the Proteas were under the microscope for the first ODI in Johannesburg on Sunday and they responded well, coming through with an 8 wicket victory.
The Proteas won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Bullring and Lungi Ngidi promptly removed both Sri Lankan openers in the first 4 overs of the match. Sri Lanka recovered to some degree and Kusal Mendis top scored with 60 but his side collapsed from 195/4 to 231 all out, leaving a full 3 overs unused. Ngidi and Tahir both took 3 wickets and Tahir was by far the most economical with his 10 overs costing just 26 runs.
Although Reeza Hendricks contributed just a single run to the chase Quinton de Kock made 81 and Faf du Plessis was unbeaten on 112 at the end with Rassie van der Dussen on 32 not out. The Proteas got home in 38.5 overs even though they hit just the 1 maximum compared to 3 from Sri Lanka.
The Proteas skipper was named Man of the Match.
This was how the teams lined up at The Wanderers on Sunday
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen
Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (c), Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella (vc), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Oshada Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan
The Venue, Supersport Park, Centurion
The Proteas took on Pakistan at this venue in January this year and they won by 13 runs (DLS). Pakistan posted 317/6 batting first and South Africa were 187/2 when play was halted, ahead of the D/L rate. Hendricks (83) and du Plessis (40) were at the crease when no further play was possible.
In February 2018 South Africa were beaten heavily in 2 matches against India at Centurion, going down by 8 wicket and 9 wicket margins.
Heat to Head
Overall the teams have met 72 times in this format with South Africa winning 39 to Sri Lanka’s 31 with 1 tie and 1 no result.
With home advantage 29 meetings have seen South Africa win 21, Sri Lanka 7 and there has been 1 tie.
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South Africa 2/7
Sri Lanka 28/10
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Verdict:
Sri Lanka’s middle / lower order collapse on Sunday was tame as they had looked capable of pushing towards a total in the high 200’s. If they can cope better with Tahir they should be more competitive here.
The recent game against Pakistan at Centurion was high scoring and working on the assumption we get a full day / nights play in good batting conditions, 12 or more 6’s looks on.
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