Feb.8 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa's Faf du Plessis smashed a career-best 185 off 141 balls as the hosts beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs in a high-scoring fourth one-day international at Newsland in Captown on Tuesday to take a 4-0 series lead in 5 match series.
du Plessis was awarded man of the match for his brilliant century.
Check the Scorecard below:
South Africa - 367/5 in 50 Overs (Click for Scorecard)
Sri Lanka - 327/10 in 48.1 Overs
N Dickwella c F Behardien b D Pretorius 58 (47)
U Tharanga c JP Duminy b W Parnell 119 (90)
K Mendis c Q de Kock b W Parnell 29 (34)
S Weerakkody c W Parnell b I Tahir 58 (51)
DM de Silva lbw b K Rabada 5 (14)
A Gunaratne c H Amla b K Rabada 38 (31)
N Kulasekara lbw b I Tahir 1 (2)
S Pathirana c Q de Kock b D Pretorius 1 (3)
L Madushanka c D Pretorius b W Parnell 6 (8)
L Kumara Not Out 1 (7)
L Sandakan b W Parnell 1 (2)
Extras 10 (b-0,lb-7,w-3,nb-0)
South Africa Bowling
W Parnell 9.1 0 58 4
D Pretorius 8 0 55 2
JP Duminy 1 0 12 0
K Rabada 9 1 50 2
I Tahir 10 0 76 2
T Shamsi 10 0 60 0
F Behardien 1 0 9 0
Saurabh Sharma
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