Feb. 5 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the third one-day international at the Wanderers on Saturday. The hosts now took a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series after bowling out Sri Lanka for 163 before South Africa captain AB de Villiers starred with an undefeated 60. Check match scorecard below:

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Sri Lanka - 163/10 in 39.2 Overs

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N Dickwella   c Q de Kock b D Pretorius 74 (80) 

U Tharanga   c D Pretorius b K Rabada 31 (45) 

K Mendis   c H Amla b A Phehlukwayo 4 (7) 

D Chandimal   c C Morris b A Phehlukwayo 4 (14) 

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DM de Silva   c H Amla b C Morris 16 (25) 

A Gunaratne   c D Pretorius b K Rabada 2 (14) 

S Pathirana   b I Tahir 18 (26) 

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L Madushanka   c F du Plessis b D Pretorius 0 (7) 

S Lakmal   c F Behardien b D Pretorius 0 (6) 

L Kumara   c K Rabada b I Tahir 5 (7) 

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L Sandakan   Not Out 0 (5) 

Extras 10 (b-0,lb-1,w-8,nb-1)

South Africa Bowling

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K Rabada 7 0 39 2

C Morris 8 0 38 1

D Pretorius 7 2 19 3

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JP Duminy 3 0 17 0

A Phehlukwayo 5 0 26 2

I Tahir 9.2 1 21 2

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South Africa - 164/3 in 32 Overs

Q de Kock   b L Kumara 8 (11) 

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H Amla   run out (L Madushanka/ S Pathirana) 34 (54) 

F du Plessis   c DM de Silva b L Madushanka 24 (27) 

AB de Villiers   *Not Out 60 (61) 

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JP Duminy   Not Out 28 (40) 

Extras 10 (b-0,lb-1,w-8,nb-1)

Sri Lanka Bowling

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S Lakmal 6 1 23 0

L Kumara 8 0 49 1

L Madushanka 4 0 15 1

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L Sandakan 6 0 33 0

S Pathirana 7 0 35 0

DM de Silva 1 0 8 0


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