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Rabada, Shamsi set up South Africa’s five-wicket win

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, July 29 (Reuters) â€“ Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi picked up four wickets each to set up South Africaâ€™s five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Dambulla on Sunday.

Rabada, who took 4-41, inflicted the early damage while left-arm spinner Shamsi provided the late breakthroughs with his 4-33 as South Africa bundled out Sri Lanka for 193 under 35 overs after the hosts won the toss and opted to bat.

Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya picked up two early wickets to give Sri Lanka hope but the touring side, who were mauled 2-0 in the test series, recovered to reach the target in 31 overs and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Opener Quinton de Kock and captain Faf du Plessis hit identical 47s to steady South Africaâ€™s chase during a 86-run stand for the third wicket before the wicketkeeper-batsman became Dananjayaâ€™s third victim.

It was left to JP Duminy to take South Africa home with an unbeaten 53 off 32 deliveries.

Earlier, Kusal Perera hit a 72-ball 81 to provide some respectability to Sri Lankaâ€™s innings after the hosts were reduced to 36-5 in the face of a devastating opening spell from Rabada.

Kusal and Thisara Perera, who made 49, added 92 for the sixth wicket during a counter-attacking partnership before Shamsi separated them by dismissing the latter, caught behind to wicketkeeper de Kock.

Shamsi also dismissed Kusal, who was out caught trying to play a reverse sweep, after an entertaining innings that included 11 fours and a six.

The second match of the series will be played at the same venue on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka

Niroshan DickwellaÂ c Tabraiz Shamsi b Kagiso RabadaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2

Upul TharangaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Run Out JP DuminyÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10

Kusal MendisÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso RabadaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3

Kusal PereraÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â c David Miller b Tabraiz ShamsiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 81

Angelo MathewsÂ Â Â Â Â c Hashim Amla b Lungi NgidiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5

Shehan JayasuriyaÂ Â c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso RabadaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0

Thisara PereraÂ Â Â Â Â c Quinton de Kock b Tabraiz ShamsiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 49

Akila DananjayaÂ Â Â Â b Tabraiz ShamsiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11

Suranga LakmalÂ Â Â Â Â c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso RabadaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5

Lakshan SandakanÂ Â Â Not OutÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5

Lahiru KumaraÂ Â Â Â Â Â st Quinton de Kock b Tabraiz ShamsiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3

ExtrasÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0b 4lb 2nb 0pen 13wÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19

TotalÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (34.3 overs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 193 all out

Fall of Wickets : 1-2 Dickwella, 2-11 Mendis, 3-22 Tharanga, 4-35 Mathews, 5-36 Jayasuriya, 6-128 Perera, 7-166 Perera, 8-179 Perera, 9-189 Lakmal, 10-193 Kumara

Bowling- Kagiso RabadaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8- 0-41-4 , Lungi NgidiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8-1-29-1, Willem MulderÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-0-34-0, Â Andile PhehlukwayoÂ Â Â 3-0 -30-0, Tabraiz ShamsiÂ Â Â Â Â 8.3-0-33-4, Â JP DuminyÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-0-22-0

South AfricaÂ

Â Hashim AmlaÂ Â Â Â Â b Akila DananjayaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19

Â Quinton de KockÂ c Suranga Lakmal b Akila DananjayaÂ Â Â Â Â 47

Â Aiden MarkramÂ Â Â lbw Akila DananjayaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0

Â Faf du PlessisÂ Â c Angelo Mathews b Lakshan SandakanÂ Â Â Â 47

Â JP DuminyÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Not OutÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 53

Â David MillerÂ Â Â Â lbw Suranga LakmalÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10

Â Willem MulderÂ Â Â Not OutÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14

Â ExtrasÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0b 1lb 0nb 0pen 5wÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6

Â TotalÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (31.0 overs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 196-5

Fall of Wickets : 1-31 Amla, 2-31 Markram, 3-117 de Kock, 4-129 du Plessis, 5-172 Miller

Did Not Bat : Phehlukwayo, Rabada, Shamsi, Ngidi

Bowling: Â Akila DananjayaÂ Â Â 10-0-50-3, Suranga LakmalÂ Â Â Â Â 6-0-37-1, Shehan JayasuriyaÂ Â 4-0-23- Â KumaraÂ Â Â Â Â Â 3-0-11-0, Â Lakshan SandakanÂ Â Â 8-0-74-1

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