Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya spun a web around South Africa’s batsmen with a six-wicket haul to help the hosts to a commanding 178-run victory in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews struck a run-a-ball 97 to anchor his side to an imposing 299 for eight after the hosts won the toss and opted to bat.
South Africa, who had won the first three matches of the series, appeared clueless against off-spinner Dananjaya’s bag of tricks and were bundled out for 121 under 25 overs.
The 24-year-old took 6-29 to register his best bowling figures in one-dayers and helped Sri Lanka finish the series with a respectable 3-2 result.
South Africa’s stand-in skipper Quinton de Kock, leading the side for the injured Faf du Plessis, was the only batsman to provide some resistance for the touring side with a stroke-filled 54.
Mathews hit 11 fours and a six
Sri Lanka
Niroshan Dickwella c Quinton de Kock b Andile Phehlukwayo 43
Upul Tharanga c Quinton de Kock b Junior Dala 19
Kusal Perera c Heinrich Klaasen b Willem Mulder 8
Kusal Mendis c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj 38
Angelo Mathews Not Out 97
Dhananjaya de Silva c Reeza Hendricks b Willem Mulder 30
Thisara Perera c Hashim Amla b Andile Phehlukwayo 13
Dasun Shanaka c JP Duminy b Kagiso Rabada 21
Akila Dananjaya Run Out Aiden Markram 5
Extras 10b 5lb 3nb 0pen 7w 25
Total (50.0 overs) 299-8
Fall of Wickets : 1-50 Tharanga, 2-64 Perera, 3-114 Dickwella, 4-142 Mendis, 5-195 de Silva, 6-247 Perera, 7-291 Shanaka, 8-299 Perera
Did Not Bat : Lakmal, Kumara
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Kagiso Rabada 10 0 47 1 4.70 1w 2nb
Junior Dala 9 0 57 1 6.33 2w
Willem Mulder 8 0 59 2 7.38 3w 1nb
Andile Phehlukwayo 8 0 60 2 7.50 1w
Keshav Maharaj 10 0 32 1 3.20
JP Duminy 5 0 29 0 5.80
South Africa
Hashim Amla b Suranga Lakmal 0
Quinton de Kock b Akila Dananjaya 54
Aiden Markram c&b Akila Dananjaya 20
Reeza Hendricks b Akila Dananjaya 0
Heinrich Klaasen lbw Akila Dananjaya 3
JP Duminy c&b Dhananjaya de Silva 12
Willem Mulder lbw Lahiru Kumara 2
Andile Phehlukwayo c Niroshan Dickwella b Akila Dananjaya 3
Keshav Maharaj c Suranga Lakmal b Akila Dananjaya 8
Kagiso Rabada Not Out 12
Junior Dala c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lahiru Kumara 5
Extras 0b 1lb 0nb 0pen 1w 2
Total (24.4 overs) 121 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-0 Amla, 2-31 Markram, 3-31 Hendricks, 4-39 Klaasen, 5-85 Duminy, 6-92 Mulder, 7-94 de Kock, 8-95 Phehlukwayo, 9-115 Maharaj, 10-121 Dala
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Suranga Lakmal 4 0 22 1 5.50
Akila Dananjaya 9 0 29 6 3.22
Dhananjaya de Silva 4 0 21 1 5.25
Thisara Perera 2 0 14 0 7.00
Lahiru Kumara 5.4 0 34 2 6.00 1w
