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28 Jun 2019
THAT'S A WRAP!
Thanks for following Sport24's coverage of the Proteas win against Sri Lanka, it's been a long time coming hey!
Stay tuned to Sport24 as our journalist Lloyd Burnard will give us the latest from Durham!
Tomorrow's CWC games: Bangladesh v Afghanistan (11:30 SA time), and then the Oceania derby between Australia and New Zealand (14:30 SA time).
Proteas final game: Saturday, July 6 against Australia (14:30 SA time)
28 Jun 2019
FAF ON THE WIN:
"(This win) feels bittersweet. It doesn't feel like it means that much. It's a little bit too late. But the basics of batting were shown today. We haven't had guys batting through, and big partnerships, but that was the case today. One big partnership, and suddenly everything seems so much easier. Bangladesh was the one that really took the wind out of our sails. England were too good for us on that day. Bangladesh really sucker-punched us in the stomach, and then we took that into the next game, the first week really set us back, but we cant use that as an excuse."
28 Jun 2019
28 Jun 2019
SCORES IN BRIEF
SL 203 all out in 49.3 overs
Kusal Perera 30, Avishka Fernando 30, Dwaine Pretorius 3/25, Chris Morris 3/46)
SA 206/1 in 37.2 overs
Faf du Plessis 96*, Hashim Amla 80*, Lasith Malinga 1/47)
28 Jun 2019
WHAT A WIN!
Faf du Plessis (96*) and Hashim Amla (80*) steer the Proteas to their second win at this year's Cricket World Cup
28 Jun 2019
FOUR!
Faf tickles the ball to the third-man boundary for four and a win!
PROTEAS WIN BY 9 WICKETS
28 Jun 2019
28 Jun 2019
FOUR!
Du Plessis punches the ball straight and hard to the bowler, and the ball races to the boundary, SA 196/1
Faf is in the 90s now!
28 Jun 2019
FOUR!
Du Plessis strikes it pure and straight and the ball races to the boundary, SA 191/1
South Africa need 13 from 90 balls
28 Jun 2019
FOUR!
Du Plessis clips Malinga between the two fielders and the ball races to the fine leg boundary.
Faf is in the 80s*, SA 184/1 in 33.5 overs
28 Jun 2019
FOUR!
Faf du Plessis cuts through to the square leg boundary!
South Africa closing in on their second World Cup win, SA 178/1
28 Jun 2019
RECORD?
Faf du Plessis is currently unbeaten on 70 and this innings score is the highest by a South African batsman in this tournament...
Just shows have poor our batsmen have been!
28 Jun 2019
Jeevan Mendis traps Amla on the pads and the umpire gives it OUT!
Amla reluctantly decides to send it upstairs to check for referral but on review it shows that the ball is pitching outside of leg and the decision is reversed.
Amla is NOT OUT!
28 Jun 2019
28 Jun 2019
This ongoing stand between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis (121) is now South Africa's highest partnership of the tournament.
28 Jun 2019
SIX!
Faf charges down the pitch and smashes the ball straight and over the boundary!
A new ball is needed after the maximum.
SA are 144/1 in 27.3 overs
28 Jun 2019
50 up for skipper Faf du Plessis!
Du Plessis brings up his 33rd half-century and will be hoping to see South Africa through to the end...
28 Jun 2019
28 Jun 2019
50 up for Hashim Amla
Amla hits a single to cover point to bring up his 39th half-century! But his innings isn't over yet...
SA 106/1 in 19.2 overs
28 Jun 2019
As things stand now, it looks like the Proteas are cruising to victory and it's quite annoying.
Now that their tournament is over, they start to look like the good 'ol Proteas team we've come to love and know.
So ironic!
28 Jun 2019
FOUR!
Faf pulls Suranga Lakmal and the ball races to the boundary.
South Africa are chasing down this total nice and quickly, SA 94/1
28 Jun 2019
50 partnership up for Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis!
These two are playing well and South Africa are in the driving seat
