1st ODI: Faf du Plessis century gives South Africa 8-wicket win over Sri Lanka
Cricket | March 03, 2019 21:37 ISTFaf Du Plessis finished on 112 not out and South Africa cruised to 232-2 to win with just over 11 overs to spare.
Faf Du Plessis finished on 112 not out and South Africa cruised to 232-2 to win with just over 11 overs to spare.
Test cricket continues to be the premier stage of the sport despite mushrooming of cash-rich T20 leagues around the world.
Perera almost single-handedly won the game but No. 11 batsman Vishwa Fernando played a crucial role as he hung around for 27 balls for his 6 not out to allow Perera, with nothing to lose.
Chandimal's omission follows scores of 5, 0, 15, and 4 in the two recent Test losses against Australia.
Pakistan were 147/1 at the start of the 17th over putting Miller in all sorts of trouble.
Seamers Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn have also been rested for the T20Is, while wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock and all-rounder Jean Paul Duminy will miss the games due to injury.
Miller was the man of the match just for his fielding — a rare feat.
Captain Faf du Plessis and newcomer Rassie van der Dussen saw South Africa home at Newlands and to a 3-2 series win with both men finishing on unbeaten '50s.
The home team's pursuit of Pakistan's impressive total of 317-6 was shaping up to be a thrilling one before rain intervened.
"We can forgive but that doesn't mean we brush it under the table," he added.
South Africa hasn't yet named a replacement captain for the test in Johannesburg starting Friday, which is a dead rubber.
Faf Du Plessis scored a century while Temba Bavuma hit 75 as South Africa took a lead of 205 runs against Pakistan at the close of day two's play in the second Test.
Faf and Sarfraz failed to open their accounts with the bat in both innings.
Australia were 87 for seven in its innings after allrounder Glenn Maxwell, who scored 38 runs, earlier helped it restrict South Africa to 108 for six.
Du Plessis on Friday said that his team gave India captain Kohli the "silent treatment" in an attempt to keep him quiet when the two teams squared off earlier this year.
The Proteas were under pressure at 3/55 in the 16th over after being sent in to bat before du Plessis (125) led a comeback with Miller (139) to help the Proteas reach 320/5.
If all the above rules were followed by the book, then it seems certain that Miller would have had to walk back to the pavilion.
After Australia were bowled out for 231 after being sent in to bat, the home side restricted South Africa to 224 for nine, with Marcus Stoinis taking 3 for 35.
Du Plessis says he's happy to take advantage of a depleted Australian lineup with some of their best players on the sidelines.
Australia's barren run in limited-overs cricket continued on Sunday as South Africa recorded a six-wicket victory in the first ODI.
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