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Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 5th ODI at Colombo, Jul 31 2013 - Cricket Photos

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5th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), July 31, 2013, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
307/4
South Africa FlagSouth Africa
(43.5/50 ov, T:308) 179

Sri Lanka won by 128 runs

Player Of The Match
99 (110) & 1/41
tillakaratne-dilshan
Player Of The Series
372 runs
kumar-sangakkara
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Aaron Phangiso appeals, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 5th ODI, R Premadasa Stadium, July 31, 2013
Aaron Phangiso appeals••AFP/Getty Images
Angelo Mathews with the series trophy, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Angelo Mathews with the series trophy••AFP
Ryan McLaren drills the ball through the off side, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Ryan McLaren drills the ball through the off side••AFP
AB de Villiers runs between the wickets, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
AB de Villiers runs between the wickets••AFP
Sachithra Senanayake exults after picking up Hashim Amla, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Sachithra Senanayake exults after picking up Hashim Amla••AFP
Kumar Sangakkara gets ready to scoop the ball, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Kumar Sangakkara gets ready to scoop the ball••Associated Press
AB de Villers sighs as Kumar Sangakkara hits a four, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
AB de Villers sighs as Kumar Sangakkara hits a four••AFP
Ryan McLaren celebrates a wicket, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Ryan McLaren celebrates a wicket••AFP
Lahiru Thirimanne sweeps, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Lahiru Thirimanne sweeps••AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan looks to the heavens after his fifty, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Tillakaratne Dilshan looks to the heavens after his fifty••Associated Press
The victorious Sri Lankan team, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
The victorious Sri Lankan team••AFP
AB de Villiers slaps the ball through the covers, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
AB de Villiers slaps the ball through the covers••Associated Press
Ajantha Mendis celebrates a wicket with his team-mates, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Ajantha Mendis celebrates a wicket with his team-mates••AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan is elated after a picking up JP Duminy, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Tillakaratne Dilshan is elated after a picking up JP Duminy••AFP
Quinton de Kock was bowled for 27, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Quinton de Kock was bowled for 27••AFP
Kumar Sangakkara drives through the covers, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Kumar Sangakkara drives through the covers••AFP
JP Duminy secures a running catch, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
JP Duminy secures a running catch••AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan was bowled on 99, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Tillakaratne Dilshan was bowled on 99••AFP
Lahiru Thirimanne punches one through the off side, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Lahiru Thirimanne punches one through the off side••AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan cuts the ball square, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 5th ODI, Colombo, July 31, 2013
Tillakaratne Dilshan cuts the ball square••AFP
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Thirimanne's calm approach bodes well for SL

Lahiru Thirimanne's innings in the fifth ODI was not very different from some of the other innings he has played before, but his calculated approach to run-making left an impression

Thirimanne's calm approach bodes well for SL

South Africa turn to introspection after thrashing

AB de Villiers had marked out the ODIs in Sri Lanka as the beginning of South Africa's approach to the 2015 World Cup, but South Africa's captain conceded, after the fifth ODI in Colombo, that the 4-1 thrashing may trigger changes in personnel

South Africa turn to introspection after thrashing

Much work needed on several fronts for South Africa

The opening combination, the spinner's spot, the pace bowing in less helpful conditions, the wicketkeeping, the captaincy … there was little that went right for South Africa in Sri Lanka

Much work needed on several fronts for South Africa

Dilshan's skip and anti-climax

Plays of the Day from the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo

Dilshan's skip and anti-climax

Dominant Sri Lanka make it 4-1

South Africa suffered a fifth successive sub-standard batting performance in Sri Lanka to concede the final match in the series - a dead rubber - to opposition who have shown their superiority

Dominant Sri Lanka make it 4-1
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South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
Q de Kock
bowled2721
HM Amla
lbw1828
JP Duminy
lbw1514
F du Plessis
caught613
AB de Villiers
caught5151
F Behardien
caught122
DA Miller
caught02
R McLaren
caught2973
M Morkel
bowled04
AM Phangiso
not out1828
LL Tsotsobe
bowled17
Extras(lb 2, w 11)
Total179(10 wkts; 43.5 ovs)
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