Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd ODI at Hambantota, Jul 12 2014 - Match Highlights

RESULT

3rd ODI, Hambantota, July 12, 2014, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

339/5

(44.3/50 ov, T:340) 257

South Africa won by 82 runs

Player Of The Match

, SA

108 (71)

Player Of The Series

, SA

258 runs

'Missing crucial chances cost us the game' - Mathews

'Missing crucial chances cost us the game' - Mathews

'A statement of what we can achieve' - de Villiers

'A statement of what we can achieve' - de Villiers

'Have to nullify Malinga, Dilshan' - Duminy

'Have to nullify Malinga, Dilshan' - Duminy

Match Coverage

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2014

Wisden's review of the third ODI, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2014

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2014

Mathews bemoans 'awful cricket'

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has slammed his team for playing "awful cricket" during their 82-run defeat to South Africa in the third ODI

Mathews bemoans 'awful cricket'

South Africa beat the Sri Lankan bogey

South Africa's maiden ODI series win in Sri Lanka showcased the lessons they had learned from a chastening 1-4 drubbing the last time they visited - An improved top-order and a better spin attack

South Africa beat the Sri Lankan bogey

'A statement of what we can achieve' - de Villiers

AB de Villiers said the series victory in Sri Lanka was "a statement of what we can achieve as a team"

'A statement of what we can achieve' - de Villiers

A series win set up by the batsmen

In 16 previous ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, there'd been only one century for South Africa; in three matches in this series, there were four

A series win set up by the batsmen

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
MDKJ Perera	caught	37	25
TM Dilshan	run out	30	24
KC Sangakkara	caught	36	23
DPMD Jayawardene	caught	2	8
HDRL Thirimanne	bowled	22	37
AD Mathews	caught	58	81
SMA Priyanjan	caught	30	46
SMSM Senanayake	caught	13	16
HMRKB Herath	caught	1	4
BAW Mendis	not out	0	1
SL Malinga	caught	0	3
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 2, w 20)
Total	257(10 wkts; 44.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	57	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Kusal Perera
2nd	50	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	6	Mahela Jayawardene	Kumar Sangakkara
4th	0	Mahela Jayawardene	Lahiru Thirimanne
5th	38	Angelo Mathews	Lahiru Thirimanne
6th	83	Angelo Mathews	Ashan Priyanjan
7th	15	Angelo Mathews	Sachithra Senanayake
8th	8	Rangana Herath	Sachithra Senanayake
9th	0	Ajantha Mendis	Sachithra Senanayake
10th	0	Lasith Malinga	Ajantha Mendis

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