Tillakeratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis led Sri Lanka to a 55-run win over hosts South Africa as the opening match of the Champions Trophy was decided by the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method on Tuesday.
Dilshan struck 106 off 92 balls as Sri Lanka amassed 319 for eight, their highest one-day score against South Africa. Spinner Mendis then claimed three for 30 as the hosts finished on 206 for seven from 37.4 overs after rain intervened.
The 24-year-old Mendis was playing against South Africa for the first time and frequently bamboozled the opposition batsmen in the Group B match.
Sri Lanka innings
T. Dilshan c Morkel b 106
S. Jayasuriya lbw b 10
K. Sangakkara c&b 54
M. Jayawardena c Duminy b 77
T. Samaraweera c Van der Merwe 37
A. Mathews b 15
T. Kandamby c Duminy b 6
N. Kulasekara run 1
M. Muralitharan not 0
Extras (lb-5, w-5, nb-3)13
Total (eight wickets; 50 ) 319
Fall of wickets: 1-16 2-174 3-181 4-297 5-297 6-314 7-3178-319.
Bowling:
Steyn 9-2-47-3 (w-1), Parnell 10-0-79-3 (w-3,nb-1), Kallis 7-0-43-0, Morkel 4-0-39-0 (nb-1), Botha 9-0-53-0(w-1, nb-1), Van der Merwe 10-0-42-0, Duminy 1-0-11-1.
South Africa innings
G. Smith b 58
H. Amla b Mathews 2
J. Kallis c Mathews b Mendis 41
A. de Villiers c Jayawardena b Malinga 24
JP. Duminy b Mendis 0
M. Boucher lbw b Mathews 26
A. Morkel not out 29
J. Botha c Mathews b Malinga 21
R. van der Merwe not out 3
Extras (w-2) 2 Total
(for seven wickets, 37.4 overs) 206
Bowling:
Malinga 7.4-0-43-2 (w-1), Kulasekara 7-0-44-0,Mathews 8-1-43-2, Muralitharan 8-0-46-0, Mendis 7-0-30-3 (w-1).
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