In the 35th ODI of ICC World Cup 2019, SA defeat SL by 9 wickets at Riverside Ground.
According to the reports of Baaghitv, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first. Sri Lanka being put to bat first, was bowled out on 203 runs in 49.3 overs. Kusal Prera top scored for Sri Lanka as he scored 30 runs. Avishka Fernando also scored 30 runs.Chris Morris and Dwaine Pretorius picked up 3 wickets each.
Chasing a target of 204, South Africa scored 206 runs in 37.2 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Hashim Amla and Faf Du Plessis scored 80 and 96 runs respectively. Quinton de Kock was the only batsman who got out. He scored 15 runs. Lasith Malinga picked up his wicket.
After this match, Sri Lanka got out of race for semi-final. South Africa is already out of race for semi-final. Dwaine Pretorius was awarded man of the match award for his brilliant bowling.