(UDHAYAM, CAPE TOWN) – Niroshan Dickwella struck a crucial 68 as Sri Lanka beat South Africa by five wickets in yesterday’s Twenty20 international at Newlands to secure its first trophy on South African soil.
Chasing a challenging 170 to win the decisive third match after AB de Villiers had struck 63 on his return to international cricket, Dickwella shared in a 71-run stand with Dhananjaya de Silva (19) before Seekkuge Prasanna’s destructive 37 saw Sri Lanka home with one ball to spare.
The visitors clinched the three-match series 2-1 as a result, but were grateful to some poor fielding from the South Africans, who dropped five catches in total – including three in three balls.
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