A clinical bowling performance by South Africa has helped secure a 113 run victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI between the two nations played in Pretoria. South Africa now have a 2-0 lead in the five match series.

Bowlers impress for Proteas after lower-order batting collapse. Set 252 to win, Sri Lanka lost regular wickets, with most of the Proteas bowlers picking up wickets to restrict the visitors to 138 all out.

However, Kagiso Rabada claimed three wickets and Anrich Nortje. Lungi Ngidi and Imran Tahir two each as the tourists were bundled out in 32.2 overs. Sri Lanka losing their last seven wickets for 46 runs.

Earlier, the Proteas batsman threw away a fine start from Quinton de Kock (94). As the hosts lost nine wickets for a 121 runs once the wicket-keeper had lost his wicket. The hosts had lost their final six wickets for 31 runs to tumble from 220-4 to 251 all out in 45.1 overs.

Du Plessis pressed on, passing fifty for the seventh straight match in all formats for South Africa, before he was bowled on the pull by Thisara from a ball that kept low – the hosts then folded, with Sri Lanka off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva removing potential dangerman David Miller for 25.

One of three victims for Thisara (3-26) in the all-rounder’s 150th ODI. But Nortje ran out Mendis with a direct hit from short third man after the batsman had passed 1,500 ODI runs and then pinned Fernando lbw in the next over from a ball that would have clipped leg stump. South Africa now have a 2-0 lead in the five match series.

Score Summary :

South Africa Innings : 251 (45.1) ( Quinton de Kock (wk) 92, Faf du Plessis 57,

Thisara Perera 26/3)

Sri Lanka Innings : 138-10 (32.2) ( Oshada Fernando 31, Kusal Mendis 24,

Kagiso Rabada 43/3)