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1st ODI, Gqeberha, January 28, 2017, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa

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Sri Lanka

181

South Africa

(34.2/50 ov, T:182) 185/2

South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Imran Tahir

, SA

3/26

Flying de Villiers, ducking Chandimal

Jan 28, 2017

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Legspinner Imran Tahir has become more steady in his bowling, and more important to South Africa's limited-overs plans than ever before

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Plays of the day from the first one-day international between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Port Elizabeth

Tahir and Parnell set up handsome victory

The confidence boost Sri Lanka gained from their T20 series victory did not carry over into the start of the one-day internationals as they were trounced by eight wickets in Port Elizabeth

Focus on de Villiers as South Africa seek change to the mood music

With the Champions Trophy getting ever closer, AB de Villiers' abiding goal in international cricket is to break South Africa's global trophy drought

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'I play every game as my last' - Tahir

South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Q de Kock	caught	34	40
HM Amla	caught	57	71
F du Plessis	not out	55	68
AB de Villiers	not out	30	27
Extras	(lb 2, w 2, pen 5)
Total	185(2 wkts; 34.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
KMDN Kulasekara	5	0	20	0	4
RAS Lakmal	6	1	29	0	4.83
DM de Silva	2	0	9	0	4.5
JDF Vandersay	7	0	51	0	7.28
PADLR Sandakan	8	0	35	1	4.37
DAS Gunaratne	5	0	19	1	3.8
BKG Mendis	1.2	0	15	0	11.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	71	Hashim Amla	Quinton de Kock
2nd	55	Hashim Amla	Faf du Plessis
3rd	54	AB de Villiers	Faf du Plessis

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