Best performances - Batsmen
F du Plessis
72(74) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %95%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 21 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
WU Tharanga
58(65) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %87%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 19 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
17/01Result
3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Bloemfontein, Jan 17 2012
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
266/9 (50 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
179/5 (34 ov, target 176)
Player of the Match
17/01Result
3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Bloemfontein, Jan 17 2012
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
266/9 (50 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
179/5 (34 ov, target 176)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
SL Malinga
- O5
- M1
- R20
- W2
- Eco4.00
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
M Morkel
- O9
- M0
- R65
- W2
- Eco7.22
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
South Africa - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSelection decisions reveal long-term plans
A policy of rotation seems forward planning in the extreme for South Africa, but it is a step that is necessary for this team
We showed a lot of maturity - de Villiers
In the space of a week, AB de Villiers has gone from captaining a team for the first time at any level, to winning an international series with two matches to spare
Dilshan stops the rot and an eerie déjà vu
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka, in Bloemfontein
Dilshan rues Duckworth-Lewis denouement
Had it not rained, and if the full 50 overs of the South African innings had been bowled, Tillakaratne Dilshan may have been able to smile whole-heartedly for the first time this year
Tight Duckworth-Lewis win gives South Africa series
South Africa took an unassailable 3-0 lead, with the result settled in anti-climatic fashion by the Duckworth-Lewis method after thundershowers interrupted play
