Colombo: Budding spinner Mahesh Dikshana Sri Lanka took four wickets South Africa Won the series 2-1 on Tuesday by 78 runs in the third One Day International.
Off-spinner Thikshana returned figures of 4-37 with a deadly carrom ball as the hosts bowled out South Africa for 125 in 30 overs, while chasing a target of 204. Colombo.
The 21-year-old Thikshana made an instant impact in international cricket with a wicket of his first delivery as he sent opener Janaman Malan back for 18.
The rain again stopped playing for a while.
He then cut short wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen’s innings for 22 runs and dented the Proteas’ chase.
Andile Phehlukwayo, who scored 17 runs and George Linde, who scored 18, put up some resistance with a 36-run stand for the seventh wicket.
Thikshana paired up with leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who took two wickets to shine the tail with 20 overs remaining in the innings.
Fast bowler Dushmantha Chamira took two early wickets, with Reeza Hendrix for one, and Rassi van der Dussen for five, shattering South Africa’s top order.
Earlier, captain Keshav Maharaj took three wickets as Sri Lanka scored 203 for nine.
Charit Aslanka Top-scoring with 47 and ninth-ranked Chamira scored a useful 29.
Maharaj struck first, lbw Avishka Fernando for 10, and returned figures of 3-38 with his left-arm spin. Fellow spinners George Linde and Tabrez Shamsi took two wickets each.
South Africa successfully reviewed the wickets of the openers in their side after Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal were dismissed lbw for nine off a left-arm orthodox Linde, given unbeaten by the on-field umpires.
The spinners continued to strike as Aiden Markram sent Dhananjaya de Silva back for 31 and Maharaj got two, including captain Dasun Shanaka and Hasaranga, as Sri Lanka slipped to 121-6.
Aslanka escaped with a respite for 36 when Linde was caught at mid-wicket, but the delivery was declared a no ball with more fielders than allowed.
Left-arm wrist spinner Shamsi eventually overtook Aslanka and denied the left-hander a half-century.
Both the sides will now play three Twenty20 Internationals at the same venue starting Friday.
Off-spinner Thikshana returned figures of 4-37 with a deadly carrom ball as the hosts bowled out South Africa for 125 in 30 overs, while chasing a target of 204. Colombo.
The 21-year-old Thikshana made an instant impact in international cricket with a wicket of his first delivery as he sent opener Janaman Malan back for 18.
The rain again stopped playing for a while.
He then cut short wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen’s innings for 22 runs and dented the Proteas’ chase.
Andile Phehlukwayo, who scored 17 runs and George Linde, who scored 18, put up some resistance with a 36-run stand for the seventh wicket.
Thikshana paired up with leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who took two wickets to shine the tail with 20 overs remaining in the innings.
Fast bowler Dushmantha Chamira took two early wickets, with Reeza Hendrix for one, and Rassi van der Dussen for five, shattering South Africa’s top order.
Earlier, captain Keshav Maharaj took three wickets as Sri Lanka scored 203 for nine.
Charit Aslanka Top-scoring with 47 and ninth-ranked Chamira scored a useful 29.
Maharaj struck first, lbw Avishka Fernando for 10, and returned figures of 3-38 with his left-arm spin. Fellow spinners George Linde and Tabrez Shamsi took two wickets each.
South Africa successfully reviewed the wickets of the openers in their side after Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal were dismissed lbw for nine off a left-arm orthodox Linde, given unbeaten by the on-field umpires.
The spinners continued to strike as Aiden Markram sent Dhananjaya de Silva back for 31 and Maharaj got two, including captain Dasun Shanaka and Hasaranga, as Sri Lanka slipped to 121-6.
Aslanka escaped with a respite for 36 when Linde was caught at mid-wicket, but the delivery was declared a no ball with more fielders than allowed.
Left-arm wrist spinner Shamsi eventually overtook Aslanka and denied the left-hander a half-century.
Both the sides will now play three Twenty20 Internationals at the same venue starting Friday.
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