Colombo: Debutant Spinner Maheesh Theekshana claimed four goal as Sri Lanka hammered South Africa by 78 running in the third of the third day to win a 2-1 series on Tuesday.
Theekshana, a spinner with a deadly Carrom ball, the numbers returned 4-37 as the host targeting South Africa for 125 in 30 overs when pursuing the 204 target in Colombo.
The 21-year-old Murina made an instant impact with her first labor goal in international cricket when she sent Malan Janneman’s opener by walking back for 18.
The rain then stopped playing for a while.
He then cut the default Wicketkeeper-Batsman Heinrich Klaasen at 22 to break the pursuit of Proteas.
Andile Phehluwayo, who made 17, and George Linde, who scored 18, put up some resistance with a partnership 36 for the seventh goal.
The Thekshana was combined with Wanindu Hasaranga Wanindu Hasaranga, who took two numbers to polish the tail with 20 overs left in the round.
Pace Bowler Dushmantha Chameera took two early goes including Reza Hendricks, for one, and Rassie van der Dussen, for five people, to shake the order over South Africa.
The previous captain Keshav Maharaj took three goals because Sri Lanka made 203 for nine.
Charith Asalanka scored with 47 and Chameera, entered the number nine, crashing into 29 useful Maharaj first, getting Avishka Fernando LBW for 10, and returned 3-38 with a round of his left arm.
George Linde’s spinner colleague and Tabraiz Shamsi each claimed two numbers.
South Africa managed to review the opening goal for their help after Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal, left the LBW for nine orthodox Linde’s left arm, given not out by the referee in the field.
Spinners continued to be striking when Aiden Markram sent Dhananjaya de Silva back to 31 and Maharaj got two including captain Dasun Shanaka and Hasaranga when Sri Lanka slipped to 121-6.
Asalanka survived the suspension of sentence at 36 when he was arrested in the middle of the goal of Linde but the delivery was approved not a ball with more fields outside the inner circle than permitted.
Shamsi, left wrist spinner, finally got Asalanka was caught to deny the half-century left hand batsman.
Both parties will now play three Twenty20 International starting Friday in the same place.
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