In the 2nd match of the 5-match ODI series, which was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Centurion on Wednesday. In this match, the host South Africa thrashed the visitors by massive 113 runs and took a 2-0 lead in the series.
Earlier, South Africa lost the toss and was asked to bat first by Sri Lankan captain Malinga. Batting first, the Proteas openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks gave a brisk start, both added 91 for the opening stand.
De Kock scored 94 of just 70 balls, and Faf du Plessis contributed an important 57 runs off 66 balls and took South Africa to a decent total of 251. For Sri Lanka, Thisara Perera picked 3 wickets for 27 runs and Malinga, de Silva took 2 wickets each.
In reply, The Sri Lankan team struggled the way out and eventually bundled out for just 138 runs. For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada picked 3 wickets for 43 runs, while Ngidi, Nortje and Tahir picked 2 wickets each.
3 Big records were broken during the 2nd ODI:
1. Faf du Plessis leaves Ganguly-Dhoni behind:
South African captain Faf du Plessis completed his 5000 runs in 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka and also becomes the 3rd fastest South African batsmen. He also left Ganguly and Dhoni behind in the case of fastest to score 5000 runs in One-day Internationals.
2. Quinton de Kock becomes second fastest to achieve this record:
de Kock has become the second fastest to score 2000 ODI runs in a particular country after Desmond Haynes. Kock achieved this milestone in his 37th innings, while Desmond Haynes took 36 Innings to scored 2000 runs.
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3. Rabada completes 100 ODI wickets:
After taking the wicket of Niroshan in the 3rd over, Rabada completed his 100 ODI wickets in his 63rd Innings. With this, he has become 3rd fastest South African bowler to take 100 ODI wickets and also left Zaheer Khan behind (65 Innings)
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