South Africa beat Sri Lanka

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LONDON: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir and former captain Hashim Amla excelled in South Africa’s 96-run win over Sri Lanka in their Champions Trophy opener at The Oval on Saturday.

South Africa posted 299 for six thanks to Amla’s 103 and Francois Du Plessis’s 75 and then restricted Sri Lanka to 203 as Tahir took four wickets.

Sri Lanka got off to a good start, reaching 87 for one at the end of the 10th over, but the introduction of Tahir in the 18th over turned the game firmly in South Africa’s favour.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2017

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