Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 128 runs in fifth ODI

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 128 runs in the fifth and final one-day international on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis, captain Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara celebrate taking the wicket of South Africa's Morne Morkel during their final ODI match in Colombo

Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis, captain Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara celebrate taking the wicket of South Africa's Morne Morkel during their final ODI match in Colombo





Scores: Sri Lanka 307-4 in 50 overs (T Dilshan 99, L Thirimanne 68, K Sangakkara 75 not out)

South Africa 179 all out in 43.5 overs (AB de Villiers 51; S Lakmal 3-24, A Mendis 3-36)

Sri Lanka win series 4-1.


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