Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla take the Proteas home
Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis powered South Africa to a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka, dealing a huge blow to the Asian side's hopes of reaching the World Cup semis. (AFP Photo)
Massive partnership turns match one-sided
Amla (80) and captain Du Plessis (96) put on an unbeaten 175 for the second wicket as South Africa cruised to victory in the 38th over, finishing on 206/1. (Reuters Photo)
Lanka's ordinary campaign continues
Sri Lanka were struggling after defeats to New Zealand and Australia and two washouts before reviving their World Cup chances with a shock win against hosts England. (Reuters Photo)
Near perfection from South Africa
South Africa rarely put a foot wrong after electing to field, bowling out Sri Lanka for 203. Dwaine Pretorius and Chris Morris picked three wickets each while Kagiso Rabada took two. (Reuters Photo)
Kagiso Rabada's golden start
Sri Lanka had a disastrous start to their innings when skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was caught at slip by Du Plessis off the first ball of the match, delivered by Rabada. (Reuters Photo)
Perera and Fernando steady the Lankan innings
Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando took the score to 67 for one in the 10th over before Fernando (30) mistimed a shot which was easily taken by Du Plessis. (AFP Photo)
Play stopped by bees!
A swarm of bees briefly interrupted play towards the end of the innings, forcing the players and umpires to lie flat on the ground. (Reuters Photo)
Malinga takes an inconsequential wicket
Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga struck in the fifth over of South Africa's innings, bowling Quinton de Kock for 15, but it only proved a minor hiccup. South Africa finished the match in 37.2 overs, with 9 wickets in hand. (Reuters Photo)
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