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Pallekele: All-rounder Tilakratne Dilshan score 86 and picked 3-40 as Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by 87 runs in second ODI at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Now three match series level 1-1.
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga chipped in with a valuable 4-24 as South Africa were bowled out for 180 off 38.1 overs while chasing Sri Lanka's 267 all out.
In-form opener Hashim Amla fought back brilliantly, making a 102-ball 101, but failed to find support from the other batsmen, only two of whom could manage scores in double figures.
Malinga gave Sri Lanka crucial breakthroughs when he sent back opener Quinton de Kock (4) and star batsman Jacques Kallis (1) in his consecutive overs.
Kallis, who was out for a second ball duck in the first game, fell to a sharp bouncer from the bowler, edging it straight to Kumar Sangakkara behind the stumps.
At the other end, Amla held the innings together, stringing a 75-run stand with skipper AB de Villiers (29) and reaching his 14th ODI century in the process.
But de Villers' dismissal in the 20th over by Dilshan triggered a collapse that derailed the South African innings and put the hosts in the driver's seat.
Earlier, Dilshan, 37, struck nine fours in his quickfire innings after Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
The hosts looked in line for a bigger total but lost their last five wickets for 11 runs, with paceman Ryan McLaren (4-48) accounting for four of these dismissals.
The Proteas suffered an early setback when pace spearhead Dale Steyn had to leave the field after sustaining a bruise on his right thumb while bowling his third over.
With tests ruling out any fracture, Steyn came on the bat, making 23.
Sri Lanka were off to a flying start with Dilshan going after the attack, but the visitors struck at regular intervals to peg back the scoring.
Opener Kusal Perera (seven) was the first to go, lobbing the ball tamely to Amla at short mid-wicket off fast bowler Vernon Philander (2-49).
Sangakkara, who scored a fine 89 in Sunday's match, was out for seven when he tried to pull a short delivery from Morne Morkel but ended up gloving it to the wicket-keeper.
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir (2-41) got rid of Lahiru Thirimanne (36) and then off-spinner Jean-Paul Duminy deceived Dilshan with a ball that deflected off the batsman's glove onto the stumps.
Jayawardene was given out lbw when he was on six, but the decision was overturned on review.
He went on to score a patient 48 off 70 balls and shared a 71-run stand with skipper Angelo Mathews (34) to steady the innings.
Ashan Priyanjan provided some late impetus, hitting Morkel for a six and a boundary off consecutive deliveries in a cameo 25-run knock.
The third and final game will be played in Hambantota on Sunday.
Earlier, Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat. Both teams are unchanged.
Teams
Sri Lanka - MDKJ Perera, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara (wk), DPMD Jayawardene, SMA Priyanjan, AD Mathews (Capt.), HDRL Thirimanne, KMDN Kulasekara, SMSM Senanayake, BAW Mendis, SL Malinga
South Africa - HM Amla, Q de Kock (wk), JH Kallis, AB de Villiers (Capt.), JP Duminy, DA Miller, R McLaren, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
Brief scores
Sri Lanka - 267 (Dilshan 86, Jayawardene 48, McLaren 4-48)
South Africa - 180 (Amla 101, Malinga 4-24, Dilshan 3-40)
Result - Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
MOM - Tilakratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
