{"id":7048,"date":"2012-01-14T20:43:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/cricket-amla-and-duminy-steer-south-africa-to-victory\/"},"modified":"2012-01-14T20:43:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T18:43:10","slug":"cricket-amla-and-duminy-steer-south-africa-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-amla-and-duminy-steer-south-africa-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Amla and Duminy steer South Africa to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>EAST LONDON, South Africa, Jan 14 (Reuters) &#8211;<br \/>\n Half-centuries from Hashim Amla and JP Duminy helped South<br \/>\nAfrica secure a five-wicket win in the second one-day<br \/>\ninternational against Sri Lanka on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Opening batsman Amla weighed in with 55 off 58 balls while<br \/>\nDuminy was not out on 66 off 87 deliveries. South Africa,<br \/>\nchasing Sri Lanka&#8217;s 236 for six, reached 237 for five with eight<br \/>\nballs remaining.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amla and Graeme Smith (28) provided the hosts with an<br \/>\nimpressive start thanks to an opening stand of 76 before Duminy<br \/>\ncontrolled the middle-order as the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the<br \/>\nfive-match series.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amla looked in complete control during his innings, which<br \/>\nincluded five fours and two sixes. Duminy was content to simply<br \/>\nwork the ball around and struck just one six.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka owed their final total to Dinesh Chandimal, who<br \/>\nended not out on 92, and left-handed opening batsman Upul<br \/>\nTharanga. He made 66 off 85 deliveries with six fours and a six.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chandimal, together with Nuwan Kulasekara (22) and Angelo<br \/>\nMathews (28), provided the innings with some late impetus.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The third match of the series is in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.<br \/>\nSouth Africa won the first game by 258 runs. \t<\/p>\n<p> (Writing by Jason Humphries; editing by Dave Thompson. (To<br \/>\ncomment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com;<br \/>\ndave.thompson@thomsonreuters.com +44 207 542 7933; Reuters<br \/>\nmessenger: dave.thompson.reuters.com@reuters.net; Please double<br \/>\nclick on the newslink for more cricket)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST LONDON, South Africa, Jan 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Half-centuries from Hashim Amla and JP Duminy helped South Africa secure a five-wicket win in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Opening batsman Amla weighed in with 55 off 58 balls while Duminy was not out on 66 off 87 deliveries. 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