Du Plessis hits 96* and Amla 80* as SA cruise to victory with 12.4 overs to spare
Sri Lanka struggle for wickets after Malinga's early breakthrough
Sri Lanka manage to post 203 all out despite losing regular wickets
Pretorius and Morris take three wickets each; top score in SL innings is 30
Sri Lanka are one of teams who can beat England to semi-final spot; SA already eliminated
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South Africa have won 16 of their last 18 men’s ODIs against Sri Lanka, including their last five on the bounce; the two losses to Sri Lanka in this run came in back-to-back games in August 2018.
And so, to today.
Not that everything is England-related but a South Africa victory today would be good news for the hosts.
If Sri Lanka win, they will go to the same number of points as England (eight), and with the same number of matches played.
England, however, will stay above Dimuth Karunaratne's side based on the number of matches won and their superior net run-rate.
India thrashed West Indies by 125 runs to move a step closer to the semi-finals.
West Indies bowled well but their batting went to pieces, and they were bowled out with 94 balls left over.
Vaughan is responding to these comments from Jonny Bairstow last night.
"People were waiting for us to fail. They are not willing us on to win, in many ways, they are waiting for you to get that loss, so they can jump on your throat.
"It's a typical English thing to do, in every sport."
Touchpaper. Lit.
The biggest cricket 'news' of the morning, however, is probably this:
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Morning!
The equation is simple for England fans today: they need South Africa to do them a favour.
Sri Lanka are one of the teams who could yet pip them to a semi-final place.
In their home World Cup. Unthinkable.