CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's Faf du Plessis smashed a career-best 185 off 141 balls as the hosts beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs after surviving a fierce onslaught in a high-scoring fourth one-day international to take a 4-0 series lead on Tuesday. South Africa head into the final fixture of the five-game series in Pretoria on Friday looking for a clean sweep to extend their 13-match winning run at home. Du Plessis' stand of 137 for the third wicket with De Villiers from one ball shy of 20 overs laid the platform for what became South Africa's record ODI total at Newlands. Sri Lanka made a thrilling start to their reply, crashing 100 without loss off the first 10 overs of their innings. But as South Africa began to find dot balls, Sri Lanka slipped from 307 for four to lose their final six wickets for the addition of only 20 runs.

Source: The Star February 07, 2017 21:04 UTC