Sri Lanka amass 319-8 against Protease

CENTURION: Sri Lanka piled up 319 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 50 overs against hosts South Africa in the opening match of the sixth ICC Champions Trophy here on Tuesday.

Winning the toss, South Africa captain Graeme Smith put Sri Lanka into bat who after the early dismissal of veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya, plundered a huge score to give the hosts a difficult target of 320 runs.

Opener Tillekaratne Dilshan smashed a brilliant century and made 106 from 92 balls with the help of 16 fours and a six while captain Kumar Sangakkara and former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit half centuries. They made 54 and 77, respectively.

For South Africa, seamers Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell claimed three wickets each.

Teams
South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (captain/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis

Umpires:Simon Taufel (AUS), Ian Gould (ENG), Steve Davis (ENG) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Source: geo.tv