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Atapattu anchors sri Lanka

AFP, Durban
Sri Lankan opening batsman Marvan Atapattu hit a flawless century as he and veteran Aravinda de Silva caned the South African bowling attack in a crucial World Cup Pool B match at Kingsmead on Monday.
Atapattu (124) and De Silva (73) shared a 152-run fourth wicket stand to lift Sri Lanka to 268 for nine from 50 overs after winning the toss in the day-night match.
South Africa, needing to win to stay in the tournament, dropped veteran fast bowler Allan Donald but the gamble did not pay off as Monde Zondeki, 20, his replacement, conceded 35 runs off six overs.
Zondeki was not alone in being expensive, however, as Atapattu and De Silva gave a display of classic batting.
South Africa were left requiring the highest target reached in daynight matches at Kingsmead, one more than Australia chased successfully against South Africa last season.
Atapattu was in majestic form almost from the start, driving South African captain Shaun Pollock for three fours in the third
over of the innings.
He went to his ninth one-day international century off 112 balls and scored his 124 off 128 balls with 18 fours, many the result of immaculate timing as he bisected fielders patrolling the boundary.
De Silva, 37, started slowly before unleashing some powerful shots, including pulled sixes off Makhaya Ntini and Andrew Hall. He also hit six fours in a 78-ball innings.
Atapattu and De Silva were both caught playing forcing shots within the space of three deliveries after putting on 152 off 143 balls.
Four more wickets fell as South Africa were able to restrict the Lankans to 25 runs off the last five overs.
Jacques Kallis was easily South Africa's most successful bowler, taking three for 41.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard of the Sri Lankan innings in the World Cup Pool B day-night match against South Africa at Kingsmead on Monday: SRI LANKA
Atapattu c sub (Peterson) b Hall 124
Jayasuriya run out 16
Tillekeratne c Boucher b Kallis 14
Jayawardene c Boucher b Hall 1
De Silva c Smith b Ntini 73
Arnold b Pollock 8
Sangakkara c Pollock b Kallis 6
Vaas run ou 3
Muralitharan b Kallis 4
D Fernando not out 1
Extras: (lb-2, w-11, nb-5) 18
Total: (For nine wickets
in 50 overs) 268
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-77, 3-90, 4-242, 5-243, 6-258, 7-261, 8-266, 9268
Bowler o M R W
Pollock 10 1 48 1
Ntini 10 0 49 1
Zondeki 6 0 35 0
Kallis 10 0 41 3
Hall 10 0 62 2
Klusener 4 0 31 0
SoUTH AFRICA: Shaun Pollock (captain), Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener, Andrew Hall, Makhaya Ntini, Monde Zondeki.
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WIs) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV umpire: Peter Willey (Eng)
Match referee: Clive Lloyd (Wis).