ICC World Cup 2019 SL vs SA: Best pictures of the match

South Africa registered their second win of the ICC 2019 World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by 9 wickets. Sri Lanka put into bat first, scored a paltry with none of their batsmen able to covert their starts into big scores. Dwaine Pretorius and Chris Morris took three wickets each for South Africa. In reply, South Africa chased down the total with 12.4 overs to spare. Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten 80 and Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten 96 to take their team to victory.

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South Africa's Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla celebrate after the match. Photo credit: Reuters

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South Africa's Hashim Amla shakes hands withSrilanka's Lasith Malinga after the match. Photo credit: Reuters

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South Africa's Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis celebrate following a review. Photo credit: Reuters

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SriLanka's Lasith Malinga gestures during the match. Photo credit: Reuters

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South Africa's Faf du Plessis in action. Photo credit: Reuters

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SriLanka's Lasith Malinga celebrates taking the wicket of South Africa's Quinton de Kock. Photo credit: Reuters

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The umpire,SriLankaand South Africa players lie on the ground to avoid bees. Photo credit: Reuters

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General view inside the ground during the match. Photo credit: Reuters

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South Africa's Kagiso Rabada celebrates taking the wicket ofSriLanka's Dimuth Karunaratne with teammates. Photo credit: Reuters

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SriLankaand South Africa players line up for the national anthems. Photo credit: Reuters

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Updated at:3rd Jan, 2019 at 6:31 PM