Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Dilshan and Malinga help Sri Lanka even series

Dilshan excelled with both the bat and ball

Dilshan excelled with both the bat and ball

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Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed an entertaining 86 and took three wickets, and pace bowler Lasith Malinga claimed four wickets to help Sri Lanka not only register an 87-run victory over South Africa in the second ODI in Pallekele, but also even the series at 1-1.

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‘We don’t want teams bowled out for 180’, says Steve Birks

"Looking at the surface, it has looked like a decent bat-first wicket"

“Looking at the surface, it has looked like a decent bat-first wicket”

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In preparation for the first Test between England and India, Nottingham curator Steve Birks has announced that the pitch at Trent Bridge currently has eight to nine millimetres of grass on it in order to ensure teams aren’t “bowled out for 180”.

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