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South Africa's Quinton de Kock registered his 16th ODI fifty but missed out on a ton after becoming debutant paceman [http://www.buzzfeed.com/search?q=Kasun%20Rajitha%27s Kasun Rajitha's] first ODI victim<br><br>Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock hit an attacking 87 to guide South Africa to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Dambulla on Wednesday.<br><br>Chasing 245 for victory, the [http://www.Twitpic.com/tag/visitors%20rode visitors rode] on a 91-run opening partnership between de Kock and Hashim Amla, who scored 43, to achieve their target with more than seven overs to spare.<br><br>South Africa take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.<br><br>Skipper Faf du Plessis contributed with a valuable 49 after Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya led the bowling charge to give the visitors some tough moments in their chase.<br><br>The Proteas bowlers also played their part earlier as pacemen Lungi Ngidi and Andile Phehlukwayo claimed three wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to 244-8 in 50 overs.<br><br>Skipper Angelo Mathews made 79 off 111 balls while Niroshan Dickwella scored 69 to give the Sri Lankan total some respectability after they elected to bat first.<br><br>"Excellent bowling performance, seemed like Sri Lanka would get 280-300 but we kept getting wickets," an elated du Plessis said after the win.<br><br>"We kept pulling it back even with them having a set batsman. Plans were good and the execution was great," he added.<br><br>South Africa began their innings with a big first-wicket partnership as de Kock hit bowlers to all parts of the ground during his 78-ball knock, laced with 13 fours and 1 six.<br><br>Dananjaya took two wickets after South Africa's quick start but the rest of the bowling and some sloppy fielding let the home team down.<br><br>Dananjaya had Amla caught and bowled and then snapped up Aiden Markram for three. He later denied du Plessis his half-century with another caught and bowled effort.<br><br>De Kock, who made 47 in his team's first win on Sunday, registered his 16th ODI fifty but missed out on a ton after becoming debutant paceman  [https://burmatourist.com/transportation-guide-using-for-myanmar-tours burma Transportation] Kasun Rajitha's first ODI victim.<br><br>- Lakmal's 100 -<br><br>Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal gave Sri Lanka hope of a turnaround after getting his 100th ODI wicket in David Miller, out for three, as South Africa wobbled at 198-5.<br><br>But Jean-Paul Duminy hit 32 and Willem Mulder kept calm with his unbeaten  [https://burmatourist.com/transportation-guide-using-for-myanmar-tours Myanmar Transportation] 19 to give their team a second straight win, after having been swept aside in the two-match Test series.<br><br>Earlier for Sri Lanka, Mathews and Dickwella showed grit in front of a persistent bowling attack that took regular wickets.<br><br>Ngidi struck twice in his very first over -- the second of the innings -- to reduce Sri Lanka to 13-2. He had Upul Tharanga caught behind for nine and then trapped Kusal Mendis lbw for nought.<br><br>Dickwella, Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper-batsman, then got going with several valuable partnerships including a crucial 67-run fourth wicket stand with Mathews.<br><br>"We give away too many wickets upfront and were always playing catch up since then. Never got going at all with the bat," said Mathews.<br><br>"Unfortunately, we didn't hold onto the catches as well because you need to take those when you are defending such a score. The bowlers did fairly well but we didn't field properly.<br><br>"Need to put it aside and move forward ... There are some positives and we can still stay alive in the series if we win the next game."<br><br>The third match is scheduled for Sunday in Kandy.<br><br>Advertisement