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JP Duminy starred with bat and ball as South Africa overcame Sri Lanka in an exciting 12-run victory in the first Twenty20 international in Colombo on Friday.
The tourists, restricted to a modest 115-6 after electing to bat, bounced back to stop Sri Lanka at 103-9 in front of a packed house of 30,000 at the Premadasa stadium.
Duminy top-scored with 51 off 52 balls to help the tourists recover from a poor start and then grabbed three wickets for 18 runs, earning himself the man of the match award.
It was a morale-boosting win for South Africa over the world's top-ranked Twenty20 side following an embarrassing 4-1 defeat in the last one-day series.
Kumar Sangakkara put up a fight for the hosts with an unbeaten 59 off 53 balls, but young opener Kusal Perera (11) was the only other batsman to reach double figures.
With 21 runs needed off the last two overs and three wickets in hand, left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell swung the game South Africa's way by removing Sachithra Senanayake and Lasith Malinga without conceding a run in the penultimate over.
Sangakkara hit two boundaries in Morne Morkel's final over, but it was not enough to carry his team to victory.
Morkel and Parnell finished with two wickets each.
Earlier, David Miller (25) shared a fifth-wicket stand of 56 with Duminy after the Proteas slumped to 50-4 in the 11th over.
Off-spinner Senanayake, who shared the new ball with Malinga, struck in each of his first three overs to reduce South Africa to 23-3 by the sixth over.
Senanayake claimed both openers, Quinton de Kock and Henry Davids, leg-before, and then bowled South Africa's Twenty20 skipper Faf du Plessis for eight.
Star batsman AB de Villiers was on 15 when he skied Angelo Mathews to the cover region and Kusal Perera rushed in to take a good catch.
Duminy hit three boundaries and a six before he was dismissed in the penultimate over, caught in the deep off Ajantha Mendis.
The second and third matches will be played in Hambantota on Sunday and Tuesday.
SRI LANKA INNINGS
South Africa stunned top ranked Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday night.
Chasing a relatively modest target of 116, Sri Lanka's batting faltered with only two batsmen getting into double figures to finish on 103-9 in 20 overs.
Sri Lanka snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after being comfortably placed at 72-3 in the 14th over to take over the chokers' tag from South Africa who defended their lowest ever T20 total.
Opener Kusal Perera (11) cracked two boundaries while Kumar Sangakkara held the innings together with an unbeaten knock of 59 off 53 balls stroking nine boundaries.
But they lost their last six wickets for 23 runs in seven overs leaving Sangakkara the task of getting 21 off the last over.
Sangakkara managed a couple of boundaries but Morkel bowled an excellent over to finish with two for 28.
Duminy who stroked a patient 51 to lift South Africa to 115-6 after they opted to bat first, cappped a fine all-round performance claiming three for 18.
Parnell bowled an excellent spell of 3-1-8-2 to seal a superb team effort which saw AB de Villiers taking a couple of brilliant catches in the deep.
Sangakkara failed to carry Sri Lanka to victory despite getting consecutive boundaries off Morkel needing 21 off the last six balls.
Sangakkara scoops Morkel's third delivery to the fine leg fence.
Sangakkara hits the second ball from Morkel to the midwicket boundary.
Sri Lanka need 21 off the last over to be bowled by Morkel with Sangakkara on strike.
Parnell claims his second wicket as Malinga hits a full toss to du Plessis. SL 95-9 in 19 overs.
Lasith Malinga c du Plessis b Parnell 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
Parnell snaps up the wicket of Senanayake caught behind as Sri Lanka are 95-8 needing 21 from 8 balls.
Sachithra Senanayake c de Kock b Parnell 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Sri Lanka have won only once chasing at home in the last 10 T20 internationals.
Sangakkara scoops a boundary off Morkel to fine leg to reach his seventh T20 international half century.
Sri Lanka are in trouble as Thisara Perera goes skying Morkel to Du Plessis. SL 91-7.
Thisara Perera c du Plessis b Morkel 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
AB de Villiers takes another superb catch on the boundary to dismiss Thirimanne. SL 90-6 in 17 overs.
Lahiru Thirimanne c de Villiers b Imran Tahir 5 (9b 0x4 0x6)
Sangakkara finds the gap on the offside to get a boundary off Thahir.
Sri Lanka are 83-5 in 16 overs needing 33 from 24 balls.
Sangakkara lofts Davids over his head for a boundary as Sri Lanka need 37 from 30 balls. SL 79-5 in 15 overs.
Thirimanne has joined Sangakkara with South Africa bowling with their tails up and Sri Lanka needing 44 runs from 36 balls.
Thahir holds a well judged catch in the deep as Jeewan Mendis is out first ball. SL 72-5.
Jeewan Mendis c Tahir b Duminy 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Duminy holds onto a return catch as Mathews departs. SL 72-4.
Angelo Mathews c and b Duminy 4 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Sangakkara survives a confident caught behind appeal off Wiese before cracking the next one past point for a boundary. SL 69-3 in 13 overs.
Sangakkara cracks consecutive boundaries off Duminy to put the pressure back on South Africa. SL 61-3 in 12 overs.
Sangakkara gets a life as Duminy fails to latch onto a sharp chance off Thahir leaping at extra cover.
AB de Villiers takes a well judged catch on the boundary as Dilshan attempts to heave Duminy out of the ground. SL 44-3.
Tillakaratne Dilshan c de Villiers b Duminy 9 (19b 0x4 0x6)
Sangakkara sweeps a loose delivery to the fine leg fence. SL 35-2 in 7 overs.
Imran Thahir into the attack becoming the oldest player to make his T20 debut for South Africa.
Tsotsobe strikes as Chandimal edges behind. SL 25-2.
Dinesh Chandimal c de Kock b Tsotsobe 8 (9b 2x4 0x6)
Chandimal smashes another boundary off Morkel. SL 24-1 in 4 overs.
Chandimal opens his account with a boundary off Morkel slamming a free-hit to square leg.
Kusal gets out cheaply once again as Wiese holds onto a skier off Morkel. SL 15-1.
Kusal Perera c Wiese b Morkel 11 (14b 2x4 0x6)
Kusal cracks Morkel with a square drive to the cover boundary. SL 13-0 in 2 overs.
Kusal Perera opens in style lofting a boundary off Tsotsobe to mid off. SL 7-0 in 1 over.
SRI LANKA INNINGS
Sri Lanka restricted South Africa to their lowest total of 115-6 in T20 internationals at R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
Opting to bat first, spinner Sachithra Senanayake rocked the tourists by claiming the first three wickets to finish with three for 14.
AB de Villiers (15) attempted to his way out of trouble.
It was Jean-Paul Duminy held the innings together with a battling knock of 51 off 52 balls stroking three boundaries and a six.
David Miller (25) shared a 56-run stand for the fifth wicket with Duminy who was out in the penultimate ball of the innings after reaching the milestone of 1,000 runs in T20 internationals.
Malinga claimed his 50th wicket in T20 internationals while Mathews and Mendis also got a wicket apiece.
Duminy finds Dilshan in the deep as Mendis strikes. SA 113-6.
Jean-Paul Duminy c Dilshan b Ajanta Mendis 51 (52b 3x4 1x6)
Jean-Paul Duminy pulls Mendis to the midwicket fence to reach his fifth T20 half century and also completes 1,000 runs.
Malinga gets his 50th T20 international wicket as Dilshan holds onto a skier from Miller. SA 106-5.
David Miller c Dilshan b Malinga 25 (24b 0x4 1x6)
Miller clobbers a massive six off Mendis over long on. SA 102-4 in 18 overs.
Duminy slams Malinga to the midwicket fence. SA 90-4 in 17 overs.
Senanayake completes an excellent spell with figures of 4-0-14-3.
Jean-Paul Duminy clubs Ajanta Mendis over midwicket for the first six of the match. SA 75-4 in 15 overs.
Dilshan returns to the attack replacing Mendis as Chandimal rotates his bowlers.
Kusal Perera takes a superb catch in the deep as AB de Villiers fails to profit from the dropped chance in the previous delivery. SA 50-4.
AB de Villiers c Kusal Perera b Mathews 15 (16b 2x4 0x6)
Mathews is back into the attack.
Ajanta Mendis into the attack replacing Thisara.
Malinga is back into the attack and nearly gets AB de Villiers who skies it but fortunately it falls short of Thisara.
AB de Villiers swings a short pitched delivery from Thisara to the midwicket fence. SA 38-3 in 8 overs.
Thisara Perera has come into the attack replacing Senanayake and is despatched to the extra cover boundary first ball by AB de Villiers.
Dilshan into the attack replacing Mathews.
Senanayake has figures of 3-0-8-3 so far.
Faf du Plessis smashes Senanayake down the ground for a boundary but shuffling in his crease is beaten and bowled in the next delivery. SA 23-3.
Faf du Plessis b Senanayake 8 (11b 1x4 0x6)
Duminy cracks Mathews through the covers for a boundary. SA 19-2 in 5 overs.
Senanayake strikes again in his second over as opener Davids departs in similar fashion to his partner being trapped leg before sweeping and missing. SA 12-2.
Henry Davids lbw b Senanayake 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)
Angelo Mathews to bowl the third over replacing Malinga.
Faf du Plessis has come in to replace Quinton de Kock.
Senanayake strikes with his second delivery trapping Quinton de Kock who plays across the line. SA 6-1.
Quinton de Kock lbw b Senanayake 5 (7b 1x4 0x6)
Sachithra Senanayake to open the attack from the other end.
Quinton de Kock opens his account with a boundary to fine leg as Malinga strays on the leg side. SA 5-0 in 1 over.
The ball has to be changed after just three deliveries causing a stoppage.
Henry Davids and Quinton de Kock to open the batting while Lasith Malinga is set to bowl.
South Africa have won the toss and opted to bat in the first T20 against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
The last five T20 internationals have been won by the team batting second.
Mahela Jayawardene is not playing for Sri Lanka while David Wiese debuts for South Africa.
PLAYING XI
Sri Lanka - Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Kusal, Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis and Ajantha Mendis
South Africa - Q de Kock, H Davids, F du Plessis (captain), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, DA Miller, D Wiese, WD Parnell, M Morkel, Imran Tahir, LL Tsotsobe
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