ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Hashim Amla, Imran Tahir help South Africa thrash Sri Lanka by 96 runs

Riding on Hashim Amla’s 25th ODI ton and Imran Tahir’s four-wicket haul, South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 96 runs in the third game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at The Oval. (Getty Images)

Updated on: Jun 03, 2017 11:59 PM IST

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Riding on Hashim Amla’s 25th ODI ton and Imran Tahir’s four-wicket haul, South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 96 runs in the third game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at The Oval. (Getty Images)

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Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka captain, won the toss and opted to field. (Twitter)

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Amla and fellow opening partner Quinton de Kock (23) struggled for runs initially. Nuwan Pradeep gave Sri Lanka the first breakthrough as he removed the southpaw in the 13th over. (Getty Images)

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Amla and Faf du Plessis then scored at a good pace and brought up their half-centuries. (Getty Images)

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Du Plessis hit 75 off 70 balls before becoming Pradeep’s second victim. (Getty Images)

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Amla continued to pile on runs and in process became the first South African to slam 25 ODI centuries. JP Duminy played a quickfire knock towards the end as the Proteas scored 299/6. (Getty Images)

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In reply, Sri Lanka got off to a solid start as Niroshan Dickwella (in pic) and skipper Tharanga stitched 69 runs for the first wicket. (Getty Images)

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Morne Morkel got rid of Dickwella in the 9th over, who scored 41 off just 33 balls. (Getty Images)

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Imran Tahir, introduced into the attack in the 17th over, struck immediately as he removed Chamara Kapugedera for a golden duck. (Getty Images)

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Tharanga held one end and completed his 32nd ODI half-century. (Getty Images)

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Tahir and paceman Chris Morris shared six wickets between them as South Africa registered their first win of the tournament. (AFP/Getty Images)

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AB de Villiers’ men will now face Pakistan on June 7 while Sri Lanka will take on Virat Kohli-led India on June 8. (Getty Images)