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Du Plessis 185 propels South Africa to 367
Feb 07, 201710:38 PM
Having already won the series on Saturday, South Africa batsmen filled their boots against a Sri Lankan attack with one foot and what looks like all of their hearts and minds on the plane. They posted the highest total at Newlands, overtaking the 354 for 3 they put on against Kenya in 2001.
Quinton de Kock scored his first fifty of the series, AB de Villiers his fiftieth fifty in his ODI career but Faf du Plessis stole the show.
His second century of the series also made him the holder of the second-highest individual score by a South African, surpassing Quinton de Kock unbeaten 178 against Australia in September 2016 and three runs short of Gary Kirstens 188* against the UAE at the 1996 World Cup.
