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In pursuit of South Africa's competitive 253 for seven, Atapattu and Aravinda de Silva put on a record Sri Lankan third wicket stand of 140 from 140 balls against the host to spur the visitors to 258 for three with 8.2 overs to spare. The win was the first victory the tourists recorded since arriving in the country in October. What was most remarkable about the Atapattu and De Silva stand was that the runs were scored with the minimum of fuss. Neither played any risky shots as they punished an often wayward attack, let down on several occasions by some appalling fielding. De Silva was eventually castled by Shaun Pollock for 71, but by then the tourists had moved within 41 runs of victory. Earlier, Lance Klusener blasted 60 from 57 balls to lift both the asking rate beyond five an over, as well as boost his own chances of securing a place in next year's World Cup squad. To achieve that total of 253, South Africa had to recover from a perilous 35 for four. Kallis who made 87 helped haul South Africa out of trouble. He came to the wicket in the third over when Herschelle Gibbs was given a questionable lbw decision and watched from the non-striker's end as a steady procession of South African batsmen trooped back to the pavilion. Although the Sri Lankans bowled tidily, the South Africans really lost their wickets by playing a flurry of indifferent strokes. Graeme Smith, Boeta Dippenaar and Mark Boucher were all bowled, while Jonty Rhodes was caught as he dabbed at a delivery outside off stump. After putting on 36 with Boucher to begin the recovery effort, Kallis added 81 for the sixth wicket with skipper Pollock. Pollock made 39 from 48 balls, before blasting the slow left arm spin of Sanath Jayasuriya straight at Mahela Jayawardene, at short cover. His dismissal brought Klusener to the wicket, who was selected ahead of local lad Andrew Hall, who has been the in- form all-rounder this summer. Klusener, who a season ago would have been an automatic choice in any one day international side, has battled to score runs in limited overs cricket this season. To repay the selectors' continued faith in him, Klusener needed to play an innings of substance, and did so in style.
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