Live Cricket Score of South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion

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AB de Villiers, South Africa captain: "We wanted to bowl first and there is a bit of dew towards the end. All in all, it was a very good performance from the boys, I'm really proud of them. I don't feel that we had the perfect game in these 5 games, we have areas to work on, but we go to New Zealand with a lot of positives. I was pretty pleased with the bowling. Four out of five games we bowled them out, today we came close. There is a lot of depth in the bowling, but as I said the dew factor made it hard for the bowlers today. We lost the World Cup semi-final there and looking forward to a really exciting series in New Zealand."

Faf du Plessis (MoS):"It's been a nice series. I got some big scores and pretty happy. We have got lots of guys putting their hands up at different stages. Every time I go back I forgot about what happened in the previous game and just look to hit the ball well in nets. Just about making sure I keep ticking the technical boxes. Playing the ball really nice and late. My ankle was a bit painful towards the end, but nothing to worry."

Hashim Amla (MoM): "Missed out on the first couple of games and nice to get a hundred here. There were a few loose balls upfront and I was just playing a passive role when Quinny got going. Fortunately, we have managed to score past 350 quite a few times. The game was nicely set up. We got a good total. Lot of the guys got runs and it has been a really nice series. We have thoroughly enjoyed playing at home and looking forward to a tough series in New Zealand."

Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka captain: "We knew it's not going to be easy. There are young players and I hope they learn a lot from series like this. The target is too huge and we lost too many wickets in the first 15 overs. There are lots of positives. We have got a very young team. It's a very good experience for them. We are going to Australia after this. Looking forward to that. Congratulations to South Africa team, they have played really well throughout.

SA complete 5-0 whitewash:South Africa complete a 5-0 whitewash to dethrone Australia from the top spot of the ODI rankings. But Gunaratne deserves some praise too. He has ensured that Sri Lanka did not get bowled out despite their top-order collapse. He will go back with his head held high even though South Africa have managed an emphatic 88-run victory which brings an end to Sri Lanka's dismal tour.

Keeping the fight on:Sri Lanka might be going down but Gunaratne does not want to go down without a fight. He brings up maiden ODI hundred with a four off Phehlukwayo in the 48th over and celebrates it with another boundary.

Frustrating the bowlers:Gunaratne having some fun now as he toys with the South African bowlers. Four fours in a row off Behardien followed by a six and a four off Andile Phehlukwayo. The equation though looks pretty much out of Sri Lanka's hands. They need 129 from six overs, a required rate of 21.5.

Gunaratne keeps SA waiting:Gunaratne brings up his maiden ODI fifty, getting there in 81 balls. That's patience for you.