CAPE TOWN — South Africa completed a clean sweep of its five-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka with a 41-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method Saturday as the final match at Newlands was ended prematurely by a failed floodlight.

After electing to bat, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 225, three balls short of its 50 overs, for another below-par score in a series where it has found no answer to South Africa’s rampant pace and spin attack.

The home side then reached 135 for two after 28 overs and was well on course for victory when one of the five floodlight pylons at the ground failed to fire in the growing gloom.

Despite the other four providing illumination, the umpires deemed the conditions unsafe for the players and, after a two-hour delay, called off the contest.

Kusal Mendis (56) top-scored in the Sri Lanka innings before he was run out, a wasteful end to an impressive half-century.

Priyamal Perera (33), Isuru Udana (32) and Angelo Perera (31) all got starts but could not go on as Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals, with seamer Kagiso Rabada (3-50) the pick of the home bowlers.

Opener Quinton de Kock’s run of five straight half-centuries came to an end when he was dismissed for six in South Africa’s reply, but Aiden Markram gave his World Cup chances a boost with an unbeaten 67 from 75 balls before the players left the field.

The teams will now contest a three-match T20 International series that starts in Cape Town Tuesday. — Reuters

Scorecard

Sri Lanka

A. Fernando c Du Plessis b Ngidi 09

U. Tharanga c De Kock b Rabada 02

O. Fernando c Du Plessis b Imran Tahir 22

K. Mendis run out (Ngidi) 56

P. Perera c and b Rabada 33

A. Perera c Du Plessis b Imran Tahir 31

T. Perera c Imran Tahir b Nortje 02

D. de Silva c Duminy b Phehlukwayo 12

I. Udana c Imran Tahir b Rabada 32

A. Dananjaya c Duminy b Nortje 03

L. Malinga not out 00

Extras (lb8, nb3, w12) 23

Total (49.3 overs) 225

Falls: 1-14 (A. Fernando), 2-14 (Tharanga), 3-63 (O. Fernando), 4-125 (A. Perera), 5-126 (Mendis), 6-141 (T. Perera), 7-161 (De Silva), 8-222 (Udana), 9-222 (P. Perera).

Bowling: Rabada 10-1-50-3 (3nb, 2w), Ngidi 5-1-16-1, Phehlukwayo 8-0-40-1 (5w), Nortje 9.3-0-35-2 (2w), Imran Tahir 10-1-33-2 (1w), Pretorius 4-0-27-0, Duminy 3-0-16-0 (1w).

South Africa

Q. de Kock c A. Fernando b Malinga 06

A. Markram not out 67

F. du Plessis c Mendis b T. Perera 24

H. van der Dussen not out 28

Extras (lb4, w6) 10

Total (2 wkts, 28 overs) 135

Falls: 1-8 (De Kock), 2-78 (Du Plessis).

Bowling: Malinga 6-0-22-1 (1w), De Silva 1-0-3-0, Udana 7-1-37-0 (1w), Dananjaya 7-0-38-0, T. Perera 5-0-20-1, A. Perera 2-0-11-0.

Did not bat: J. Duminy, D. Pretorius, A. Phehlukwayo, K. Rabada, A. Nortje, L. Ngidi, Imran Tahir.