Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal plays the scoop on his way to 92 not out against South Africa during the second ODI at Buffalo Park in East London yesterday.Photo: AFP

JP Duminy struck an unbeaten 66 and opener Hashim Amla made a polished half-century as South Africa strolled to a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series with a five-wicket win against Sri Lanka at Buffalo Park in East London yesterday.
Duminy struck only one six in his workmanlike knock while a classy Amla hit five fours and two sixes for his run-a-ball 55.
AFP adds, earlier Dinesh Chandimal and Upul Tharanga hit half-centuries in a battling Sri Lankan performance.
Seeking to come back after a record defeat in the first match in Paarl, Sri Lanka made 236 for six after being sent in on a slow pitch on an overcast day.
Tharanga hit 66 and Chandimal 92 not out as Sri Lanka made some amends after being bowled out for a record low 43 in Paarl.
Sri Lanka made another poor start, with captain Tillekeratne Dilshan run out for his second successive nought and Kumar Sangakkara caught behind for three as they struggled to 21 for two after 10 overs.
Tharanga and Chandimal put on 84 for the third wicket to build a foundation for a late innings acceleration that yielded 109 runs off the last 15 overs.
But the tourists were seldom able to break a stranglehold imposed by tight South African bowling and tigerish fielding.
The wickets taken included two spectacular diving catches, by Dale Steyn at short fine leg to dismiss Mahela Jayawardene and Robin Peterson, running back from mid-on to end an aggressive innings of 22 off 13 balls by Nuwan Kulasekera.
Chandimal hit only one four in reaching his fifty off 84 balls but added five more boundaries off the remaining 31 balls of his innings to finish tantalisingly short of a third one-day international century in 19 matches.
The match started after 26 minutes because of rain. The third match will be played in Bloemfontein on January 17.