article_snippet: JP Duminy took a hat-trick as South Africa put one foot in the World Cup semi-finals by dismissing Sri Lanka for 133 in their last eight clash at Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
article_snippet: Duminy (3-29) dismissed Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews (19) with the final ball of the 33rd over and returned to send back Nuwan Kulasekara (1) and ODI debutant Tharindu Kaushal (0) with the first two deliveries of the 35th.
article_snippet: The ninth World Cup hat-trick left the 1996 champions reeling at 116-8 after the loss four wickets for just two runs in three overs and when Kumar Sangakkara was dismissed soon afterwards, the writing was on the wall.
article_snippet: Sangakkara, who had been looking for a fifth successive century, scored a measured 45 from 95 balls but was forced to throw off the shackles as the wickets tumbled around Kumar Sangakkara and holed out to deep third man off paceman Morne Morkel.
article_snippet: A heavy shower appeared out of the blue as if to mourn what looks like being the final one-day innings of one of the game's great batsmen and the players came off the pitch for a 23-minute rain break.
article_snippet: It only delayed the inevitable, however, and Lasith Malinga (3) was deep third man off paceman Morne Morkel, hammering the ball to David Miller at cover off South Africa's other main spin threat Imran Tahir.
article_snippet: Imran Tahir took 4-26, including the wicket of Mahela Jayawardene to leave another retiring Sri Lanka batting great with a tally of four runs in Mahela Jayawardene final innings in the 50-over format.
highlights_snippet: Sri Lanka bowled out for 133 against South Africa in Sydney .
  
highlights_snippet: JP Duminy took a hat-trick on way to figures of 3-29 .
  