article_snippet: Proteas fast bowler Kyle Abbott jumps for joy after catching the edge of Sri Lankan opener Kusal Perera .
article_snippet: Following Sri Lanka winning the toss, captain Angelo Matthews drew a likeness between the mystery spinner and Muttiah Muralitharan.
article_snippet: Lahiru Thirimanne showed intent to reach 41 from 48 deliveries against a quality South African attack .
article_snippet: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir  celebrates after taking a catch off Leg-spinner Imran Tahir   own bowling to dismiss Lahiru Thirimanne .
article_snippet: Kusal Perera, who had been pushed to the top of the batting order in an attempt to take the attack to the South African bowlers, fell to the increasingly impressive Kyle Abbott.
article_snippet: Lahiru Thirimanne then joined Sangakkara as the pair looked to resurrect and rebuild Sri Lanka’s innings.
article_snippet: At the other end, Thirimanne was batting far more fluently and despite Sangakkara partnerSri Lanka’s troubles, Sri Lanka were finding Sri Lanka way back into the quarter-final.
article_snippet: Tahir Tahir took a simple caught-and-bowled as Thirimanne threw away Tahir wicket to bring Sangakkara to the crease.
article_snippet: The left-hander sweeps on De Kock way to 78 runs from just 57 balls as the Proteas chase down 133 .
highlights_snippet: Proteas reached the target off 18 overs with nine wickets in hand .