South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 87 runs on Friday in a warm-up fixture at Cardiff ahead of the upcoming Cricket World Cup.Chasing a score of 339, Sri Lanka got off to a bad start as they lost Kusal Perera (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (10) in quick succession and they were reduced to 10 for two.Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis put up a 62-run stand, but their resistance was broken by Andile Phehlukwayo in the 14th over as he dismissed Mendis (37).Angelo Mathews and Karunaratne steadied the ship for the Islanders as they stitched together a 98-run stand. Their partnership was finally broken by Kagiso Rabada as he took the crucial wicket of Karunaratne (87).Dhananjaya de Silva (5) also failed to leave an impression as he was sent back to the pavilion by Phehlukwayo with the team still requiring 140 runs for the win.Mathews (64) also perished in the 39th over and with his dismissal, Sri Lanka's hopes of winning the match ended and they finally lost the match by 87 runs.Earlier, skipper
