NEWS & REVIEWS                  South Africa Tour Sri Lanka - 2004
Sri Lanka complete SA series whitewash

Upul Chandana and Sanath Jayasuriya shared eight wickets as Sri Lanka cruised to a 49-run victory and a 5-0 series whitewash against South Africa in the fifth and final One-Day International on Tuesday.

The confident hosts seized control of the match soon after being put into bat on a flat batting pitch, piling up a huge 308 for eight in their 50 overs, before bowling out South Africa for 259 in 48.1 overs.

Opener Jayasuriya top scored with 79 from 85 balls and was well-supported by Saman Jayantha (51), Kumar Sangakkara (72) and Mahela Jayawardene (39).
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Smith sees hope through despair
South Africa captain Graeme Smith hopes the painful lessons learnt on his team's tour of Sri Lanka can pave the way for long-term success.

South Africa slumped to their 10th successive one-day defeat as the hosts completed a 5-0 whitewash with a 49-run victory in the final match of the series on Tuesday.

"As a very proud sportsman, from a proud sporting nation, is it obviously
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