Du Plessis dazzles as South Africa go 4-0 up

A late Sri Lanka batting collapse allowed South Africa to move 4-0 ahead in the five-match series. Faf du Plessis hit his second century of the series as Sri Lanka's struggling cricketers found themselves on the end of another battering. Du Plessis hit a career-best 185, only three short of the South African record, as South Africa piled up 367 for five. South Africa took full advantage of good batting conditions after winning the toss. Du Plessis made his runs off 141 balls and hit 16 fours and three sixes. He was caught at long-on off the first ball of the last over trying to clear the boundary with a hit which would have taken him past Gary Kirsten's long-standing South African best of 188 not out, made against the United Arab Emirates in Rawalpindi during the 1996 World Cup. Du Plessis shared century partnerships with Quinton de Kock (55) and captain AB de Villiers (64). Sri Lankan hopes flickered briefly when Hashim Amla was caught at first slip off Lahiru Kumara for one and South Africa were able to score only four runs in the first three overs.BRIEF SCORESri Lanka 327 in 48.1 overs (Tharanga 119, Dickwella 58, Parnell 4/58) lost to South Africa 367/5 (Du Plessis 185, De Villiers 64, De Kock 55) by 40 runs