Published: Mar 18, 2015, 01:44 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 18, 2015, 01:44 PM (IST)
African giants, South Africa, scored their 50 runs during their chase of 134, against former world champions, Sri Lanka in the first quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on Wednesday. Currently, South Africa are 53 for the loss of a wicket in nine overs with opener, Quinton de Kock batting on 29 and Faf du Plessis on four. Live Updates: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Earlier, Sri Lanka skipper, Angelo Mathews, won the toss and elected to bat first, but owing to some superb bowling from the South African bowlers, Sri Lanka were bundled for just 133, leaving South Africa to chase a target of 134. Sri Lanka made the only change with Rngana Herath missing out on an injury, making way for young spinner, Tharindu Kaushal. While South Africa skipper, AB de Villiers, makes a couple of changes as Faf du Plessis comes in for Farhaan Behardien and Kyle Abbott coming in for Vernon Philander. Live Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Sri Lanka and South Africa clash in the first quarter-final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday. The battle is between two sides that have had very similar fates so far, and both of whom bank heavily on a few players while the others merely make up the numbers.
South Africa are looking to win their first World Cup knockout match, with Sri Lanka, the 1996 champions and runners-up in 2007 and 2011 bidding for a third straight appearance in the final and whichever side wins this match will play either New Zealand or the West Indies, who meet on Saturday, in a March 24 semi-final in Auckland, reports AFP. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage
