South Africa win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka in 3rd T20

South African skipper Faf du Plessis won his third toss in as many matches and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final T20 match at Hambantota.

Faf du Plessis has won the toss on all three occasions in the T20 series against Sri Lanka © Getty Images

Aug 6, 2013

South African skipper Faf du Plessis won his third toss in as many matches and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final T20 match at Hambantota.

South Africa will eye a 3-0 whitewash and go back home with some confidence after having conceded the the One-Day International (ODI) series 4-1. The hosts will hope to end the series with a victory.

Teams:

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kushal Janith Perera (wk), Dinesh Chandimal(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Suranga Lakmal

South Africa: Henry Davids, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis(c), Jean-Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers, David Miller, David Wiese, Wayne Parnell, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Catch live scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the third Twenty20 match between South Africa and Sri Lanka here

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