<div class="img-caption-wrap img-caption-wrap-left "> <img src="https://st3.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/cricket/2a802f2c003d8cc0d28d0583ef7ba431.jpeg" title="South Africa win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka in first ODI " alt="South Africa win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka in first ODI " /><p class="imgcaption"> AB de Villiers during a training session ahead of the first ODI Getty Images</p> </div><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>By CricketCountry Staff </strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Paarl: Jan 11, 2012</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their first One-Day International at Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span id="advenueINTEXT"> </span></p><p></p><p>AB de Villiers takes on a new challenge when he captains South Africa in the first One-Day International against Sri Lanka at Boland Park on Wednesday.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>De Villiers was appointed captain of South Africa's one-day and Twenty20 teams when Gary Kirsten was named coach last June, but a hand injury kept him out of matches against Australia.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span id="advenueINTEXT"> </span></p><p></p><p><strong>Teams</strong>:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>South Africa</strong>: Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (c&wkt), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.</p><p></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Sri Lanka</strong>: Tillakaratne Dilshan (c), Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Kosala Kulasekara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span class="lsDate"> </span></p>
