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Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Cricket Score ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Quarter-Final 1 at Sydney

Sri Lanka take on South Africa in the first quarter-final match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament.

Edited By : Cricket Country Staff |Mar 18, 2015, 07:35 AM IST

Published On Mar 18, 2015, 07:35 AM IST

Last UpdatedMar 18, 2015, 07:35 AM IST

South Africa will have to get their act together to register a win © Getty Images
South Africa will have to get their act together to register a win © Getty Images

Sri Lanka take on South Africa in the first quarter-final match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament, at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on Wednesday.

It could possibly the last match for the Sri Lankan venerable due of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in One-Day International (ODI) cricket, as they both have already announced that they will retire from the format after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 commences. Sri Lanka have done very well so far in the tournament after the sluggish start, and they will be chuffed up to take on South Africa, who have not played at their best so far in the tournament. Live cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the Sri Lanka (SL) vs South Africa (SA) ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final match

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South Africa finished second in the Points Table of the 2015 World Cup in the Pool B, wherein they also lost to the dangerous Asian teams such as India and Pakistan. Their ace bowler Dale Steyn has not looked in great rhythm, and the form of their opening batsman Quinton de Kock is under criticism.  PREVIEW: Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Quarter-Final in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

South Africa will certainly be looking up to their in form batsmen such as captain AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis to do the scoring as the tournament trend shows a team, which is able to put up a strong total, enjoys the benefit of being the one in command.

Squads:

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (c), Kushal Janith Perera, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Upul Tharanga

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Farhaan Behardien, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Kyle Abbott

Catch live cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the Sri Lanka (SL) vs South Africa (SA) ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final match