Published: Mar 18, 2015, 08:51 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 18, 2015, 08:55 AM (IST)
Former world champions, Sri Lanka, won the toss and elected to bat first against African giants, South Africa, in the first quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on Wednesday. Sri Lanka skipper, Angelo Mathews made the only change in the squad with Rngana Herath missing out on an injury, making way for young spinner, Tharindu Kaushal, who makes his debut. 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 Updates: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Sri Lanka and South Africa will clash in the first quarter-final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday. The battle will be 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. Live Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
South Africa were 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. 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.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: Kushal Janith Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews(c), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, T Kaushal, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera.
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Faf du Plessis, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers(c), David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.
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