South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup at Riverside on Friday.
South Africa have made two changes, with Dwaine Pretorius coming in for Lungi Ngidi, and JP Duminy playing in place of David Miller, who has injured his groin.
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Sri Lanka made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Suranga Lakmal in place of Nuwan Pradeep.
Teams :
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (capt), Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal.
It’s do-or-die for Sri Lanka as it takes on South Africa in a World Cup fixture at the Emirates Riverside in Durham on Friday.
Placed seventh with six points in the kitty, a win against the Proteas would take Sri Lanka up to the fifth spot, trailing close behind England, and tighten the race for the semifinals.
The islanders, who turned around their campaign in the tournament after stunning England in Leeds last week, have a good chance against a lowly South Africa side, which is already out of the semifinal race.
