Toss South Africa choose to bat vs Sri Lanka
Each Temba Bavuma and Dhananjaya de Silva acquired what they needed after South Africa determined to bat first at a dry, windy St George’s Park. Sri Lanka would have put the hosts in if de Silva had known as appropriately, eyeing the numerous grass on the pitch as their greatest likelihood to burrow into South Africa’s batting line-up.
Groundsman Adi Carter has left 8mm of grass on the wicket, extra as a buffer towards the drying wind which was gusting at 43 kph and might result in deterioration of the floor, than as a seamer’s aide. It’s anticipated that the floor will take flip afterward, prompting Sri Lanka to maneuver away from ideas of a four-seam assault. Milan Ratnayake missed out as Sri Lanka went in unchanged from their Durban XI with Prabath Jayasuriya as the one spinner.
South Africa’s two enforced modifications got here because of damage to Wiaan Mulder and Gerald Coetzee. As introduced on the eve of the match, Dane Paterson got here in because the third seamer however South Africa opted for an additional batter to elongate the line-up. Ryan Rickelton, with a high Take a look at rating of 42, was carded at No. 3 which moved Tristan Stubbs to No. 4 and everybody else one down the order.
South Africa: 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Ryan Rickelton 4 Tristan Stubbs, 5 Temba Bavuma (capt), 6 David Bedingham, 7 Kyle Verreynne (wk), 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Dane Paterson
Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karuanaratne, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva (capt), 7 Kusal Mendis (wk), 8 Prabath Jayasuriuya, 9 Vishwa Fernando, 10 Asitha Fernando, 11 Lahiru Kumara
