Sri Lanka opt to bat against South Africa in ODI decider
Last updated on: 07 September,2021 03:19 pm
Sri Lanka opt to bat against South Africa in ODI decider
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the third and deciding one-day international on Tuesday.
The hosts have made three changes from their previous loss on Saturday. Debutant spinner Maheesh Theekshana and all-rounder Kamindu Mendis made the team as well as wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal -- playing his 150th ODI.
"Our bowling wasn t spot-on in the last game. We need to bowl and field well today," said Shanaka.
South Africa, led by Keshav Maharaj, have come in unchanged from their 67-run win in the rain-hit second ODI that levelled the series at 1-1.
"Here in the subcontinent, it is very hot, so need to conserve our energies throughout the game -- more so when we are bowling first," said Maharaj.
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Praveen Jayawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana
South Africa: Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, Wiaan Mulder, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj (capt), Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi