File photo of Quinton de Kock.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Dashun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka in Super 12 encounter of T20 World Cup Group 1 in Sharjah on Saturday.
South Africa and Sri Lanka meet in the 25th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, each with one victory and one loss. Both Sri Lanka and South Africa were defeated in their initial matches, but have since rebounded to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive.
PLAYING XI
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Kusal Perera(w), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara
South Africa (Playing XI): Temba Bavuma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
INJURY UPDATES
Quinton de Kock's decision to withdraw from the match over the Black Lives Matter tribute was a major discussion point during South Africa's previous encounter, but the wicket-keeper batsman has now apologised and declared himself available for the rest of the campaign.
Apart from that, none of the team has any major injury updates but do keep an eye on this space for the latest injury updates leading to the game.
Sri Lanka squad Kusal Perera(w), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal
South Africa squad Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
SA vs SL Toss history at T20 World Cup
Toss head to head
Total matches 3
South Africa won toss 1
Sri Lanka won toss 2
2012 T20 World Cup Group C: Sri Lanka elected to bowl first; South Africa won by 32 runs.
2014 T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka elected to bat first; Sri Lanka won by 5 runs.
2016 T20 World Cup: South Arica elected to bowl first; South Africa won by eight wickets.
