Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bat against South Africa

South Africa are chasing their maiden title

Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the first quarter-final of the cricket World Cup, here today.

Teams:

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Tharindu Kaushal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga.

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers (capt), David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.