South Africa Win Toss and Bowl Against Sri Lanka

Centurion: South Africa have won the toss and chosen to bowl on a green pitch in first Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Thursday against Sri Lnaka.

Dilshan said he would have bowled as well, obviously. Kumar Sangakkara is fit so that's a boost for Sri Lanka. South Africa are unchanged from the side that squared 1-1 against Australia, so Alviro Peterson and Marchant de Lange miss out, as expected. Sri Lanka have never won a Test in this country.

The weather is partly cloudy with a 20% chance of thunderstorms. Sri Lanka won't find this easy - the bounce and seam in South Africa has always been a problem for them, but that said, they haven't played a Test here in ages. Plenty will depend on skipper Dilshan, Sangakkara and Jayawardene.

Teams

South Africa GC Smith (captain), JA Rudolph, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, MV Boucher (wk), VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir.

Sri Lanka NT Paranavitana, TM Dilshan (captain), KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, JK Silva (wk), HMRKB Herath, NLTC Perera, UWMBCA Welegedara, CRD Fernando.

Scores	Upcoming	Results
West Indies vs Bangladesh - 3rd T20I South Africa vs Pakistan - 2nd ODI 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 21, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan - December 22, 12:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 232 runs 3rd Test - Australia v India at Brisbane Match drawn

India Back to 2nd Spot in ODI Rankings [+]

India got back to second place in the ICC ODI rankings, thanks to Sri Lanka's two consecutive wins against South Africa in the just concluded ODI series.

Sangakkara Helps SL Win Thriller; Despite AB, Smith's Ton [+]

Kumar Sangakkara (102) led Sri Lanka to two-wicket triumph over South Africa in the final match of a five one-day international series won 3-2 by the hosts.

Unchanged Lanka Bowl; Albie Return [+]

Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa in the final ODI of a five-match series at the Wanderers.

Hard-hitting Perera Seals First Win for Sri Lanka [+]

Sri Lanka earned their first victory of the series against South Africa after Dilshan scored 87 & Perera finished off run chase for a five-wicket win in the fourth ODI.

South Africa Bat; Philander, Parnell Play [+]

South Africa have won the toss and will have a bat first against Sri Lanka in 4th ODI at Kimberley on Friday.

Sri Lanka Look First Victory in ODI Series [+]

Proteas look for a whitewash while the so far toothless Lankans look to muster a win. A big score will be the key to the team batting first on a high scoring Kimberly pitch.

SA Beat SL by 4 runs by D/L Method; Win Series [+]

Faf du Plessis made the top score and pulled off a spectacular run out as South Africa clinched a series victory in the third ODI against Sri Lanka.

Unchanged Sri Lanka Opt to Bat in 3rd ODI [+]

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the third one-day international against South Africa on Tuesday.

Proteas Aiming for Series Win [+]

The Proteas have set their sights firmly on the series, ahead of the third Sunfoil One-Day International (ODI) taking place at Chevrolet Park in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.

Kallis, Amla Rested for Remaining ODIs [+]

Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla have been omitted from South Africa's ODI squad for the remainder of the series against Sri Lanka, CSA announced on Sunday.