{"id":6143,"date":"2011-12-15T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T10:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/cricket-south-africa-win-toss-send-sri-lanka-in-to-bat\/"},"modified":"2011-12-15T12:20:58","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T10:20:58","slug":"cricket-south-africa-win-toss-send-sri-lanka-in-to-bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-south-africa-win-toss-send-sri-lanka-in-to-bat\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-South Africa win toss, send Sri Lanka in to bat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CENTURION, South Africa<\/span> Dec 15 (Reuters) – South
\nAfrica won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat on the
\nfirst day of the first test at Centurion on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A pitch sporting a healthy covering of green grass and
\npartly-cloudy overhead conditions should provide plenty of
\nassistance to the pace bowlers on the first morning.<\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka made three changes to the team that drew their
\nlast test against Pakistan last month and will go into the match
\nwith just one frontline spinner in left-armer Rangana Herath.<\/p>\n

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Seamers Thisara Perera and Dilhara Fernando come into the
\nteam for Dhammika Prasad and Kosala Kulasekara, while spinner
\nSuraj Randiv makes way for an extra batsman in the experienced
\nThilan Samaraweera.<\/p>\n

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South Africa are fielding the same side that lost by two
\nwickets to Australia to end the series in a tie three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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Teams<\/p>\n

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South Africa – Graeme Smith, Jacques Rudolph, Hashim Amla,
\nJacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher,
\nVernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.<\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka – Tharanga Paranavitana, Tillakaratne Dilshan,
\nKumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo
\nMathews, Kaushal Silva, Rangana Herath, Thisara Perera, Chanaka
\nWelegedara, Dilhara Fernando.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Ken Borland. Editing by Patrick Johnston. To
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\nsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)<\/p>\n

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