Sri Lanka, after losing the first two One-Day Internationals by a big margin is all set to play the third and crucial game against South Africa on February 04, 2017 at the Wanderers.
Live updates:
Sri Lanka 72/1 in 14 overs.
South Africa wins the toss and elected to field first
Sri Lanka has made it a habit of committing the same kinds of mistakes throughout this series; especially the way in which the island batsmen are getting out. The young names in the Sri Lankan lineup are getting a good start, but they are continuously failing to build the innings.
In the previous game, all the four top-order Sri Lankan batsmen got a good start, but they literally failed up to continue the momentum which made Sri Lanka fall short of 121 runs while chasing a big total.
Exclusive team news: South Africa
South African Captain AB de Villiers has confirmed that the injured David Miller will be replaced by Farhaan Behardien. AB de Villiers is quite happy about the way in which his team is playing, and as a result, no other changes are expected in the proteas side.
South Africa have won the toss and are fielding first in the 3rd ODI. Follow every ball LIVE: https://t.co/lPuYwmwN0E #SAvSL pic.twitter.com/pyj1EiQHK9
— ICC (@ICC) February 4, 2017
In a recent press conference, de Villiers told that he is quite confident of winning this game which will help the hosts to grab the series.
SA vs SL Tv telecast and live streaming
Can Sri Lanka bounce back from 2 losses, in the 3rd ODI against SA? Only on TEN 3, TEN 1 HD and https://t.co/L83g4XbZTo, at 5 PM. #SAvSL pic.twitter.com/v462DnH8vg
— Ten Sports (@ten_sports) February 4, 2017
CSN is telecasting this game live in Sri Lanka. In South Africa, the live actions can be enjoyed on Supersports.
Star Sports is telecasting the game in India. The live streaming can be enjoyed by visiting Hotstar or the official website of Star Sports.
Team News: Sri Lanka
SL XI: Dickwella, Tharanga, K Mendis, Chandimal, D de Silva, Gunaratne, L Madushanka, Pathirana, Lakmal, Sandakan, Kumara
— ICC Live Scores (@ICCLive) February 4, 2017
For Sri Lanka, it was spinners who led their bowling attack on this tour, but unfortunately, it did not benefit the side in any manner.
As the crucial third One-Day International is just hours away, the visitors may include pacers Lahiru Kumara and Lahiru Madushanka in their lineup.
The islanders are also badly missing the service of their Captain Angelo Mathews.
SA XI: H Amla, Q de Kock, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, F Behardien, C Morris, D Pretorius, A Phehlukwayo, K Rabada, I Tahir
— ICC Live Scores (@ICCLive) February 4, 2017
Pitch and weather conditions
As always, the pitch in Wanderers is filled with grass, and it will benefit the seamers for sure. In all probabilities, the captain who wins the toss will elect to bowl first.
