Daijiworld Media Network
Johannesburg, Jan 22: Welcome to the fifth and final ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka from Johannesburg. South Africa will look to end their home summer on a high after suffering a loss at Kimberley. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will want to win this final match and go into the tri-series in Australia with some renewed confidence.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to field
AB de Villiers: I would have bowled as well. Albie Morkel replaces Philander. We want to end the series on a high and garner momentum ahead of the long tour of New Zealand. We want to perform in front of big crowds and we want to make them proud.
Dilshan: We will bowl first. We chased well yesterday and we want to continue the trend. We are unchanged. We want to end the series on a high.
Live visuals from the ground show cloudy conditions. There is rain forecast for the day. Let us hope it stays away.
Teams:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan(c), Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thissara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga
South Africa (Playing XI): Graeme Smith, Alviro Petersen, Colin Ingram, AB de Villiers(w/c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Albie Morkel, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe