HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (AP) — South Africa captain A.B. de Villiers won the toss Saturday and decided to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final one-day international.
The series is level 1-1 and though the pitch here generally helps pace bowlers, Sri Lanka has opted for a slower track this time.
Both teams made one change each to the side that played in the first two games.
Sri Lanka brought in left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for seam bowler Nuwan Kulasekara while South Africa played left-arm pace bowler Wayne Parnell instead of Vernon Philander.
South Africa is playing its first ODI at Hambantota but has played four T20 internationals here, winning three.
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Teams:
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Ashan Priyanjan, Angelo Mathews (captain), Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (captain), JP Duminy, David Miller, Ryan McLaren, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.
South Africa bats first against Sri Lanka
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