South Africa and Sri Lanka face each other in match 35 of the ICC World Cup on Friday, June 28, 2019.
Live updates:
SA: 126/1 in 24 overs
Sri Lanka 203 all-out
Sri Lanka has played six matches in this tournament so far and won two out of them. They have lost two matches while the other two were called off due to rain. They are currently placed at the seventh position on the points table. South Africa have been already eliminated from the competition. They have lost five out of their seven matches. They have won one while the other one was a drawn battle.
Innings break: Sri Lanka 203-all out (49.3 ovs) Avishka Fernando 30, Kusal Perera 30 : Pretorius 3/25, Morris 3/46. Target 204. #LionsRoar #CWC19 #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/Qc5hFnvP8s
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 28, 2019
SA vs SL tv telecast
SuperSport will broadcast SA vs SL live in South Africa. Channel Eye will broadcast the match live in Sri Lanka.
Read: Star Sports live cricket streaming India vs West Indies ICC WC 2019 match at Hotstar.com.
Innings break: Sri Lanka 203-all out (49.3 ovs) Avishka Fernando 30, Kusal Perera 30 : Pretorius 3/25, Morris 3/46. Target 204. #LionsRoar #CWC19 #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/Qc5hFnvP8s
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 28, 2019
Knocked out Proteas likely to make many changes
South Africa are already knocked out of the tournament and this might give them an opportunity to make some changes to their side.
Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi have looked really pale in this tournament so either of them could get rested. Bueran Hendricks will come into the side of that happens.
Aiden Markram has also looked off colour and JP Duminy could be tried out once more. Imran Tahir is another bowler who could sit out and Tabraiz Shamsi could be slotted back into the side.
Dwaine Pretorius is also another bowler who could be given a chance in the XI.
Innings break: Sri Lanka 203-all out (49.3 ovs) Avishka Fernando 30, Kusal Perera 30 : Pretorius 3/25, Morris 3/46. Target 204. #LionsRoar #CWC19 #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/Qc5hFnvP8s
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 28, 2019
Confident Sri Lanka bump into the deflated Proteas
Sri Lanka's last match was against the hosts England, which they won in some fashion.
Considering that performance, Sri Lanka could decide to play with the same side for this match. But Jeevan Mendis was a weak link in that side with poor performance with both bat and ball. Milinda Siriwardana or Lahiru Thirimanne is the options which captain Dimuth Karunaratne has.
Even though the pitch in Durham is could good for batting, it might just not be as flat as we have seen in England in the past five years. Through this tournament, the pitches have been providing a balance between the bat and the ball and that thing continue going into a new venue. There is no rain in the predicted forecast for the day which seems like a welcome change.
