Staff Report

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl in the rain-hit match of the Twenty20 World Cup t Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on Saturday.

Mahela Jayawardene reckons that's the best tactic in this short game.

AB de Villiers says his side is better prepared for a shorter game due to those two reduced T20s in England recently.

It is 7-overs a side, 2-over Powerplay, and two bowlers can bowl two overs and three can bowl one over.

Teams

SRI LANKA: DPMD Jayawardene*, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, RMS Eranga, HMRKB Herath, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, BMAJ Mendis, EMDY Munaweera, MKPAD Perera, NLTC Perera, KC Sangakkara†, HDRL Thirimanne

SOUTH AFRICA: AB de Villiers*†, HM Amla, F Behardien, J Botha, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, JH Kallis, RE Levi, JA Morkel, M Morkel, JL Ontong, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe - SAMAA