Team News
Upul Tharanga will be the captain for the Sri Lankan side in the ODI series. Lahiru Madushanka and Sandun Weerakkody have been called up for the ODI series and it will be their first match. Nuwan Pradeep and Danushka Gunathilaka have returned home due to injuries.
Key Players
Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, and Upul Tharanga have given decent batting performances up till now and will be good for the team’s morale if they put up good scores in this match. The batting side has been rather weak on this tour and need to raise their game in order to win more matches. The bowling side has been performing quite better in comparison to the batting side. The team has picked good bowlers based on previous performances, like Nuwan Kulasekara, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana and Suranga Lakmal who have bowled well and taken a lot of important wickets on this tour and will be the key players to fight the South African team.
Recent Form
Sri Lanka was low on hope after losing the test series but made a good comeback by winning 2 T20 matches and clinching the series. They have a good squad for the ODI matches and are expected to give a tough fight to South Africa.
Sri Lanka Predicted XI
Upul Tharanga (c), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Kusal Mendis, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana, Lahiru Madushanka, Sandun Weerakkody.