South Africa v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 - 3rd ODI – Preview
The One-Day International series between Sri Lanka and South Africa has entered its middle phase with the third ODI to be played at Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
The hosts are in high spirits after winning the first two games, at Paarl and East London, quite comfortably. A win for South Africa will get them an unassailable lead of three games to nil.
The newly appointed skipper of the Proteas, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers, claims that his side is not complacent after taking the lead in the series, and will fight neck to neck with the Lankans even with the absence of some known figures from
the team.
De Villiers said, “It's a very big game for us. We're not taking it lightly. Even with some of the new guys coming in, we have the foundations in place. We're starting over again; our feet are firmly on the ground.”
Sri Lanka has been utterly helpless against a ruthless South African team. However, the tourists have the chance for a pay back in the third ODI, as the hosts won’t have the services of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557.
The two batters have been given rest as per Proteas rotation policy, Colin Ingram and Robin Peterson have been called into the side as their replacements.
Team Form
Sri Lankan team has been on a downward spiral, ever since the defeat in 2011 World Cup final. The Asian http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 are on a losing streak and have lost all five of their last outings. The Proteas in comparison have had a reasonable
run; winning three out of the last five matches played.
Key Players
AB de Villiers has been http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LL-Tsotsobe-c1842
have made a mockery of Lankan batters with their short pitched deliveries and will look forward to trouble them in this game as well.
Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara have been the biggest let for Lankans. The big-three of Lankan cricket needs to fire, if they are to pose any threat to the opposition. Lasith Malinga is a key weapon
in Sri Lanka’s bowling arsenal. The right-arm slinger has been as consistent as ever, however, he hasn’t received support from anyone else.
South Africa: (probable) 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, 10 Lonwabo
Tsotsobe, 11 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528
Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802,
9 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559, 11 Dhammika Prasad
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