26 December, Port Elizabeth (CRICKETNMORE): South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first test match of the series at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth here.

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Venue: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Toss: South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Angelo Mathews(c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera

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South Africa (Playing XI): Stephen Cook, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis(c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock(w), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott

 

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