Keshav Maharaj rightly called the toss in his first match as stand-in captain of South Africa . And asked Sri Lanka to chase in the second ODI. The match reduced to 47 overs after a rain delay of 90 minutes. It is also important for the audience. Joe went down 1-zero on Thursday after failing to chase down 301.

The Proteas gained a potentially important foothold in their quest to keep the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Alive by winning the toss and deciding to bat first in the 2nd ODI on Saturday. Spinner Keshav Maharaj takes over the captaincy and forms part of an eye-catching. Selection strategy to pick no less than three front-line, left-arm spinners, Tabraiz Shamsi and George Linde joining him in the XV.

South Africa is Without Temba Bavuma :

South Africa is without Temba Bavuma. Who broke his thumb in the first ODI. And installed Reeza Hendrix at number 3. He left Kyle Wren for seam-bowling all-rounder Wynn Mulder. And includes all three spin options at your disposal. Spin-bowling all-rounder George Linde replaced in the first-ever XI, along with Maharaj and Tabrez Shamsi, in place of Enrique Nortje. South Africa also have three all-rounders in their squad in Mulder, Linde and Andile Phehlukwayo.

There has been no change in Sri Lanka’s position after a good all-round performance in the first match of the series.

Sri Lanka: 1 Avishka Fernando, 2 Minod Bhanuka (wk), 3 Bhanuka Rajapakse, 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Charit Aslanka, 6 Dasun Shanaka (captain), 7 Vanindu Hasaranga, 8 Chamika Karunaratne, 9 Akila Dhananjaya, 10 Dushmantha Chamira, 11 Praveen Jayavikram

South Africa: 1 Janman Malan, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Reeza Hendrix, 4 Rassi van der Dussen, 5 Wien Mulder, 6 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 George Linde, 9 Keshav Maharaj (captain), 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Tabrez Shamsi

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