The Proteas lost the toss and will bat first in the second ODI at Centurion, KHALID MOHIDIN reports. 

The Proteas cruised to victory in the first ODI at the Bullring. They now look to extend their control in the series at SuperSport Park.

The first ODI was dominated by the Proteas’ expected stars in the side – Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Imran Tahir and Kagiso Rabada – while Lungi Ngidi also showed that he means business after returning from a three-month injury lay-off.

It’s time now for the rest of the players to step up and prove that they deserve a spot in the World Cup XI.

Chatter about the Proteas’ best XV occurred all week, especially after some great performance at franchise level during the One-Day Cup.

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The Proteas decided to replace Dwaine Pretorius with Andile Phehlukwayo.

Sri Lanka will aim to turn up the intensity and find an extra gear. This will make the contest a lot more competitive than expected. Like the home side, the visitors made no changes to their XI.

Proteas
1) Reeza Hendricks
2) Quinton de Kock (wk)
3) Rassie van der Dussen
4) Faf du Plessis (c)
5) David Miller
6) Wiaan Mulder
7) Andile Phehlukwayo
8) Kagiso Rabada
9) Anrich Nortje
10) Imran Tahir
11) Lungi Ngidi

Sri Lanka
1) Niroshan Dickwella (wk)
2) Asitha Fernando
3) Oshada Fernando
4) Kusal Mendis
5) Dhananjaya de Silva
6) Kusal Perera
7) Thisara Perera
8) Akila Dananjaya
9) Lasith Malinga (c)
10) Vishwa Fernando
11) Lakshan Sandakan