South Africa tour of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 2nd Test: Live Scores at Colombo, Jul 24-28, 2014.
Venue: Played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Time: Match scheduled to begin at 10:00 local time (04:30 GMT)
Toss:
(last five matches, most recent first)
Sri Lanka: L W D D W
South Africa:W L W L W
Peview:
The last three Tests there have been draws. But with Sri Lanka requiring a win there to level the series, perhaps the groundstaff have produced a surface more akin to what first-class teams regularly encounter at SSC. There can be a little help for the seamers early on at the venue, but Sri Lanka will hope for plenty of turn as well,South Africa have, in contrast, appeared settled and at ease in Sri Lanka, both on and off the field. The reserves have been for light jogs around Galle.
Teams
Sri Lanka team:WU Tharanga,KC Sangakkara,DPMD Jayawardene,BAW Mendis,KTGD Prasad,UWMBC Welagedara,HMRKB Herath,MDK Perera,AD Mathews,RAS Lakmal,HDRL Thirimanne,JK Silva,Shaminda Eranga,KDK Vithanage,DPDN Dickwella
South Africa team:AB de Villiers,M Morkel,DW Steyn,HM Amla,JP Duminy,VD Philander,WD Parnell,D Elgar,AN Petersen,Faf du Plessis,Imran Tahir,Quinton de Kock,Kyle Abbott,Dane Piedt