Sri Lanka meets South Africa on Wednesday in the first quarterfinal of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. The match starts at 03:30 GMT. Watch the live stream with the links provided below.
Sri Lanka placed third in the Pool A standings with a 4-2 record. They bounced back from their 64-run loss to Australia on March 8 with a 148-run win last Wednesday against Scotland, giving the Sri Lankans a bit of momentum heading into the quarterfinals. Kumar Sangakkara won the Man of the Match award for his 124-run performance, and Tillakaratne Dilshan and skipper Angelo Mathews chipped in offensively with 104 and 51 runs, respectively.
On the bowling front, Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Kulasekara each took three wickets, and Lasith Malinga took two.
South Africa, also 4-2, sits second in the Pool B standings. Like Sri Lanka, South Africa bounced back from a defeat - a 29-run (D/L method) loss to Pakistan on March 7 - with a win to take to take with them into the quarterfinals. Skipper AB de Villiers earned the Man of the Match award for scoring a team-high 99 runs and taking two wickets in South Africa's 146-run win Thursday against the United Arab Emirates.
Farhaan Behardien added 64 runs, andVernon Philander and Morne Morkel took two wickets apiece.
Watch the live stream HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
Projected Squads:
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara (w), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (c), Kushal Janith Perera, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Upul Tharanga.
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (w), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Farhaan Behardien, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Kyle Abbott.
*Stats and squads via CricBuzz.com.
