/ 18 November 1999

SA A BAT AFTER WINNING TOSS

SOUTH Africa A captain Dale Benkenstein won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka A in their second four-day tour match at the Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday.

Teams:

South Africa A:

Mark Bruyns, Doug Watson, Dale Benkenstein (capt), Ashwell Prince, Arno Jacobs, Pieter Strydom, Justin Kemp, Wendell Bossenger, Shafiek Abrahams, Mornantau Hayward, Victor Mpitsang.

Sri Lanka A:

Pradeep Hewage, Kumar Sanngakkara, Naweed Nawaz (capt), Upeka Fernando, Sajith Fernando, Lanka Silva, Dulip Samaraweera, Thilan Samaraweera, Niroshan Bandarathilaka, Prabath Nissanka, Sajeewa Silva.