Sri Lanka will be a little upset with the first Test after so much progress in recent months. They were in a good position after the first innings with the ball but some poor shots and good bowling from South Africa killed their game in a mere span of 13.5 overs. 42 all-out will be tough to come out of but with a WTC Final spot on the line they will desperately need to find a way to push forward, giving them a chance with home tests to come.

SA vs SL Match Details

Date: December 5th, 2024

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Venue: St George's Park, Gqeberha

SA vs SL Weather Report

Durban hosts a Test after a while and the weather looks pretty good for the Test.

SA vs SL Pitch Report

Swing is likely with clouds around and batting first may be a better choice with cloud cover coming in on days two and three.

SA vs SL Predicted Playing XI

SA Playing XI

Aiden Markaram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Dane Paterson

SL Playing XI

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Milan Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya

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SA vs SL Key Players

Kamindu Mendis

Kamindu Mendis is in pretty good form and is running high on confidence. He has the next challenge here with South Africa against them now.

Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma is back after a long injury lay-off. He hasn't played much in recent times and some rustiness is likely to show in him given the gap.

SA vs SL Match Tips

Both teams are in good form but South Africa are likely to start favorites given their home advantage.

Match Prediction: South Africa Will Win The Match