Ireland elect to field v South Africa

 

Ireland elect to field v South Africa

Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in their World Cup Group B match on Tuesday.

By (Reuters)

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Published: Tue 15 Mar 2011, 3:16 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 7:27 AM

South Africa left out their most prolific batsman AB de Villiers, who suffered a thigh strain during their win against India, and replaced him with Colin Ingram.

Fit again Trent Johnston replaced Andre Botha, who was down with a stomach bug, in the Ireland team.

Ireland need to win the match to keep alive their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals.

Teams:

South Africa - Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, Colin Ingram, Faf du Plessis, Morne van Wyk, Robin Peterson, Johan Botha, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn.

Ireland - William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin.


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