Champions Trophy 1st Match - South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score - SA v SL CT 1st Match Teams

Opening match of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy will be played between host
South Africa and Sri Lanka of Group B match on Tuesday, 22nd September, 2009 at Super Sport Park, Centurion. The match will be Day-Night starting from 14:30 local, 12:30 GMT, 6.00 PM IST, 6.30 PM Pak Time.


South Africa is currently no.1 in ICC ranking and favorite of winning the tournament but they have bad record of losings finals and semi-finals of big events, lost 2 world cup, 1 T0 world cup and 3 champions trophy semi-finals. Graem Smith will miss his partner Gibbs in opening while Dale Steyn formm will be crucial.

Sri Lanka lost the just ended Compaq Cup final against India and lost T20 WC final against Pakistan but they are good team to compete. Nuwan Kulasekara is no.1 ODI bowler and fast pitches in South Africa will help him a lot. Jaysuriya, Sangakkara Dilshan and Jayawardane's form will be crucial.

South Africa Team, Squad for the 1st Match of Champions Trophy:

Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe/Wayne Parnell, Johan Botha, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn.

Sri Lanka Team, Squad for the 1st Match of Champions Trophy:

Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga.

Watch and enjoy the live ball by ball commentary of the 1st match between
South Africa and Sri Lanka Here!