- Play Lakshan Sandakan :-
Wrist spinners have turned out to be the match winners in the shorter formats of the game especially in the last 3-4 years. Sri Lanka have a pretty good one in Lakshan Sandakan, but they chose not to play him versus South Africa and went with 2 all rounders. That move cost them dearly. After getting to a slow start, South Africa cut loose against the two part timers and piled 136 runs off their 20 overs and ended up with 299 on the board. The lack of wicket taking option in middle overs cost Sri Lanka. So they have to find a spot for the chinaman bowler in the playing XI.