- Attack South Africa’s fifth bowler:
South Africa’s coach Russell Domingo dropped enough hints to infer that Morne Morkel could miss out from the playing XI for the first game. This means that the quota of ten overs from the fifth bowler will be from the seam ups of Andile Phehlukwayo and the part-time off spin of JP Duminy. This remains the best opportunity for Sri Lankan batsmen to attack the Proteas and make the most out of the ten easy overs on offer. A good batting display in these overs could probably be the difference.