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South Africa win toss, elect to bat

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Update: 2015-07-15 04:40:00
South Africa win toss, elect to bat

DHAKA: South Africa captain Hashim Amla won the toss and decided to bat first in their series decider match against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Wednesday.

The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 local time (09:00 GMT) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Morne Morkel replaces Chris Morris while Bangladesh are unchanged.

With both teams getting bowled out in the 160s in the first two games, the pitch in Mirpur was questioned.

In Chittagong, however, the wicket is likely to be flatter and better for batting, which would mean a lot of the onus will be on the side batting first.

Hometown boy Tamim Iqbal has the most runs (391) at this ground, while Shakib Al Hasan has the most wickets (27).

Bangladesh Team
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

South Africa Team
HM Amla*, Q de Kock†, F du Plessis, RR Rossouw, DA Miller, JP Duminy, F Behardien, M Morkel, K Rabada, KJ Abbott, Imran Tahir

Umpires - MA Gough and Sharfuddoula
TV umpire - RK Illingworth
Match referee - DC Boon
Reserve umpire - Enamul Haque

BDST: 1437 HRS, JULY 15, 2015
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