India elect to bat against South Africa

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Feb 22, 2015 at 10:28 AM

Melbourne, Feb 22:

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in a World Cup Pool B contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Sunday.

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Both teams are playing in the second match of the competition. India is playing with the same XI with which they beat Pakistan last Sunday.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami.

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (captain), David Miller, JP Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir. (IANS)