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.

(courtesy:www.cricketworldcup15.com) (courtesy:www.cricketworldcup15.com)

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)