Ireland captain Trent Johnston won the toss and elected
to field against South Africa in the rain-curtailed cricket one-dayer here today.
The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start
due to rain and wet pitch conditions.
South Africa handed off-spinner Thandi Tshabalala and
all-rounder Vernon Philander, who turned 22 today, their maiden ODI caps.
Jacques Kallis was leading the side with regular skipper
Graeme Smith out of the series recovering from a knee surgery.
Also absent were veteran all-rounder Shaun Pollock and
middle order batsman Ashwell Prince.
Ireland team too featured a debutant, batting all-rounder Alex
Cusack who was brought in place of Gary Wilson, the only change to the side
that lost to India by 9 wickets yesterday.
The teams: Ireland: Trent Johnston (captain), William Porterfield,
Kenny Carroll, Dominick Joyce, Niall O'Brien, Alex Cusack, Andrew White, Kevin
O'Brien, Thinus Fourie, Roger Whelan, Kyle McCallan.
South Africa: Jacques Kallis (captain), AB de Villiers, Morne
van Wyk, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher, Justin Kemp, JP Duminy, Makhaya Ntini,
Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Thandi Tshabalala.
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