Dinesh Chandimal slots into the hosts’ XI in the third ODI; Akila Dananjaya, Minod Bhanuka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa left out
Sri Lanka chose to bat vs South Africa
South Africa also have three frontline spinners in their XI. Captain Keshav Maharaj has another left-arm spinner for company, in George Linde. Tabraiz Shamsi, the left-arm wristspinner who took five wickets in the second ODI, is there as well.
Sri Lanka: 1 Avishka Fernando, 2 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 3 Kamindu Mendis, 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Chamika Karunaratne, 9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Maheesh Theekshana, 11 Praveen Jayawickrama
South Africa: 1 Janneman Malan, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Reeza Hendricks, 4 Rassie van der Dussen, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 Wiaan Mulder, 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 George Linde, 9 Keshav Maharaj (capt), 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi
Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo’s Sri Lanka correspondent. @afidelf