ICC World Cup 2015: South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 5 things to look forward to

South Africa, the Rainbow nation, would be up against Sri Lanka, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, in the first quarter-final clash of this World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) tommorrow.The two teams have faced each other in a World Cup game 4 times before with South Africa winning two and Sri Lanka winning one; one of those games was tied in a dramatic fashion after a DL mess-up, which led to the elimination of hosts South Africa in the first round of the 2003 World Cup.Here are the five things to look forward to from tomorrow’s clash:

#1 AB de Villiers vs. Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers have been two of the best batsmen of our era. Sangakkara is currently the number 1 Test batsman and second only to the South African in ODIs. On the other hand, De Villiers is only behind to Sangakkara in Tests and is currently the best ODI batsman. 

The southpaw from Sri Lanka is averaging 124 with the bat in this World Cup having scored 496 runs in 6 innings. The South African sensation is third on the list with 413 runs at an average of 83.40. It is the battle between these two that has made the world drool over tommorrow’s clash.