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Proteas lose toss, asked to bat v West Indies

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Faf du Plessis (Getty Images)
Faf du Plessis (Getty Images)

Cape Town - The Proteas have lost the toss and been asked to bat in their second - and final - Cricket World Cup warm-up match against the West Indies in Bristol on Sunday.

SCORECARD: Proteas v West Indies

Weather conditions look threatening and rain is expected after lunch.

The Proteas are coming off an encouraging 87-run victory over Sri Lanka in their first warm-up match.

The Proteas will take on hosts England in the opening match of this year's World Cup at The Oval in London on Thursday, May 30 at 11:30 SA time.

Squads:

South Africa

Faf du Plessis (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Dale Steyn, Tabraiz Shamsi

West Indies

Nicholas Pooran (wk), Jason Holder (captain), Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Ashley Nurse, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Shai Hope, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell

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