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Proteas win toss, bat first

Durban - The Proteas have made two changes for the third series-deciding One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand at Kingsmead on Wednesday.

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Kagiso Rabada makes a return in the place of Aaron Phangiso, while Kyle Abbott makes his first appearance of the series for Vernon Philander who is unavailable for selection due to a viral infection.  

SA skipper AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat in bright Durban sunshine, as the Proteas look to clinch the series along with the third spot on the ICC ODI team rankings.  

Teams:

South Africa: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Morne van Wyk (wkt), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, David Wiese, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott, Imran Tahir

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, George Worker, Grant Elliott, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi (wkt), Doug Bracewell, Ben Wheeler, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi

Umpires: Johan Cloete (RSA), Ian Gould (ENG)

TV umpire: Shaun George (RSA)

Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)

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