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A battle of wits and wills is predicted for Tuesday's opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy between Sri Lanka and South Africa at SuperSport Park.
While Kumar Sangakkara admits his side have a "pretty set plan", Graeme Smith is also aware of not straying far from the strategy that has made his side the No.1 team in the world heading into the tournament.
So, reacting to the opposition's methods is not on the cards as both teams, who boasted on Monday about the variety and balance in their respective bowling attacks, rather seek to impose their strategies on the other in today's game.
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'It's no use worrying what's coming at us' "We are not really worried about what the opposition is going to do. We know South Africa is a good side," remarked Sangakkara.
"We have beaten them in a World Cup match in South Africa. We've beaten them comprehensively in the subcontinent, especially in the past few tours that they've been there.
"Having gained confidence from that and knowing who the players are and what they can do, it's no use worrying what's coming at us. We've got to really think about what we are going to do and hopefully get the opposition reacting to us."
Smith expressed similar sentiments. "We have to play our game. The crucial thing about playing any other team is to not get drawn into playing the style or the way the other team plays.
"The key for us is to play our brand of cricket the way we have played for the last period of time and hopefully take that and play it better than Sri Lanka plays theirs tomorrow," said the SA captain.
There are eerie similarities in how the two attacks shape up As simple as it is for the two captains to say what they want to see happen, so it will be hard for the players to actually implement the respective strategies.
Both teams contain world-class individuals and there are eerie similarities in how the two attacks shape up.
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