Proteas win toss, bat against NZ

EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 23, Faf du Plessis of Sourh Africa tosses the coin with Brendon McCullum of New Zealand calling during the 2nd T20 match between South Africa and New Zealand at Buffalo Park on December 23, 2012 iin East London, South Africa Photo by Duif du Toit / Gallo Images

EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 23, Faf du Plessis of Sourh Africa tosses the coin with Brendon McCullum of New Zealand calling during the 2nd T20 match between South Africa and New Zealand at Buffalo Park on December 23, 2012 iin East London, South Africa Photo by Duif du Toit / Gallo Images

Published Dec 26, 2012

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Johannesburg – South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first in the final Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.

The three-match series is level at 1-1.

Justin Ontong replaces the out-of-form Richard Levi, and will play in the middle order. New Zealand are unchanged from the side which levelled the series, winning by eight wickets in East London on Sunday.

TEAMS

South Africa: H Davids, F du Plessis (captain), Q de Kock (wk), F Behardien, D Miller, R Peterson, J Ontong, R McLaren, R Kleinveldt, A Phangiso, M Morkel.

New Zealand: R Nicol, M Guptill, B McCullum (captain/wk), J Franklin, C Munro, C Anderson, N McCullum, J Neesham, D Bracewell, R Hira, M McClenaghan – Sapa

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