South Africa vs Sri Lanka QF 1: How they measure up

After a month of intense competition in the group stage, eight teams will battle it out for berths in the last four of the World Cup.

- Predict your FOUR World Cup semi-finalists

Kicking off the knock-out stage is the quarter-final between South Africa and 1996 champions Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Here's a factfile on the rival teams.

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