Intro:

Sri Lanka prepare for last eight match against South Africa

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka (on World Cup support)

"Oh, absolutely. I mean, if you play at MCG or SCG it's like playing at home. Most of the Sri Lankans across Australia or across the world, they fly into Sydney with immense support for us, and we really enjoy playing in Sydney. Also it's going to be a tough game for both teams. As we all know, we've come to the business end of the tournament, and whoever makes less mistakes will obviously go on to win. We're just trying not to put too much pressure on ourselves. Just take it as just another game and try to win it."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka (on Rangana Herath's fitness)

"We have our options open. We'll decide on that today. We have to decide on that today. So we'll probably have to see Rangana how he goes at the nets and then make a call."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka (on South Africa being nervous considering their record)

"Yeah, both teams will be nervous for sure. We all know that South Africans are a very hard team to beat, especially in this tournament. They've come out really hard and they have a good, balanced team. So the history, it's history. You can't really take anything from it, and you've got to move on and look forward to the games that you play. Statistics I don't really bother. It's just that we have to on that day. We have to go out there and perform well to beat the South Africans."