ABOUT THE MATCH
After a grand win against South Africa by 102 runs in the opening game, now Australia is stepping into the second T20I match.
In the last match, Australia had posted 196 runs with the loss of 6 wickets, whereas South Africa bowled out for just 89 in 14.3 overs – their lowest score and biggest defeat in terms of runs in T20I cricket.
TOSS PREDICTION
In the previous match, South Africa won the toss and chose to field first. In this match, if Australia wins the toss, they might decide to bat first.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
This venue offers a friendly pitch for the batsman. So we can expect a huge score from the batting side.
MATCH PREVIEW
SOUTH AFRICA
- In the 1st T20I match, the batting unit hasn’t performed well, Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada had managed to score 24 and 22 runs respectively.
- Coming to the bowling unit, Dale Steyn and Tabraiz Shamsi had picked two wickets each.
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Lungi Ngidi and Andile Phehlukwayo had taken one wicket each, and the performance of the bowling unit is not bad.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF SOUTH AFRICA
Quinton de Kock (c, wk), Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, JJ Smuts, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Beuran Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
AUSTRALIA
- In the previous match, the opener batsman David Warner has not shown his batting magic.
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Aaron Finch and Steven Smith had scored 42 and 45 runs respectively.
- Whereas in the bowling unit, Ashton Agar had clinched five wickets and played a significant role in winning the match.
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Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa had picked two wickets each. Mitchell Starc had taken one wicket.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF AUSTRALIA
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
HEAD TO HEAD
- Overall Matches – 19
- SOUTH AFRICA WON – 7
- AUSTRALIA WON – 12
- Draw – 0
- No- Result – 0
TEAM FORM IN LAST 5 MATCHES
SOUTH AFRICA – L L L W W
AUSTRALIA – W W W NR W
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS
SOUTH AFRICA – Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi, Faf du Plessis
AUSTRALIA – Steve Smith, David Warner, Aaron Finch
BROADCAST DETAILS
TV channels – Fox Sports, SuperSport, SABC, Sony Six, Willow TV, Sky Sports Cricket
Live Streaming – SuperSport, SonyLiv
Match Timings – 6:00 PM / 12:30 PMGMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM
Australia is in excellent T20I form, while South Africa lost last time out. The tourists can get off to a winning start.
