Who will win England vs South Africa 2nd T20?
After recording a convincing victory in the first game, England will look to seal the series when they take on South Africa in the second T20 international scheduled to be played on June 23 at the County Ground, Taunton. The visitors need to win this match if they are to keep the series alive. Live telecast will begin at 5 PM local time.
Eng vs SA 2nd T20: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Star Sports 1, Ten Cricket
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar
Toss Prediction
The County Ground at Taunton will be hosting its first ever T20 international on Friday. It has however hosted three one-day internationals in the past out of which two have been won by the side batting first. And also since 300+ has been scored in the first-innings on two occasions here, the toss-winning skipper may want to have a bat first.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Eng vs SA 2nd T20...
England Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Mark Wood was available only for the first game and he has been released by the team to play for his county. Allrounder Craig Overton is likely to replace the fast bowler for the remaining two T20 internationals.
Key Players
Jonny Bairstow exhibited fine form with an unbeaten 60 off just 35 balls in the first game. Alex Hales too looked in good nick with a well-made 47. England will want these two batsmen to replicate their performance in the second game as well. In the absence of Mark Wood, England's bowling will depend mainly on their senior pro Chris Jordan and David Willey. While Willey will look to go for early wickets, Jordan's role would be to keep things tight.
Recent Form
England's nine-wicket win over South Africa the other night was their second win in the four T20 internationals they have played so far this year. Since 2016, England have played three matches in this format at home and have won two of them.
England Predicted Playing 11
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EJG Morgan (c), JJ Roy, AD Hales, JM Bairstow, JC Buttler (wk), SW Billings, LA Dawson, MS Crane, DJ Willey, CJ Jordan, Craig Overton
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The South African team selectors, at the time of writing, did not announce any changes in their lineup for this upcoming fixture. However, there are speculations that Morne Morkel and Chris Morris could be brought in place of Dwaine Pretorius and Tabraiz Shamsi.
Key Players
AB de Villiers has finally hit form after a series of underwhelming performances. The South African skipper cracked a fifty in the first T20 and he will be expected to continue with his regained form. Farhaan Behardien too smashed a quickfire 64 and looks set for another big knock come Friday. Imran Tahir will be the key man with the ball for South Africa. The legspinner was quite expensive at Southampton but he will be backed by his team to bounce back with his wicket-taking ways.
Recent Form
South Africa have now lost three of their previous four T20 internationals. They will be highlydisappointed with their bowling performance in the last game where they managed to dismiss just one of the English batsmen.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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AB de Villiers (c), JT Smuts, RR Hendricks, DA Miller, F Behardien, M Mosehle (wk), WD Parnell, Morne Morkel, AL Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Imran Tahir
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
England: WLLWL
South Africa: LWLLW
England vs South Africa Head to Head
England have now beaten South Africa 5 times in the 12 T20 internationals they have played against them as well as in their last couple of encounters in this format. The two teams have never gone head-to-head in a T20 international at the County Ground in Taunton.
England vs South Africa 2nd T20 Betting Odds
A crushing nine-wicket defeat in the opening game of the series has taken South Africa a little higher in terms of match odds. They have now gone up to 2.32 with Betfair and 2.20 with Bet365 from 2.28 and 2.10 respectively. Although there could be some reinforcements in the form of Morkel and Morris, bookmakers have kept the Proteas as outsiders. England showed why they are such a hard team to beat at home and they will once again start as favorites to win this match at 1.72 with 1xbet and 1.66 with Bet365.
England vs South Africa 2nd T20 Prediction
South Africa will be playing this game under a lot of pressure as they need to ensure a win in order to stay alive in the series. But the manner in which they were defeated by England will put a big dent in their self-belief. Their bowling stocks however are expected to get a boost with the return of Morris and Morkel and if they could deliver a good performance with the bat, the Proteas will fancy their chances. But looking at how formidable England have been in their own backyard, it gets a little tough to back the tourists here. We thus predict the hosts to clinch the series in this match.
Final Verdict: Back England to beat South Africa in the second T20 at 1.72 with 1xbet and 1.66 with Bet365.
Jun 23, 2017
21:30 IST / 16:00 GMT
The Cooper Associates County Ground - Taunton, England
ENG vs SA T20 
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