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South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Prediction

  • date Jan 20, 2017
  • Start Time 09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
  • Stadium Name SuperSport Park - Centurion, South Africa
South Africa RSA
Sri Lanka SL

RSA vs SL Betting Tips

  • Sri Lanka will be down on confidence as they were completely dominated by South Africa in the test series.
  • A lot of big names will be missing from the South African lineup which could result in a drop in their performance.
  • Sri Lanka are struggling in T20 format, losing 13 of their last 16 matches and are on a six-match losing streak.

RSA vs SL Win Probability

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Our Prediction

South Africa are favourites to win

Who will win South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I?

After being hammered 0-3 in the test series, Sri Lanka will now look to make amends in the limited-overs leg of their tour to South Africa which begins with a three-match T20I series. The first of these matches will be played on January 20 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. Live telecast begins at 6 PM local time.

Toss

Toss is going to be a key factor at this high-scoring ground. A total of five T20Is have been played at the SuperSport Park of which four have been won by the side batting first. So the toss-winning team is most likely to put up runs on the board first. South Africa have batted first three times out of five at this ground and have ended up winners on two occasions which makes them an attractive bet if they bat first.

Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I....

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South Africa Team News & Playing 11

Team News

Most of their regular players including the T20I skipper Faf du Plessis have been rested for the first two matches. All-rounder Farhaan Behardien will be leading a squad consisting of six uncapped players - Theunis de Bruyn, Jon-Jon Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mangaliso Mosehle, Lungi Ngidi and Dane Paterson.

Key Players

Farhaan Behardien and David Miller will hold the key with the bat in an inexperienced South African lineup. Behardien had finished as the third-highest run-scorer in this year's CSA T20 Challenge and we predict him to continue his good form. Seamers Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell and spinner Imran Tahir will be the biggest challenge for the Sri Lankan batsmen at the Centurion.

Recent Form

South Africa have played nine T20Is since 2016 of which they have won five and lost four. They have not been in their best of forms in this format, winning only two from their last six matches. The Proteas won their first two T20Is at the SuperSport Park before losing the next three in a row.

South Africa Predicted XI

  • DA Miller, F Behardien (c), KJ Abbott, AM Phangiso, Imran Tahir, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, JJ Smuts, Mangaliso Mosehle, Theunis de Bruyn and Reeza Hendricks.

RSA vs SL Prediction
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction

Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11

Team News

Uncapped player Thikshila de Silva (batting allrounder) and spinner Lakshan Sandakan have been picked for the T20I series. Seekkuge Prasanna has been replaced by legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay. Pace bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Isuru Udana have also been named in the 15-member squad.

Key Players

Skipper Angelo Mathews and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal are the two important members in Sri Lanka's batting lineup. Both are seasoned campaigners and are among the leading run-getters for the team in T20 format. Pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara has taken 56 T20I wickets which is the third-highest by a Sri Lankan in this format. We therefore predict him to put up a good show with the ball in this match.

Recent Form

Sri Lanka are struggling in this shortest version of the game. They have played 16 T20Is since last year and have managed to register wins in just three of them. They have faced defeats in their last six matches which includes the most recent 0-2 loss at the hands of Australia back at home.

Sri Lanka Predicted XI

  • Angelo Mathews (c), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), DM de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Sachith Pathirana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lakshan Sandakan, Thikshila de Silva and Danushka Gunathilaka.

 

­South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head in T20Is

Sri Lanka have never met South Africa in a T20I contest in South Africa. So far, they have met four times in Sri Lanka and once in Bangladesh and India. Out of these six matches, the hosts have won four and the visitors two. The two teams met last time at the 2016 World T20 where the Proteas recorded a comfortable 8-wicket win.

­South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Betting Odds

South Africa will be without many of their big guns like de Villiers, du Plessis, Duminy and Steyn to name a few. But despite going in with a new-look outfit, the hosts are still strong favorites to win the first T20 international at 1.41 with 1xbet and 1.36 with bet365. Sri Lanka were outclassed in the test series in every department of the game and they will be short on confidence ahead of the T20I series. So it's not surprising to see the tourists as outsiders at 3.25 and 3.20 respectively.

­South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Prediction

Sri Lanka will derive a lot of hope seeing so many big players omitted from the South African lineup and they know that this is a golden opportunity to win their first game of the tour. Also the fact that the Proteas have lost their last three T20Is at this ground is going to make the Lankans even more hopeful.

With that said, the visitors have not been doing well in 20-overs cricket even with a full-strength side. They have not played a T20I in South Africa before and this is definitely going to work in favor of the hosts. Although there is plenty of inexperience in the team, we still feel South Africa are better placed to start off the T20I series with a win.

Final Verdict: Back South Africa to beat Sri Lanka at 1.41 with 1xbet and 1.36 with bet365.

 
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