Who will win South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI?
South Africa acquired a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series after annihilating Sri Lanka in the first match. With four more to play, the series now moves on to the Kingsmead in Durban for the second one-day international. The match is scheduled to be played on February 1 and live action will begin at 1:30 PM local time.
Toss
Toss could play a vital role in deciding the outcome of this match. Since three of the previous four ODIs at the Kingsmead have been won by the side batting first, the toss-winning team may as well want to bat first and put the opposition under pressure by setting up a challenging target. Those three games were won by South Africa and so betting on them will be a good idea if they happen to bat first.
SA vs SL 2nd ODI: Where to watch and live streaming
TV channels: Ten Sports 1 HD and Ten 3
Online streaming: tensports and betfair
Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI...
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No injuries are reported in the South African camp and the team is expected to retain the playing eleven from the first ODI.
Key Players
Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers will be the key among South Africa's formidable batting lineup. Both are averaging above 45 at the Kingsmead in ODIs and are expected to get the big runs in this match. Imran Tahir has seven wickets from three matches at this ground. The legspinner finished with figures of 3-26 in the first ODI and we predict him to continue his good form on Wednesday.
Recent Form
South Africa are showing a fabulous form in 50-overs format having won all of their last seven one-day internationals. They outclassed Sri Lanka in all the three departments of the game and recorded a crushing eight-wicket win over them in the last match.
South Africa Playing 11
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Q de Kock (wk), HM Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), JP Duminy, DA Miller, CH Morris, WD Parnell, AL Phehlukwayo, K Rabada and Imran Tahir.
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Sri Lankan team will be coming into this match with a clean bill of health with all their players match-it. No changes are expected in the side.
Key Players
Sri Lanka will high hopes pinned on Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis and Upul Tharanga when it comes batting. Mendis looked good in his innings of 62 in the last game and we predict him to make a significant contribution in this match. Nuwan Kulasekara and Lakshan Sandakan have been the pick of the Sri Lankan bowling attack since the beginning of the T20 series and the two will be the ones to watch out for.
Recent Form
Sri Lanka have struggled in ODIs of late, be it at home or overseas. Out of the previous ten matches, they have won just four and lost six. They suffered a batting collapse in their last game and will need to address this issue ahead of the upcoming fixture.
Sri Lanka Playing 11
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N Dickwella, DS Weerakkody, BKG Mendis, LD Chandimal (wk), WU Tharanga (c), DM de Silva, DAS Gunaratne, KMDN Kulasekara, JDF Vandersay, RAS Lakmal and PADLR Sandakan.
Team form in last five matches (most recent first)
South Africa:
W W W W W
Sri Lanka:
L W W L W
South Africa and Sri Lanka Head to Head
South Africa and Sri Lanka have played 60 ODIs against each other in the past. The former have won 30 of them and the latter 29 with the remaining one match having resulted in a tie. Their only face-off at the Kingsmead back in 2003 had ended in a tie.
South Africa and Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Betting Odds
South Africa have now won seven ODIs in a row and they have won their last four ODIs at the Kingsmead. Their demolition of Sri Lanka in the first game has made them even bigger favorites to win the second one-dayer at 1.11 with betfair and bet365. The tourists have a defeat and a tie to show from their efforts in two matches at this ground. There is simply too much of inexperience in their side which is why they are so high up at 9.4 with betfair and 7.00 with bet365.
South Africa and Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Prediction
Sri Lanka's joy of winning the T20 series against a second-string South African lineup was pretty short-ived as they received a drubbing in the opening match of the ODI series. They are now up against a full-strength South Africa with all the big names back into the side and it will get a lot harder for them to win a match from here on. Kingsmead has been a happy hunting ground for the hosts and so we predict them to win this second one-day international.
Final Verdict: Back South Africa to beat Sri Lanka in the second ODI at 1.11 with betfair and bet365.
Feb 01, 2017
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT
Kingsmead Cricket Ground - Durban, South Africa
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