Who Will Win South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test?
Australia dominated South Africa in the opening test at Durban to go 1-0 up in the four-match series. The two teams will now head to the St George's Park in Port Elizabeth for the second test that is scheduled to be played from March 9. Live action will begin at 10 AM local time each day of the match.
SA vs Aus 2nd Test: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Fox Sports, SuperSport, Sky Sports Cricket
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Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SA vs Aus 2nd Test....
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
AB de Villiers' 71 was the highlight of South Africa's batting in the first innings while Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock were the star performers of the second innings with scores of 143 and 83 respectively. For the Proteas to level the series, they will also require strong contributions from Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis who couldn't do much at Durban. Keshav Maharaj claimed a match-haul of nine wickets but with the wicket at Port Elizabeth expected to be a lot quicker, the pace trio of Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander will be the hosts' best bets with the ball.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn/Lungi Ngidi, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj
Australia Team News & Playing 11
David Warner (51), Steven Smith (56), Shaun Marsh (40) and brother Mitchell Marsh (96) played key roles in building Australia's first-innings platform. And with Cameron Bancroft registering his second test fifty in the second innings, the visitors don't seem to have any real concerns in their batting line-up. The Aussies were sharp with the ball as well with 'Man of the Match' Mitchell Starc (nine wickets) tearing through the hosts in both the innings. He and Josh Hazlewood swung the ball well at Durban and they are likely to do more damage at the seamer-friendly Port Elizabeth.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
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Steven Smith (c), Shaun Marsh, David Warner, Tim Paine (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Cameron Bancroft
South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test Betting Odds
Australia walk into the second test as warm favorites to win amongst the bookmakers at odds of 2.20 on Betfair, 2.05 on Unibet, 2 on Betway and 2.10 each on Bet365 and Ladbrokes. South Africa, after being beaten comprehensively in the first test, are the bookmakers' underdogs at odds of 2.70 on Betfair, 2.50 on Bet365 and 2.60 each on Unibet, Ladbrokes and Betway. The odds for this match to end in a draw currently stand at 5.40 on Betfair, 5.25 on Unibet and 5 each on Bet365, Ladbrokes and Betway.
South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test Prediction
St George's Park has witnessed just one draw in its last eight test matches. And considering the quality of bowling attacks possessed by both the teams and with no rain threats forecast, a stalemate seems to be the least likely outcome here. South Africa might gain confidence from the fact that they have not been defeated in their last five tests at this venue but the manner in which they were beaten by Australia at Durban has certainly raised a lot of questions within their camp. The Proteas need to sort out their middle-order batting and the top-order will have to come out with effective plans to counter the swinging deliveries from Starc if they are to prevent their third consecutive test loss. At the moment, Australia are on top of their game in this format and we expect them to humble the hosts once again.
Final Verdict: Back Australia to beat South Africa at 2.20 on 1xbet, 2.05 on Unibet, 2 on Betway and 2.10 each on Bet365 and 10Cric.
Mar 09 - Mar 12, 2018
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
St Georges Park - Gqeberha, South Africa
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