Who Will Win South Africa vs India 2nd T20?
India continued their winning streak in South Africa as they beat the hosts by 28 runs at Johannesburg in the opening game of the T20 international series. The visitors will now look to clinch the series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion where the second T20 will be held. The match is scheduled to be played on February 21 with live action to begin at 6 PM local time.
SA vs Ind 2nd T20: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Ten 1, Sky Sports, Fox Sports
Live Streaming: SonyLIV, Bet365
Toss Prediction
There have been six T20 internationals at the SuperSport Park out of which five have been won by the side that has batted first. So there is a huge toss bias here and whichever team wins the toss in this match will probably elect to bat first and look to put the scoreboard pressure on the opposition.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SA vs Ind 2nd T20....
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
South Africa were dealt with a big blow on the eve of the first T20 international as their talisman batsman AB de Villiers was ruled out of the entire series with a knee injury. No further injuries have been reported since then.
Key Players
Reeza Hendricks, JP Duminy, David Miller and Farhaan Behardien hold the key to South Africa's batting. Hendricks displayed good batting skills during his knock of 70 from 50 balls in the first T20 and the Proteas will expect him to deliver a similar performance once again. Junior Dala and Tabraiz Shamsi were the pick of the bowlers. Dala took two big wickets on his debut and the pacer will be the one to watch out for. Shamsi found success against Kohli and he will look to trap the Indian skipper again.
Recent Form
South Africa have now won five and lost as many out of their last ten T20 internationals. Prior to their 28-run loss at the hands of India in their last match, the Proteas had defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in a home series.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Jean-Paul Duminy (c), JJ Smuts, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Paterson, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Virat Kohli strained his glute muscle while batting at Johannesburg but the skipper is expected to be fully fit for this upcoming fixture. Kuldeep Yadav who sat out the last game due to a hand injury could replace Jaydev Unadkat if he gets fit.
Key Players
Shikhar Dhawan carried his good form from the ODIs to the T20s as he blitzed a 39-ball 72 in the series opener. The opening batsman will be the key in taking India off to another flying start. Virat Kohli has been consistent throughout the tour and he too is likely to play a big knock at Centurion. Bhuvneshwar Kumar dashed all hopes of a successful South African run-chase as he claimed career-best figures of 5-24. He and Jasprit Bumrah will not be easy to score off with the new ball and in the death overs.
Recent Form
India's victory at Johannesburg was their fifth straight win in T20 internationals. After a drawn 1-1 series against Australia last year in October, the visitors recorded a 2-1 series win over New Zealand in November and a 3-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka in December.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat/Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
South Africa: L L W L L
India: W W L W W
South Africa vs India Head to Head
India have never met South Africa before in a 20-overs fixture at the SuperSport Park. Overall, the two teams have played 11 T20s against each other out of which the tourists have won seven of those including three from their last five head-to-head encounters.
South Africa vs India 2nd T20 Betting Odds
India, after their comfortable win in the series opener, are the obvious favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the second T20 international. The visitors are currently priced at 1.62 on Betfair, 1.57 on Ladbrokes and 1.50 each on Bet365, Unibet and Betway. South Africa are clearly missing their experienced members and there is simply too much pressure on the fringe players and newcomers. The hosts are once again the underdogs at odds of 2.52 on Betfair, 2.60 on Unibet, 2.38 on Ladbrokes and 2.62 each on Bet365 and Betway.
South Africa vs India 2nd T20 Prediction
South Africa have been hampered by injuries since the one-dayers. They have also rested some of their big guns to keep them fresh for the forthcoming test series against Australia which has depleted their squad even further. What the absence of stalwarts like de Villiers, Amla, Morkel and Rabada from the South African camp has done is that it has allowed India to get away with their on-field mistakes. Moreover, the Proteas have lost three of their last four T20s at this ground which is going to dent their confidence even more. We thus predict India to win this match and seal the series.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat South Africa at 1.62 on Betfair, 1.57 on Ladbrokes and 1.50 each on Bet365, Unibet and Betway.
Feb 21 - Feb 22, 2018
21:30 IST / 16:00 GMT
SuperSport Park - Centurion, South Africa
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