Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st T20 Prediction & Betting Tips
After Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2-1, the sides play the first of three IT20s on Friday evening at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka won their last IT20 series 2-1 at home against India during late July with South Africa visiting and whitewashing Ireland 3-0 in the same month. Read on as we preview this opening game of the series. The match begins at 20:00 local time.
Sri Lanka have had a very turbulent few months in all formats of the game but come into this game with a series victory over India and the very recent series win over South Africa.
South Africa were competitive in the IT20 series but will be pleased to welcome back Quinton de Kock and David Miller who will both take the team to a much higher level.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st T20 Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on the Sony Sports Network in India and on Super Sports in South Africa.
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on the Sony Liv app.
SL vs SA Match Toss Prediction
South Africa were comfortable batting first during their recent series win over Ireland whereas Sri Lanka prefer to chase. Whichever captain wins the toss, we expect to see South Africa batting first.
SL vs SA Pitch Report
Apart from one total of 164-5, the Sri Lanka v India IT20 series saw most team scores of 130 and below. We expect the spin bowlers to enjoy the surface and the batters to struggle for fluency.
Weather Report
Highs of 28 degrees with cloud cover during the hours of play in Colombo.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st T20
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
SL Team News
The series win over South Africa was a surprise for many experts but in truth, the visitors were under strength and playing in conditions far more suited to Sri Lanka. The home side will welcome back Kusal Perera to the side and his runs will be crucial in what we expect to be low-scoring games.
SL Key Players
- Kusal Perera - In an otherwise shambolic tour, Perera hit 73 at Chester-le-Street against England in June. He will benefit from being relieved of the captaincy.
- Charith Asalanka - Sri Lanka’s latest stylish batsman to break through has enjoyed an excellent start to international cricket. He was Player of The Series in the ODI series.
- Wanindu Hasaranga - He will be disappointed with his return of only 4 wickets during the ODIs but expect his dismissals to increase as the batsmen are forced to take risks against his quality bowling.
An ODI series win over South Africa and an IT20 series win over India in their last two assignments show that Sri Lanka need to be taken seriously.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera (wk), Denesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
SA Team News
The Proteas will be boosted by the arrival of world class players Quinton de Kock and David Miller, however the team preparations will have been disturbed by captain Temba Bavuma’s injury and departure from the tour. We expect Keshav Maharaj to lead the team in this format also.
SA Key Players
- Quinton de Kock - The wicket-keeper batsman goes hard at the ball from the off and has a strike-rate of 138.00 in this format of the game.
- David Miller - The big hitting batter has an IT20 unbeaten hundred to his name and will have no problem with the conditions after playing in numerous franchise leagues across the globe.
- Keshav Maharaj - The spinner will have his leadership credentials under scrutiny in this game. Thankfully for him, his bowling was of a high standard in the ODIs and he has two very experienced batters who will bolster the line-up.
South Africa were expected to beat Ireland in their recent IT20 series but were very impressive as they defeated them easily in all three games.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj (c), George Linde, Tabraiz Shamsi
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Head to Head
South Africa lead the head to head and are unbeaten in the last 3 games in this format against Sri Lanka
SL vs SA Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
SL Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
NR |
| 13 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Betting Odds
South Africa are favourites to get off to a winning start in the IT20 series
Who will win Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st T20?
Both teams have some batters with excellent IT20 records, however South Africa’s line-up looks the more reliable in terms of runs.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Betting Rate
🏆 Sri Lanka vs South Africa Prediction
The change of format also sees the return of some big name players on both sides. We expect a relatively low-scoring contest and any batter who gets in for a decent number of balls will be expected to go on and make a substantial contribution. Our prediction is a win for South Africa in the opening IT20.
Sep 10, 2021
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo, Sri Lanka
SL vs SA 1st T20 
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