After a convincing win in the first T20I in Bristol, England and South Africa will lock horns with each other in the second T20I on Thursday (July 28) at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. It was a run fest in the series opener, with over 400 runs being scored. England scored a record 234 runs batting first, before restricting the Proteas to 193 to win the game by 41 runs.
England will look to keep the momentum going in the next match and wrap up the series. They fired in unison in the first match with Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali firing all cylinders with the bat. Adil Rashid and Reece Topley starred with the ball for England.
South Africa, on the other hand, will look to work on their bowling ahead of the second game against England. They will take a lot of positive from their batters ahead of second game and come out all guns blazing.
Match Details
2nd T20I – England (ENG) vs South Africa (SA)
Venue – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date & Time: July 28 at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM Local Time
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Sophia Gardens is likely to be a good one to bat on with there being little help on offer for the pacers early on. The batters should enjoy the bounce and carry off the surface, allowing them to tee off from ball one.
There could be some turn available for the spinners, but the dimensions of the ground go against them. Both teams will ideally look to chase, with 170 being a good total at the venue.
Predicted Playing XI
England (ENG): Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson and Reece Topley.
South Africa (SA): Quinton de Kock (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen/Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller (c), Tristan Stubbs, Andile Phehlukwayo/Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje/Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi.
ENG vs SA – Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw (c), Jonny Bairstow, David Miller, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone (vc), Moeen Ali, Reece Topley, Adil Rashid, Tabraiz Shamsi and Kagiso Rabada.
Fantasy Team 2: os Buttler, Quinton de Kock (vc), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Jason Roy (c), Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada.
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