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South Africa
Australia
South Africa will face Australia in the 2nd ODI of the series at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. South Africa will enter the match with a 1-0 lead after scoring 297 runs and bowling Australia out for 230 in the opening game. Their batting will again be important, especially after one century and one fifty helped them post a competitive total in the first ODI.
Australia will need more from their batting unit after managing only one fifty in the previous match. The visitors will also have to deal with South Africaβs bowling attack, which took all 10 wickets in the first ODI.
In the last 6 ODIs between these teams, Australia have 2 wins, and South Africa have 3, while one match produced no result. South Africa have also won 3 of their last 6 meetings while defending a total.
Australiaβs opening pair of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh showed better intent in the first ODI, while South Africaβs openers struggled, with Quinton de Kock scoring 14 and Tony de Zorzi dismissed for a duck.
The betting tip is...
Highest Opening Partnership - Australia
75 %
25 %
South AfricaAustraliaSouth Africa have Quinton de Kock and Matthew Breetzke among their top performers in recent ODIs. De Kock had scored 367 runs in 7 matches at an average of 61.17 and a strike rate of 96.57, while Breetzke had made 355 runs in 9 matches at 50.71 with a strike rate of 91.49.
With the ball, Corbin Bosch has taken 10 wickets in 9 matches at an economy of 6.67 and a strike rate of 39.4, while Bjorn Fortuin has claimed 8 wickets in 6 matches at 4.60 and 37.62.
In the first ODI, Matthew Breetzke scored 112, Marco Jansen made 75 and Temba Bavuma added 30. Keshav Maharaj took 4 wickets, while Bosch and Fortuin took 2 each.
Bavuma, Breetzke and Jansen are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin and Keshav Maharaj.
Australia have Cooper Connolly and Josh Inglis among their top performers in recent ODIs. Connolly has scored 375 runs in 8 matches at an average of 46.88 and a strike rate of 95.41, while Inglis has made 334 runs in 10 matches at 33.40 with a strike rate of 86.97.
Nathan Ellis has taken 22 wickets in 9 matches at an economy of 4.57 and a strike rate of 21.31, while Matt Renshaw has claimed 9 wickets in 10 matches at 5.15.
In the first ODI, Mitchell Marsh scored 60, Matt Renshaw made 44, and Cooper Connolly added 38, but Australia were bowled out for 230. Nathan Ellis took 3 wickets, and Adam Zampa claimed 2 scalps.
Marsh, Connolly and Ellis are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (wk), Matt Renshaw, Cameron Green, Jack Edwards, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
Australia will look to make better use of their opening pair after Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh gave them a strong start in the first ODI. Head scored 36 from 37 balls, while Marsh made 60 from 36 balls, showing their ability to score quickly at the top. South Africaβs Quinton de Kock was dismissed for 14 in the previous match, while Tony de Zorzi was out for a duck.
Australia will also have more bowling options with Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Ellis in the attack. At the same time, South Africa will miss key bowlers such as Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi. With their openers already showing good intent, Australia should build a stronger opening stand in Johannesburg.
