Squads –
SA –
Quinton de Kock(w/c), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, JJ Smuts, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Pite van Biljon, Keshav Maharaj, Junior Dala, George Linde, Bjorn Fortuin, Lutho Sipamla, Kyle Verreynne, Janneman Malan, Glenton Stuurman
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Tom Curran
Team News –
SA –
– South African team lost the 1st t20 against England due to some poor bowling and a bad decision of resting Anrich Nortje who was in hot form from IPL. They will surely go for some changes especially in the bowling department.
– Quinton de Kock will lead the team and open the innings along with Temba Bavuma. Both starts their batting at the 5th gear. Bavuma was out on duck but a a extremely dangerous hitter of the ball.
– Faf Du Plessis will likely bat at 1 down. He was in great form being the leading scorer for CSK this IPL and also scored 58 last game.
– Van der Dussen will bat at 2 down. Dussen is a quality batsman who can bat long as well as attack when needed. He scored 37 last game.
– Henrich Klaassen and Phehlukwayo/Pite van Biljeon will do the late hitting for South Africa. Ability of Miller is not hidden in world cricket but he was dropped the last game.
– Tabraiz Shamsi will lead the spin attack. George Linde will assist him. Linde was very good picking two Wickets in last game.
– Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada and Lundi Ngidi will lead the pace attack. Nortje didn’t played last game but is a sure starter this game.
ENG –
– Jos Buttler and Jason Roy will open the innings. Both attacks from word go especially Buttler who is coming after a successful Indian Premier League. Both were out cheaply last game on single digits.
– Dawid Malan will bat at 1 down. Malan is #1 in the t20 rankings ahead of Babar Azam. He looked struggling for his 19 runs last game.
– Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes will bat in middle order. Both are coming after a successful IPL especially Stokes who scored his 2nd IPL ton. Bairstow smashed a match winning 86 last game.
– Captain Eoin Morgan will bat next. Morgan is not a player to introduce his hitting abilities are world known, but he’s Batting very low.
– Sam Curran and Moeen Ali( if plays ) will do the allround duties.
– Adil Rashid will be the lone spinner in team. Rashid can be extremely important player this game.
– Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes will be handling the pace attack. Curran took 3 Wickets last game.
Probable XI –
SA –
Quinton de Kock(wk/c), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Henrich Klaassen, Andile Phehlukwayo/Pite van Biljeon, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
ENG –
Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow(wk), Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan, Sam Curran, Tom Curran/Mark Wood, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.
Pitch Report –
Boland Park, Paarl
Boland has been a batting paradise with small grounds and pacy wickets as seen in most of the Mazansi Premium League games.
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 164
Team Blueprint –
Q De Kock ( Open + wk, very good form, 503 runs in the IPL2020, 30 runs last game )
Jos Buttler ( Open, attacks from word go, 332 runs in 14 games this IPL, was out cheaply last game )
Jonny Bairstow ( 2 down + wk, excellent form with 345 runs in just 11 games this IPL, brilliant 86(48b) last game )
BAT –
Fat Du Plessis ( 1 down, 449 runs with SR of 145 this IPL, brilliant 58 last game, can’t miss him )
Van Der Dussen ( 2/3 down, 3400+ runs at SR of 140 in t20s, 37 runs last game )
Jason Roy ( Open, very attacking batsman, 206 runs in T20Blast in 7 games , out on duck, Must have )
Eoin Morgan ( 3/4 down, no intro needed, 456 runs this IPL in 14 innings at SR of 156 , Must have )
Temba Bavuma ( open, very good domestic record, 1700+ t20 runs averaging just over 30 )
J Malan( Opener, emerging talent of South Africa, 2nd highest scorer in MSL2019, can play )
ALL –
Ben Stokes ( 3 down + 2-3 overs, best Allrounder in world cricket, 100 in IPL2020, 37(27b) last game )
Andile Phehlukwayo ( LHB + Medium pacer, partnership breaker, 75 t20 Wickets also 500+ runs , will likely not play)
Sam Curran ( Lower middle order + Left arm pace, excellent Allround IPL season with 186 runs and 13 Wickets, 3 Wickets last game )
Moeen Ali ( Lower order bat + off spin, risky this game, punt gL pick )
BOWL –
Jofra Archer ( Right Arm Fast, fastest bowler in current England Squad, 20 IPL Wickets , 1w last game, Must have )
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm fast, highest wicket taker this IPL, 30 Wickets in IPL 2020, Must have )
Anrich Nortje ( Right Arm Fast, can bowl easily 150+, 16 Wickets this IPL, didn’t played last game )
Lungi Ngidi ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 9 Wickets in 4 games this IPL, goes for a lot of runs , 2 Wickets last game )
Tabraiz Shamsi ( Chinnaman bowler, 144 Wickets in t20 cricket, 1w last game Must have )
Chris Jordan ( Right Arm Medium, one of the best death bowler in world cricket, Must have )
Adil Rashid ( Leggie, highly experienced with 186 t20 Wickets, wicketless last game )
C/VC –
SA –
Quinton de Kock
Faf Du Plessis
Kagiso Rabada
ENG –
Jos Buttler
Eoin Morgan
Jonny Bairstow
Ben Stokes
