SA vs ENG, 2nd ODI Preview

After beating England in the first ODI of a 3-game series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa have climbed up one spot, and are now in the 10th place in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. In simpler words, the Proteas qualification for the 2023 World Cup in India will be impacted by this ODI series. Tempa Bavuma’s captaincy is under massive scrutiny only because he hasn’t led the Proteas to clinch any ODI series’ victory ever since South Africa clean swept Indian 3-0 back in early 2022. However, their most recent performance showcased how maturely South African players can handle pressure from the opposition.

SA vs ENG, 2nd ODI Details

South Africa vs England – 2nd ODI

Venue: Mangaung Oval – Bloemfontein

Date & Time: 29th January 2023 at 01:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

SA vs ENG, 2nd ODI Pitch Report

The average batting score at Mangaung Oval is 240. But given the aggressive nature and style of attacking of players on both sides, each team will be wanting their batsman to set the score high with the pitch playing slow early on. This pitch also allowed some help for the seamers.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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SA vs ENG, 2nd ODI Probable Playing XIs:

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Quinton de Kock,Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, Sisanda Magala, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj

England Probable Playing XIs

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Olly Stone

Topmost Picks for SA vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, 2nd ODI:

Top Picks – South Africa

• Quinton de Kock- the left-handed keeper-batter is a destructive player across all white ball formats. He averaged 45.57 with over 5800 ODI runs.

• Anrich Nortje- the right-arm fast bowler has been in strong form in the SA20 series. He is South Africa’s most reliable bowler across all formats.

Top Picks – England

• Jos Buttler- the skipper and keeper-batter has the respect of all of his team-mates after over a decade of representing his country. He was the leading run scorer in the SA20 ahead of this series.

• Jofra Archer- the right arm fast bowler has an excellent record for England in this format. He enjoys the pace and bounce in these wickets in South Africa.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for SA vs ENG Dream11 Team:

Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock, Jason Roy(VC), David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen(C), Dawid Malan, Wayne Parnell, Anrich Nortje, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Kagiso Rabada

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for SA vs ENG Dream11 Team:

Jos Buttler(C), Quinton de Kock(VC), Jason Roy, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Dawid Malan, Sam Curran, Anrich Nortje, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Sisanda Magala

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Rassie van der Dussen, Jos Buttler

Vice-captain – Quinton de Kock, Jason Roy

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

SA vs ENG 2nd ODI Probable Winners:

Both teams have excellent players with both bat and ball but England have the self-belief built up from seven years of playing ODI cricket in this attacking manner and as the current World Champions. In the last four ODI games between these two sides South Africa has won twice, whereas England has won once, and there has been one game which was a no result contest. Our prediction is for England’s middle order to outscore South Africa and for England to go 1-0 up in the series. Considering the team combination, South Africa is expected to win this match.