After registering a close victory against England in the first game of the 3-legged T20I series, South Africa would want to cement their position in the series during the second game too. The next game will be played at Kingsmead in Durban on February 14, setting in motion at 9:30 PM IST.
The South African batting line-up was on fire with the top-3 South African batsmen scoring at least 30-runs each. The team was sailing at 111 at the end of 11th over at a loss 1 wicket. On the bowling front, Lungi Ngidi created havoc with his figures of 3/30.
Meanwhile, Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow were at the helm for England scoring 70 off 38 & 52 off 34 balls, respectively. They took their team very near to victory, but destiny had something else in store for them.
Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
The pitch in Durban track is usually known to be on the slower side, aiding fast bowling, typically in the latter part of the game. The team winning the toss is expected to opt to bat first.
The temperature will be somewhere around 24-28 degrees Celsius. The day will be partly cloudy with 10% chances of precipitation.
Probable Playing XI
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, JJ Smuts, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi
England
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Joe Denly, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood
Key Players
South Africa
Quinton de Kock
Temba Bavuma
England
Jonny Bairstow
Jason Roy
