South Africa vs England, South Africa vs England 2019, Today Match Prediction 07 Feb 2020

sa vs eng Match Prediction & Analysis

South African team is delighted after their victory in the first ODI match after the 1-3 drubbing in the Test series at home. South Africa is led by Quinton De Kock for the first time in the ODIS and he seems to enjoy the additional responsibility at the moment alongside young players. They will look to win this match and seal the ODI series against England.

England team is the No.1 ranked ODI side and they are the current World Champions too. They will look to win this match and square the series 1-1 and go into the decider. Both teams have a lot of new faces and this match promises to be a cracking one with a look at their future prospects.

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Africa Preview

South Africa chased down the target of 259 runs in clinical fashion on the back of De Kock and Bavuma`s performance. De Kock (107 runs) and Bavuma (98 runs) shared a 173-run partnership for the second wicket to almost seal the chase. Rassie Van Der Dussen came up with a crucial 30+ cameo to finish without any hiccups. Tabraiz Shamsi claimed 3 wickets and never allowed England`s middle order to settle. Earlier, JJ Smuts and Andile Phehlukwayo dismissed the openers by the 10-over mark to set the tone of the match. Hendricks and Simapla contributed with a wicket each towards the fag end of the innings.

Key Players:

Quinton De Kock – De Kock took the MoM award in debut captaincy ODI match with a century. He was also awarded MoM in his first captaincy T20I match. De Kock is regarded as one of the future leaders of the South African team.

Lungi Ngidi – Ngidi came back to the team after an injury layoff and looks leaner, fitter & hungrier. He will look take wickets consistently and register himself as one of the main speedsters in the team.

South Africa Predicted Playing XI:

Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, JJ Smuts, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Beuran Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla, Tabraiz Shamsi

South Africa Actual Playing XI:

Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reeza Hendricks, Lutho Sipamla, B Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, JJ Smuts, Bjorn Fortuin

England Preview

England's top order kept getting starts but failed to convert it into a big score. Jason Roy and Johnny Bairstow started briskly with a 50-run opening partnership but then collapsed to a modest 83/4 and then to 131/6. Joe Denly`s 87 and Chris Woakes 40 then resurrected the innings and took their total to 258 runs. England`s bowling was toothless without the services of Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes, and Jofra Archer. Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, and Joe Root picked a wicket each. Mathew Parkinson was preferred over Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid.

Key Players:

Joe Denly – Joe Denly took their team from 131/6 to 254/8 when he was dismissed. He scored 87 runs off 113 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes. He will look to establish himself in the middle order.

Chris Woakes – Woakes had an all-round match scoring 40 runs with bat and bowling figures of 9-0-36-1. He has to lead the pace attack in the absence of Plunkett and Wood and will look to guide other bowlers around him.

England Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Joe Denly, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Matthew Parkinson

England Actual Playing XI:

Chris Jordan, Matt Parkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Tom Curran, Sam Curran, Tom Banton, CR Woakes

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at Durban is expected to dark and cloudy with 70% chances of rain on the match day. We expect rain to interrupt the match.

Venue Details

Durban is one of the good lively and spicy pitches in the South Africa. Recent domestic ODI match played here had a match tally of just 324 runs and 19 wickets. We can expect average score around 250 runs on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

South Africa opted to bowl and won the first match and both captains will look to chase if they win the toss.