Last Update on: September 1st, 2023 at 06:42 pm
AUS vs SA Today Match Prediction 2nd T20I- Who Will Win Today’s T20I Match? 2023. The AUS vs SA 2nd T20I match will be played in Durban on Friday, September 1, 2023. The match starts at 9.30 pm IST which is 6 pm local time. This is a must-win match for the hosts who lost the first T20I by 111 runs against Australia.
Australia scored a mammoth 226/5 in their first T20I. Mitchell Marsh on his T20I captaincy debut scored a magnificently unbeaten 92. Tim David scored 64 off 28 balls hitting as many as 11 boundary shots. Aaron Hardie on his T20I debut scored 23 off 14 balls.
The South African bowlers in the absence of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje took a beating. Every bowler leaked more than 10 runs per over. With the bat, their response was very weak. They were bundled out for just 115 in the AUS vs SA first T20I.
Australia will be led once again by Mitchell Marsh who is closing in on a T20I series win in his maiden stint as captain. Last-minute injuries to Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith have ruled them out of the series as well. Smith is recovering from a tendon injury to his left wrist, while Starc is ruled out with groin soreness. David Warner is also not a part of the T20I squad. He will return in the AUS vs SA ODI series.
Marnus Labuschagne replaces Smith in Australia’s ODI squad while Ashton Turner replaces him in the T20I squad. Spencer Johnson, who is already part of the T20I squad, replaces Starc in the Aussie ODI squad as well for the series.
South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram who has taken over T20I captaincy from Temba Bavuma. The Protean squad is a relatively inexperienced one with the senior players missing. The likes of Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje are not a part of the T20I squad. They will make a comeback in the AUS vs SA ODI series.
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South Africa are ranked fifth and Australia is sixth heading into this T20I series. A Protean win will make the series interesting while an Australian win in the second T20I after their performance in the first is a more expected one.
Recent Venue Records (Kingsmead Durban)
STATS – T20
Total matches 20
Matches won batting first 11
Matches won bowling first 7
Average 1st Inns scores 151
Average 2nd Inns scores 130
Highest total recorded 218/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs ENG
Lowest total recorded 73/10 (16.5 Ov) by KEN vs NZ
Highest score chased 158/7 (19.2 Ov) by RSA vs AUS
Lowest score defended 125/6 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs WIW
Who Will Score Most Runs For South Africa: Aiden Markram / Dewlad Brevis
Who Will Take Most Wickets For South Africa: Keshav Maharaj / Tabraz Shamsi
Who Will Score Most Runs For Australia: Tim David / Mitchell Marsh
Who Will Take Most Wickets For Australia: Tanveer Sangha / Spencer Johnson
AUS vs SA Today Match Prediction 2nd T20I- Who Will Win Today’s T20I Match? 2023
Australia after their dominating performance in the first T20I are favourites to win the second T20I. The Aussies enjoy a 15-8 head-to-head to the Proteas in T20Is.
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