RSA vs WI 2nd T20 Match Prediction

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South Africa

The South African team failed to defend a decent target they set in the first game of the series. This failure from the bowlers cost them the match by a margin of 3 wickets as the game went into the last over. They will need to overcome the errors they made in the last game to try and level the series. When they batted first against the West Indies, the South African team kept on losing early wickets. It was just an 11-over game and they lost their top 4 batters by the 6th over. It was David Miller who handled the middle order single-handedly with a hard-hitting 48 from 22 balls.

Sisanda Magala also attacked the West Indies bowlers towards the end of the innings and scored 18 runs from the last 5 deliveries. Due to these efforts, the hosts managed to put together a score of 131 runs in 11 overs. While defending a score of 131 runs from 11 overs against a fearsome attacking West Indies unit, it proved to be a losing cause for the South African bowlers. Sisanda Magala bowled well picking up 3 wickets for 21 runs from his 2 overs but he received little help from other bowlers in the squad to put pressure on the West Indian batters.

So, the West Indies chased down the target successfully in their last over with 3 wickets to spare. The South African top-order batting will need to deliver big time in the second match if they have any intention of saving the series. However, the proteas unit overall looks well-balanced and has good depth in their bowling and batting departments. They will have to utilize their firepower in the batting line-up to good effect in the next few games. Some of the key members of the South African team for this game are Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Sisanda Magala, and Aiden Markram.

West Indies

The first match of the series was a rain-affected one and it saw the Caribbean side providing a superb display of power-hitting. It allowed them to register a victory in this rain-affected T20 international game over South Africa. West Indies will be keen to keep the winning momentum going into this match and try to pressurize their opponents in the 2nd game to be played at Centurion Park in South Africa. The West Indies team for the series is being led by Rovman Powell who asked the opponents to bat first after winning the toss in the first match.

The West Indies bowlers did a decent job while bowling in the middle overs. Some of their bowlers such as Odean Smith who picked up 2 wickets for 27 runs and Sheldon Cottrell who picked up 2 wickets for 31 were right on the money in their spells. These bowlers allowed an opportunity for the Caribbeans to restrict their opponents to a total of 131 runs. In reply to this total, the West Indies opening batters Brandon King and Kyle Mayers provided a great start to their chase. However, they failed to turn this partnership into a more significant effort to win the game.

The West Indian skipper Rovman Powell took charge of the middle overs. He thrashed the South African bowlers to all parts of the ground to take his side to a win. Powell played a scorching knock of 43 runs not out from 18 balls. So, he ended the innings with a strike rate of 238.88. Despite this win, the West Indies are yet to get all their aspects of the game right. They do have a batting line-up that is capable of chasing down any target set in a T20 game. They did win the first game and will be keen to keep this tempo going. Some of the key team members for the second match are Rovman Powell, Brandon King, Sheldon Cottrell, and Kyle Mayers.