Rain washed out the 1st of the 3 T20’s in Durban on Sunday and we turn our eye to the 2nd T20 taking place at St Georges Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
Following a series win in Australia, India take on South Africa in a three-game T20 series followed by an ODI and Test Series. The T20 series is unfortunately down to 2 games after the opening washout and we take a look at what is now the opening game from a betting angle.
The Series betting has changed with he draw now being an option and South Africa are 33/10, the draw is 1/1 and India are 19/10 – click here for series betting
SOUTH AFRICA
The Proteas have only played six T20s so far this year with the ODI World Cup being their main focus. These six games comprised two three-game series against the West Indies and Australia, both played at home. They managed only one win against the West Indies and were whitewashed by Australia.
Squad
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams
INDIA
In contrast to South Africa, India has played quite a few T20s this year, totalling 21 games. In these 21 games, India has secured 14 wins with only 6 losses and one game with no result. In their most recent series, they faced Australia at home winning the series 4-1 with some excellent performances across the squad showcasing the depth in Indian cricket.
Squad
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar
HEAD-TO-HEAD
In the past four games in which these two teams have faced each other, both India and South Africa have secured two victories, showing how competitive and evenly matched these two sides are. Overall in 25 matches India have won 13 games to South Africa’s 10 with 2 no results.
2ndT20 BETTING – Click here to bet
South Africa 23/20
India 15/20
Suggested Bet: South Africa Top Batter, Stubbs at 11/2
Stubbs hasn’t quite fulfilled expectations since bursting onto the scene but there are signs that he is getting ready to deliver on a consistent basis and I fancy him to go large at this home ground.
Suggested Bet: Shreyas Iyer to score more than 23.5 runs at 17/20
In the recent World Cup, Iyer showed very good form, finishing as the 7th highest run-scorer with a total of 530 runs in the tournament and I am expecting him to carry that form into this series.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
