Published: Feb 21, 2016, 05:08 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 21, 2016, 02:48 PM (IST)
South Africa square off against England for the final time on this tour when the two teams meet in the second T20 International (T20I) at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. South Africa lead the series 1-0, after their nail-biting win in the first match at Cape Town. South will hope to wrap up the series with another win, but England will not be pushovers and will look to make a strong comeback in this match. Chris Morris was the star with the bat once again as his 7-ball 17 helped South Africa get over the line right at the death. More will be expected off him in this match. SCORECARD: South Africa vs England 2015-16, 2nd T20I at Johannesburg
South Africa’s batting line-up, which boasts of AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla, did not do justice to their talents and skills in the first match. They will want to come good in the second match and ensure that South Africa complete a whitewash. England, who set a modest target of 135, bowled extremely well, but despite of getting off t a good start with the bat, they could not post an imposing target on the board. South Africa vs England 2015-16, 2nd T20I at Johannesburg: Preview
This series and match is a good opportunity to test out the depth in both squads ahead of the ICC World T20 2016. This will be England’s final match in ahead of the mega event, but South Africa will host Australia in a three-match T20I series before the World Cup. England will hope that they can pick the right team in this match that will win them the match and it will be a sign of things to come at the World Cup.
Squads:
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Chris Morris, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, David Wiese
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wk), Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey, Chris Woakes.
