Published: Feb 01, 2017, 03:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 01, 2017, 12:44 PM (IST)
The second One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will be played at Kingsmead, Durban. After taking a 1-0 lead in the series, South Africa will look to continue with winning momentum whereas Sri Lanka needs to rethink about their team combination to level the series. South African showed their experience over the inexperienced and lacklustre Sri Lankan side in the series opener. The task will be cut out for the tourists as a hard and bouncy surface can be expected at Kingsmead, Durban which gives advantage to Proteas. Sri Lanka’s poor batting against seam bowling was totally exposed in the Test series and will be tested in similar conditions at Kingsmead. The live cricket streaming of the match is available on tensports.com, OZEE and Ditto TV, while the live telecast will be available on Ten Sports 1 HD and Ten 3. Full Cricket Scorecard: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI at Durban
The top-order of the visitors have failed in every match of the tour and will be eager to respond with this match. Opener Niroshan Dickwella needs to fire to provide strength to the batting line-up and provide a good platform for the innings. In their bowling department, Nuwan Kulasekara will spearhead the attack and have to take the load of inexperienced bowlers at his disposal. Skipper Upul Tharanga has to play a crucial role both as captain and batsman. On the other hand, South Africa, after losing the T20I series will look to avenge the loss in their regular skipper, AB de Villiers’ comeback series.
It was during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, when both sides last played against each other at this venue. A small miscalculation by Proteas resulted the in a tie, amidst rain interruptions, and led to the exclusion of hosts from the tournament. Since then, no other match has been played between both sides on this ground and hosts will be eager to brush off the past memories and move forward in the series. Their record in this venue also stands out with 19 wins out of 34 games. Sri Lanka will feel the heat when they come out to level the series in the second ODI.
