SA vs AUS, 2nd ODI | Playing 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Preview & Live Streaming

Australia won the first ODI by 3 wickets. [PC: X]

South Africa and Australia will be up against each other in the second ODI of the ongoing five-match series on Saturday, September 9th. The enthralling contest will take place at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.

SA vs AUS: Team Previews

South Africa

Temba Bavuma scored his 5th ODI century in 1st ODI. [PC: X]

Following the 3-0 T20I series defeat, South Africa continued their poor form in the ODIs as well. Captain Temba Bavuma played an unbelievable innings with the bat but overall, the Proteas' batting continues to disappoint.

Meanwhile, the bowlers tried their best to get the hosts back into the game but the Australians held their nerves at the end to take the side across the line.

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As the ongoing series marks South Africa's last set of ODI fixtures ahead of the mega event in India next month, captain Bavuma will be hoping his team to bounce back from the previous loss and be at their absolute best in the rest of the games to build a positive momentum going forward to the World Cup.

Australia

There is something about Australia and their good form just before the World Cup competitions. The men in yellow had a strong outing with the ball as they got the best use of the conditions in Bloemfontein and restricted South Africa to a below average 222.

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Moreover, the Australians were pushed behind initially during their chase, but the duo of Marnus Labuschagne and Ashton Agar stood tall under pressure to take the them across the line. This is the first time Australia have won an ODI against South Africa in South Africa since 2016.

Eyeing their first bilateral ODI series win in South Africa since 2011, Mitchell Marsh and his men will be looking to continue their winning form in the second ODI to gain a healthy 2-0 lead with three games remaining.

SA vs AUS: Match Details & Live Streaming

SA vs AUS: Mangaung Oval Pitch Report

The pitch at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein is expected to be a balanced one for a 50-over game. The bowlers are expected to use the uneven character of the surface with batters finding it difficult to score freely. However, the conditions might improve for batting with time and chasing can be an easier task for the batters, therefore, the team winning the toss should bowl first. The first innings score is expected to be around 270.

SA vs AUS: Probable Playing 11

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.

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SA vs AUS: Winner Prediction

Considering the recent form and the conditions at Bloemfontein, Australia is looking a far better team both on paper and field to win the second ODI against South Africa.