England vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Match Preview, Head to Head, Playing XI and Broadcast Details

England’s turbulent start under newly appointed white-ball skipper Jos Buttler continued as they lost the series opener against visitors South Africa after a disappointing outing in Durham on the 19th of July, Tuesday in Ben Stokes’s farewell game in ODI cricket.

South Africa were superior in all departments of the game and performed diligently under stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj. Rassie van der Dussen continued his phenomenal run in ODI cricket and registered a magnificent ton in front of Stokes’ home crowd that had gathered to commemorate his final hoorah in the format. 

The hosts will be hoping to end the sequence of disappointing performances in white-ball cricket, in the do-or-die second match in Manchester on Friday, the 22nd of July. The good news for Buttler is that the opening batters, who struggled for runs in the previous series against India, showed signs of a return to form in the first ODI, while Joe Root also looked at his fluent best in the series opener.

Pitch and conditions

The previous encounter at Old Trafford showed that batting in the second innings gets much easier in comparison to the first innings. The dimensions of the field will favour the batters more, unlike in Durham. The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first as the new ball will move a bit in the early part of the match.

Playing Combinations for ENG vs SA

England

For the first time in almost a decade, England won’t be able to call up Ben Stokes to bail them out in tough situations. Buttler’s men will walk out at Old Trafford determined to end their agony in white-ball cricket. Philip Salt is most likely to come into the team to replace the retired Stokes.

Predicted Playing XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Philip Salt, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Reece Topley

South Africa

On the other hand, South Africa have been forced to make a change in their team for the second ODI as Andile Phehlukwayo has been ruled out of the ODI series following his collision in the series opener. Dwaine Pretorius, who was the concussion substitute in the first ODI, will be drafted into the playing XI.

Predicted Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Janneman Malan, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj (c), Tabraiz Shamsi

ENG vs SA Head to Head

Played- 64 | England- 28 | South Africa- 31 | No Result – 4 | Tied – 1 |

ENG vs SA Broadcast Details

Match Timings-  5:30 PM IST

Broadcast Details

 Sony SIX and Sony LIV app (live streaming)