South Africa vs England T20I series 2020-21
2nd T20I:
Second meeting of the series of three T20I matches between South Africa and England is going to be played at the Boland Park, Paarl on November 29th 2020.
England Tour of South Africa History:
The teams completed 20 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. Out of them, the host won 9 times and lost 9 times, as well, with 1 without any result and 1 abandoned game.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against England are LLLWL.
On the soil of South Africa, the teams faced each other 9 times. The host won 5 times. The visitors won 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against England in South Africa are LLLWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank team (South Africa) and second rank team (England) team. The host is 16 points behind the visitors.
If the host will win the series by 3-nil, then the host will earn 8 points with improvement in the position by 3 ranks, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose the 7 points with no change in position. In case the team will lose the series with one win, then the team will lose 2 points but have no impact on the rankings. In case of winning the series with one defeat, the team will earn 3 points and may have a chance to improve the position by 1 rank. Drawing the series will cause unaffected points and ranking for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LLWLL.
If the visiting team will win the series by 3-nil, then the team will earn 4 points and become a table topper, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose the 7 points with two positions down. In case the team will lose the series with one win, then the team will lose 4 points without impacting the rank. In case of winning the series with one defeat, the team will stay at the same points rank. Drawing the series will help the team to lose 1 point with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WLWWL.
The result of the first match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the team will gain 3 points, and the visitors will lose 2 points, with unaffected positions for both the teams. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will gain 2 points, and the host will lose 2 points with no change in position for either team.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Paarl shows the weather would be pretty sunny throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be 0% as of now, so there would be no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be between 22-28 Celsius. The wind would be between 14 to 18 km/h during the match. The speed of wind would fluctuate and temperature would decrease with the match progress.
Toss and Pitch:
The upcoming encounter will be the first game at the venue.
History Between the Teams at the Venue:
The upcoming encounter will be the first game at the venue.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The upcoming encounter will be the first game at the venue.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
South Africa:
The home side would go with some changes, and may include R. Hendricks in place of T. Bavuma, JJ. Smuts in place of P. van Biljon, and A. Nortje in place of B. Hendricks.
South Africa Eleven: Q. de Kock, R. Hendricks, F. de Plessis, R. van der Dussen, H. Klassen, JJ. Smuts, G. Linde, K. Rabada, L. Ngidi, A. Nortje, T. Shamsi
England:
The visitors would also prefer to have one more pacer and so may give place to M. Wood in place of T. Curran
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Buttler, D. Malan, J. Bairstow, E. Morgan, B. Stokes, S. Curran, C. Jordan, J. Archer, A. Rashid, M. Wood
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left.
