South Africa v Pakistan 2nd T20I – 12/04/2021

SA v Pakistan 2nd T20I Preview – Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Predictions – 12/04/2021

South Africa and Pakistan meet for the second T20I of this four-match series.

Explore our free expert cricket betting tips for this match.

South Africa v Pakistan 2nd T20I – Match Preview

Pakistan lead the series 1-0 after a four-wicket success in the opening contest.

South Africa battled hard despite being without some key players and will be keen to bounce back in this one.

Where: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

When: Monday, 12 April 2021

Start time: 18:00 IST (13:30 GMT)

Pitch conditions: The pitches at Johannesburg can offer plenty of assistance to pace bowlers. However, this is the second time in three days the venue has hosted a match, so spin could come into play if the same pitch is used.

Weather conditions: It is set to be another sunny day for this fixture. There is no chance of rain and the clear skies see temperatures pushing towards 30 degrees.

South Africa v Pakistan 2nd T20I – Latest Odds

Pakistan are the short-priced favourites at 1.57 with bet365.

South Africa can be backed at 2.38 with the same betting site

South Africa v Pakistan 2nd T20I – Team News

• Rassie van der Dussen – The 32-year-old batsman missed the first T20I due to injury but could come back into the team for this.
• Beuran Hendricks – The left-arm seamer took three wickets in the first match, including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. He will hope for more at the same venue. 
• IPL Stars Missing for South Africa – The home side again be without their top stars for this match. Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi are all in the IPL.
• Mohammad Rizwan – The Pakistan opener struggled a little in the preceding ODIs but returned to form with a fine 74 in the last game.
• Shaheen Afridi – The tall pacer went for runs in the opening clash of the series but did claim a late wicket. He is another that will be determined for a bigger impact.

South Africa v Pakistan 2nd T20I – Betting Tips and Predictions

Here are our free cricket betting tips for this contest. They include all the latest odds.

Markram to Star for South Africa

Aiden Markram smashed a fine half-century in the first clash and can be in the runs again.

He came into this series after some big-hitting in the ODI series and is in good form.

Backing him to be South Africa’s top batsman looks a good bet, especially if Rassie van der Dussen was to miss out once again.

He is priced at 4.0 with 22Bet to be his team’s top run-scorer, which looks a price worth considering.

Fakhar is Value in Top Batsman Market

Fakhar Zaman was in eye-catching form in the ODI series that came before this and looks a value play in the top batsman market for Pakistan.

Babar Azam is a short-price favourite despite falling cheaply in the first T20I and Mohammad Rizwan is second-favourite after finally getting a score himself.

However, should one of those fall early then Zaman coming in a three can take advantage. He hit 27 from 19 balls in the last game and looks ready to build on that now.

His price of 4.33 with bet365 looks a little too big.

Shaheen to Take More Wickets

Shaheen Afridi didn’t have the biggest impact in the first game but count him out at your peril.

He has taken at least one wicket in his last eight matches.

Afridi has been flying this year, both domestically and on the international stage, and can exploit his height and pace at Johannesburg for this fixture.

Backing him to be Pakistan’s top bowler is appealing at 3.24 with 22Bet.

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