England vs South Africa Prediction, T20I Series 2025, Match 2, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

England will take on South Africa in the second T20I of the three-match series at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, on Friday, September 12.

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Moving into the details of the shortened first T20I, South Africa batted first and posted 97/5 in 7.5 overs. Aiden Markram (28), Dewald Brevis (23), and Donovan Ferreira (25*) played important knocks. Luke Wood scalped two wickets for England.

In reply, England could score only 54/5 in five overs, losing the game by 14 runs via the DLS method. Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch were the top wicket-takers with two wickets apiece.

ENG vs SA, T20I Series 2025, Match 2, Match Details

Match: England vs South Africa, T20I Series 2025, Match 2

Time & Date: 11:00 PM IST, Friday, September 12

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

ENG vs SA, T20I Series 2025, Match 2, Pitch Report

The Manchester surface is expected to assist batters comparatively. While bowlers are expected to have their fair share in the middle overs, we can anticipate batters going all guns blazing in the powerplay and death overs.

ENG vs SA, T20I Series 2025, Match 2, Probable XIs

England

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Tom Banton, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid.

South Africa

Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lizaad Williams.

ENG vs SA, T20I Series 2025, Match 2, Winner Prediction

Match Winner: South Africa

These two sides have played a total of 27 T20Is against each other, with England winning 12 games while South Africa secured 14 victories to bag the lead. On that note, we can expect South Africa to continue their winning momentum and seal the T20I series 2-0 with one more game to go.

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