Cricadium Staff 
Having left behind the disappointing Test series loss, South Africa began the ODI series against Sri Lanka on a positive note. In a one-sided encounter, they piled on the miserable visitors and took a 1-0 lead. The 2nd game will be held on Wednesday at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. Keep reading to find out South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match Prediction.
In Johannesburg, Sri Lanka was put into bat after losing the toss. Lungi Ngidi pegged them back early by sending back both the openers. The middle-order made some handy contribution and at one stage, they were 195/4 in the 37th over. But Imran Tahir removed the set batsmen that derailed Sri Lanka’s innings. Ultimately, they bundled out for 231 in 47 overs.
South Africa lost Reeza Hendricks early in the chase. But Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis took away any hopes that Sri Lanka had. They put together a stand of 136 runs. While de Kock got out for 81, the captain went on to make an unbeaten 112. Faf and Rassie van der Dussen safely took the side home with 11.1 overs in hand.
Here is our South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match Prediction
Case1: If South Africa bats first
First Innings score prediction: 310-320
Result prediction: South Africa will win the match by 50-60 runs
Case2: If Sri Lanka bats first
First Innings score prediction: 250-260
Result prediction: South Africa will win the match by 5 wickets
Head to head in ODIs
Total ODIs: 75, South Africa won: 39, Sri Lanka won: 31, No Result/Abandoned/Canceled/Tied: 5
Predicted XIs
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (c), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Dwayne Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Imran Tahir
Sri Lanka
Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga (c), Vishwa Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match Prediction: The gap between the two sides in the 50-over format was exposed in the last game. Unless Sri Lanka regroups and comes up with a performance like that of the Test series, the hosts would go in as favorites to make it 2-0 in Centurion.
Also Read: Who will win the ODI World Cup 2019? Here are the top 5 contenders
Stay updated with all the cricketing action, follow Cricadium on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Disclaimer
Predictions are for entertainment purpose only. We don’t get involved in or promote betting or gambling. We strongly discourage behaviors of participating in illegal activities related to cricket. Our experts try to be as correct as possible, but we do not guarantee 100% correctness.
