Ireland vs South Africa – 2nd T20I Betting Tips

Host Ireland will face South Africa in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont in Belfast on Thursday. 

The home team will be coming in this fixture low-on-confidence after suffering a thumping 33-run defeat in the series opener on Monday in Dublin. 

The team management will be hoping that the change of venue and the importance of the match where the series will be on the line will motivate the players to turn it around and produce a much better display in the second match. 

However, Ireland’s record while playing in Belfast in the T20Is is not that great as they have only managed to win four out of nine matches played there.

On the other hand, the visitors will be coming in this contest in good mood, especially after securing a comfortable triumph in the first match. 

The team management will be hoping to see the players continue their good performance and seal the series. 

Ireland Form and Team news: 

Despite suffering a defeat in the first match, Ireland are unlikely to make too many changes in the playing XI for the match on Thursday. 

The management will be hoping big things from star players like all-rounders Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien, who both failed to deliver in the first match with the bat in hand. 

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of captain Andy Balbirnie, Stirling, O’Brien and, all-rounders Simi Singh, George Dockrell and middle-order batsman Harry Tector to score bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of right-arm pacers Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, left-arm fast-bowler Josh Little along with the spin trio of Singh, Dockrell and Stirling to produce timely breakthroughs. 

South Africa Form and Team news:

After registering a comfortable win in the first T20I, South Africa are unlikely to make any changes in the playing XI. 

However, Captain Temba Bavuma’s role in the lineup remains an unclear one and the management will be hoping that they can find a solution to his role in the batting unit which would help in bringing more clarity. 

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of star wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, in-form Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen and explosive left-hander David Miller to score bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams along with the spin duo of George Linde and Tabraiz Shamsi to dismantle the home team’s batting unit. 

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, South Africa will be favorites to win the second game of the T20I series to be played at Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. For the second T20I, South Africa are placed at 1.14 odds, while Ireland placed at 5.10 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The first match resulted in a manner many predicted where South Africa proved too hot to handle for Ireland. 

Even though the venue for the second match will be changed but looking at the overall team composition on paper, Proteas are still looking far too strong for their opponents. 

Therefore, the prediction is for Bavuma-led unit to secure another win and clinch the series on Thursday. 

Tip 1: South Africa to restrict Ireland to less than 150 runs 

In the opening game of the series, South Africa bowlers completely ran through Ireland’s top-order. Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada delivered probing spells with the new-ball. Tabraiz Shamsi troubled the opposition batsmen with his wide range of variations. Given their clinical bowling performance, we expect South Africa to restrict Ireland to less than 150 runs in this second [email protected]

Tip 2: Aiden Markram aim for consistency in the T20 format

Despite not doing well in the ODI series, Aiden Markram continued his purple patch with the bat in the shortest format of the game. He played well and scored 39 runs off 30 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes. Given his decent form in the series opener, we can expect Aiden Markram to score 25 runs or more in this 2nd T20I at [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect South Africa to register a thumping win over Ireland and clinch the T20I series.

1. South Africa to restrict Ireland to less than 150 runs in this second T20I- South Africa @3.00
2. Aiden Markram to score 25 runs or more in this 2nd T20I at Belfast- South Africa @3.50

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