South Africa will take on Sri Lanka in the 2nd and final Test of their series as they both look to make it to the ICC World Test Championship final. Get our latest expert South Africa vs Sri Lanka match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Information
- Venue: St. George’s Park, Gqeberha
- Date: December 5-9
- Time: 10.30 am local (8.30 am GMT or 2 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
South Africa
At the start of this series, South Africa were fifth on the WTC 2023-25 points table and as we had mentioned they were only marginally behind the top four.
A win in the opening Test of this series along with Australia’s defeat in the the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has taken them to the second spot on the points table.
More recently they are coming off two heavy wins in Bangladesh after having eased to a 1-0 victory in a two-match series in West Indies.
They would be wondering what might have been had they not fielded a C team in a two-match series in New Zealand earlier in 2024.
Overall, South Africa have a win-loss record of 182-161 in Test match cricket.
Sri Lanka
Despite their opening defeat at the hands of South Africa in this series, Sri Lanka’s fortunes have turned around drastically.
That had been enough to take them to third on the points table before this series and they are currently fourth knowing well that they in with a serious chance of making the final, especially given they have a two-match Test series back at home against Australia.
And they have gotten themselves into this position on the back of three successive wins – one in England and two against New Zealand at home. They had earlier also routed Bangladesh 2-0 away from home.
Overall, their record in Tests is 106-124 on win-loss.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall South Africa vs Sri Lanka Test Head-to-Head: There have been 32 Tests played between these two teams and South Africa lead 17-9 on head to head. This includes South Africa’s win in the first Test of this series.
- In South Africa, the hosts are 14-3 ahead having lost two in a row in a series played here in 2019.
- In fact till South Africa won their last two matches against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg and Centurion in 2020-21, they were on a four-match losing streak against them.
- South Africa are on a three-match winning streak right now.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
If the first Test is anything to go by, there’s no doubting the kind of conditions we can expect in the second game as well. The pitch can be expected to be bouncy and green and with the weather forecast to be good, we should have a result in this match.
What could bother South Africa is the manner in which Sri Lanka fought in the second innings, but more vitally having lost two of their pacers to injury. They will be without Gerald Coetzee and Wiaan Mulder and the question is who replaces them.
One of Dane Paterson, Kwena Maphaka and Senuran Muthusamy is in line to come in but it might not provide them with the same balance.
This is where Sri Lanka could take advantage of their opposition even as they grapple with ways to man-of-the-match Marco Jansen. Jansen ripped through Sri Lanka with figures of 11/86 in the match.
Backing a good Sri Lanka fightback though but it remains to be seen if they can go the distance.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Match Winner
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Top Batsman
- Top South Africa Batter – Tristan Stubbs: 5/1 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Sri Lanka Batter – Kamindu Mendis: 4/1
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Top Bowler
- Top South Africa Bowler – Kagiso Rabada: 9/4 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Sri Lanka Bowler – Lahiru Kumara: 11/4
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Toss Prediction
Sri Lanka to win the toss: 10/11
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – South Africa: 1/2
*odds correct at the time of writing.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Squads
South Africa Squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony de Zorzi, David Bedingham, Aiden Markram, Dane Paterson, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder (injured), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka
Sri Lanka Squad: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Lasith Embuldeniya, Oshada Fernando, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha.
How to Watch South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Live?
The second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in their 2024 Test series is expected to be broadcast on Sports 18 while you can also watch the live streaming of this match online on the JioCinema app.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Series Schedule
- 1st Test: November 27-December 1 at Durban
- 2nd Test: December 5-9 at Gqeberha
