Australia will be up against South Africa in the second of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about Australia’s Playing 11 vs South Africa for the second match of the series.
Australia Playing 11 vs South Africa- 2nd T20I, South Africa Tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head
Australia would like to take full advantage of the home conditions and put up a solid show with the bat in all three departments of the game in the second T20I against South Africa.
The Mitchell Marsh-led side would be confident of doing so after a thumping 5-0 series win against the West Indies, which was also the first instance of them beating any team in all five matches in a T20I series.
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Aussies have been further boosted by the return of Travis Head, who will solve the team’s problem of finding a partner for Mitchell Marsh at the top of the order.
The bowling department sees the return of experienced fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who is included in Australia’s T20 fold after a while and bowled his team to victory courtesy of match match-winning spell of 3 for 27 in four overs.
Aussie selectors have otherwise banked on the majority of the players who featured in the T20I series against the West Indies and would want the team to replicate the same performance that they did in the Caribbean.
Hosts would open the batting with the attacking pair of Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh.
Both batters are known for playing their shots right from the first ball and would like to continue the same approach in the second game individually and as a pair.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen
The opening duo would want the middle-order batters to capitalize on the good start provided by them.
The middle order comprises the likes of Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Tim David, and Glenn Maxwell.
All the Australian batters, barring Tim David, would like to put on a strong performance in the next outing, having failed to do so in the first match of the series.
The middle order also has promising all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who scored a half-century on his T20I debut against the West Indies and would hope to keep up the good work in the upcoming second T20I against South Africa.
Bowlers: Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
The bowling department did a fine job in the opening game of the three-match T20I series against South Africa and would like to continue that in the second T20I as well
The only concern for Australia in their previous T20I assignment against the West Indies was a lack of wickets with the ball in the powerplay, which seems to have been addressed in the home series against South Africa.
The selectors have picked Josh Hazlewood to address the crucial issue, and he repaid the selectors’ faith by picking up three wickets in the first T20I.
The team has decided to stick with the majority of its bowlers that took the field against the West Indies last month, which includes Sean Abbott and Nathan Ellis as the two fast bowlers.
Hosts might rotate between Ben Dwarshuis and Sean Abbott in the three matches, and is expected to give another chance to Dwarshuis in the second match.
The Aussie spin bowling will be taken care of by Adam Zampa, who will be assisted by Glenn Maxwell.
