South Africa will be locking horns with Ireland in the second T20I at the County Ground, Bristol on Friday, August 5. A spirited Proteas would be hoping to seal the series by registering yet another win under their belt. They overcame the Andrew Balbirne-led side by 21 runs in a high-scoring encounter in the series opener.

The Proteas seem to be unstoppable in this format at the moment for the last couple of months that saw them level a bilateral T20I series against the top-ranked Indian team and then register an away 2-1 series victory over England in their own backyard recently. It can be rightly said that the South Africans are peaking at the right time and making a strong statement ahead of the T20 World Cup down under.

Ireland, on the other hand, have a lot of work to do in the format. They have suffered back-to-back defeats in T20Is in the last two months. They were first blanked 0-2 by a second-string Indian side at home, which was followed by a humiliating 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand. The Irish would now be hoping to come out all guns blazing with the series on the line.

IRE vs SA Match Details
Venue: County Ground, Bristol

Date and Time: August 5, 11 PM

IRE vs SA Pitch Report

The surface at the County Ground is usually good for batting and many high scores have been registered at this venue. The batting in the second innings also gets easier. However, both teams will be eager to play to their strengths by putting up runs on the board and then adding pressure on the opposition. Therefore, the captain winning the toss would be looking to bat first.

IRE vs SA, 2nd T20I Probable Playing XIs:
Ireland:
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Andy McBrine, Joshua Little

South Africa:
Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Kla.