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Proteas Quinton de Kock’s hitter
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England won the draw and decided to pitch in the second international Twenty20 match against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Sunday.
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Match referee Andy Pycroft initially said South Africa had won the toss and local captain Quinton de Kock appeared to indicate he would hit.
But after examining the coin more closely, Pycroft said that England’s Eoin Morgan had called correctly.
“Everything went well,” Morgan said of the confusion.
England won the opener at Newlands in Cape Town by five wickets on Friday when Morgan also chose the field. Tourists will be looking to win the three-game series.
Morgan said conditions were not a factor in his decision.
“It’s a personal preference. The conditions look great. It’s a bigger playing surface (than Newlands) and there is a gust of wind that we think can play a role. I don’t think the surface will change.”
England named a team without changes, but South Africa made two changes. Reeza Hendricks replaced Pite van Biljon in a batter switch, while fast pitcher Anrich Nortje replaced Beuran Hendricks, who allowed 56 runs in his four overs on Friday.
De Kock said South Africa “didn’t do anything that bad (on Friday) so we will continue to do what we have been doing.”
Equipment:
Proteas
Quinton de Kock (captain), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, George Linde, Reeza Hendricks, Anrich Norje Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
England
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan (captain), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
