Published 17:39 IST, February 7th 2020
SA vs ENG 3rd ODI: England and South Africa to go pink to support breast cancer
In the third SA vs ENG ODI which will be played on Sunday, both teams will be seen wearing pink kits in support of breast cancer. The home side won the 1st ODI.
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South Africa and England are currently playing a three-match ODI series and ir upcoming match will be a special one. South Africa will be sporting a pink jersey for ninth time. y are playing to help victims of breast cancer. This SA vs ENG match will be even more special this time around. England have committed to wearing a pink jersey for match too.
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SA vs ENG pink kits: Both teams involved in special gesture
match will be played in Johannesburg. All its proceeds would go to Breast Care Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in same city. As quoted by Reuters, New Balance’s head of cricket Liam Burns said, "We’ve been proud to supply South Africa with pink jerseys for past four years and to have both teams stepping out in special jerseys for first time will be a special moment." special English jerseys will be available for sale on England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) website.
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SA vs ENG 2nd ODI: Squads and Jofra Archer injury
first ODI of series was won by hosts. second one will be played on Friday. first ODI saw debutant skipper Quinton de Kock score a century and lead South Africa's chase of England's 258. Temba Bavuma also made a comeback and made a valiant 98. Tabraiz Shamsi dented England lineup with three wickets in his spell during first innings.
Here are full squads for both teams ahead of second match.
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South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (captain/wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, JJ Smuts, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Beuran Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla, Tabraiz Shamsi, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Kyle Verreynne, and Janneman Malan.
England:
Eoin Morgan (captain), Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Jason Roy, Joe Root, Joe Denly, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Matw Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, and Saqib Mahmood.
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17:39 IST, February 7th 2020