"One change apiece. Jofra Archer comes in for Jamie Overton in the England XI; South Africa bring in the left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin from Corbin Bosch. Keshan Maharaj has a groin strain. England Salt, Buttler (wk), Bethell, Brook (c), Banton, Jacks, Curran, Dawson, Archer, Rashid, Wood. South Africa Markram (c), Rickelton, Pretorious, Brevis, Stubbs, Ferreira, Jansen, Rabada, Forruin, Maphaka, Williams."
"The wicket looks a bit different, we hope there's a bit of moisture early on, says their captain Aiden Markram. Harry Brook says England would have batted on what is a used pitch. It's Friday, it's 6pm, it's time for TFI Not Raining in Manchester. After the soggiest of T20 matches in Cardiff on Wednesday, England and South Africa will hope for an actual 20-overs-a-side match tonight."
"There's a chance of showers later come on, it's September in Manchester but the signs are much better than they were 48 hours ago. England need a win to avoid a second white-ball series defeat to South Africa. That's a slightly weird sentence to write given the series is only 12.5 overs old. But South Africa handled the weirdness and the conditions far better on Wednesday, so if they win again in a more orthodox game tonight, England can have no complaints."
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl at Manchester. England made one change with Jofra Archer replacing Jamie Overton, while South Africa brought in left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin for Corbin Bosch; Keshan Maharaj has a groin strain. England's XI lists Salt, Buttler (wk), Bethell, Brook (c), Banton, Jacks, Curran, Dawson, Archer, Rashid and Wood. South Africa named Markram (c), Rickelton, Pretorious, Brevis, Stubbs, Ferreira, Jansen, Rabada, Forruin, Maphaka and Williams. Aiden Markram noted the wicket looked different with some early moisture possible, and Harry Brook said England would have batted on a used surface. After a soggy T20 in Cardiff, there is only a chance of showers tonight. England need a win to avoid a second white-ball series defeat to South Africa. The match starts at 6.30pm.
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