Cricket betting tips: Australia v South Africa second Test preview and best bets

Keshav Maharaj is the best first-innings batsman for South Africa at 33/1.

Kagiso Rabada is the favourite to be the first-innings batsman for South Africa. Australia won the Boxing Day Test at the MCG by six wickets. The match is being played in Melbourne for the the very first time since the passing of Shane Warne. South African captain Dean Elgar suggested the game might have been stopped if the conditions deteriorated further.

South Africa's batting line-up is woeful. Marco Jansen is not a Test match number seven. Kyle Verreynne was a 14/1 winner for these pages in the first Test thanks to his fluent 64. Ver reynnne is 7/10 the best price available about him this week. He is also onside for top South Africa series batsman at 14-1.

Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj are the best bets for the second Test between Australia and South Africa at MCG. Australia won the first Test by an innings and the match is being played on Boxing Day. Australia has always brought out the red-hot, competitive streak in Rabadai. He took all four wickets in the Australian second innings. The match starts on December 25th. It's a toss-up. There are no batting options for South African middle order. They are betting on lower order batsmen.

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