South Africa v Australia 2nd Twenty20, Centurion, March 29

Centurion: Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has identified big-hitting South Africa all-rounder Albie Morkel as the player to stop in the Twenty20 international on Sunday.

Morkel smashed four boundaries and two sixes to score 37 off 19 balls as South Africa beat Australia by four wickets on Friday to win the first Twenty20 match at Wanderers, Johannesburg.

He also starred with similar late-innings hitting as the Proteas won a One-Day International series 4-1 in Australia in January.

Any time Albie Morkel walks into an Australian bowler's line of vision they must shudder. This year he has swept games and quick runs regularly from his green and gold opponents.

David Hussey is finishing his season in fine form after some difficulties on the international scene back in Australia. He ended the local campaign with Victoria with a century in their Sheffield Shield final victory and started his South Africa tour with a punishing 88 off 44 balls, including six sixes, and a Man-of-the-Match award.

Team
South Africa carry a large squad and they started the series wanting to give all 15 players a game. The only certainties appear to be Botha and the wicketkeeper Boucher, but Morkel has become invaluable and will be keen to keep up his hot streak.

Harwood was punished in the opening game but he will get another go before flying home with David Warner, the other Twenty20 specialist in the squad. Nathan Bracken will appear in his first match of the tour.

Pitch and conditions
A fine day is forecast for Sunday with some cloud patches in the evening. The previous international at the ground was South Africa's innings and 48-run win over Bangladesh in November, when the visitors were dismissed for 250 and 131.

Stats and Trivia

• Morkel has 231 runs from 168 balls in his one Test, four ODIs and three Twenty20s against Australia over the past three month.
• Harwood's 0 for 48 from four overs equalled the second-worst figures by an Australian, a mark also held by Glenn McGrath. Jason Gillespie is on top with 0 for 49.
• Australia have lost only two Twenty20s in a row once, when they were beaten by India in 2007.
• South Africa can level their Twenty20 head-to-head with Australia at 3-3 if they win on Sunday
  

Match facts
March 29, 2009
Start time 6 pm local (16.00 GMT)