Australia vs South Africa Test series 2022-23
1st Test:
First Test of the 3 match series between Australia and South Africa is going to be played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba), Woolloongabba, Brisbane starting from December 17th 2022.
Australia vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the twenty-seventh bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 15 times. Whereas the opponent won 6 times. Five (5) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 8 series in a span of 15 years, from 1996-97 to 2011-12, where the Australia team won 7 times and South Africa won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 6 series from 1902-03 to 1952-53.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 9 series from 1902-03 to 1966-67.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 2 series (twice) from 1966-67 to 1993-94 and from 2016-17 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 5 series from 1963-64 to 1996-97.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia against South Africa are LLWLD.
Matches:
The teams completed 98 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 52 times, whereas the opponent won 26 times with 20 draws.
The teams played 13 consecutive tests without any draw from 2005 to 2012, in which, Australia won 9 games and South Africa won 4 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 7 matches from 1921 to 1935.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 24 matches from 1911 to 1952.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 5 matches from 1967 to 1993.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 9 matches from 1967 to 1994.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against South Africa are LLLWW.
Australian Backyard:
Series:
When touring Australia by South Africa, the teams met to play bilateral series 11 times, out of them, the host won the series 5 times and the visitors won the series 3 times. Three (3) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in a span of 25 years, from 1997-98 to present, where Australia won 3 series and South Africa also won 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 3 series from 1997-98 to 2008-09.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 8 series from 1910-11 to 2008-09.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 3 series from 2008-09 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 3 series (twice) from 1952-53 to 1997-98 and from 2008-09 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia against South Africa are LLLWW.
Matches:
On the soil of Australia, the teams faced each other 41 times. out of them, Australia received victory 21 times and defeated 10 times with 10 draws.
The teams played 13 consecutive tests without any draw from 1910 to 1953, in which Australia won 11 games and South Africa won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 8 matches from 1911 to 1952.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Australia team against South Africa was 10 matches from 1994 to 2008.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 3 matches from 2012 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against Australia was 5 matches (twice) from 1964 to 1994 and from 2012 to 2016.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against South Africa are WLLLD.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the first rank (Australia (124)) and third rank (South Africa (104)) team. The host is 43 points ahead of the visitors.
Australia:
The team completed 846 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 402 times and lost 227 times. 2 games concluded as a tie. 215 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 10 points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 4 points without impact in the position.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 8 points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn a couple (2) of points without impact in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 6 points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn a (1) point without impact in the position.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 3 points without impact in the position.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia are WDWWL.
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Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia are WWLWW.
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South Africa:
The team completed 455 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 175 times and lost 156 times. 124 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points with a couple (2) of ranks in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 10 points without impact in the position.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 8 points without impact in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 6 points without impact in the position.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain 3 points with a (1) rank in the position.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa are LWDWW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LLWWW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Brisbane shows the weather would be partly cloudy on the first three days, then mostly sunny on the fourth day, and then again partly cloudy on the last day of the engagement. There would be extremely less chance of rain all the days, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 8%. The temperature would be between 25 to 26 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 23 – 27 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 41 times out of 64 games, and the selection slightly favored the teams, as the teams won 16 times and lost 15 times with a (1) tie and 9 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLLL.
The teams never won any battle after choosing to bat first since 2016.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 10 times and lost 9 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLDL.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2008.
The teams never won the encounter after choosing to field first since 2000.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 11 matches between 1931 to 1962.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 3 matches from 1962 to 1968.
The first batting team won the matches 25 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, also won 25 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLLL.
The teams with batting first never won any outing since 2016.
The home side never lost a match after having to field first since 1968.
Overall, 26 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 24 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLLL.
The teams never won the game after winning the toss since 2016.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 33 times in 64 played games. The team won 22 times and lost 5 times with 6 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWWW.
The side never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2000.
The team never lost a battle after choosing to field first since 1986.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWWWW.
The side won all the engagements after losing the toss since 2012.
The team has never been sent to bat after losing the toss since 2008.
The side never lost an encounter after losing the toss since 1986.
The team never lost any outing after being sent to the field after losing the toss since 1968.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 192 in 1950, and the highest successful chase was 328 runs in 2021.
The first innings lowest total was 82 runs in 2000, and the highest total was 645 runs in 1946. For the second innings, the lowest total was 58 runs in 1947, whereas the highest was 607 runs (declared with 4 wickets in hand) in 1993. For the third inning, the lowest total was 76 runs (completed innings) in 2004, whereas the highest was 517 runs (declared with 9 wickets in hand) in 2010. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 58 runs (completed innings) in 1936, whereas the highest was 450 runs in 2016.
The batting average of the first innings is 34.85 and 33.53 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 30.49, and 30.25 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 4 times at the venue. The home side won twice, whereas the visiting team is still searching for the first win. Two encounters resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against South Africa at the venue are DDWW -.
Last time, the host won the encounter in 1952.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a dream record at the venue. The team won 41 times with 9 losses, a (1) tie and 13 draws out of 64 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are WLWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a horrendous record at the venue. The team never won, yet and lost twice with a couple (2) of draws in 4 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are DDLL -.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side may go with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team may include a couple (2) of batting all-rounders, one with spin and the other with pace.
Australia Eleven: D. Warner, U. Khawaja, M. Labuschagne, S. Smith, T. Head, C. Green, A. Carey, P. Cummins, M. Starc, N. Lyon, S. Boland
South Africa:
The visiting team may go with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team may include a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, S. Erwee, R. van der Dussen, T. Bavuma, T. de Bruyn, K. Verreynne, M. Jansen, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, A. Nortje, L. Ngidi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.probatsman.com/aus-vs-sa-dream11-prediction-south-africa-tour-of-australia-2022-23-1st-test
