Australia vs South Africa Test series 2022-23
2nd Test / Boxing Day Test:
Second Test of the 3 match series between Australia and South Africa is going to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Jolimont, Melbourne starting from December 26th 2022.
South Africa tour of Australia 2022-23 Test series – 1st Test
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 99 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 53 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 WLLLW.
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 42 times. out of them, Australia received victory 22 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 WWLLL.
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 847 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 403 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.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia are WWWLW.
South Africa:
The team completed 456 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 175 times and lost 157 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 with a (1) rank 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 LLLWW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Melbourne shows isolated thunderstorms would be expected on the first day, then weather would be pretty sunny on the second day, rain would be expected on the last day of the engagement. There would be extremely less chance of rain on the second and fourth day, as the precipitation percentage would be 6% to 2% respectively, high chances of rain on the first day, as the precipitation percentage would be 37%, very high chance on the last day as the precipitation percentage would be 50% and extremely high chances of rain on the third day, as the precipitation percentage would be 82%. The temperature would be between 20 to 36 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 9 – 27 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 81 times out of 114 games, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 40 times and lost 30 times with 11 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWDLD.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 11 times and lost 16 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLWW.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 31 matches between 1882 to 1947.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 3 matches (twice) from 1964 to 1968 and from 1983 to 1986.
The first batting team won the matches 56 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 41 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWWD.
The teams with batting first have never won any outing since 2019.
Overall, 51 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 46 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLWD.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 70 times in 114 played games. The team won 39 times and lost 20 times with 11 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLDDW.
The side never lost a battle after choosing to field first since 1998.
The team never won a battle after choosing to bat first since 2011.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are WLWWW.
The team never lost any outing after being sent to the bat after losing the toss since 2010.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 142 in 1981, and the highest successful chase was 332 runs in 1928.
The first innings lowest total was 36 runs in 1932, and the highest total was 604 runs in 1937. For the second innings, the lowest total was 61 runs in 1902, whereas the highest was 624 runs (declared with 2 wickets in hand) in 2016. For the third inning, the lowest total was 45 runs in 1932, whereas the highest was 578 runs in 1911. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 80 runs (completed innings) in 1910, whereas the highest was 417 runs in 1977.
The batting average of the first innings is 32.27 and 31.62 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 27.63, and 26.56 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 12 times at the venue. The home side won 7 times, whereas the visiting team won thrice. A couple (2) of encounters resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against South Africa at the venue are LWWDD.
Last time, the host won the encounter in 2005.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an extremely good record at the venue. The team won 65 times with 32 losses and 17 draws out of 114 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are WLWLD.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has an extremely poor record at the venue. The team won thrice and lost 7 times with a couple (2) of draws in 12 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are WLLDD.
The team played an outing in 2008 last time.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side may go with a winning combination.
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 an unchanged XI despite the defeat.
South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, S. Erwee, R. van der Dussen, T. Bavuma, K. Zondo, 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
