Australia vs South Africa Test series 2022-23
3rd Test / Pink Test:
Third and last Test of the 3 match series between Australia and South Africa is going to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Moore Park, Sydney starting from January 4th 2023.
South Africa tour of Australia 2022-23 Test series – 2nd 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 100 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 54 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 WWLLL.
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 43 times. out of them, Australia received victory 23 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 WWWLL.
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 848 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 404 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 WWWWL.
South Africa:
The team completed 457 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 175 times and lost 158 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 LLLLW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Sydney shows thunderstorms would be expected on the first day, then morning showers would be expected on the second day, then the weather would be rainy on the third day, then again morning showers would be expected on the fourth day and then mostly sunny on the last day of the engagement. There would be a high to extremely high chance of rain on the first four days, as the precipitation percentage would be 80%, 52%, 63% to 51% respectively, less chances of rain on the last day, as the precipitation percentage would be 22%. The temperature would be between 20 to 24 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 23 – 46 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 88 times out of 110 games, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 36 times and lost 35 times with 17 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are DDWDL.
The teams never lost a game after choosing to bat first since 2018.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 6 times and lost 11 times with 5 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWDDW.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2014.
The teams never won a match after choosing to field first since 2013.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 37 matches between 1882 to 1947.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 4 matches from 1990 to 1994.
The first batting team won the matches 47 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 41 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are DDWDL.
The teams with batting first have never won any outing since 2018.
The home side never failed to chase the target since 2003.
The host never lost any battle while defending the target since 1979.
Overall, 42 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 DDWDL.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 50 times in 110 played games. The team won 27 times and lost 13 times with 10 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are DDWWD.
The team never lost any encounter after winning the toss since 2010.
The side never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2013.
The host never lost any outing after choosing to field first since 1971.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are DWDWW.
The side never lost any engagement after losing the toss since 2003.
The team never lost any outing after being sent to the bat after losing the toss, till date.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 110 in 1887, and the highest successful chase was 287 runs in 2006.
The first innings lowest total was 45 runs in 1887, and the highest total was 705 runs (declared with 3 wickets in hand) in 2004. For the second innings, the lowest total was 42 runs in 1888, whereas the highest was 659 runs (declared with 2 wickets in hand) in 1946. For the third inning, the lowest total was 72 runs (completed innings) in 1895, whereas the highest was 581 runs in 1920. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 82 runs (completed innings) in 1888, whereas the highest was 411 runs in 1924.
The batting average of the first innings is 32.94 and 32.62 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 29.02, and 26.98 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 11 times at the venue. The home side won 8 times, whereas the visiting team won once. A couple (2) of encounters resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against South Africa at the venue are WWWWL.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an extremely good record at the venue. The team won 60 times with 28 losses and 12 draws out of 110 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are DDWDW.
The team never lost an outing since 2011.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a horrendous record at the venue. The team won once and lost 8 times with a couple (2) of draws in 11 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LLLLW.
The team won the only outing in 1994.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side may go with A. Agar in place of injured C. Green and J. Hazlewood in place of injured M. Starc.
Australia Eleven: D. Warner, U. Khawaja, M. Labuschagne, S. Smith, T. Head, A. Carey, A. Agar, P. Cummins, N. Lyon, S. Boland, J. Hazlewood
South Africa:
The visiting team may go with H. Klaasen in place of T. de Bruyn and S. Harmer in place of L. Ngidi.
South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, S. Erwee, H. Klaasen, T. Bavuma, K. Zondo, K. Verreynne, M. Jansen, S. Harmer, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, A. Nortje
*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
