South Africa vs Australia T20I series 2023
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between South Africa and Australia is going to be played at the Kingsmead, Durban on August 30th 2023.
South Africa vs Australia History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the eleventh bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 3 times and the visiting side won 6 times. One (1) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 5 series in the span of 9 years from 2013-14 to present, in which the host won 1 time and the visiting team won 4 times.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Australia was 1 series (thrice) in 2005-06, in 2008-09 and in 2018-19.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Australia was 2 series from 2008-09 to 2013-14.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against South Africa was 3 series from 2013-14 to 2018-19.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against South Africa was 4 series from 2011-12 to 2018-19.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against Australia are LWLLL.
Matches:
The teams completed 22 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 8 times, whereas the opponent won 14 times.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Australia was 2 matches from 2009 to 2011.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Australia was 2 matches from 2009 to 2011.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against South Africa was 3 matches from 2012 to 2014.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against South Africa was 3 matches from 2012 to 2014.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against Australia are LLWLW.
@ South African Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the seventh bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 2 times and the visiting side won 3 times. One (1) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in the span of 9 years from 2013-14 to present, in which the host won 0 times and the visiting team won all 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Australia was 2 series from 2005-06 to 2011-12.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Australia was 3 series from 2005-06 to 2013-14.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against South Africa was 3 series from 2013-14 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against South Africa was 4 series from 2011-12 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against Australia are LLLDW.
The home side has never won any series since 2008-09.
The host lost all the series since 2013-14.
Matches:
The teams completed 13 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 6 times, whereas the opponent won 7 times.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Australia was 3 matches from 2006 to 2011.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Australia was 3 matches from 2006 to 2011.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against South Africa was 3 matches from 2016 to 2020.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against South Africa was 3 matches from 2016 to 2020.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against Australia are LWLLL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank (South Africa (253)) and sixth rank (Australia (248)) teams, a perfect series. The host is just 5 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team (South Africa):
The team played 168 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 96 times including a (1) win in a tied match and lost 69 times. 3 matches were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa are LLWWD.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LWLLL.
Last 5 (completed) home series results of South Africa are LLLLL.
The host has never won a series since 2018-19.
Last 5 (completed) home match results of South Africa are LWLLL.
The Visiting Team (Australia):
The team completed 174 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 92 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 78 times including a couple (2) of defeats in a tied outing. 4 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia are LWLWW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia are WWWLL.
Last 5 (completed) away series results of Australia are LWWLL.
Last 5 (completed) away match results of Australia are LLWLW.
The First Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking and the home team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of tie, the host will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the foreign team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Durban shows the weather would be pretty clear throughout the match. There will be rare chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 3% to 5%. The temperature would be between 18-22 Celsius. The wind would be between 11 – 21 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature, both would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 5 times in 15 played games. The selection slightly favored the team, as the team won thrice and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLWWW.
The teams never won a game after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2007.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 4 times and lost 5 times including a (1) defeat in a tie. One (1) outing was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWLWW.
The teams never won a match after choosing to field first after winning the toss since 2015.
The first batting team won the match 8 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 6 times including a loss in a tie. One (1) outing was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLWL.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost also 7 times including a (1) defeat in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWLW.
The teams never won any encounter after winning the toss since 2015.
Home Side (South Africa):
Particularly, for South Africa, the team won the toss 3 times in 8 games. The side won twice and lost once
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWW – -.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLWL.
The side never lost an outing while chasing the target after losing the toss since 2007.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 153 runs in 2007, and the highest successful chase was 154 runs (5 balls remaining with 6 wickets in hand) in 2007.
The first innings lowest total was 73 runs in 2007 and the highest total was 218 runs in 2007. For the second innings, the lowest total was 116 runs (completed innings) in 2007 and the highest was 202 runs in 2020.
The batting average of the first innings is 22.00 and 22.37 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 2 times at the venue. Both teams won once each.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against Australia at the venue are WL – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Unit (South Africa):
The home team has a very good record at the venue, as the team won 5 times and lost 3 times in 8 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LWWWL.
The Visiting Unit (Australia):
The foreign side has a below average record at the venue, as the team won once and lost twice in 3 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are LWL – -.
The side never won an outing after losing the toss, till date.
The team never won any outing while defending the target, till date.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
South Africa:
The home side may go with a (1) pacer and a couple (2) of spinners, as the team would like to include a (1) batting all-rounder with spin, an (1) all-rounder with pace and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
South Africa Eleven: R. Hendricks, A. Markram, M. Breetzke, D. Brevis, T. Stubbs, R. van der Dussen, D. Ferreira, M. Jansen, K. Maharaj, G. Coetzee, T. Shamsi
Australia:
The visiting team may go with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would like to include an (1) all-rounder with pace and a couple (2) of batting all-rounder, one with spin and the other with pace and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
Australia Eleven: M. Short, J. Inglis, S. Smith, M. Marsh, G. Maxwell, T. David, M. Stoinis, S. Abbott, S. Johnson, A. Zampa, A. Behrendorff
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/south-africa-vs-australia-t20i-series-2023-full-schedule-squads-match-timings-live-streaming-details
