Australia vs South Africa: Australia and South Africa will face each other in a three-match Test series and the first match will be played at The Gabba on December 17th. Australia is coming for the series after a victory against West Indies.
Match: Australia vs South Africa, Test 1 of 3
Date: 17th December 2022
Time: 05:50 AM IST
Venue: The Gabba.
Pitch Condition: The first Test match will be played at Optus Stadium. The pitch here has been helpful to pacers. The pacers may benefit from the pitch’s little green tint on the first day. The batters may attempt to hit the straight short boundaries, even though it won’t be simple to play shots.
Australia vs South Africa – The Squad
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cam Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Marnus Labuschagne, Lance Morris, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
South Africa: Dean Elgar (c), Temba Bavuma, Gerald Coetzee, Theunis de Bruyn, Sarel Erwee, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Lizaad Williams, Khaya Zondo, Glenton Stuurman.
Australia vs South Africa – Team Performance in the Past Matches
From a 2-0 series victory over West Indies, Australia is now going to face South Africa for a 3-match Test series. Marnus Labuschagne starred with the bat in the series, scoring three hundred, including a double in Perth. Travis Head and Steve Smith also scored centuries in the series. Nathan Leon was the highest wicket-taker in the series with 12 wickets. But there will be an injury concern for the bowling attack. Pat Cummins had a quad strain and he missed the second match in the previous series. But reports show that Cummins will lead the side, and hand back the captaincy from Steve Smith. Josh Hazlewood has already been ruled out of the first Test with a side strain. Scott Boland will replace Hazlewood as he had a three-wicket haul against West Indies in Adelaide.
Dean Elgar will lead the South African side. Also, Australia is going to face one of the most hostile ace attacks in Cricket when they play against South Africa. The fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, and Marco Jansen are all capable of bowling 140 kph.
Australia vs South Africa – Face to Face
Australia and South Africa faced each other in 98 Test matches. Out of these 98 games, Australia has won 52 whereas West Indies has come out victorious 26 times. 20 matches ended with a draw.
Here our experts at FCL are giving a prediction for the coming match. Hope you could find it helpful by any means.
Wicket-Keeper: Kyle Verreynne.
Batsmen: Sarel Erwee, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Dean Elgar, Temba Bavama.
All-Rounders: Travis Head, Marco Jansen.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Kagasa Rabada.
Captain: Sarel Erwee.
Vice-Captain: Kyle Verreynne.
Wicket-Keeper: Kyle Verreynne.
Batsmen: Dean Elgar, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Temba Bavuma.
All-Rounders: Travis Head, Marco Jansen.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada.
Captain: Dean Elgar.
Vice-Captain: Mitchell Starc.
