AUS vs SA Live Score: Australia & South Africa are all set to lock horns in the 10th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The match will be quite interesting as Australians are marching into this clash on the back of a huge defeat against the Indians. They will aim to forget their past defeat & come out victorious in today’s fixture. On the other hand, South Africa is marching into this clash on the back of a brilliant victory against Sri Lanka. However, they have been inconsistent in the ODI format for the last few years. Their major setback is their spin attack which lacks power & in sub-continent conditions, it’s important to have a powerful spin attack in place. Australia are five-time Champions in the Cricket World Cup & have depth in their batting order. We expect an enthralling contest between Australia & South Africa today on the grounds of Lucknow.
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Pat Cummins led Australia to suffer a massive six-wicket defeat against India in their opening fixture. It was a big blow for the Australian team who are aware of India’s playing conditions. It wasn’t a start that Australia would have hoped for. Poor batting efforts & sloppy fielding resulted in their defeat against Australia. They had a poor series against South Africa last month & will aim to level the score in this game & earn their first point of the tournament.
Their batting order has struggled a lot in the last fixture & the team expects a good show from openers Warner & Marsh at the top order. While Steve Smith will add runs in the middle order. He will get good support from Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell in the middle order. Australia have depth in the batting order & expect runs from top batters such as Alex Carey, Cameron Green, and Pat Cummins.
In the bowling attack, the team will hope for a lethal show from Mitchell Starc & Josh Hazlewood with the new ball as South Africa’s top order is in great form. Cummins & Zampa must use their experience & bowl tight spells in the middle overs to gran early wickets. The team will also look for a good show from all-rounders Green, Maxwell & Labuschagne.
Australia Predicted Playing XI:
Pat Cummins (c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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Teamba Bavuma-led South Africa has made a stunning start to the tournament by registering a win against Sri Lanka in their opening clash. They defeated the Lankans by 102 runs in their opening game. In the run feast, the South Africans put up a record score of 428 runs on board & won the game comfortably. Bavuma will aim for a better showing from his bowlers as the Aussies will aim to get back to groove. De Kock who smashed a gleaming ton in the last fixture will look to deliver a good start along with Bavuma. De Dussen and Markram smashed tons in their last game & the team will expect a similar show from them in the middle order. Klaasen, Miller, and Jansen are power hitters who will have a bigger role to play in the lower middle order.
The Proteas bowlers who took a hit in the last fixture will aim to bowl tight spells at the top order along with Ngidi & Jansen. Rabada is the best bowler for Proteas in the pace department & he will do well in this game as well to keep up the momentum. Gerald Coetzee & Keshav Maharaj must bowl good lengths in the right areas when Aussie batters take on them
South Africa Predicted Playing XI:
Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada
AUS vs SA Pitch & Weather Conditions
The weather in Lucknow will be pleasant with clear skies & will favor both batters & bowlers equally. Batters need to adjust to the pace of this wicket & should play with great caution with the new ball. The wicket is not high-scoring & the team batting first will feel confident after scoring 300 runs on board. As the wicket is balanced in nature batters who adopt a cautious approach before accelerating their innings have emerged victorious on this pitch. While fast bowlers use the early conditions to take advantage of the bounce & spinners do well when the pitch gets old & ball starts turning.
Toss: To Bowl
Teams who have chosen to bowl first in this tournament on this pitch have emerged victorious. The track is tricky to set a huge score on board as the ball doesn’t come on the bat nicely in the early overs. Both teams will also make a note of the dew factor. Thus teams winning the toss will choose to bowl first.
AUS vs SA Match Prediction
South Africans have started well in the tournament but they will have a big challenge in front of them when they face Australia in today’s fixture. Their bowling attack is not up to the mark & they must improve to win this clash. On the other hand, Australia has depth in the batting order & a lethal bowling setup in place. Looking at their form & records on Indian soil we expect Australia to win this fixture.
We Predict Australia to win this fixture
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