Cricket Prediction | South Africa vs Australia | 1^st T20I | August 30, 2023 – Can South Africa withstand Australia?

South Africa vs Australia at a Glance

• Since 2021, Mitch Marsh has scored 828 T20I runs with a strike rate of 131.42.
• Aiden Markram is on pace to become the ninth South African player to reach 1,000 T20I runs with just 34 runs remaining.
• The greatest run chase at Kingsmead is 158-4, which was achieved by New Zealand against South Africa in 2007 when pursuing a 154-run target.

South Africa vs Australia Team Preview

South Africa

With a 2-1 series loss to West Indies in their most recent T20I match, South Africa has not been playing well. The T20 World Cup was another failure for them, and they lost the T20I series to India before to the World Cup.

In the T20I series, South Africa has given a chance to youthful players. The T20I team now includes players like Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, and Donavon Ferreria.

Australia

Australia hasn’t recently played a lot of T20 cricket. The team was eliminated from the Group stage and was unable to advance to the semifinals. Before the World Cup, they had dropped a T20I series to England 2-0. Players Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, and Mitchell Starc have been ruled out of the series due to injuries, dealing Australia a setback.

The starting lineup for Australia‘s first T20I against South Africa has been released. Three debutants have been selected by the team for the game. It will be the debuts of Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, and Spencer Johnson. Notably, the series has been abandoned by Starc, Smith, and Maxwell.

South Africa vs Australia Team Playing Squads

South Africa Squads

South Africa

Aiden Markram (C), Tristan Stubbs (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, Sisanda Magala, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Rassie van der Dussen, Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma, Tabraiz Shamsi. 

Australia Squads

Australia

Mitch Marsh (c), Matt Short, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Travis Head, Spencer Johnson 

South Africa vs Australia Team Form in Last 5 Matches

South Africa vs Australia outfield report 

Kingsmead, Durban

The captain who successfully throws will attempt to chase. Since this is the opening game in the series, both captains are interested in how the field will play.

The temperature will range from 22 to 12 degrees while the sky will be clear.

In general, the Durban pitch is favorable for batting. It is simple to play shots on the rise since the ball comes on smoothly. Spinners receive some assistance, but because the ground is so small, even mishits leave the ground. 

South Africa vs Australia Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• South Africa

Player of the Match

• South Africa – Aiden Markram

Most sixes

• South Africa – Aiden Markram
• Australia – Tim David

Most wickets

• South Africa – Tabraiz Shamsi
• Australia – Adam Zampa

Most runs

• South Africa – Aiden Markram

• Australia – Tim David

Team Scores Batting First

• South Africa – 160+
• Australia – 150+

According to our prediction, South Africa will win this match.