ABOUT THE MATCH
South Africa team is playing against the Australia team in the first T20I match of the T20 tri-series. And the 1st T20 Match is scheduled to play at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
TOSS PREDICTION
The toss winning team might have the probability to bowl first and restrict the batting team to a low target.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
This is a well-balanced pitch. Batsmen can score some good runs in both the innings. Pace Bowlers can use the bounce on this ground to pick some early wickets.
MATCH PREVIEW
South Africa
- They lost the previous match by 5 wickets against England team.
- Temba scored 49 runs in just 24 balls as an opening batsman.
- Heinrich Klaasen hit a brilliant 66 runs.
- Lungi Ngidi took 2 wickets with an expensive spell.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF SOUTH AFRICA
Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Faf du Plessis, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Heinrich Klaasen, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, David Miller.
AUSTRALIA
- They lost the ODI series against India by 2-1.
- Steve Smith scored a brilliant 131 runs in the last match.
- Marnus Labuschagne also hit a half-century.
- Ashton Agar picked a wicket with a good economy rate.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF AUSTRALIA
Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade.
HEAD TO HEAD:
- Overall Matches – 19
- SOUTH AFRICA Won – 7
- AUSTRALIA Won – 11
- Draw – 0
- No- Result – 1
TEAM FORM IN LAST 5 MATCHES
SOUTH AFRICA: L W W L L
AUSTRALIA: W W W L L
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS
SOUTH AFRICA: Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis
AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Steven Smith
BROADCAST DETAILS
- TV – Sonysix, Sonysix HD
- Live streaming – SonyLiv
- Match Timings – 8:00 AM IST/ 4:00 PM GMT.
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM
Both the teams are looking good with their current squad. Australia team has upper hand in this match considering the previous head to head matches and has more probability to steal this game.
