Australia will be travelling to South Africa for a white-ball tour and this promises to be an absolute crackerjack of a series. The two sides will be first meeting for a 3-match T20I series followed by a 5-match ODI series.
The year 2023 is a ODI World Cup year and all team’s World Cup preparations are in full swing. As usual, Australia are one of the strongest sides on paper ahead of the marquee event.
South Africa too have some quality players and they will be presenting a strong bid for the World Cup top honours. Through the 5-match ODI series, the two sides would be aiming to prepare themselves well for the tournament.
Australia have named Mitchell Marsh is the new T20I captain. The all-rounder would be hoping to fill in the shoes of former captain Aaron Finch in terms of captaincy. Notably, he will also be leading the ODI side as Pat Cummins has been ruled out because of a wrist injury.
However, Australian fans can heave a sigh of relief as the speedster is expected to be fit for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
In this article, we take a look at the complete schedule, squads and venues of the upcoming SA vs AUS series:
Complete Schedule of SA vs AUS
T20I series
1st T20I (30th August 2023)
Kingsmead, Durban
9:30 PM (IST)
2nd T20I (1st September 2023)
Kingsmead, Durban
9:30 PM (IST)
3rd T20I (3rd September 2023)
Kingsmead, Durban
5:30 PM (IST)
ODI series
1st ODI (7th September 2023)
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
4:30 PM (IST)
2nd ODI (9th September 2023)
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
4:30 PM (IST)
3rd ODI (12th September 2023)
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
4:30 PM (IST)
4th ODI (15th September 2023)
SuperSport Park, Centurion
4:30 PM (IST)
5th ODI (17th September 2023)
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
1:30 PM (IST)
Squads
Australia T20 squad vs South Africa
Mitchell Marsh (capt), Sean Abbott, Jason Behrendorff, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Australia ODI squad vs South Africa
Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
South Africa T20 squad vs Australia
Aiden Markram (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams
South Africa ODI squad vs Australia
Temba Bavuma (c), Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton De kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Henrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada
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