On Saturday, South Africa is set to face Australia in the second ODI of their five-match series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. In the previous match on September 7, Australia narrowly defeated South Africa in a tense encounter at the same venue. The Proteas, batting first, managed to score only 222 runs, with Captain Temba Bavuma being the top scorer with an unbeaten 114 runs from 142 balls.
Australia faced a challenging situation, struggling at 113-7 in their reply. However, Marnus Labuschagne, who came in as a concussion substitute for Cameron Green, and Ashton Agar teamed up brilliantly. They formed an unbroken partnership of 112 runs for the eighth wicket, steering Australia to a thrilling three-wicket victory with 58 balls remaining.
SA vs AUS Head to head record in ODIs
Matches Played: 104 | South Africa won: 51 | Australia won: 49 | Matches tied: 3 | No result: 1
SA vs AUS 2023, 2nd ODI:
- Date and Time: September 9; 11:00 am GMT | 01:00 pm local | 04:30 pm IST
- Venue: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock
- Batters: Mitchell Marsh, Temba Bavuma, Travis Head
- All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen
- Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Kagiso Rabada, Sean Abbot, Gerald Coetzee
SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
- Choice 1: Aiden Markram (c), Marcus Stoinis (vc)
- Choice 2: Kagiso Rabada (c), Josh Hazlewood (vc)
SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Heinrich Klaasen, Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, David Miller
Also read: South Africa vs Australia Match Prediction: Who Will Win South Africa vs Australia in South Africa?
SA vs AUS Dream11 Team for today’s match (2nd ODI):
Squads:
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Dewald Brevis, Wayne Parnell, Reeza Hendricks, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan Ellis