Important Australia vs South Africa three-match Test series will start this Saturday (17th December) morning at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane. This series will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023 as both teams are strongly battling to reach the final of this Championship.
While Australia just completed a 2-0 clean sweep against West Indies in the home Test series, it will be South Africa’s first Test after suffering a 2-1 series defeat against the hosts England last September.
AUS vs SA Match Overview
Match: Australia vs South Africa
Format: Test
Match no in the series: 1st of 3-match Test series (part of ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023)
Date and Time: From Saturday, 17th December to Wednesday, 21st December 2022. Each day of this Test match has been scheduled to begin at 05:50 IST (11:20 local time)
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Live Broadcasting/Streaming (only in India): Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV
AUS vs SA Weather Forecast
According to weather.com, there is less than a 10 percent chance of rain each day, though the sky can remain partly cloudy every day.
AUS vs SA Pitch Report
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane is ready to start this crucial series opener with a green pitch. So, the fast bowlers will definitely play huge roles at this venue. Meanwhile, the set batters will influence the team’s scoreboard.
In all the last five Tests at this venue, the first batting sides suffered defeats.
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bat first.
AUS vs SA Predicted XIs
Australia Predicted XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameroon Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
South Africa Predicted XI: Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi.
AUS vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): Alex Carey
Batters: D Elgar, S Smith, U Khawaja, R van der-Dussen, M Labuschagne (C)
All-rounder(s): K Maharaj
Bowlers: M Starc, P Cummins, K Rabada (vc), A Nortje
AUS vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): A Carey
Batters: D Warner, D Elgar (C), T Bavuma, R van der-Dussen, M Labuschagne
All-rounder(s): M Jansen
Bowlers: N Lyon, P Cummins (vc), K Rabada, A Nortje
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