SA vs AUS Match Preview

Australia will face South Africa in the second semi-final of the competition on Thursday at Eden Gardens, with a place in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Final on the line. Both teams won seven and lost two games in the group stage, with South Africa losing to the Netherlands and India. After struggling early in the competition, Australia has emerged as one of the most impressive teams in recent weeks. They were soundly defeated by South Africa in Match 10, but they appear to be a far stronger unit now. South Africa has never reached a Cricket World Cup Final, having been eliminated in the semi-finals in 1992, 1999, 2007, and 2015.

SA vs AUS Match Details

South Africa vs Australia – Semi Final-2 Match

Venue: Eden Gardens – Kolkata

Date & Time: 16th November 2023 at 02:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar

SA vs AUS Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn score	305
Avg 2nd inn score	295
Win% batting 1st	54
Win% batting 2nd	46

SA vs AUS Pitch Report

Even with an inexperienced batting lineup, England hit 337/9 in the previous match at Eden Gardens, indicating that this is a good batting surface. We anticipate a par total of around 380 due to strong batting depth on both teams.

SA vs AUS Weather Report

The weather forecast in Kolkata for this game on Thursday is for extremely humid conditions. The temperature will be in the mid-to-upper 20s, and there is a chance of thunderstorms.

SA vs AUS Last Five Matches

SA ( South Africa )	W L W W W
AUS ( Australia )	W W W W W

SA vs AUS Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	SA Won	AUS Won	Tie	NR
Overall	109	55	50	1	3
Last 5	5	4	1	0	0

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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SA vs AUS Probable Playing XIs:

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c) /Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram , Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi/Tabraiz Shamsi

Australia Probable Playing XIs

Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc

Topmost Picks for SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – South Africa

• Quinton de Kock – Only Virat Kohli has scored more runs than the South African keeper-batter so far in the Cricket World Cup 2023. He hit another three sixes against Afghanistan.
• Gerald Coetzee – The 23 year old fast bowler added another four dismissals to his record in this tournament which has seen him take 18 wickets at a strike-rate of 18.16.

Top Picks – Australia

• David Warner – The left-handed opener racked up 499 runs across the group stage including six more fours in the convincing win over Bangladesh in Match 43.
• Adam Zampa – The 31 year old spinner has taken 3x four-wicket hauls across this 2023 Cricket World Cup and picked up the key wickets of Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim in the last game.