AUS vs SA ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 10 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup brings Australia and South Africa together in Lucknow at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Australia, who have won the Cricket World Cup on five previous occasions, got off to a losing start by 6 wickets with 52 balls remaining against India in Chennai on Sunday. South Africa were excellent in their opening match of the tournament as they beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Saturday. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway at 14:00 local time.
Australia had their moments in the defeat to India but were unable to perform well enough across the game to get off to a winning start in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Although they have a poor recent record against South Africa, we expect the Australians to up their game for this match.
South Africa are full of confidence in this format and have players at full fitness delivering with both bat and ball. There will be plenty of self belief in the group after they beat Australia 3-2 in the recent ODI series and they will certainly fancy their chances in Lucknow.
Australia vs South Africa ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports SA, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming:You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
AUS vs SA Match Toss Prediction
Two of the last three ODIs have been won by the team batting first and we predict that both captains will choose to bat first in this game if they win the toss.
AUS vs SA Pitch Report
This Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch has always offered something for both the spinners and the quick bowlers. However, it is a new surface after being relaid earlier this year so a par score is hard to predict.
The venue has hosted 4 ODIs so far out of which team batting first has won 2 matches and the chasing team has also won twice.
Lucknow Weather Report
The forecast is for sunshine until sundown in Lucknow. The temperature will be in the 30s early in the game before dropping to the high 20s for the final part of the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs South Africa, World Cup 2023
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Australia Team News
Although Australia were beaten by India in their opening match of the World Cup 2023, they managed to get through the game without any injuries to their players. Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green both came into the match with fears over previous injuries but both will be ready to go again in this match.
Australia Key Players
- David Warner - The 36 year old will be turning 37 over the next seven days but is still producing the goods on a very regular basis. This will be his 150th ODI innings and he currently averages 45.02 in this format.
- Steve Smith - The former skipper top scored for Australia on Sunday with 46 runs from 71 balls. However, we expect him to want to score runs at a quicker rate in this match against South Africa.
- Glenn Maxwell - Maxwell could not perform well in the first fixture but we are backing him as a key all-rounder for this match. He has been impressive with his bowling skills and we are well aware of his batting capabilities. Maxwell has played 130 ODIs in which he has scored 3510 runs and picked 64 wickets.
Australia Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| David Warner |
151 |
149 |
6438 |
179 |
45.02 |
96.30 |
20 |
31 |
| Steve Smith |
146 |
130 |
5100 |
164 |
44.34 |
87.38 |
12 |
30 |
- Josh Hazlewood - The right-arm quick bowler has had some injury problems over the last 12 months but he now looks fully fit. He picked up the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli in Chennai.
- Mitchell Starc - The left-arm pace bowler showed he still has the ability to get the new ball to swing when he dismissed Ishan Kishan during the first over of India’s chase on Sunday.
Australia Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Josh Hazlewood |
75 |
74 |
660.2 |
119 |
6/52 |
26.06 |
4.69 |
33.2 |
3 |
| Mitchell Starc |
112 |
112 |
961.0 |
221 |
6/28 |
22.27 |
5.12 |
26.0 |
9 |
Australia Team Form
Australia are not in the best of form and come into this match in Lucknow after losing six of their last seven ODIs.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
South Africa Team News
After their exciting high scoring victory over Sri Lanka in Delhi on Saturday, Temba Bavuma was able to relax the fears of South Africa fans who wondered why Quinton de Kock had not fielded. The keeper-batter is expected to be fully fit to keep wicket and bat at the top of the order in this match.
South Africa Key Players
- Quinton de Kock - The keeper-batter hit 12 fours and three sixes at the top of the order against Sri Lanka. He has performed at the top level for the past ten years and he will relish this clash against Australia in Lucknow.
- Aiden Markram - With a strike-rate of 196.29 and an innings which included 17 boundaries, the entire cricketing world stood up and took notice of the in-form right-hander after Saturday who is in fantastic form at the moment.
South Africa Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Quinton de Kock |
146 |
146 |
6276 |
178 |
45.15 |
96.05 |
18 |
30 |
| Aiden Markram |
56 |
53 |
1771 |
175 |
36.89 |
99.38 |
3 |
7 |
- Gerald Coetzee - There are always some young players who make a big first impact in international cricket during a World Cup and Coetzee stood out with figures of 3-68 in the win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.
- Kagiso Rabada - The experienced right-arm pace bowler impressed on a batter friendly surface in Delhi against Sri Lanka. He comes into this game four wickets away from 150 dismissals in ODI cricket.
- Marco Jansen - Marco Jansen looks in good form with the bat and ball. He smashed a six and remained not-out and then he picked 2 wickets with the ball but went little expensive. We are backing him as a crucial all-rounder for this match. Jansen has picked 20 wickets and scored 277 runs in 15 ODIs so far.
South Africa Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Gerald Coetzee |
7 |
7 |
56.3 |
14 |
4/50 |
28.00 |
6.93 |
24.2 |
0 |
| Kagiso Rabada |
93 |
91 |
796.5 |
146 |
6/16 |
27.71 |
5.07 |
32.7 |
2 |
South Africa Team Form
South Africa are playing excellent cricket in ODIs at the moment and are looking to record their fifth successive win in this format in this game.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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
Australia vs South Africa Head to Head
South Africa have won the last three head to head games in this format which has seen them increase their overall lead from 51-50 to 54-50. The last match three ODIs have been won by South Africa by over 111 runs.
AUS vs SA Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
AUS Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
108 |
50 |
54 |
3 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Australia vs South Africa Betting Odds
Although Australia lost their opening game of the tournament and the last three ODIs against South Africa, it is the Aussies who are favourites with the bookies. Australia are 1.61 to win with South Africa the underdogs at 2.10.
Who will win Australia vs South Africa ODI Match?
This looks like being a brilliant contest between Australia who are desperate to get their first win and South Africa who are in brilliant form. We think Australia will know the importance of this clash and will be determined enough to get over the line.
🏆 Australia vs South Africa Prediction
With three players in South Africa’s line-up hitting centuries in their opening match, a clear message has been sent out to all the other teams that they are a side to be taken seriously in this tournament. However, with confidence high in their camp, Australia will relish the opportunity to bring them down and get their first win of the competition at the same time. Playing against India in Chennai was always going to be a tough opener for Australia and we expect them to be far better with both the bat and ball in this fixture. Our prediction is for an exciting and close game in Lucknow with Australia able to get over the line to win the match.
Australia to beat South Africa
Oct 12, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Ekana Cricket Stadium - Lucknow, India
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