SA vs AUS ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
With a place in Sunday’s 2023 Cricket World Cup Final up for grabs, Australia take on South Africa in the second semi-final of the competition at Eden Gardens on Thursday. Both teams won seven and lost two across the group stage with South Africa’s defeats coming against the Netherlands and India. Australia were beaten by South Africa and India in their opening two games. Read on as we preview this ODI. The semi-final gets underway in Kolkata at 14:00 local time.
After struggling early on in the competition, Australia have been one of the most impressive sides over the last few weeks. They were well beaten by South Africa in Match 10 but look like a far stronger unit now. If they play to their potential, they should have enough to reach the final.
South Africa have never reached a Cricket World Cup Final after being knocked out at the semi-final stage in 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2015. However, they have an excellent group of players who are perfect for this format and this is a fantastic opportunity for the side to create history.
South Africa vs Australia ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports AUS, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming:You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
SA vs AUS Match Toss Prediction
With three victories out of four at this venue coming for the team batting first during the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and going back further, nine of the last 11 ODIs. As a result, we predict that both teams will choose to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this semi-final.
SA vs AUS Pitch Report
Even with an unconfident batting line-up, England hit 337/9 in the last match at Eden Gardens so this is clearly a decent batting wicket. With strong batting depth in both teams, we expect a par total to be around 380.
Fast bowlers picked 13 wickets in the last match at this ground. We can expect some wickets from the quality pacers from both sides but it can come at a price of high economy. We have also seen that the pitch also starts to slow down early on to give an upper edge to the spinners.
Kolkata Weather Report
The weather forecast is for extremely humid conditions in Kolkata across this game on Thursday. The temperature will be in the mid-high 20s and there is currently a chance of thunderstorms.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for South Africa vs Australia, World Cup 2023
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
South Africa Team News
There are injury worries for opening batter and captain Temba Bavuma as well as opening bowler Lungi Ngidi ahead of this game. Although both are currently expected to play, they both sustained knocks against Afghanistan. Andile Phehlukwayo impressed after being called into the side but we expect him to make way for this game.
South Africa Key Players
- 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.
- Rassie van der Dussen - There are very few other batters in the world who have such a consistent record in ODI cricket. The number three took the Player of the Match Award after hitting 76 not out from 95 balls.
- Aiden Markram - Markram is just 4 runs away from reaching the 400-run mark. He is batting at a strike rate of 114.45. He scored 56 runs in the last match against Australia in this World Cup and we are backing him to smash another high-scoring innings in this match.
South Africa Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Quinton de Kock |
154 |
154 |
6767 |
178 |
46.03 |
96.79 |
21 |
30 |
| Rassie van der Dussen |
58 |
52 |
2316 |
134 |
56.48 |
88.87 |
6 |
14 |
| Aiden Markram |
64 |
61 |
2061 |
175 |
37.47 |
99.37 |
3 |
10 |
- Marco Jansen - The tall bowling all-rounder has had a remarkable competition with bat and ball and will be well rested for this game after being left out of the clash with 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.
South Africa Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Marco Jansen |
22 |
22 |
175.0 |
35 |
5/39 |
31.51 |
6.30 |
31.51 |
1 |
| Gerald Coetzee |
13 |
13 |
102.0 |
29 |
4/44 |
23.20 |
6.59 |
21.1 |
0 |
South Africa Team Form
South Africa come into this game with five wins from their last six matches at this Cricket World Cup and they won a competitive contest with Afghanistan in their last fixture.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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 Team News & Playing 11
Australia Team News
Two players were rested for Australia ahead of their final group stage game with Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell taken out of the XI and Steve Smith and Sean Abbott coming back in. We expect to see the best side selected for this game which means Starc and Maxwell returning.
Australia Key Players
- 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.
- Mitchell Marsh - The batting all-rounder took the Player of the Match Award with his highest ODI score of 177 not out from 132 balls in the final group stage game.
- Glenn Maxwell - Maxwell played a heroic innings in the match against AFG. He scored a double-century in a chasing cause with Aussies crippling with just 3 wickets in hand. Maxwell has overall scored 397 runs in 7 matches in this World Cup at a strike rate of 152.69. We are backing him to score another high-scoring innings in this match.
Australia Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| David Warner |
159 |
157 |
6896 |
179 |
45.66 |
97.04 |
22 |
33 |
| Mitchell Marsh |
87 |
83 |
2657 |
177* |
36.90 |
96.37 |
3 |
18 |
| Glenn Maxwell |
136 |
125 |
3892 |
201* |
35.70 |
127.06 |
4 |
23 |
- 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.
- Josh Hazlewood - The right-arm fast bowler is always one of Australia’s most economical bowlers. He is in excellent form and conceded only 21 runs from 7 overs in the win over Bangladesh.
Australia Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Adam Zampa |
94 |
94 |
825.0 |
164 |
5/35 |
27.69 |
5.50 |
30.1 |
1 |
| Josh Hazlewood |
83 |
82 |
726.3 |
128 |
6/52 |
26.88 |
4.73 |
34.0 |
3 |
Australia Team Form
Australia were beaten in Match 5 and Match 10 before winning seven successive ODIs ahead of this semi-final against South Africa.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc
South Africa vs Australia Head to Head
Australia and South Africa know each other very well after going head to head six times since the beginning of September. South Africa have won the last four games against Australia by a margin of over 100 runs and lead the overall head to head 55-50.
SA vs AUS Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
SA Won |
AUS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
109 |
55 |
50 |
3 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
South Africa vs Australia Betting Odds
The bookmakers are expecting a close contest at Eden Gardens in Kolkata with Australia the favourites at 1.66. In spite of their recent strong record against Australia, South Africa are 2.10 to get the win in the semi-final.
Who will win South Africa vs Australia ODI Match?
Both teams have two players in the top seven run scorers in the tournament with the top bowler Australian and two others in the top six wicket takers from South Africa. It has been a strong competition from the sides so far but we think that Australia have the edge with their better record at this stage of World Cups.
🏆 South Africa vs Australia Prediction
With Australia knocked out in the semi-final of the 2019 Cricket World Cup and South Africa never reaching a World Cup Final before, there will be plenty of motivation in both camps ahead of this game. This match has the potential to be one of the closest and entertaining semi-finals in a long time and we think it will be a very tight match. With experienced players who have done it in big games before, we are backing Australia to win this semi-final.
Australia to beat South Africa
Nov 16, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Eden Gardens - Kolkata, India
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