Australia, the present cup holders and the most successful side in the World Cup’s history, look like a very professional unit. Their top-order batters are in good form but they have shown weakness in their middle and lower order batting. Their wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey is the only shining light at present and with Glenn Maxwell struggling to find form, Australia rely heavily on their top four to get them to a respectable total.
South Africa were potential semi-finalists but they lacked tactic and discipline. They will now need to go back to the drawing board to chart out their way ahead.
Australia Vs South Africa (AUS vs SA) Match details
Where: Old Trafford
When: 6th July, 6:00 PM IST
Australia Vs South Africa Head-to-Head
Australia and South Africa have played each other 5 times in the World Cup Cricket tournament, out of which Australia have won 3 matches and lost 1, one ended in a tie – yes the 1999 World Cup semi-final.
Suggested Dream11 team for Australia Vs South Africa (AUS vs SA)
Squads
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Jason Behrendorff, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Peter Handscomb
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi
Predicted XI for AUS vs SA
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Nathan Lyon, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Marcus Stoinis, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff,
South Africa: Jean-Paul Duminy, Hashim Amla, Imran Tahir, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (c), Chris Morris, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo
With inputs from IANS
