ODI World Cup 2023: Australia and South Africa battle today

Today is the 10th match of ODI World Cup 2023. This match will be a clash between two strong team Australia and South Africa. Five-time winners Australia’s World Cup campaign has started badly. In their first match, the team lost to host India by 6 wickets. Pat Cummins-led Australia will take on South Africa in Lucknow in the second match on Thursday.

On the other hand, South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs in the first match. After the century of three batsmen Quinton de Kock, Rashi van der Dusen and Aiden Markram, the team scored a big score of 428/5. Markram also became the fastest century scorer in the World Cup. A big win against Sri Lanka kept the morale of Temba Bavuma’s team high.

The two teams have met 108 times, with South Africa winning 54 and Australia winning 50. There were 3 tied matches and one was inconclusive. South Africa’s highest score was 438/9 while Australia’s was 434/4. South Africa will be mentally ahead of Australia as they won the bilateral series with the first match. Australia will try its best to win against South Africa, as the team is known for its dedication and hard work. So The possibility of winning for both the team is 50-50.

Sqard for today’s match

Australia:
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Temba Bavuma (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

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