SA tour of AUS 2022

AUS vs SA, 3rd Test

Preview 

A three-match test series is being played between Australia and South Africa, in which the hosts have taken a 2-0 lead. The last match of the series will be played on January 4 at 05:00 AM IST. The match will be taking place at Sydney Cricket Ground(SCG).

For the host Australia, opener David Warner has scored the most runs in this series. David Warner's bat has yielded a total of 203 runs at an average of 67.77. In the first match, he was seen struggling against Kagiso Rabada, but in the second match, Warner showed his mettle by hitting a double century. Apart from Warner, Travis Head scored 143 runs in 3 innings, Steve Smith scored 127 runs in 3 innings, and Alex Carey scored 133 runs in 2 innings. Australia's batsmen are looking in good touch.

Australia's bowlers have also dominated the opposition batsmen in the series so far. Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, and Mitchell Starc have taken 8-8 wickets for South Africa. While Scott Boland took 7, Cameron Green 5 and Steve Smith took one wicket.

The visiting team in South Africa has not been able to perform very well against Australia. Verreynne has scored 149 runs in 4 innings for the African team. Apart from him, Temba Bavuma has added a total of 133 runs in 4 innings. The rest of the team's batsmen have struggled completely in the series so far. In the last match of the series, the batsmen will have to make a strong comeback and score runs.

Well done South African bowlers. Kagiso Rabada has taken 10 wickets in 2 matches so far. Nortje took 5 wickets and Marco Jansen took 4 wickets. Lungi Ngidi has taken 2 wickets. 

Team News

AUS: Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green suffered injuries during the second Test. He will not be a part of the team in the last match of the series. Matt Renshaw and Ashton Agar have been linked with the squad.

SA: The top-order batter of the visiting team Theunis de Bruyn has returned home due to family reasons.

Match Details

Match: AUS vs SA, 3rd Test, South Africa tour of Australia, 2022-23

Date: Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - Sunday, January 08, 2023

Time: 5:00 AM (Jan 04)

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)

Pitch and Weather Report

The Sydney Cricket Ground wicket is a typical Australian wicket, complete with chin music for the batters. The SCG will host this duel this final test between both sides for this tour. Both the sides batting first have won 47 of the 111 Tests at SCG, with the average first-innings score being 318. While the seamers tend to dominate in the initial days here, spinners can be effective later on.

The Weather forecast for the AUS vs SA 3rd Test on Wednesday, January 04, 2023, at SCG is expected to be mostly cloudy and rainy. The temperature is anticipated to be around 21℃ with 80% humidity and a wind speed of 18 Km/hr. 

Squads

AUS: David Warner, Steven Smith, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Mitchell Starc

SA: Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Sarel Erwee, Rassie van der Dussen, Khaya Zondo, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Kyle Verreynne, Gerald Coetzee, Simon Harmer Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams

Probable Playing XIs

AUS: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marcus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (captain), Lance Morris/ Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

SA: Dean Elgar (captain), Sarel Erwee, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne (wicket-keeper), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi.

Match Prediction

The Hosts have taken a 2-0 lead by winning both the opening matches of the three-match test series against South Africa. Australia will also be a favourite in the last match of the series to win this match and clean sweep the Proteas. SA won their last two Test series in Australia but both were a long way behind this time. They are still a pretty good side, but the Australian team is always tough to face at home and with Warner, Smith & Labuschagne going well the Proteas have their worth cut out.

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