AUS vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 2nd Test
Travis Head has scored one 150-plus and two 90-plus knocks in his last four Test matches.
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Preview
Australia (AUS) will be hosting South Africa (SA) in the second Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground starting on Boxing Day. Australia managed to win the opening Test match by six wickets on a pace-friendly surface at The Gabba's pitch. Bowlers dominated the entire match as the fixture finished in just two days. South Africa's first innings collapsed on 152 runs and Australia scored crucial 218 runs in their first innings. Australian captain Pat Cummins took five wickets in the second innings to bowl out the visitors on just 99 runs and then chased the 34-run wicket with six wickets remaining.
The star Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood will miss another game as he continues his recovery from a side strain. South African team is expected to make changes to their squad and is likely to play with four specialist pacers and one spinner for the Melbourne Test.
Match Information
Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test
South Africa tour of Australia, 25 Dec 2022, Sun, 5:00 AM IST ,Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Players Stats in current Series
Kyle Verreynne
SA - wk
336 Runs
4Ā Matches
Temba Bavuma
SA - bat
185 Runs
4Ā Matches
Dean Elgar
SA - bat
167 Runs
4Ā Matches
Sarel Erwee
SA - bat
161 Runs
4Ā Matches
Keshav Maharaj
SA - bowl
139 Runs
4Ā Matches
Rassie van der Dussen
SA - bat
127 Runs
2Ā Matches
Kyle Verreynne
SA - wk
71.95
4Ā Matches
Keshav Maharaj
SA - bowl
69.85
4Ā Matches
Lungi Ngidi
SA - bowl
61.11
3Ā Matches
Dean Elgar
SA - bat
48.27
4Ā Matches
Theunis de Bruyn
SA - bat
48.13
2Ā Matches
Temba Bavuma
SA - bat
46.37
4Ā Matches
Kagiso Rabada
SA - bowl
14 Wkts
4Ā Matches
Anrich Nortje
SA - bowl
7 Wkts
4Ā Matches
Lungi Ngidi
SA - bowl
6 Wkts
3Ā Matches
Marco Jansen
SA - all
5 Wkts
4Ā Matches
Keshav Maharaj
SA - bowl
4 Wkts
4Ā Matches
Gerald Coetzee
SA - bowl
3 Wkts
1Ā Match
Simon Harmer
SA - all
3.05
2Ā Matches
Marco Jansen
SA - all
3.29
4Ā Matches
Anrich Nortje
SA - bowl
3.34
4Ā Matches
Keshav Maharaj
SA - bowl
3.57
4Ā Matches
Gerald Coetzee
SA - bowl
3.63
1Ā Match
Lungi Ngidi
SA - bowl
3.72
3Ā Matches
Probable Playing XI
Australia
AT Carey (wk), Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, TM Head, C Green, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, SM Boland
Bench : MS Harris, Michael Neser, LR Morris
South Africa
K Verreynne (wk), D Elgar (C), HE van der Dussen, T Bavuma, SJ Erwee, K Zondo, M Jansen, K Rabada, KA Maharaj, A Nortje, L Ngidi
Bench : H Klaasen, TB de Bruyn, SR Harmer, G Coetzee, LB Williams
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
243
Average Score
Player Picks
Marnus Labuschagne AUS | BAT
The in-form Australian batter ranks first in the current ICC Test Batter's chart and has been in sensational form lately with three hundreds from his last three Test matches.
Steve Smith AUS | BAT
The star batter smashed 200 runs against West Indies in the first match in Australia's last Test series. He has scored over 8000 runs in Test cricket at an amazing average of 60.41 so far.
Pat Cummins AUS | BOWL
The Australian captain bowled the match-defining spell in the last match by taking five wickets in the second innings and took a total of seven wickets across two innings.
Dean Elgar SA | BAT
The South African captain scored just five runs across two innings in the first Test match against Australia but remains a key batter for his team in this fixture.
Travis Head AUS | BAT
The in-form batting all-rounder won the player of the match in the opening Test for scoring the highest 92 runs in the first innings. He has scored one 150-plus and two 90-plus knocks in his last four Test matches.
Kagiso Rabada SA | BOWL
The star South African pacer was excellent in the opening Test match with eight wickets across two innings and has taken 265 wickets at an impressive average of 22.12 in Test cricket so far.
Kyle Verreynne SA | WK
The South African wicketkeeper-batter scored the highest 64 runs off 96 balls in the first innings of the first Test match.
Mitchell Starc AUS | BOWL
The star left-arm pacer took three wickets in the first against in the opening Test and added two more in the second innings to play a crucial role in Australia's dominant win.
Scott Boland AUS | BOWL
The 33-year-old pacer has been in sensational form ever since making his debut in Ashes last year. He has taken 25 wickets in five Test matches so far at an average of just a little over 10.
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Alex Carey
AUS | WK
The experienced Australian wicketkeeper-batter scored 22 runs in the first innings and didn't get a chance to bat in the second. He has struggled for the big knocks across formats lately and should be avoided for the Dream11 selection for this fixture.
Keshav Maharaj
SA | BOWL
The veteran South African spinner bowled only two overs across two innings in the first Test match and is unlikely to make any impact at the pace-friendly MCG pitch.
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