AUS vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Match 3

Australian opener David Warner smashed 200 off 255 balls in the second match and will be a good captaincy choice

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Preview

Australia (AUS) will be hosting South Africa (SA) in the third and final Test match at Sydney Cricket Ground starting on January 3. Australia won the Boxing Day match to secure the 2-0 series win in a three-match Test series at home. Cameron Green took five wickets to bowl out South Africa on just 189 runs in their first innings with Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen scoring half-centuries. Then Australia posted a huge 575/8 total in their first innings with David Warner smashing 200 runs and Alex Carey scoring 111 runs.

In the second innings, South African batters struggled again and managed to score only 204 runs to suffer a heavy defeat by an innings and 182 runs. Temba Bavuma scored the highest 65 runs for the Proteas while Nathan Lyon took three wickets in the second innings. South Africa have won three of their last five Test matches against Australia but the latter's form makes them favorites to win this final match of this series as well.

Match Information

Australia vs South Africa, 3rd Test

South Africa tour of Australia, 3 Jan 2023, Tue, 5:00 AM IST ,Sydney Cricket Ground

Weather Report

Sydney Cricket Ground

Clear

29.2Ā°C

50% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Australia

W
W
W
W
W

South Africa

L
L
NR
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

336 Runs

4Ā Matches

2

Temba Bavuma

SA - bat

185 Runs

4Ā Matches

3

Dean Elgar

SA - bat

167 Runs

4Ā Matches

4

Sarel Erwee

SA - bat

161 Runs

4Ā Matches

5

139 Runs

4Ā Matches

127 Runs

2Ā Matches

71.95

4Ā Matches

2

69.85

4Ā Matches

3

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

61.11

3Ā Matches

4

Dean Elgar

SA - bat

48.27

4Ā Matches

48.13

2Ā Matches

6

Temba Bavuma

SA - bat

46.37

4Ā Matches

1

Kagiso Rabada

SA - bowl

14 Wkts

4Ā Matches

2

Anrich Nortje

SA - bowl

7 Wkts

4Ā Matches

3

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

6 Wkts

3Ā Matches

4

Marco Jansen

SA - all

5 Wkts

4Ā Matches

5

4 Wkts

4Ā Matches

6

3 Wkts

1Ā Match

1

Simon Harmer

SA - all

3.05

2Ā Matches

2

Marco Jansen

SA - all

3.29

4Ā Matches

3

Anrich Nortje

SA - bowl

3.34

4Ā Matches

4

3.57

4Ā Matches

5

3.63

1Ā Match

6

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, Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins (C), Josh Hazlewood, AC Agar

Bench : MS Harris, C Green, Mitchell Starc, SM Boland, LR Morris, Matt Renshaw

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

Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green are ruled out of this series with injuries for Australia but Josh Hazlewood is expected to feature. For South Africa, Rassie van der Dussen is expected to replace the injured batter Theunis de Bruyn.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sydney Cricket Ground favors batters in red-ball cricket with an average first innings score of 313 runs. Pacers are likely to get little help with extra bounce and pace but there is a prediction for rain throughout the day.

313

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Marnus Labuschagne AUS | BAT

The star Australian batter has managed to score only 30 runs from three innings in this series but remains the world's no.1 Test batter in the ICC chart. He smashed three big hundreds against West Indies in the previous Test series and remains Australia's key batter.

9
C

Steve Smith AUS | BAT

The star batter scored 85 runs off 161 balls in the first innings of the last match and has been in excellent form across formats lately. He ranks third in the current ICC Test Batter's chart and will be a safe captaincy choice on the Dream11 Team for this fixture.

9
VC

David Warner AUS | BAT

The veteran Australian opener ended his poor run of form by smashing 200 runs off 255 balls in the first innings of the last Test match against South Africa.

9

Pat Cummins AUS | BOWL

The Australian captain managed to take only one wicket across two innings of the third Test match but has taken eight wickets from four innings in this series and will be a key pacer for his team.

8.5

Dean Elgar SA | BAT

The South African captain scored 26 runs off 68 balls in the first innings and was caught out behind on a duck in the second innings of the last match but remains a key batter for his team in the upcoming fixture.

9

Kagiso Rabada SA | BOWL

The star South African pacer took two wickets in the first innings of the last match and has been a leading wicket-taker for the Proteas in this series with 10 wickets from three innings so far.

9

Travis Head AUS | BAT

The in-form Australian batting all-rounder continued his red-hot form with another fifty in the first innings of the last Test match. He has scored one hundred and three fifties in his last five Test matches now.

7.5

Kyle Verreynne SA | WK

The young South African wicketkeeper batter scored crucial 52 runs off 99 balls in the first innings and then scored 33 runs off 40 balls in the second innings. He is leading the scoring chart for the Proteas with 149 runs from four innings in this series and costs only 7.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

8

Usman Khawaja AUS | BAT

The experienced Australian batter managed to score only one run off 11 balls in the first innings in the last match but has been in good form lately.

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8

Lungi Ngidi

SA | BOWL

The experienced pacer has struggled for the wickets in this series with just two wickets from three innings at an average of 66.50.

8.5

Keshav Maharaj

SA | BOWL

The star South African spinner has been less effective on the Australian pitches and is yet to get any wickets in this series.

Last Updated On - Nov 22 2024 3:45 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
5.5/100

Head To Head
Kyle Verreynne

7.5

Dean Elgar

8.5

Steve Smith

9

Marnus Labuschagne
C

9

David Warner
VC

9

Marco Jansen

8

Travis Head

9

Kagiso Rabada

9

Anrich Nortje

8.5

Pat Cummins

9

Josh Hazlewood

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

7 : 4

SA

Credits Left
9/100

Grand League
Kyle Verreynne

7.5

Alex Carey

8.5

Dean Elgar
VC

8.5

Steve Smith
C

9

Marnus Labuschagne

9

Marco Jansen

8

Travis Head

9

Ashton Agar

6

Kagiso Rabada

9

Pat Cummins

9

Scott Boland

7.5

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