South Africa vs Australia Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Team, Pitch Report for Cricket World Cup 2023, 2nd Semi-Final

Australia and South Africa have won three games each against each other in the World Cup.

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Updated - 16 Nov 2023, 13:49 IST

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Preview

South Africa (SA) will take on Australia (AUS) in the second semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 on Thursday (November 16) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. South Africa finished in second place in the points table with seven wins in nine games and a Net Run Rate of +1.261. Australia also won seven out of nine matches but finished in fourth place due to a lesser Net Run Rate.

The last time both these teams faced each other in this tournament, South Africa won by a significant margin of 134 runs after posting a total of 311 runs on the board. Quinton de Kock scored a century for the Proteas, while Aiden Markram contributed 56 runs off 44 deliveries. Kagiso Rabada took three wickets for 33 runs in eight overs. Only Marnus Labuschagne managed to score more than 30 runs for Australia in that game.

Australia defeated Bangladesh in their last outing by eight wickets after chasing down the target of 307 runs in 44.4 overs. Mitchell Marsh scored 177 runs off 132 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award here.

South Africa finished their league stage campaign after defeating Afghanistan by five wickets. The Proteas chased down the target of 248 runs in 47.3 overs. Rassie van der Dussen scored an unbeaten 76 runs off 95 deliveries and was adjudged Player of the Match.

Also see: South Africa vs Australia Match Prediction - Who will win today's match?

Match Information

South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd)

ICC Cricket World Cup, 16 Nov 2023, Thur, 2:00 PM IST ,Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Haze

24.0Ā°C

64% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

South Africa

W
L
W
W
W

Australia

W
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

594 Runs

10Ā Matches

2

David Warner

AUS - bat

535 Runs

11Ā Matches

448 Runs

10Ā Matches

4

441 Runs

10Ā Matches

5

406 Runs

10Ā Matches

6

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

400 Runs

9Ā Matches

1

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

150.38

9Ā Matches

133.21

10Ā Matches

3

Travis Head

AUS - bat

127.52

6Ā Matches

4

112.99

6Ā Matches

5

110.93

10Ā Matches

6

Marco Jansen

SA - all

110.56

9Ā Matches

1

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

23 Wkts

11Ā Matches

2

20 Wkts

8Ā Matches

3

Marco Jansen

SA - all

17 Wkts

9Ā Matches

4

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

16 Wkts

11Ā Matches

5

Mitchell Starc

AUS - bowl

16 Wkts

10Ā Matches

6

15 Wkts

10Ā Matches

1

4.16

10Ā Matches

2

4.59

10Ā Matches

3

Travis Head

AUS - bat

4.81

6Ā Matches

4

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

4.82

11Ā Matches

5

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

4.82

9Ā Matches

6

Kagiso Rabada

SA - bowl

5.00

9Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

South Africa

Q de Kock (wk), T Bavuma (C), HE van der Dussen, AK Markram, H Klaasen, DA Miller, M Jansen, KA Maharaj, G Coetzee, K Rabada, T Shamsi

Bench : L Ngidi, RR Hendricks, AL Phehlukwayo, LB Williams

Australia

TM Head, David Warner, MR Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, GJ Maxwell, JP Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, A Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Bench : C Green, Sean Abbott, AT Carey, MP Stoinis

Injury and availability news

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc might make a comeback in Australiaā€™s playing 11 in this match. Marco Jansen will also likely to feature in Proteasā€™ lineup.

Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens has hosted a total of four games so far in the tournament. The teams batting first in the first two games were bundled out for less than 250 runs. In the last two games, the teams batting first crossed the 300-run mark. Australia will be playing here for the first time, while South Africa lost their match here against India by 243 runs. The average first innings score in the last five matches has been 262 runs. The teams winning the toss have elected to bat in the last five games, and the same might happen here.

65%

Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

80%

Batting Pitch

262

Average Score

20%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Quinton de Kock SA | WK

He became the first Proteas batter to score more than 500 runs in an edition of the ODI World Cup this year. He is just 82 runs away from matching Sachin Tendulkarā€™s record of most runs in an edition. De Kock has scored 591 runs in nine games at an average of 65.66 and a strike rate of 109.24.

9
C

Glenn Maxwell AUS | ALL

He is definitely going to make a comeback in the playing 11 in this important. Maxwell has scored 397 runs in seven games at an average of 79.40 and a strike rate of 152.69. He has five wickets as well to his name.

9
C

David Warner AUS | BAT

He is the leading run-scorer for Australia so far and has scored 499 runs in nine games at an average of 55.44 and a strike rate of 105.49.

8.5

Mitchell Marsh AUS | ALL

He has made 594 runs in 24 ODI matches against South Africa, which is his highest against any opponent. He is coming here after making the third-highest score by an Australian batter in the ODI World Cups in the last game.

9

Adam Zampa AUS | BOWL

He is just one wicket away from equaling the record of most wickets by a spinner in an edition of the ODI World Cup. He has taken 22 wickets in nine games at an average of 18.90 so far.

8.5

Keshav Maharaj SA | BOWL

He has taken 11 wickets in eight ODI games against Australia so far. He has picked a total of 14 wickets in this edition of the World Cup at an average of 24.71.

8.5

Aiden Markram SA | BAT

Australia are the only opponent against whom Markram has made over 400 runs in ODIs. He has made two half-centuries and a century in his last five outings against Australia. Markram has scored 396 runs in nine games at an average of 49.50 and a strike rate of 114.45.

6

Gerald Coetzee SA | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa and will likely find a place in the playing 11 in this game. He has taken 21 wickets in nine games at an average of 25, an economy of 6.70, and a strike rate of 22.38.

8.5

Mitchell Starc AUS | BOWL

He didnā€™t play the last game for Australia and will surely be in the lineup here. He has taken a total of 10 wickets in eight games at an average of 43.90.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8.5

Marcus Stoinis

AUS | BAT

He is likely not to find a place in the playing 11 in this game and hence, should not be in the fantasy teams as well.

8

Temba Bavuma

SA | BAT

He has failed to score more than 25 runs for the Proteas in his last five outings and might not be the best pick for your fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Nov 16 2023 1:49 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
9/100

Head To Head
Quinton de Kock
C

9

Travis Head

8

David Warner

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Mitchell Marsh

8.5

Marco Jansen

7

Aiden Markram

8.5

Gerald Coetzee

6

Kagiso Rabada

9

Adam Zampa
VC

9

Mitchell Starc

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
7/100

Grand League
Quinton de Kock

9

Rassie van der Dussen

8.5

David Warner

9

Mitchell Marsh

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Marco Jansen
VC

7

Aiden Markram

8.5

Glenn Maxwell
C

9

Kagiso Rabada

9

Adam Zampa

9

Josh Hazlewood

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
7/100

Mega League
Quinton de Kock

9

Heinrich Klaasen

8

Rassie van der Dussen

8.5

Travis Head

8

David Warner
C

9

Mitchell Marsh

8.5

Marco Jansen

7

Aiden Markram
VC

8.5

Kagiso Rabada

9

Adam Zampa

9

Pat Cummins

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

SA

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
7/100

CricTracker Special
Quinton de Kock

9

Heinrich Klaasen

8

Rassie van der Dussen

8.5

Travis Head

8

David Warner
C

9

Mitchell Marsh

8.5

Marco Jansen

7

Aiden Markram
VC

8.5

Kagiso Rabada

9

Adam Zampa

9

Pat Cummins

8.5

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