Australia takes on South Africa in match 7 of the ICC Champions Trophy in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, February 25. The match starts from 2.30 pm IST. This is a must-win match for both teams.
Australia toppled England in a high-scoring encounter in their first game. The Proteas also defeated Afghanistan rather easily in their first game. The batters from both teams had a great hit-out session in their respective first games.
The stakes have risen for both teams heading into this encounter. A loss for either of the two teams can peg them back in their quest to win the tournament. Since every team plays each other just once in the league stage every game is a knockout game in that sense. Australia despite their key players registered a record-breaking win against England and thus are ahead than the African nation heading into this game.
AUS vs SA Pitch Report
The tournament now moves to Rawalpindi which is another historic cricketing venue in Pakistan. The pitches are more or less the same across the three venues in the country. There are plenty of runs in store for batters who are willing to spend some time at the wicket. The Australia vs England game was a high-scoring contest. Given the power hitters on both sides and in good form in recent times, we can expect another run-fest in Rawalpindi. The teams would prefer chasing under lights with the pitch quickening up and the outfield getting a bit fast as well. Dew as always becomes a deciding factor in day-night games in the sub-continent.
AUS vs SA Weather Report
The match starts from 2.30 pm local time on Tuesday. There is a fair bit of rain expected in the morning and also in the afternoon. The weather conditions are expected to be cloudy and much cooler in the afternoon. The humidity will be over 74 percent and the chances of rain are over 60 percent for this encounter. In case it rains, it might be a delayed start with the chasing team being in an advantage if it gets down to the DLS method.
AUS vs SA Squads
Australia : Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tanveer Sangha
South Africa : Ryan Rickelton(w), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch
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