• South Africa vs Australia Dream11 Team for today's match - 7th September, 11:00 am GMT | first ODI.

  • The encounter will take place at the Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.

SA vs AUS 2023, 1st ODI: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | South Africa vs Australia
South Africa vs Australia 2023, 1st ODI (Photo Source: Twitter)

South Africa will compete with Australia in the first ODI of the five-match series at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on Thursday.

In the upcoming ODI leg, Temba Bavuma will take charge of the South African team, seeking to motivate his squad to recover from the T20I series clean sweep. Meanwhile, on the Australian side, the usual captain Pat Cummins will be unavailable, with Mitchell Marsh assuming leadership duties in his absence. Marsh’s objective is to sustain Australia’s victorious streak and guide his team to victory in the opening match of the 50-overs rubber.

SA vs AUS Head to head record in ODIs

Matches Played: 103 | South Africa won: 51 | Australia won: 48 | Matches tied: 3 | No result: 1

SA vs AUS 2023, 1st ODI:

  • Date and Time: September 7; 11:00 am GMT | 01:00 pm local | 04:30 pm IST
  • Venue: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Mangaung Oval Pitch Report:

The pitch at Mangaung Oval has exhibited a reasonably equitable balance between batting and bowling performances. Teams have secured a slightly higher number of victories when opting to bowl first, implying that there could be some initial assistance for bowlers. The average first innings score of 244 suggests that achieving competitive totals is achievable on this pitch, while the average second innings score of 202 indicates that chasing can be a formidable task.

SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction Picks:

  • Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen
  • Batters: David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head
  • All-rounders: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Cameron Green
  • Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

  • Choice 1: Mitchell Marsh (c), Aiden Markram (vc)
  • Choice 2: Heinrich Klaasen (c), Josh Hazlewood (vc)

Also READ: SA vs AUS 2023, ODI series – Broadcast, Live Streaming details| When and Where to Watch in India, Australia, USA, UK, South Africa & other nations

SA vs AUS Dream11 Prediction Backups:

Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott

SA vs AUS Dream11 Team for today’s match (11:00 am GMT, 1st ODI):

SA vs AUS Dream11 Team for today's match - 1st ODI
SA vs AUS Dream11 Team for today’s match – 1st ODI (Screengrab: Dream11)

Also READ: SA vs AUS 2023, 1st ODI: Mangaung Oval Pitch report, Bloemfontein Weather Forecast, ODI Stats & Records

SA vs AUS Playing XI:

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada

Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (c), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

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