Match preview: AUS vs SA, from pitch report to playing XI, all details here

Australia and South Africa will face off in Game 10 of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 on Thursday, October 12, at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium. Australia will be coming off a disappointing defeat in their opening match of the competition. In their opening World Cup match, the team faced India and lost severely.

Match preview: AUS vs SA

South Africa, on the other hand, is exuding confidence after registering a decisive victory over Sri Lanka in their most recent match. The Proteas, led by Temba Bavuma, will want to beat Australia in order to maintain their winning streak. Their top order, which came out firing in the most recent ODI World Cup match, will try to perform admirably once more against the Men in Yellow.

Pitch Report for Ekana Cricket Stadium

The bowlers greatly favor the surface at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium. Particularly the spinners will benefit greatly from such a surface. The batters will try to play it cool in the early going and gradually lengthen their innings. In light of this, the captain who wins the toss at this location may choose to bowl first.

AUS vs. SA Probable Playing XI

Australia (AUS):

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood

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South Africa  (SA):

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