The Australia men's cricket team toured South Africa in August and September 2023 to play five One Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI matches formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (which Australia won).[3]
Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in March 2021,[4][5] and three Test matches were slated to be played.[6] Those matches would have formed part of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship tournament.[7] However, that tour was postponed in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Background
In December 2020, South Africa's One Day International (ODI) series against England was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] As a result, both cricket boards were looking at contingency plans for the Test series, including the possibility of playing the matches in Perth or the United Arab Emirates.[10] An initial provisional start date for the tour of 18 February 2021 meant a tight turnaround from the end of South Africa's tour of Pakistan,[11] although an update in January suggested the tour would begin in March 2021.[12]
On 27 January 2021, Cricket Australia (CA) named their squad for the tour, ahead of any confirmation of the dates of the fixtures.[13][14] However, on 2 February 2021, Cricket Australia announced that the tour had been postponed due to the pandemic.[15] As a result of the tour being postponed, New Zealand qualified for the final of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[16] In October 2021, Cricket Australia said that they were looking at a window in 2023 to play the white-ball matches.[17]
Squads
On 18 August 2023, Australia's Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc were ruled out of tour due to injuries.[22] Ashton Turner replaced Smith in the T20I squad, whereas Marnus Labuschagne and Spencer Johnson replaced Smith and Starc respectively in the ODI squad.[23] On the same day, Mitchell Marsh replaced Pat Cummins as Australia's ODI captain for the tour,[24] with Cummins' participation in doubt as he was returning from a wrist injury.[25] Initially, Glenn Maxwell was set to miss the ODI series to return home for the birth of his first child.[26] However, he was also ruled out of the T20I series due to an injury and was replaced by Matthew Wade in the Australia's T20I squad.[27] [28] On the day of first T20I, Tanveer Sangha was added to Australia's T20I Squad, after Adam Zampa couldn't play due to illness.[29] On 31 August 2023, Tim David was added to Australia's ODI squad.[30] On 10 September 2023, Michael Neser was added to Australia's ODI squad. [31]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee (SA), Aaron Hardie, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha and Matthew Short (Aus) all made their T20I debuts.
- This was Australia's highest team total against South Africa in men's T20Is.[32]
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matthew Breetzke and Donovan Ferreira (SA) both made their T20I debuts.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marnus Labuschagne (Aus) replaced Cameron Green as a concussion substitute during the second innings of the match.[33]
2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Tim David and Aaron Hardie (Aus) both made their ODI debuts.
- David Warner scored his 46th international century, the most by any opener.[34]
3rd ODI
4th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Adam Zampa (Aus) equalled the record for most runs conceded in an ODI (113).[35]
5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marco Jansen (SA) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
Notes
- ^ Aiden Markram captained South Africa in the 4th ODI.
References
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- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Australia call off South Africa tour because of 'unacceptable' Covid-19 risk". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "South Africa v England: ODI series called off after Covid-19 tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Australia's tour of South Africa may move to Perth amid Covid-19 fallout". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Mark Boucher: 'Emphasis' on Australia Tests as South Africa to send 'watered-down' T20I team to Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "'Australia's tour at this stage is going ahead' - CSA's acting CEO". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Matthew Wade dropped from Test squad, Travis Head set to reclaim middle-order spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Wade dropped, uncapped quintet picked for SA tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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- ^ "South Africa call up Dewald Brevis for Australia series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Rising star earns maiden call-up as South Africa name squads for white-ball series against Australia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Marsh to lead Aussie T20I squad in South Africa". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Mitchell Marsh named Australia's T20 captain for South Africa; uncapped trio earn call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Smith, Starc ruled out of South Africa tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Mitchell Marsh to captain Australia for white-ball tour of South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Smith ruled out of South Africa tour due to wrist injury". ESPNcricinfo. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Wrist injury no worry for Cummins' Cup hopes". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Maxwell ruled out of SA T20s as Wade returns". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Wade replaces injured Maxwell for South Africa T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Johnson, Hardie and Short confirmed for T20I debuts against South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Sangha rushed in for debut as Australia bat first". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Tim David handed 50-over chance with ODI call-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Neser added to Australia's ODI squad in South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Records for Australia in T20I matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Marnus Labuschagne called in as Cameron Green's concussion sub". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Sanfui, Arti (9 September 2023). "David Warner overtakes Sachin Tendulkar to claim international opening centuries record". Wisden. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Records for ODI Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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