In the month of August-September 2023, Australia will travel to South Africa where both teams will meet on the field for playing a bilateral ODI series. The South Africa vs Australia ODI series 2023 will comprise 5 One Day Internationals which will commence on 7 September and conclude on 17 September 2023. This SA vs Aus ODI series 2023 will play a crucial role in the preparation of the upcoming World Cup championship for both teams. All the matches of the ODI series between South Africa and Australia 2023 will be held in four different stadiums i.e, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom, Centurion Park, Centurion, and Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
The ODI series will kick off its journey with the 1st ODI at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on 7 September, then the 2nd ODI will be played at the same ground on 9 September. Afterward, both squads will head over to Potchefstroom in order to play the 3rd ODI at JB Marks Oval on 12 September. Then the teams will meet at Centurion Park, Centurion for playing the 4th ODI on 15 September and the last ODI will be contested on 17 September at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
Most probably, Temba Bavuma will play the role of captain for the South Africa ODI squad under the coaching of Rob Walter whereas Pat Cummins will take charge of the Australian squad under the guidance of Andrew McDonald. Currently, Australia is holding the number 1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI team ranking whereas South Africa is sitting at the 6th position in the list.
The last time Australia visited South Africa was in 2020 for a 3 ODI match series. South Africa completely dominated Australians in that ODI series and won all three matches of the series, thus capturing the series by 3-0. Heinrich Klaasen became the leading run maker with 242 runs and Lungi Ngidi turned out to be the most wicket taker with 9 wickets.
In terms of head-to-head in One Day International, South Africa, and Australia have faced each other on 103 occasions where Australia won 48 matches and lost 51 matches. Overall, as of June 2023, Australia has appeared in 978 ODIs where they successfully achieved victory in 594 matches and faced defeat in 341 matches. On the other hand, South Africa has contested 654 ODIs where they defeated their opponent in 399 matches and lost 228 matches. So, it would be interesting to watch the 2 world-class ODI squads compete against each other in the upcoming ODI series 2023.