Australia will be playing South Africa in the 5-ODI series and India in the 5-ODI series in the build-up to the ICC World Cup 2023. Apart from that they will be playing three-match T20I series as well. Both the series will be extremely crucial for the team with the World Cup as well as T20 World Cup around the corner.
Australia Playing 11 for the first ODI against South Africa Prediction
Australia will be playing five-match ODI series against South Africa second. The series will begin from 7th September to 17th September and it’ll be a great opportunity for the Pat Cummins-led side to get their combination right for the World Cup.
Coming to the playing 11, there’s no doubt that David Warner will open the innings and along with him Travis Head will be there at the top. The southpaw has performed exceptionally well after Aaron Finch retired. It is expected that they will be opening the batting in World Cup as well.
Mitchell Marsh has been Australia’s best batter in white-ball cricket for the last few years and it is expected that he will be batting at No.3 with Steve Smith likely to take the No.4 spot. The duo would be extremely crucial to the team’s chances in the series.
Glenn Maxwell along with Marcus Stoinis and Alex Carey are expected to play the finisher’s role for the team. The duo of Maxwell and Stoinis are also likely to play a crucial role with the ball as well. Whereas Sean Abbot will also be featuring in the team because of his capability with bat and ball.
Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are likely to be two front-line pacers in the team whereas Adam Zampa is expected to the be only spinner in the team. Here’s Australia playing 11 for the first ODI against South Africa Prediction
David Warner
Travis Head
Mitchell Marsh
Steve Smith
Glenn Maxwell
Marcus Stoinis
Alex Carey
Sean Abbott
Mitchell Starc
Pat Cummins (C)
Adam Zampa
Australia squad for the ODIs against South Africa
Here’s Australia ODI squad:
Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
