South Africa and Australia will begin their preparation for the ICC World Cup 2023 with a five-match series starting on Thursday, September 7 in Bloemfontein. This will be an important five-match assignment for both the Proteas and the Mitchell Marsh-led side given they both haven’t played ODIs for more than five months. While Australia are still injury-ridden with four of their first-choice players missing the whole tour including regular skipper Pat Cummins and vice-captain Steve Smith.
South Africa, on the other hand, will be playing at full-strength with the likes of Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje coming back. Having lost the T20I series 3-0, South Africa will be keen to give it back to the Australians, especially when they are without their key players.
Here’s everything you need to know about SA-AUS series-
Full Schedule
1st ODI – September 7 (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
2nd ODI – September 9 (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
3rd ODI – September 12 (Senwes Park, Potchefstroom)
4th ODI – September 15 (SuperSport Park, Centurion)
5th ODI – September 17 (The Wanderers, Johannesburg)
When and where to watch South Africa-Australia five ODI matches in India live on TV and OTT?
All matches of the South Africa-Australia series will begin at 4:30 PM IST except the series finale on Sunday, September 17 which is set to begin at 1:30 PM IST. The five-match ODI series will be broadcast live through the Star Sports network on TV while the live streaming will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
Playing XIs
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (capt), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood