AUS vs SA Match Preview- 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of Australia 2025
Published - 19 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM
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Australia will take on South Africa in the first of the three-match ODI series. The AUS vs SA Match Preview provides today's match details for the first ODI of the South Africa tour of Australia 2025.
AUS vs SA Match Preview- 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of Australia 2025:
Date and Venue:
The AUS vs SA match will be played on August 19 at Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns game will start at 10:00 AM IST.
Squads:
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Zampa
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen
AUS vs SA Key battles:
Mitchell Marsh vs Kagiso Rabada
The Australian captain, Mitchell Marsh, would like to build on the form that he picked up by scoring a half-century in the final T20I against South Africa and would wish to play a match-winning innings in the first ODI.
Marsh will be up against Kagiso Rabada, who is the senior bowler in the South African team and will take the new ball in the opening game of the ODI series.
Travis Head vs Lungi Ngidi
Travis Head, who struggled to score runs in the T20I series, will look to get things corrected in the first of the three ODIs against South Africa.
Head will face the challenge of experienced South African pacer Lungi Ngidi, who will hope to get the better of Travis Head in the first ten overs.
Dewald Brevis vs Adam Zampa
Dewald Brevis, who was in terrific form in the recently concluded T20I series against the home team Australia, would want to carry that into the ODI series as well.
Brevis will go head-to-head against Adam Zampa, who is expected to be the sole specialist spinner in the playing XI for the first ODI.
Aiden Markram vs Josh Hazlewood
Aiden Markram, who will play as a specialist batter in the ODI series with the return of South Africa's ODI captain Temba Bavuma, would like to put on a strong show with the bat.
Markram will have to tackle the bowling of Josh Hazlewood, who is the most experienced of the Australian fast bowlers, and will have to take the responsibility of picking up early wickets for the team.
AUS vs SA Key Players:
AUS- Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood
SA- Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Temba Bavuma, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada
AUS vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Carins with a maximum temperature of 28°C and a minimum of 15°C.
Conclusion
Australia would like to keep their good run in ODI cricket going by winning the first ODI against South Africa.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Temba Bavuma-led side would want to strengthen their record against Australia in ODI cricket further, courtesy of a win in the first ODI.
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