Australia vs South Africa Head to Head record in T20Is and T20 World Cup
Australi and South Africa have met only once in T20 World Cup.
Australia and South Africa will be kick-starting their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign against each other. The encounter, which will be the first of the Super 12 stage, will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 23. Unlike the previous ICC events this encounter, these two sides aren’t touted favourites heading into the competition. However, there are some serious match-winners in both sides who’ll be raring to make mark in UAE. While Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc are the players to watch out for from the Australian camp, Quinton de Kock and Kagiso are the South Africans in focus.
Head to Head record:
Australia dominate South Africa in terms of head-to-head record in T20Is. These two teams have played 22 T20I matches against each other. Out of which 13 have been won by Australia and South African have won eight games. One of their encounters got abandoned. As far as World Cups are concerned, Australia and South Africa only met once and the Aussies won that encounter by eight wickets.
T20Is
| Played | Won by Australia | Won by South Africa | Tie | No Result |
| 22 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
T20 World Cup
| Played | Won by Australia | Won by South Africa | Tie | No Result |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top performers:
Australian opener David Warner has an incredible record against South Africa. He has scored the most runs (457) in the clashes. Among active cricketers, the southpaw is followed by Quinton de Kock (351) and Aaron Finch (295). Among the bowlers, Pat Cummins has picked up the most wickets (12). He is followed by Ashton Agar (9), Imran Tahir (8) and Kagiso Rabada (8).
T20 World Cup meeting:
As mentioned above, South Africa and Australia have met just once in T20 World Cup before. The occasion was the 2012 editions and the venue was Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Aussies elected to field first after winning the toss and their bowlers justified the call. Xavier Doherty and Shane Watson made the ball talk as the Proteas side was restricted to 146/5. Robin Peterson (32 off 19) scored the most for them.
Chasing the below-par total, Australia never seemed in any sort of trouble. While David Warner went early, Shane Watson and Michael Hussey added 99 runs for the second wicket and eventually guided Australia to an eight-wicket win. Watson scored 70 runs and received the Player-of-the-match award.
T20Is
| Date | Winners | Won By | Venue |
| 9 Jan 2006 | Australia | 95 runs | Brisbane |
| 24 Feb 2006 | South Africa | 2 runs | Johannesburg |
| 11 Jan 2009 | Australia | 52 runs | Melbourne |
| 13 Jan 2009 | Australia | 6 wickets | Brisbane |
| 27 Mar 2009 | South Africa | 4 wickets | Johannesburg |
| 29 Mar 2009 | South Africa | 17 runs | Centurion |
| 13 Oct 2011 | Australia | 5 wickets | Cape Town |
| 16 Oct 2011 | South Africa | 3 wickets | Johannesburg |
| 30 Sep 2012 | Australia | 8 wickets | Colombo (RPS) |
| 9 Mar 2014 | abandoned | – | Port Elizabeth |
| 12 Mar 2014 | Australia | 5 wickets | Durban |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Australia | 6 wickets | Centurion |
| 5 Nov 2014 | South Africa | 7 wickets | Adelaide |
| 7 Nov 2014 | Australia | 7 wickets | Melbourne |
| 9 Nov 2014 | Australia | 2 wickets | Sydney |
| 4 Mar 2016 | South Africa | 3 wickets | Durban |
| 6 Mar 2016 | Australia | 5 wickets | Johannesburg |
| 9 Mar 2016 | Australia | 6 wickets | Cape Town |
| 17 Nov 2018 | South Africa | 21 runs | Carrara |
| 21 Feb 2020 | Australia | 107 runs | Johannesburg |
| 23 Feb 2020 | South Africa | 12 runs | Port Elizabeth |
| 26 Feb 2020 | Australia | 97 runs | Cape Town |
T20 World Cup:
| Date | Winners | Won By | Venue |
| 30 Sep 2012 | Australia | 8 wickets | Colombo (RPS) |
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