The 13th edition of the 2023 World Cup is all set to begin with a bang with defending champions England locking horns with the runners-up from the last campaign New Zealand on Thursday, October 05th at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. A total of 48 matches including the semi-finals and the final will be held in India across different cities.
The summit clash is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 19th in Ahmedabad. The most successful side in the history of the competition, Australia who have lifted the elusive trophy five times, will begin their campaign against hot favorites and the home country, India on Sunday, October 08th in Chennai.
Pat Cummins and his side face South Africa (SA) next on Thursday, October 12th on a tricky and spinning surface in Lucknow. Notably, the Aussies and the Proteas recently played out an exciting five-match one-day international series in South Africa where the home side won 3-2. Temba Bavuma and his men staged a remarkable comeback as they won the last three matches after having lost the first two.
The Aussies, who lost in the semi-final against England in 2019 will look to go one step further this time around and clinch their record sixth title. On the other hand, the Proteas failed to qualify for the semi-finals four years ago but they have a solid bunch of players this time who can help them in reaching the knockout stage. Below are the Head-to-Head meeting between Australia and South Africa in all formats.
| Matches Played | 8 |
| Australia Won | 4 |
| South Africa Won | 3 |
| Tied | 1 |
| No Result | 0 |
| First Played | 26-Feb-1992 |
| Last Played | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Matches Played | 2 |
| Australia Won | 2 |
| South Africa Won | 0 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 0 |
| First Played | 30-Sep-2012 |
| Last Played | 23-Oct-2021 |
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Matches Played |
110 |
|
Australia won |
51 |
|
South Africa won |
55 |
|
Tied |
3 |
|
No Result |
1 |
|
First Played |
26-Feb-1992 |
|
Last Played |
12-Oct-2023 |
|
Matches Played |
25 |
|
Australia won |
17 |
|
South Africa won |
8 |
|
Tied |
0 |
|
No Result |
0 |
|
First Played |
9-Jan-2006 |
|
Last Played |
03-Sep-2023 |
|
Matches Played |
101 |
|
Australia won |
54 |
|
South Africa won |
26 |
|
Draw |
21 |
|
Tied |
0 |
|
First Played |
11-Oct-1902 |
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Last Played |
04-Jan-2023 |