CAU vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Practice Match

Cricket Australia XI's captain Peter Handscomb is leading the scoring chart with 571 runs from five Sheffield Shield matches so far.

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Updated - 26 Apr 2024, 14:45 IST

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Cricket Australia XI (CAU) will clash against South Africa in the one-off match practice Test at Allan Border Field in Brisbane starting on Friday (December 9). Peter Handscomb, who is leading the scoring chart with 571 runs in Sheffiled Shield, will be leading Cricket Australia XI. 

South Africa suffered a 2-1 series loss against England in August-September despite winning the first Test at Lord's by innings and 12 runs. South African batters struggled for big knocks on England tour with only one fifty coming from the entire series. But they will be boosted by the return of star batter Rassie van der Dussen, who is closing on 1000 runs in Test cricket.

Match Information

Cricket Australia XI vs South Africans, Tour Match

South Africa tour of Australia, 9 Dec 2022, Fri, 5:30 AM IST ,Allan Border Field, Brisbane

Weather Report

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

Clouds

20.3Ā°C

80% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Cricket Australia XI

T
NR
L
L
L

South Africa

L
L
W
W
T

Players Stats in current Series

336 Runs

4Ā Matches

2

Temba Bavuma

SA - bat

185 Runs

4Ā Matches

3

Dean Elgar

SA - bat

167 Runs

4Ā Matches

4

Sarel Erwee

SA - bat

161 Runs

4Ā Matches

139 Runs

1Ā Match

6

139 Runs

4Ā Matches

1

Jake Doran

CAXI - bat

76.64

1Ā Match

71.95

4Ā Matches

3

69.85

4Ā Matches

4

68.67

1Ā Match

5

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

61.11

3Ā Matches

56.05

1Ā Match

1

Kagiso Rabada

SA - bowl

14 Wkts

4Ā Matches

2

Anrich Nortje

SA - bowl

7 Wkts

4Ā Matches

3

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

6 Wkts

3Ā Matches

4

Marco Jansen

SA - all

5 Wkts

4Ā Matches

5

Lawrence Neil-Smith

CAXI - bowl

4 Wkts

1Ā Match

6

4 Wkts

1Ā Match

1

Chris Tremain

CAXI - bowl

2.42

1Ā Match

2

Blake Edwards

CAXI - bowl

2.73

1Ā Match

3

Lawrence Neil-Smith

CAXI - bowl

2.95

1Ā Match

4

Simon Harmer

SA - all

3.05

2Ā Matches

5

Marco Jansen

SA - all

3.29

4Ā Matches

6

Anrich Nortje

SA - bowl

3.34

4Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Cricket Australia XI

PSP Handscomb (C), JR Doran, SM Whiteman, HJ Hunt, Jack Clayton, Tim Ward, Teague Wyllie, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Liam Hatcher, Matthew Kuhnemann, CP Tremain

Bench : Campbell Kellaway, Jordan Buckingham

South Africa

K Verreynne (wk), D Elgar (C), HE van der Dussen, T Bavuma, M Jansen, SR Harmer, G Coetzee, K Rabada, KA Maharaj, A Nortje, L Ngidi

Bench : H Klaasen, TB de Bruyn, SJ Erwee, K Zondo, LB Williams

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Allan Border Field has a balanced surface for red-ball cricket with a good amount of help for the pace bowlers. The average first innings score here is around 240 runs if First Class cricket and teams are likely to bowl first after winning the toss.

240

Average Score

Player Picks

8.5
C

Peter Handscomb CAXI | WK

The experienced wicketkeeper batter has been in sensational form across domestic cricket this season. He is leading the scoring chart in the ongoing Sheffield Shield 2022-23 season with 571 runs from just five matches so far.

9
C

Dean Elgar SA | BAT

The South African skipper scored only 107 runs from three matches against England at an average of 21.40 but scored one hundred and a fifty from the last two First Class matches.

8.5

Rassie van der Dussen SA | BAT

The star South African batter was out injured for three months due to an injury but returns to the squad for this series. He has scored 900 runs from 17 Tests at an average of 32.14 so far.

8

Sam Whiteman CAXI | BAT

The 30-year-old middle-order batter is enjoying a good season with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield 2022-23 tournament with 390 runs from six matches so far.

6.5

Tim Ward CAXI | BAT

The young left-handed batter is in good form lately with 421 runs from six Sheffield Shield matches at an average of 42.10 and costs only 6.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

7

Sarel Erwee SA | BAT

The experienced South African batter scored the highest 127 runs from five innings against England in the last series and was the only player for the Proteas to score fifty in the series.

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9

Temba Bavuma

SA | BAT

The experienced top-order batter was not a part of South Africa's last Test series against England. He has struggled for consistency across formats lately and should be avoided for the Dream11 selection for this fixture.

6.5

Liam Hatcher

CAXI | BOWL

The 26-year-old Australian pacer has taken only 22 wickets from nine First Class matches at a poor average of 41.22 and should be avoided for the selection.

Last Updated On - Apr 26 2024 2:45 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

CAXI

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
11.5/100

Head To Head
Peter Handscomb

8.5

Kyle Verreynne

7.5

Sam Whiteman

8

Tim Ward

6.5

Dean Elgar
C

9

Rassie van der Dussen
VC

8.5

Lawrence Neil-Smith

7.5

Marco Jansen

8

Matthew Kuhnemann

7.5

Kagiso Rabada

9

Keshav Maharaj

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

CAXI

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
12.5/100

Grand League
Peter Handscomb
C

8.5

Sam Whiteman
VC

8

Dean Elgar

9

Rassie van der Dussen

8.5

Sarel Erwee

7

Lawrence Neil-Smith

7.5

Marco Jansen

8

Simon Harmer

7.5

Matthew Kuhnemann

7.5

Chris Tremain

7

Kagiso Rabada

9

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