In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group B contest Australia will play South Africa on Tuesday, February 25th at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Both teams are coming into this match with commendable victories in their opening games. It’s a crucial game in the context of the tournament and the winner here will likely top the Group B.
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Australia made a stupendous start to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with a record-breaking chase against the arch-rivals England on Saturday here at the renowned Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. On a complete batting belter, Australia exploited the conditions quite well as they chased down the humongous 351 with 5 wickets in hand and 15 balls to spare. An innings for the lifetime from wicket-keeper Josh Inglis (120*) and half-centuries from Matthew Short (63) and Alex Carey (69) were enough for the two-time champions to seal a victory.
The inaugural champions, South Africa humbled Afghanistan in their first game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by 107 runs. Ryan Rickelton’s century and skilful bowling display ensured them 2 points at the National Stadium, Karachi on Friday. Not to forget timely half-centuries from Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, and Aiden Markram. The Proteas have done well in the last two ICC events and are keen to lift their 2nd ICC title.
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Australia vs South Africa, Champions Trophy 2025, Match 7 Predicted XI, Form Guide and Analysis:
Australia Predicted XI:
Matt Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa.
Recent form: Won, Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost
Australia was just too good with the bat in the mammoth run-chase against nemesis England and sealed a cracking victory by 5 wickets with 15 balls to spare. The surface offered complete assistance for the batters and the Aussies still have to do the required job to seal an impressive win. After losing talismanic opener Travis Head and skipper Steven Smith for single-digit scores, Matt Short held the innings with crisp shots along with Marnus Labuschagne, who both forged a 95-run stand for the 3rd wicket. Labuschagne was caught at covers by Jos Buttler off Adil Rashid’s delivery on 47, while Short ended his stay at 63.
Management’s decision to go with an additional batter yielded dividends as they fielded two specialist wicket-keeper batters which is quite rare. Josh Inglis played one of his greatest ODI knocks under pressure to guide Australia home with an unbeaten 120* from 86 balls, his innings comprised of 8 fours and 6 sixes. Alex Carey too played some eye-catching strokes before finding Jos Buttler at mid-off of Brydon Carse at 69. When the stage was set for a gripping finish, Glenn Maxwell walked in when 70 required off 50 deliveries and he played with his usual aggressive cricket, smashing 32* at a strike rate of 213.33.
The two-time champions were without their bowling trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc for the first time since 2016 and struggled entirely to contain runs. They lacked a breakthrough bowler made Steven Smith go for Marnus Labuschagne as the 7th bowling option and the latter picked up a couple of wickets at the death. Australia has to do the heavy lifting with the bat in under to cover up their mediocre bowling going forward in the tournament.
They have no intentions to change their combination for their upcoming game against South Africa.
South Africa Predicted XI:
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen / Tony de Zorzi, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Recent form: Won, Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost
Remarkable all-round efforts enabled South Africa to beat Afghanistan in their opener of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Friday. Ryan Rickelton set the stage on fire with his splendid shot-making and went on to score his maiden ODI century. Skipper Temba Bavuma, experienced Rassie van der Dussen, and Aiden Markram all scored half-centuries each to propel South Africa to a match-winning score of 315 for 6 in the allotted 50 overs.
In the defence, The Proteas bowlers were all over the Afghan batters to bowl them out for a modest 208. Pace spearhead, Kagiso Rabada was the standout bowler with 3 scalps, while Marco Jansen (1), Lungi Ngidi (2), Wiaan Mulder (2), and Keshav Maharaj (1) shared wickets.
They missed their batting firepower Heinrich Klaasen, who was ruled out of the clash against Afghanistan with an injury. If he gets fit ahead of the Australia vs South Africa contest, Tony de Zorzi might have to make a way for him.
Pitch Report for Australia vs South Africa, Champions Trophy 2025, Match 7
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will stage the AUS vs SA contest on February 25th. The venue will be hosting the ODI for the first time since April 2023. It’s a batting-friendly surface with an average 1st innings score of 242. The team batting second has won 14 of the overall 26 ODIs played here. Defending under lights will be a huge task for the teams hence bowling first is a good option.
Australia vs South Africa, Champions Trophy Betting Tips:
Top Run-Scorer: Travis Head
Travis Head got dismissed unfortunately for just 6 runs against England. He is one of the main batters for Australia across formats. He is hungry for runs and is likely to score more runs in the Australia vs South Africa ICC Champions Trophy 2025 game.
Top Wicket-Taker: Marco Jansen
Marco Jansen is tall and uses his height to a good effect. He has the knack of getting big wickets and can bowl at any point in time. He bowled an economical spell of 1 for 32 in 8 overs against Afghanistan on Friday and wants to take up his game to the next level against Australia. He is likely to get more wickets in the AUS vs SA ICC Champions Trophy 2025 game.
Australia vs South Africa, Champions Trophy 2025 Winner Prediction:
Both teams are equally good on paper and whoever bats second is likely to emerge on top. Australia who have been top-notch in the ICC events are the front runners to win the AUS vs SA contest.
Has South Africa won any ICC Trophy?
Yes, South Africa won the ICC Trophy once back in 1998, which was called the ICC Knockout Trophy back then.
How many ICC Champions Trophies were won by Australia?
Australia won the ICC Champions Trophies twice in 2006 and 2009.
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