Champions Trophy 2025: AUS vs SA Predicted Playing 11: Major Lineup Decisions as Heinrich Klaasen Sidelined Again; Epic Lineup For Australia

Playing 11, Squad, and Player List for Australia vs. South Africa Champions Trophy 2025 Match Prediction Complete Specifics: Both Australia and South Africa’s starting lineups are predicted by The Indian Express.

AUS vs SA Champions Trophy 2025 Predicted Playing 11 Today Match: 

With Group A’s semifinalists decided, all eyes will now turn to Group B where Australia and South Africa will renew their rivalry in ICC events when the two sides lock horns again in Rawalpindi. Both sides have won one each with Australia defeating England and South Africa edging past Afghanistan.

A win in this match will virtually guarantee a place in the semifinal for either the Aussies or the Proteas. Before the tournament began, both South Africa and Australia came into it with dismal ODI records with the Steve Smith-led side losing their last 4 matches while Temba Bavuma’s team losing 6 out of 6 ODIs. But both have turned that form around with comprehensive wins in their tournament openers.

einrich Klaasen to miss out again

Heinrich Klaasen, the big hitter for South Africa, suffered an elbow injury that forced him to miss their opening match against Afghanistan. The Proteas are anticipated to field without him against Australia this time as well. But with Ryan Rickelton, who scored a century against Afghanistan, in scorching form, they won’t be lacking in firepower. Anticipate another outstanding display from the Proteas against a diminished Australian team, as their other players, including Bavuma, Aiden Markram, and Rassie van der Dussen, have also contributed with half-centuries.

Australia expected to field same team

With players like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood already out of the lineup, the Australians lack star power. Josh Inglis’ century against England will therefore provide them with some respite before their match against South Africa. Travis Head and captain Steve Smith did not score many runs against England, but two half-centuries each from Matthew Short and Alex Carey made up for it. No matter how exhausted they are, it would be foolish to rule out Australia in an ICC event because both of their best hitters might enjoy the Rawalpindi pitch more.

Predicted XI

South Africa:

 Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Australia:

Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steve Smith (captain), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson

Australia vs South Africa: Head-to-Head

Australia and South Africa have faced each other in 110 ODIs so far, with the Proteas winning 55 matches and the Aussies 51 of them. There have been 3 tied games between the two sides and 1 no result.

Rawalpindi pitch conditions

The Rawalpindi pitch was used for the New Zealand vs Bangladesh encounter. While it was a low-scoring affair, the match on Tuesday is expected to be on a flatter deck and we could expect a high-scoring affair. Some drizzle is also expected during the match and dew has been observed during the evening practice sessions ahead of the game.

Australia vs South Africa: Where to watch

Broadcast: Star Sports, Sports18

Live Streaming: JioHotstar

MOST RUNS IN AUS VS SA ODIs

Batter	Inns.	Runs	Avg.	S/R	Highest
Ricky Ponting (AUS)	48	1879	39.97	83.14	164
Jacques Kallis (SA)	47	1639	36.42	73.82	104*
Jonty Rhodes (SA)	52	1610	40.25	77.92	83*

MOST WICKETS IN AUS VS SA ODIs

Bowler	Inns.	Wkts.	Avg.	Econ.	BBI
Shane Warne (AUS)	44	60	28.63	4.18	4/29
Glenn McGrath (AUS)	41	58	23.79	3.67	4/24
Shaun Pollock (SA)	42	55	27.72	4.10	5/36